Sentences with phrase «why do the years»

So why did this year's prize go to work that «at most is an application of some open - source software,» Liu Yang, «a computer engineer who builds and hosts websites,» wrote in a blog post that was later deleted by government censors.

Why do new year's resolutions usually fail?

Not exact matches

The reason why Tanzania did better than us in 2017 is because their hotels are brand new and modern while our hotels are 40 years old,» he said during an interview on a local TV programme.

Why did the company decide this year was this the right time to IPO?

Like if you go to a 4th place team and recommend changes and people say, «That ain't the way we do it...» Well, maybe the way you do it is why you've been in 4th place for the last few years.

Crabill says they fall into three categories: disgruntled 35 - 45 year olds (like me) who see cable as a fundamental rip - off and now refuse to pay for it; low - income or penny pinching folks who decide they can't afford $ 100 cable bills; millennials who like TV, but don't understand why people would sign up for a cable contract in the first place.

If cutting rates by 500 bps over the last few years didn't spark a recovery then why would cutting from 25 bps?

Starting off with my favorite holiday of the year, Halloween is one of the most mindless holiday marketing months and I am not talking about zombies; though when I read some of these Facebook pages it makes me wish I was one... What I mean is that it's relatively easy to research and find quality content that can be used to boost interest in your cause, so why not do something more ghoulish?

I sometimes say «why do you want to spend several years, and hopefully many more, of your life working on this problem.»

Before he can get an answer, McMullin launches into a giddy litany of all the Edmark products he owns, what his five - year - old daughter and three - year - old son can do with them, and why the lukewarm prospect who's been staring vacantly at the screen until now should buy anything with the name Edmark on it.

As to the reason why, all you need to do is look at Sakhalin, a windswept, earthquake - prone island off Russia's Pacific coast where temperatures can fluctuate 110 degrees throughout the year.

But it's important to see why Nasdaq 5,000 much makes more sense today than it did 15 years ago.

While the researchers didn't dig to find out why some states have wider pay gaps than others, they noted that in recent years, California and New York have banned employers from asking job applicants about their previous salaries.

This alone, however, does not explain why almost half of the 30 positions that existed in Richmond five years ago have disappeared, or why, according to various surveys, SBA employees have just about the lowest morale in the federal bureaucracy.

Given Apple's iPad performance and broader market challenges, it becomes clearer why Apple didn't decide to hold a big iPad event like it would have several years ago.

The most useful mental models and rules of thumb, in other words, are often dead simple, which is why an interview Adam Bryant of The New York Times did with Dropbox co-founder and CEO Drew Houston earlier this year is so helpful (hat tip to Business Insider for the pointer).

Ask yourself why you're doing the same thing you were doing last year; ask if there is a very good reason for it, and then ask again.

In fact, this may be the single reason why so many of us fail to make lasting change each New Year: because deep down, we don't really want to.

The company's annual financial statements do not explain why the fees were charged in 2014 and not the year before.

That's why most business owners would rather do just about anything than sit down with a spreadsheet and try to forecast what their sales, profits and cash flow are going to look like next year, next quarter or even next month.

Why didn't the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration order a recall years ago?

ROSENFELD: I think the big lesson I learned over the years is there's always a sense, when you figure out what you want to do, there are ten reasons why you should go more slowly, and I would say the big lesson I've learned is moving faster is better than not.

Specifically, it's always a good idea to review what worked, what didn't work and why, and think about what you will do in the upcoming year to learn from past challenges and build future strengths.

When asked why Facebook didn't follow up when it found that Cambridge Analytica was abusing user data back in 2016, Sandberg told Guthrie: «You are right — we could have done this two and a half years ago... We thought the data had been deleted and we should have checked.»

You don't evaluate your business strategy just once a year, so why do we put culture and people and their engagement and satisfaction last?»

The real mystery that has plagued mankind for years is why doesn't McDonald's cater to vegetarians?

«Why don't you buy protection this year, because you'll feel more comfortable about your experience and you'll be better taken care of if, God forbid, a snowstorm actually happens in the winter in Toronto.»

«Everyone was talking about why we couldn't do it here, since Pokemon is Japanese,» said Maho Ishikawa, a 16 - year - old high school student who said she had already captured a monster.

Interestingly, he didn't exhibit the number one trait that makes people quit, which might explain why I stuck around a few more years after that.

«I'm not sure why people are so shocked that someone who had been doing something for eight or 10 years would want to move on,» she says.

Beyond those basics, you'll get approved more readily and with better terms if you give the banks precisely what they need to make a decision: tax returns and audited (if possible) financial statements (P&L, balance sheets and cash flow) for the year to date and the previous three years; monthly statements for the previous 12 months; a business plan explaining what you do, how you do it and why your company would be a good risk; a detailed projection showing how you will generate the funds to pay down the line; and a backup plan (collateral) to repay the bank if the projections don't pan out.

ROBB SPEARMAN: I don't understand why gas went from $ 1.25 to $ 3 in the last two or three years.

This is why NASA does not permit astronauts to spend more than a year or so in orbit.

We spoke with Cacioppo about why more people report chronic loneliness than they did 20 years ago, why this uptick may contribute to the rising death toll in the U.S., and whether or not the condition can be mitigated via medication.

«At age 23 I was sent out to explain to clients why they had half the money they did less than a year prior.»

Given the figures in the table, it's easy to see why United's productivity gains have been recognized by investors since it does more with less and it has seen its stock price rise 45 % in one year as of April 26, 2017.

Among them is why Sarao's actions on this particular day caused so much damage, when the indictments state that he'd done the same thing hundreds of times over a four - year period, concluding in April 2014, without causing similar market earthquakes.

The paper didn't disclose which years they excluded or why.

If they can do this and retailers can offer compelling in - store demonstrations, then we see no reason why HDR can not give a kick - start to the UHD TV market over the next couple of years.»

«Not sure why you are hiding it can be done safe and secure, for private viewing only if requested... We are not going to do them all for public this year, sorry, but we do want to have them all!!»

For something that needs to get done every year by tens of millions of Canadians, why are we not seeing more innovation in this industry?

Customer review: «I don't know why I didn't buy something like this years ago.

Why has it taken so many years to do a big grocery - store rollout?

Thanks to these selling points, FreshDirect is doing well — booking about $ 240 million a year — but I sometimes wonder why it isn't doing even better.

And why did I have a 10 - year goal of changing my salary to only $ 1 per year at the company I own?

That's reportedly why he sold control of Cirque du Soleil to a group of investors led by TPG Capital this year, and even they have big boots to fill.

But we can glean a lot by looking at what Amazon has done over the last year — and why.

When it comes to taking digital pictures, much of the recent focus has been on smartphones — how they now take better pictures than many point - and - shoots did just a few years ago (and why it's now vital to be able to Instagram a shot of your dinner and make a phone call with the same device).

Also, I mean, if his behavior on May 6, 2010, caused the flash crash, and if he continued it for much of the subsequent five years, why didn't he cause, you know, a dozen flash crashes?

I have basically the same annual budget now than I did 10 years ago when my annual income was half as much, and is a big reason why I've been able to rapidly grow assets the last few years as I've been able to put that excess income into investments.