Sentences with phrase «who was in competition»

Fremaux also said that Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev, who was in competition at Cannes last year with «Loveless,» will serve on the jury this year.

Another high - profile director who is in competition at this year's festival is Guillermo del Toro with his otherworldly cold - war - era horror The Shape of Water, which stars Sally Hawkins.

Therefore, borrowers who are in competition with the federal government for your money must pay you more to give you an incentive to lend to them instead of Uncle Sam.

Not exact matches

He convinced Elliott Cohen, who'd formerly worked in venture capital, and whom Parker had met through MIT's Hacking Medicine competition, to be his co-founder, and his father, Leon, to become his director of pharmacy services.

Its backers are financial markets insiders who have become frustrated by the state of affairs today and want to see more competition in securities trading.

Though there's generally less competition for jobs in small towns, business owners need to be more careful about finding applicants who are truly qualified and most likely to stay in the position for longer than their counterparts in bigger locales.

Mobalytics is targeting anyone «semi-serious about gaming» who's seeking an edge in competition, Issa says.

Retention among the 16 employees who took the training has been almost 100 %, impressive given the competition from other manufacturing firms in Winkler.

«IEX is considering filing a similar proposal in the near future and believes that such alternatives will promote competition and provide an alternative for investors and other participants who want to receive an execution at the closing price,» it said in a letter.

Schmidt, who currently employs 16 salespeople at his company, says that in 10 years of business he's never lost a single salesperson to the competition.

Open to all entrepreneurs based in the UAE, this year, the competition's categories are on startups who have concepts in the field of blockchain, artificial intelligence and digital transportation.

We were there as they were being shaped into real artists and we had the power to choose who we wanted to see move further in the competition and ultimately rise to super stardom.

Another notable casualty on the first day of competition was former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic, who surged ahead in the first set against world No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro but lost 2 - 6 6 - 1 6 - 2 after two error - strewn sets.

«But the sponsors always make sure that events don't interfere with training or competition,» said Jones, who despite being born without a right femur and missing her right leg above the knee has become a two - sport phenomenon, in cycling and alpine skiing.

«Ontario is in competition with other jurisdictions,» Hornung observes, «be it New York state, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, who are all trying to encourage these manufacturers to come into their jurisdictions and set up shop.»

In this age of information overload, startup founders who are aware and keep their heads above the competition will find success.

While the agency is worried that the AT&T - Time Warner merger could increase the cost of basic cable for those consumers who have yet to cut the cord, they should be far more concerned about ensuring competition in the new online distribution space.

If you're in Las Vegas, for example, a resurgent real estate market can be appealing — just know you're in competition with veterans who are stronger for surviving the past few years.

He wants to compete to be the lead drummer in the competitive ensemble and study under Terence, an obsessive instructor who is hell - bent on winning competitions for the school.

The heightened competition among the chipmakers is certain to be good for consumers, who are seeing more rapid improvements and lower prices in some cases.

And competition in that space is basically «everybody in the world who went to school», which doesn't help our chances.

«Given the competition for top talent, employers must update their approach in order to engage and retain millennials, especially among women, who were found to carry a bigger burden of student loan debt,» said Natalie Smith, a vice president at PadillaCRT, the communications agency that conducted the survey for ORC.

Carefully designing your online marketing efforts to appeal to your target audience will help set you apart from your competition and pique the interest of Internet users who are inherently interested in what online content you're offering.

A group of real estate agents who colluded to raise fees in southwest England has been fined # 370,084 ($ 500,620) by competition authorities.

The other problem is regulators, who would likely be hesitant to approve a megamerger in a sector that's already arguably short on competition.

Wadhwa, who like Sankhla was born in India, said it took him less than 18 months to get his own green card in the 1980s, because he was highly skilled, had advanced degrees, and there was less competition at that time.

«But all it takes is a couple of dedicated teachers with a little support and guidance to run important research programs that can produce winners in this competition and more importantly kids who are going to go on to become scientists and change the world.»

In fact, one of the judges of her competition happened to own a tech company who took Winner on as her mentor, employing her after she was released from prison.

It's these first - time buyers who «will face tougher competition for entry - level homes and often operate with a tighter budget than move - up buyers,» Zillow Chief Economist Dr. Svenja Gudell, noted in a press release last month.

