Sentences with phrase «which is a bad deal»

For example, you need 3 Membership Rewards points to get 1 Starwood Preferred Guest point — which is a bad deal.

Not exact matches

If Trump doesn't live up to his deal - making promises we could face another four years of legislative stalemate — which for many businesses may not be such a bad thing either.

He continues, «And to really make the situation really bad, I stayed around for another year, working at the company, closing out some deals and finishing up some stuff, which was incredibly unpleasant.»

The most telling part of the deal is that Google will retain many of Motorola's patents as well as its advanced research and development unit, which is too bad in a way because it probably means we won't be seeing innovative phones like the Moto X from the new Lenovo - owned entity.

«NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right now, has been a bad deal for U.S.A. Massive relocation of companies & jobs,» the president said in a tweet Monday.

I sat in many tense meetings when the guys from Microsoft tried to give people amazing deals on Azure (which Microsoft eventually offered as a cloud alternative) and it was as if they were offering to give these people a bad case of acne.

Avoid these blunders, which are sure to make a bad impression — and could kill the deal.

The deal, which was backed by the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department, avoided a collapse of the venerable investment bank suffering under the weight of bad mortgage debt.

You are now dealing with the executor of Aunt Irma's estate, who may be 1) a greedy relative who sees the «gift» as an investment for which the estate is entitled to a substantial piece of your business, 2) a local estate lawyer whose main purpose in life is to squeeze as many assets out of the estate as possible so as to maximize their fees, or 3) someone even worse.

Sales and marketing writer Preston Clark explored this notion in a great piece, «The Rise of the Silent Sales Floor,» in which he discussed how the «soundless» sales floor makes CEOs nervous because: «They aren't hearing the confrontation, the tension, the hard conversations that literally must happen in order to get the biggest, baddest deals across the finish line... The really big, complex, disruptive deals... those aren't closing on the silent floor.»

Why Goldman Sachs, which has had its own share of bad publicity over the years and always talks about being in the business of making sound judgments, would actively participate in a deal for a major gun retailer is baffling.

That realization led to his restarting an apprenticeship program, which he pitches as an alternative to college — especially at a time when the cost of higher education looks increasingly to be a bad deal.

One of the biggest and most common mistakes entrepreneurs make, which I have been guilty of myself, is not taking fast corrective action in dealing with a bad hire.

President Trump's Twitter bombs and rhetorical attacks on what he calls the «worst deal ever made» and his administration's vague and confusing proposals have dismayed Canada, which is now exploring backup options.

we got Janet Yellen which is not bad, I think Yellen played as good a hand as she possibly could with what she was dealt.

NAFTA, which is under renegotiation right now, has been a bad deal for USA.

HotAirAce, the only reason you don't believe in Jesus» truth which is the same reason that you believe his truth to be a book of bad fiction is because you have issues to deal with.

To make matters worse, the average congregation is more worried about overpaying the staff than underpaying them which leads to the church being crippled spiritually by pastoral changes as the pastor moves to a better deal or leaves the ministry or works multiple jobs just to support his family.

To make out his position Hartshorne would have to deal extensively with the problem of which experiences are normative for theories and how theories give better or worse renderings of those experiences.

I welcome the opportunity to demonstrate that the American Family Foundation is not an organization which deals in prejudice, fanaticism, and hysteria, or that its call for responsibility on the part of destructive cults is bad for religion or the public order.

It was the frosting that was the real disaster though: a hybrid of Swiss meringue frosting (which uses egg whites) and French meringue frosting (which uses egg yolks), it was the soupiest mess I've ever dealt with — even worse than the Swiss meringue cream cheese frosting misadventure of several years ago.

not such a big deal in america, at least where i've lived, which is too bad... thanks for reminding me!!

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You can't apply logic to these moves which is why people are applauding short term deals on bad players for a last place team.

As per BBC Sport, that deal will rise to # 52.6 m with add - ons, and Arsenal will hope that they've added a prolific goalscorer to their team which has been badly needed for years.

Though MLB hasn't given a reason for the decision, it's believed that the deal was below market, which a) would have set a bad precedent for the other 29 teams, and b) might have lowered the value of the franchise.

if the Ox was played to either showcase his skills or to increase any potential bids because of his perceived importance to our starting 11, this was an incredibly risky move that could have cost us dearly... imagine if he was injured or played poorly, like he did, and this negatively impacted our ability to get the best available deal... more importantly, why was Wenger willing to play someone who obviously wants out in such an important game under false pretenses... this kind of behaviour might be less offensive in April, when things are done and dusted, but to do this following a loss against a supposed main rival that pipped us for fourth by a point last year, could be considered at best inappropriate and at worst treasonous... we can't afford to let this coach make business decisions on game day, which has gone on for far too long

In a four team deal you could envision a scenario where Portland is sending out a pick as well, which are much more valuable than Houston's because the team will presumably be worse.

