Sentences with phrase «year was business as usual»

So much of the past year was business as usual, and the rest was not at all about the next big thing.

«What we've had over the past several years is business as usual,» he said.

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Etihad Airways may have faced turbulence in the last financial year, but its chief executive said it was still business as usual.

«What we do know is that this year quite a lot of businesses are saying «it's business as usual».

However, nearly one and a half years later, I believe that everyone would agree that nothing has really changed, and it's been «business and culture as usual» at OST.»

Analysts are probably correct in saying that the past few years of somewhat lower bills were just a hiccup — Canadian wireless companies are on the verge of resuming business as usual.

With Pat Regan expecting to assume the role of chief executive in the not too distant future after the removal of Andrew Moss earlier this year, the investors may get their wish — which is expected to aid the insurer in getting back to business as usual.

Cities are projected to require at least USD 1.7 trillion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation above business as usual in order to align GHG levels with those that limit global warming to 2 °C and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

Thanks to the great job Bob has done, I inherit no pent - up need for change and instead have the luxury of starting next year knowing that business as usual is a good outcome.

The year 2013 is opening up more like business as usual than like a war zone.

While the latter have no «business as usual» stamp, since the war colored almost everything those years, one senses that the editors were saying: life must go on; faith needs nurture; the subtleties of life matter; there are trenches in America as well as on the front lines.

If you haven't noticed, the last year has not been «business as usual» for the media you consume.

«Business as usual (chemical farming) is no longer an option, we should instead strengthen agroecological system of producing food if we are to survive for the next 50 years.

2 more years; praying and believing the team can challenge for the title; instead it'll be business as usual.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

So the big question is: does Ronnei's election portend a possible softening of the organization's anti-nutrition stance or will it be business as usual in the coming year?

Whereas other communities treat the winter as just another business - as - usual season that requires heavier clothing and a few more vacation days, Wicker Park seems to take on a glow and a manner that suggest a vigor and vibrancy like no other time of the year; in fact, it may be the one neighborhood that becomes more oriented to outdoor activities during the winter than any other subdivision in the city.

«By pulling out of these talks following the collapse of the police investigation into the alleged abuse of the honours system earlier this year, the message of the major parties to the public is clear: it is business as usual.

At first they claimed they were holding public consultations on the matter but over a year since the first «consultation» was launched, it is clear that the islands» leaders plan to stick to business - as - usual.

The marijuana debate is just one example of how business as usual was upended in the General Assembly this year.

Despite climate change posing an immediate existential threat for New York, the pensions still invest heavily in fossil fuel companies.Recent reports have revealed, at business as usual, New York City is at risk for Sandy - like flooding at least every 20 years.

If the IDC is to forge on, business as usual, in the years to come it will need voters and Democratic heavyweights to return to their state of pre-Trump apathy.

After years of «full steam ahead,» local IDAs are starting to have second thoughts about business as usual.

The state has made numerous attempts over the years to curtail so - called «inducements,» but actual enforcement from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office has been lax, allowing for firms to go about business as usual.

The dual trials have had a tremendous impact on the workings of Albany, casting a pall over the idea of business - as - usual in the capital — which is what Mr. Silver's lawyers have maintained was going on, despite prosecutor's insistence the conduct was illegal — and slowing down negotiations over the budget late last year.

Mr. Cuomo had an opportunity to send a message to taxpayers that he was serious about fiscal reform; instead he sent a message to the public sector unions that they can expect business as usual in Albany next year.»

Judge Valerie Caproni called the lack of oversight for this public money «shocking,» but it has been business as usual in Albany for years — and a constant source of corruption.

While Murphy embraced the bill as a job - creator for the Upstate, which has been saddled by a slowing economy for years, Tedisco wavered — ultimately announcing that he would have opposed the bill and using the bonuses granted to AIG executives as evidence that his Democratic opponent was supporting business as usual in Washington.

More than 100 years later, attorneys for another powerful Manhattan politician, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, argued that his client's reaping millions of dollars in legal fees from entities with matters before state government was simply business as usual in Albany.

Under the «business - as - usual» scenario for emissions, they found that droughts similar to the 1995 event are expected to take place every year in the region.

Every year that we continue with business as usual, it's going to be harder to meet target climate goals.

Here in the U.S., the marketing of soy is business as usual, moving full speed ahead all year long and especially during April.

Even the customary Oscar gift bags given to top nominees before Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony indicated that this year's celebration would be anything but show business as usual.

Will they be eager to roll back to business as usual next year?

This year, things are, in some ways, back to business as usual.

Theatrical exhibition is dying, Fox is disappearing into the Disney fold — indie arm Fox Searchlight is operating «business as usual» this year, but it could very well be their last — and Netflix, driver of big deals in the recent past, has 80 films of their own slated already, so no one knows how much they're really looking to acquire (they were relatively quiet at TIFF last fall).

However, it's a mistake to enter this year, 2017, thinking things are going to be business as usual.

They were treating last year as «business as usual» when it turned out to be anything but.

This is very much about a bottom up approach, but at the same time the intention is to make computer science business as usual in as many schools as we can within three years.

Adolescents Twice as Likely to Be Out of School as Children of Primary School Age, Say UNESCO and UNICEF New report shows why «business as usual» won't lead to universal primary or secondary education Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 years are denied their right to an education, according to -LSB-...]

Get Rid of 12th Grade A business - as - usual senior year is a waste of time.

Year after year, NAEP science scores demonstrate that the way the U.S. tinkers with «business as usual» in schools isn't improving education far enough or fast enough to meet the needs of studeYear after year, NAEP science scores demonstrate that the way the U.S. tinkers with «business as usual» in schools isn't improving education far enough or fast enough to meet the needs of studeyear, NAEP science scores demonstrate that the way the U.S. tinkers with «business as usual» in schools isn't improving education far enough or fast enough to meet the needs of students.

An estimated sample of 374 eligible and consented students will be randomly assigned within schools to receive C&C mentor support for up to three years or to be in a «business - as - usual» comparison group.

Will it be business as usual, or will the 2016 - 17 year be special?

MINI updates its core models for the 2019 model year, but aside from a few visual baubles it's business as usual

While in many families it would be big news if one member was to up and visit one of the most dangerous places on earth - a place where Mom had previously been shot at (though she always said they were shooting at the tires, not at her), where she had met with the military leader Ahmed Shah Massoud (who was later assassinated by two suicide bombers), where the Taliban still controlled much of the country, and where more than two hundred members of the U.S. and Coalition forces would die before the year was out - for our family it was business as usual.

Yet, while publishing may be thriving, many publishers seem not to grasp that business as usual may mean going out of business within a few years.

Instead of using this time of year as a way of generating more sales, some authors assume it's business as usual.

«There's three years left to run on the contract and in that period, it's business as usual,» Johnston said.