Although Tyson, who was Yancopoulos» friend and classmate at the Bronx High School of Science, was quick to point out that he was not a winner or semifinalist in the competition (in fact he didn't even enter), knowing other students who were was a point of pride for him.

«The people who come out of the NSA are very marketable,» says Dan Manson, a professor in the computer information systems department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (who also organizes a cyber-defense competition).

Other reasons the company could be faltering in China include the government's «official bias toward bolstering homegrown competition,» according to the Times, as well as scalpers, who tend to buy new cars early on and resell them, thus deflating actual sales figures.

In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easieIn all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easiein a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easiein the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easier.

The various areas in which entrepreneurs are susceptible to the confirmation bias include: 1) identifying who the real competitors of the start - up are, 2) methodically and rigorously analyzing what the competition is doing and how it may affect the start - up, 3) understanding what the company's current and prospective customers need and want (it is usually not what one originally thinks), and 4) estimating the resources needed by the company to achieve its stated goals.

Competition for wages and jobs will impact negatively on some existing residents, who may be more economically vulnerable in the first place.

«Threatening Google and other large Internet companies who are in fierce competition with each other, is a loser's debate,» Lauk was quoted as saying.

Women who used to perceive one another as competition are learning to network in ways that work for them.

It won the Boston College competition, where one of the judges of the competition was Dan Nova, a Highland co-founder, who also co-founded Lycos and was an early investor in Ask Jeeves.

The doctor happened to be none other than Sonny Kohli, an entrepreneurial thinker who has since co-founded several startups, based on his experiences in Haiti, including Cloud DX, a finalist for the $ 10 - million Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a competition for healthcare tech startups.

By rewarding those employees who engage the most, you are also giving everyone in the company a way of measuring their level of engagement (and encouraging some friendly competition).

The space race might have started in the mid-1950s, but it's not over yet, according to British astronaut Timothy Peake, who told CNBC that competition around space travel is alive and well.

The new indication puts Kymriah in direct competition with Gilead Sciences» Yescarta, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in October for treatment of adults with diffuse large B - cell lymphoma who have failed to respond to other treatments.

Yesterday, I was a witness to the newly created H1Z1 Pro League, which is a new 10 week competition that includes 75 gamers representing a total of 15 teams who will battle it out over the course of the schedule in Las Vegas while earning roughly $ 50,000 per player guaranteed, plus benefits.

Also, U.S. LNG exports are in direct competition with B.C., who is also trying to sell the stuff and targeting the same energy - starved Asian buyers.

In particular, the annual Alberta Energy Challenge business competition would not have been possible without the generous support of Suncor and Cenovus who provided financial and in - kind resources for this competition since 201In particular, the annual Alberta Energy Challenge business competition would not have been possible without the generous support of Suncor and Cenovus who provided financial and in - kind resources for this competition since 201in - kind resources for this competition since 2010.

It should be noted that applicants who scored high in either safety or health and wellness but not high enough in both to receive the CHAA were included in the respective portfolios but are not disclosed in this paper.iCompanies that enter the CHAA but do not receive an award are informed that their entry into the competition will not be disclosed publicly.

A partnership with Ryerson University, its incubator space, and the Ministry of the Attorney General and $ 80,000 in seed money resulted in the AI Challenge Forum, a competition between six startups who have incorporated AI in their products for faster, more efficient and effective legal services to legal consumers.

I know Demand Media, and this is one that you mentioned in the AdSense Secrets ebook, there are obviously a huge player in, if you aren't familiar with Demand Media they own eHow and this is to people who are listening I know that you are Joel, eHow.com and bunch of other major, huge information based websites and make a lot of money targeting content that's searched frequently but also has a lot of low competition.

The recent clarification of the powers of the federal Commissioner of Competition to assert privilege over documents is an opportunity for more efficient and fair proceedings in the future, say lawyers who practise in the competiCompetition to assert privilege over documents is an opportunity for more efficient and fair proceedings in the future, say lawyers who practise in the competitioncompetition field.

We're at a line in the sand here, where we can continue blindly marching over the cliff, or we can get a grip: ramp down fossil fuel use immediately, get an economic system geared to fixing up the mess we've made instead of enriching the few who already have far more than enough, nourish an ideology of cooperation instead of competition, and put the technology to more intelligent uses than convenience and mindless diversion.