Emirates stadium and huge sponsor deals we finally have had two poor years by his standards at the helm we always havent been so great and are we weak supporters or strong give him a contract i mean hes won with ants for money let him spend for once cause even if we do get new manager inflation has occured and no body else will win with the small amounts we gave him to spend and in 20 years actuall more it seems the club is finally willing to spend give him a contract let him spend and if we do nt improve which i think we will i think that the club is finally willing to spend shows were on an upturn because as long as top four the owner and board weren't and after we spend big or somewhat big for once and auba and mkhitaryan arent the big im hoping for i want more if liverpoodlians can pay 75million for a cb let wenget spend a bit and if we still do bad we can always sack him or ask him to leave wouldnt be uncommon but we owe it to him and do nt say we do not because emirates london colney that will bring in high talent here for years to come and we have never spent for him just gave little and hes always done big things with little i think he can do bigger things in his final years if we give him big i do nt see us in decline but if we sack him we will be for a good three maybe four years

JUST IN: News making rounds is that David Ornstein is reporting that the Lemar deal is less likely.This news was reported to be bad news by my source last week so it shouldn't scare any of you.The reports from Ornstein is not from the meeting held this week but it's old news though true.The current meeting which was held was the meeting held to save the deal and I'm told everything is positive though what really transpired is yet to be known.The Lemar deal is still very much on and I must say it's Arsenal's fault for making it take this long though people might not understand me clearly.The only deal one of my sources had wrong is the Neymar one but they've been spot on about every other deal involving other clubs revealing them many days before time.

Today has brought bad news on the Arsenal rumour front as it has been reported that the Barcelona starlet Sergi Samper is definitely NOT on his way to the Emirates, which only goes to show that Arsene Wenger is probably not looking for any extra cover in the defensive midfield position, so we will have to get used to the idea and deal with it.

much like when a country can't divulge highly classified information publicly for obvious economic and military reasons, a professional soccer organization must keep certain things in - house so they don't devalue a player, expose a weakness, provide info that could give an opposing club leverage in future negotiations and / or give them vital intel regarding a future match, but when dishonesty becomes the norm the relationship between cub and fan will surely deteriorate... in our particular case, our club has done an absolutely atrocious job when it comes to cultivating a healthy and honest relationship with the media or their fans, which has contributed greatly to our lack of success in the transfer market... along with poor decisions involving weekly wages, we can't ever seem to get true market value for most of our outgoing players and other teams seem to squeeze every last cent out of us when we are looking to buy; why wouldn't they, when you go to the table with such a openly desperate and dysfunctional team like ours, you have all the leverage; made even worse by the fact that who wouldn't want to see our incredibly arrogant and thrifty manager squirm during the process... the real issue at this club is respect, a word that appears to be entirely lost on those within our hierarchy... this is the starting point from which all great relationships between club and supporters form... this doesn't mean that a team can't make mistakes along the way, that's just human nature, it's about how they chose to deal with these situations that will determine if this relationship flourishes or devolves..

Having scored just one goal for the Blues this season his loan deal from Monaco already look to be worse than the one he endured at Man Utd last season, which was pretty bad.

Mbiwa, as you well know, was brought to Roma on loan last summer, a move which was later made permanent, making Mbiwa an approximate $ 8 million investment, so Roma should, at the very worst, break even on this deal.

Sir Alex Ferguson started managing Manchester United on the 6th November 1986 and despite it taking until 1990 for him to win his first trophy, it was a turbulent time for the Scotsman who had his own discontent to deal with after sections of supporters demanding he was sacked, which would have been the worst mistake in the club's history, a mistake which was visited after the gaffer retired at the end of the 2012/13 season, appointing former Everton manager David Moyes, a guy who was sacked just nine months later.

This signing is highly unlikely to excite Spurs fans as he will be third choice keeper behind Lloris and Vorm but it will add depth to the squad which is needed if an injury is to occur and 2 million for a player in this current market definitely isn't a bad deal.

I was dealing with some bad odor and amonia build up which caused my daughter to get a diaper rash after wearing cloth for a day.

After reading the first half of Gary Taubes» Good Calories, Bad Calories I came to the conclusion that saturated fat really isn't a big deal unless you're in the extreme heart disease risk category, which, at 27 and with normal cholesterol levels, I don't think I am.

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What about the diplomatic cost of mass expulsion, which is going to go down extremely badly while the UK is trying to do trade deals?

No deal would not necessarily be a bad outcome, they insist, because the world is eager to do more business with us, which will be cheaper in the future as sterling continues its steady decline.

It is certainly true that this is yet another way in which the middling are getting a deal, so bad overall that withdrawing of support from the state entirely is a likely reaction.

It was only after the administration's tax cut deal with Congressional Republicans enraged liberal Democrats that repealing DADT became a last - minute priority for the White House, which badly needed a legislative victory to soothe its progressive base.

Why this week's budget deal, which should be bad for the State Assembly speaker, unfortunately won't affect his political prospects in the future.

She's been saying for some time that her department could use help in dealing with the problem, which data suggests might be getting worse in Buffalo's inner - city.

It's not true to say that independence would automatically mean a worse deal for the vulnerable in society, and I don't think most people would be more likely to vote for a side of a referendum which says independence for Scotland will punish the disabled or elderly.

Such designs are at the heart of the NYCHA head's NextGeneration plan, which Mayor Bill de Blasio commissioned to deal with what he called «the worst financial crisis» in the authority's 81 - year history, and to take the entity from hundred million dollar deficits to equally large surpluses.

California, Oregon and Washington have declared states of emergency to deal with the wildfires, as experts warn that this fire season, which runs from mid-May to mid-October, could be one of the worst on record.

When yours are depleted, you may experience cramping (or worse, a dangerous condition called hyponatremia), neither of which are things you want to deal with on the course.

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