Sentences with phrase «which point we use»

When I got my phone call last year, it was absolutely on the nail — 12 o'clock — at which point we used our battle plan to prepare.

We hold this portfolio until the end of the next year, at which point we use the most recent company financial information to calculate the following year's index weights.

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That means Theranos is using full blood draws, from patients» arms, rather than a few drops of blood from pricking patients» fingers, which up to that point had been one of the company's key competitive advantages.

The S&P / TSX composite index was up 17.31 points to 12,757.81 as investors wondered if the United States will end up leading a military strike against Syria, which it accuses of using poison gas against its own civilian population.

If you want customers to use your online store again and again, then you need to ensure they don't abandon their shopping cart at the last point due to frustrating payment problems which can be easily avoided.

To come up with a valuation here, I'll look at my most recent trip: a weeklong vacation in London and Paris, during which I stayed in two Marriott hotels using points.

The report authors point the finger directly at shared needle use between heroin users and identified which states — and policies — are keeping the infections in check.

To further help, RI's tech support solution is a combination of in - house and third - party, but Eisenhardt is careful to point out that even third - party support uses RI's own QA process, rather than something off - the - shelf (which can make for an inconsistent consumer experience).

Asked about the remarkable arrest, in which the suspect appeared to draw an object from his pocket and point it at the policeman, Chief Saunders answered: «The officers here are taught to use as little force as possible in any given situation.»

Whether via phishing (tricking someone into providing their financial account information — often via an attachment in an email or a fake website that purports to sell or give away tickets), an ATM skimmer (which reads and records the card's information, including password) or point - of - sale malware (like that used in the 2013 Target breach), it's not hard for cybercriminals to trick the unsuspecting.

The card earns Membership Rewards points, the currency in Amex's loyalty program, which can be exchanged for statement credits or cash back, used to book travel through Amex's travel website, or, to get the most value, transferred to any of 17 airline and three hotel transfer partners (transferable points are among the best).

WorldWise, for instance, makes a point of using only U.S. manufacturers, which it can visit to ensure that they meet its standards; proximity to customers also means energy savings and less pollution.

Case in point: VerbalizeIt, which offers on - demand access to human translators via phone or web browser, used PivotDesk to find space in New York's hip Chelsea neighborhood when it moved from Boulder last August.

The Future List put out by The Information and Social Capital, took 6,000 data points on 552 senior investment professionals across 71 firms to use diversity to plot which investors are best positioned to take advantage of future trends.

The planes won't be ready until 2024 or later, which may be why Trump's tweet pointed out they would be used by «future presidents.»

It seems only licensed users will cash in until rec use is legal — at which point upstarts will likely be competing with such giants as Shoppers Drug Mart.

It also believes that 2016 was the crossover point after which the majority of robots will be used in non-industrial applications.

Its big data technology using hundreds of thousands of data points to give you key actionable insights which are useful for shoppers and retailers alike.

A number of fan have pointed out the warped horizon and wavy lines in the foreground, which indicate the use of Photoshop.

The upscale grocer, which Amazon recently purchased for $ 13.7 billion, said it uses a different point - of - sale system for its roughly 450 U.S. stores.

Some top - level executives understand this, enforcing various strategies in an attempt to ensure meetings remain a constructive use of employees» time and resources: Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's COO, reportedly maintains focus by sticking to a strict, bullet - pointed schedule, while Amazon's Jeff Bezos employs a «two - pizza rule,» which keeps meetings small enough so that two pizzas can feed the entire group.

Robert Burgess, editor at Head for Points, talks about the most cost - effective way to use air miles and which airlines have the best schemes.

But it is also true that Apple's business model is very different from Facebook's: As Mark Zuckerberg pointed out, Facebook is free to use, unlike Apple, which relies on the sale of relatively expensive devices as its main revenue stream.

The app lets you earn «Sweatcoins,» or points based on the number of steps you take in a day, which you can then use to buy a limited number of specific goods that Sweatcoin has made available — like a Fitbit tracker, fitness classes, or subscriptions to apps designed to help you eat healthier.

