Sentences with phrase «years of spending decisions»

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Now, in the third year of running my own business, the hundreds of hours I spent with Mr. Clarke continue to shape my daily decisions, something I had never anticipated as a child.

Clifton says decision makers at the top of the food chain spend billions of dollars every year on everything but hiring the right managers.

For a number of years, animal spirits had been missing, with many firms preferring to put off making decisions about capital spending.

If you start extrapolating 15 % a year returns in your portfolio due to the past four years, many of your other assumptions change e.g. age of retirement, rate of savings, spending decisions, and so forth.

For one, the country currently spends $ 1.6 trillion per year on tax breaks — many of which distort economic decision - making and result in a misallocation of resources.

As our study has consistently shown over the past eight years, there is no long - term correlation between the amount of money a company spends on its innovation efforts and its overall financial performance; instead, what matters is how companies use that money and other resources, as well as the quality of their talent, processes, and decision making.

If a professor of evolutionary biology announced that they were going to spend the next year as a young earth creationist, they'd lose their job and their peers would likely deride the decision.

She's been reading aloud to her six kids (preschool to high school) ever since, and has spent the last few years chatting with experts, authors, parents, and leaders, discovering how a simple choice to pull a book off a shelf and share it with a child is one of the very best decisions a parent can make.

Instead, the next few months and years will be filled with hard work, decision making, problem solving, time commitments, financial commitments, faith commitments, vulnerability, uncertainty, and all the messy and beautiful things that go along with spending a lot of time with people.

Liz and Mark's business decisions, several of which she describes as «pioneering», are built on the foundation of more than 30 years in the beauty industry, many of which she spent working closely with The Body Shop's Anita Roddick.

There are questions to be asked Why was jenkinson loaned out if Bellerin is not ready Why was Coquen (sorry can't spell) sent out if he was good enough 12 games ago tom e named Why keep Campbell if he's not good enough wouldn't money from his sale be better spent on a CB Why when SAGNA / Viera / and other 30 plus players were only offered 1 year contracts yet we are now scratching a midfield together with flamini / Arteta Why when things are not working e.g Moreal at CB do we persist with it I can put all these decisions down to wenger, and that's not bringing up the lack of signings

Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though

2 things; wenger has to take massive crtisism for favoritism with certain players and for spending latley on less than whats needed e.g why play ozil, ramsey, walcott, when they havnt performed, anyone can see a front 3 of welbeck, sanchez and perez would cause havoc Xhaka wtf he cant takle, is not mobile enough and has the temper and the decision making skills of a of a suicide victim, why did nt we go in for Kante less money and 10x a better player or even Schneiderlin thinking about what happens after wenger ask yourself this will we win the league next year with wenger then ask if we got the right manager next year would we win the league

Good article states many reasonable conclusions and facts about the season and how amongst all the turmoil we have a manger who does well but one thing in purchases over the last five years we are 6th in the epl were at 366m tottenham in 5th with 397m and he made a mistake there we are 6thin money spent on players but we have had the sanchez saga and new players adjusting to epl and the team and injuries and it definitely hasnt been our year in ref decisions which have played a factor in games though we still should have won aside from ref but watford and westbrom many other games are included at city free offside goal weak penalty and at spurs we were robbed of going one nil up auba onside bu honestly the officiating across the whole league this year has been an embarrassment to professional officials of all sports its been bad game after game they need to get some rigorous training this offseason for improvement

Meanwhile, Destro's future at the Stadio Olimpico is far from certain after the 24 - year - old spent the second - half of last season on loan at AC Milan — netting three goals in 15 appearances — and he is expected to make a decision on his future at the end of this week, the Express report.

On New Year's Day bettors can stagger out of bed, re-hydrate by drinking copious amounts of water, spend time regretting all of their decisions from the previous night and by 5PM eastern time, be prepared for two exciting games.

And after Welbeck spent 13 years as part of the Man United set up and has been playing with the likes of Wayne Rooney for almost all that time, as well as having been involved with England since 2006 at an underage level, his feeling such a part of Arsenal already just highlights how happy Welbeck is and that he feels he has definitely made the right decision to join us.

Just because a company spends millions of dollars each year on marketing in an attempt to bring their brand to mind first when stroller buying decisions are thrust upon you doesn't mean that the new loaded (sometimes overloaded) version that they are pushing at the time is the best choice for your family.

Some common interests, developed over the years, help you spend your time together without the need to examine every inch of your personal lives, or chew your child's small and large decisions to pieces.

The legislative leaders quietly introduced a campaign finance bill last night that is designed to strengthen enforcement at the state Board of Elections and also address the US Supreme Court's January decision that overturned a 20 - year - old ruling barring corporations from spending freely to support or oppose candidates.

And, on the same line, there will be no policy dictating the bills, so decisions will be made almost at random: what happens when the first two bills of the year spend the whole year's budget?

Hillary Clinton on Monday announced her decision to spend the next few years at the helm of Onward Together, a new progressive organization working to build a major national coalition of liberal voters.