For instance, Facebook has used R in predictive analytics to answer questions like «Which data points predict whether a user will stay?

And in place of the standard fitting system, which relies on cup and bust size, the company uses 10 distinct measurements, including nape to waist, bust point to bust point and the length between the armpits.

Authorities allegedly removed a false door in the facility and smelled weed, at which point Mondella excused himself to use the bathroom and shot himself.

At some point in the not - distant future, Griffith will have the most accurate tool around for measuring an individual's (or collective's) energy use as well as a gigantic pile of data, both of which will be commercially quite valuable as we are pushed toward a greener lifestyle.

He points out that the company's business model allows it to turn its inventory around about twice as many times as its peers and its strong free cash flow — the company has about $ 4 of cash per share, he says — could be used to buy back stocks, which it has done in the past.

For Mars, which is the sixth - largest privately held company in the United States, the deal offers a toehold into a world that touts the use of almonds, chia seeds, amaranth and buckwheat as selling points.

Wolfers's point about Obama and Trump stands even if you look at the percentage gains in the Dow under the six most recent presidents, though Trump either out - performs or slightly under - performs George HW Bush depending which index you use.

One common aspect of a rent - to - own arrangement is for a portion of the monthly rent to go into an escrow account until the date of purchase, at which point the saved - up amount is used toward closing costs or a down payment.

A main point of contention in the race was the state's stance on the «bathroom bill» which denies transgender people the right to use the bathroom of their choice.

The point of the feature, which I initially had pegged as a gimmick, is to eliminate the need to use two hands to manipulate the larger device.

Expedia's rewards program gives members two points for each dollar of travel booked through its site, which can be used to book hotels or flights for yourself or someone else.

However, it would be stricter than point systems used in those countries, which admit immigrants through other programs as well.

This selling point appears to be backed up by the numbers: Concur is currently in use in over 90 countries by thousands of companies, and, according to Newell, the company is currently pushing strongly in Canada (which is why they polled Canadians).

The proposal would also allow the commission to explore usage - based pricing at some point, in which consumers are charged based on how much data they use and companies are able to subsidize traffic to their websites or applications.»

The ASCI uses a 10 - point scale for its qualitative questions as well, which allows for more grey area than a more narrow scale, he says.

It might take some getting used to, but taking a more realistic approach to complex projects leaves you open to a wider range of ideas, the ability to better recover from setbacks, and a better point of view from which to make decisions at each new juncture in the project.

At any one point in time, a company's accounts will look very different depending on which accounting method was used to prepare those accounts.

There is, of course, another way of dealing with a break point, which is cutting back energy use, though it has seldom been used throughout history.

For example, many AdWords tools can be used for organic SEO campaigns as well, and Google frequently publishes major news and data points here, which you can use in almost any kind of marketing campaign.

The on - line publisher spends 10 cents a minute for the fax service instead of the 15 cents to 20 cents it used to pay, which CEO John Westergaard says he finds «very attractive from a financial point of view.»

She uses quotes and humor to make her points, Decker says, which gives a less oppressive presence.

«If this was a straightforward guide to business success and personal growth,» Harford writes late in the book, «this would be the point at which the author would urge you to use the principles of adapting to gain wealth and success.

Used correctly, a credit card can not only provide the added benefit of points and rewards, but also help establish a healthy credit score which will be valuable for such things as a lease or mortgage in the future.»

Bush also hinted that AI technology such as IBM's Watson might be used in conjunction with Athenahealth's technology, which could electronically survey patients in order to collect data points that might be early warning signs for disease.

Once she can start aggregating data from her patients with data from other doctors who are using the app, she will have a huge number of data points that she can use to track everything from the efficacy of the surgery in certain patient populations, to which doctors might get the best outcomes.

Wrenne cautions that it's not a good idea if you have federal loans, which carry consumer protections you might choose to use at some point.