Alluding to last year's disastrous 5 - 4 Supreme Court decision allowing corporations the same First Amendment rights as people when it comes to spending directly on political campaigns, Joe, who also declined to give his last name, joked to me, «They've got to get rid of personhood» for corporations «unless they want to be drafted or executed.»

So there have to be tough decisions including some spending cuts and fair tax rises like the 50p top rate of tax for the richest and the national insurance rise we proposed last year.

«The mayor is expected to spend $ 80 million of his own money in the race, more than 10 times what candidates who have not opted out of the city's public campaign finance program, as Mr. Bloomberg has, can spend in a primary,» Weiner wrote last year to explain his decision to drop out.

He also noted education spending was in many ways driven by the result of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity's 2006 court decision and the following year's legislation enhancing resources for public schools.

«It sounds to me as though any semblance of a long - term plan has been totally ripped up, that we've got panic in the Treasury, that we've got chaos with in - year public spending decisions taken.

«I have a proven track record of working with both parties to pass legislation that makes Connecticut a better place for everyone,» says Gerratana, who acknowledges the state budget deficit will require «tough decisions in terms of spending cuts» next year.

Over the next few years the House of Commons will have to make some very tough decisions on tax and spend but it has rarely been so lacking in moral authority.

Former New Suffolk School teacher Martha Kennelly, who has spent two years fighting with the district that refused to reinstate her when a special assignment ended, appears to have won her case that would force the district to reinstate her and pay back wages and benefits from June 30, 2015, according to the decision written by State Commissioner of Education Mary Ellen Elia.

Another question mark DiNapoli cited is the so - called federal «fiscal cliff,» that the President and Congress have set up to occur at the end of this year, when they must make some tough spending and taxing decisions.

Let me point to 10 things that I sketched out this morning: too much money spent on administration and bureaucracy and not enough on front - line patient care; too little patient - centric information to inform decision making; too little innovation; too little clinical input into decision making; too much inertia and hostility to reform, as we have seen today; too much process - driven target culture distorting clinical decision making; falling productivity; poor outcomes across a range of clinical indicators; too often, weak commissioning of servicing; and widening health inequalities in the past 10 years, in addition to the scandals that occurred in Staffordshire and Kent.

• He said that councils would be able to spend an extra # 100m a year on housing as a result of his decision to cut the interest rate they have to pay central government.

In June last year she announced her decision to stand down as an MP citing family reasons and a desire to spend more time on work — she took over as chair of the India Business Council in July last year — and charitable activities related to India.

DiNapoli says the stock market, as well as the nation's economy faces numerous uncertainties, including the on going European debt crisis, and the so - called fiscal cliff in the federal budget, that the President and Congress have set up to occur at the end of this year, when they must make some tough spending and taxing decisions.

Tenney, a member of the state Assembly until she won the 22nd Congressional District election last year, has been a frequent critic of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's spending on discretionary projects and the lack of public input into the decision - making process.

The sources say his decision to retire is a combination of being 85 and wanting to spend more time with his 12 - year - old daughter.

We've said that we need to halve the deficit over the next four years, and we've said that unfortunately that's going to mean some difficult decisions over tax — about # 19bn worth of tax increases — and also some difficult decisions on spending.

Longer - term spending cuts The government is also reviewing all spending decisions and pilot schemes approved since the start of the year, including a number of school building and transport projects.

Too many times in recent years we've seen the Conservative leadership accept Labour's fiscal decisions - eg on the level of spending and the 50p tax band.

Many biomedical scientists spend the first few years of their first tenure - track appointment agonizing over R01 applications and funding decisions; you'll be spending that time doing science.

Specifically, policies aimed at extending the years spent working may have limited effect if retirement decisions are primarily driven by family considerations such as the arrival of a new grandchild.

Hamid Ghanadan, president of The Linus Group, has a background in biochemistry and has spent the past 16 years refining his understanding of scientific decision - making behaviors and building marketing programs to influence these decisions.

Ultimately, her decision to spend the next four years of her life at University College London was cemented by a meeting with the people she would be working with.

The decision ensures job security for DFA members while their case is being reviewed, and it minimizes the amount of time they spend in career limbo, which in the past could be as much as a year.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spent much of the year mulling over two state governors» petitions to reconsider marijuana's Schedule I status, but ultimately denied the petitions in an August 11 decision.

Seeking to learn more about conservation decision making, Amelia spent the last three years working at the Centre as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on the prioritization of management actions on islands in Western Australia and Queensland.

«Like most people, I'm spending a lot of time soul searching and trying to understand what decisions we need to make for the next five - to - ten years.

Ellsberg has served as a Marine, spent two years working in Vietnam with the State Department, and has been involved in the writing of a document, commissioned by McNamara in 1967, blandly entitled «History of U.S. Decision - making in Vietnam, 1945 - 66,» which eventually gains notoriety as the «Pentagon Papers.»

Her Wait Until Dark director Terence Young was quoted as saying of Hepburn's decision - making process: «First of all you spend a year or so convincing her to accept even the principle that she might make another movie in her life.