Sentences with phrase «years past because»

Part of it is because lending guidelines have changed since the housing collapse so fewer buyers are out there for some homes... there are still stockpiles of foreclosed houses in Southern Utah that keep trickling into the market from banks... and buyers are more choosy than they were in years past because many of them have learned that you can no longer buy a house and bank on the fact that it will appreciate a 3 % + a year in value.

«In most markets, current renters are at a disadvantage compared to years past because paying the rent takes up a much larger share of their income than it did before,» Gudell says.

David Southen and Dan Young made a killing in years past because they bought when prices were lower.

E-book sales grew that much in years past because people were adopting the technology.

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They say Brandi told them it was because Slater «knew too much» about former Fox Chairman Roger Ailes and top - rated host Bill O'Reilly, who have been ousted over the past year because of sexual - harassment accusations.

The company didn't venture into the realm of flavors sooner because it first needed to build up its staff, he says, adding that headcount has doubled over the past year.

Battered by nearly a year of off - and - on declines from record highs because of fears of a slowdown in iPhone sales, Apple «s stock now is valued closer to IBM, which has disappointed Wall Street for the past four years with declining revenue, than to Silicon Valley technology pioneers Alphabet and Tesla Motors.

Because for the past few years, many gold companies have nearly run their businesses — and their investors» equity — into the ground, despite an incredible rise in gold prices.

One of the reasons the IMF has changed its tune on fiscal policy is because research it has done in the past year shows that borrowing to pay for infrastructure pays for itself over the longer term by generating faster economic growth.

That's because craft is growing fast and has fueled rapid merger and acquisition action over the past few years.

In fact, the comments section of the above mentioned article has many stories of people who did sell in past years because they thought house prices were too high, only to subsequently watch from the sidelines as prices continued to march upward.

Richard Haas, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think tank, said this meeting is more serious than in past years largely because of the fallout from Brexit, which is raising concerns about Ireland's economic prospects and the future for Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

Keeping the planes in service past the 30 - year mark isn't recommended because the technology becomes obsolete and difficult to maintain.

«I explained how for the past couple of years I've kept Wednesdays clear on my calendar, usually worked from home, and used it as design / writing / solo - thinking time because the other four days get consumed with collaboration,» Schweikardt explained to the board, but lately «the collaboration days had gotten so busy, that Wednesdays had turned to email and administrivia catch - up days.»

Perhaps because of this, employee growth has exploded over the past five years, increasing 40 %.

Because in the past few years, a competitor has arrived to challenge Google in terms of advertising value.

That's because airlines have gone through a consolidation craze over the past few years, making United the best — if not the only — option for travelers in some areas.

«It's like I am being persecuted because of where I made a decision to invest my time and money for the past 40 years, and now I'm being labeled the bad guy, and grouped in with CEOs making millions of dollars a year.»

Because of my own work these past few years with organizations and individuals who are in some form or fashion working to address inequality, I have come to understand that many of the initiatives that are often described as entitlements or preferential treatment are usually neither.

Apple's long - term debt has grown to almost $ 100 billion over the past few years partly because it needs a source of funds to buy back stock and pay dividends.

In the past three years, Guinness has seen world - record attempts spike 250 percent, but it's not because of crazy individuals growing out their fingernails or holding their breath.

While the Dish Network's reach and power have weakened over the past few years just as Viacom's have, the satellite company is still in a somewhat stronger position than it used to be relative to the entertainment giant, because it knows that Viacom is already suffering from low viewership numbers, and that impacts its ad revenues.

I've heard phrases like «I do not want to invest in bonds now because interest rates are going up» practically every day for the past seven years.

Shares of Disney (DIS), the media conglomerate that owns ESPN, have been under pressure for much of the past year — primarily because of concerns about the sports network.

Maybe it's because the industry itself has changed a bit over the past few years, with some larger firms even proposing long - dated funds that, in many ways, are modeled on Berkshire Hathaway.

Yet half of us switched retailers, telecoms or banks in the past year — 59 % of the time because of those negative experiences.

Because Social Security benefits are based on your past 35 years of earning, it is important to return to work if possible to offset past low - income years.

In dollar terms, though, a few of Buffett's picks with more modest returns were actually the most lucrative for the investor's portfolio this past year, in large part because Berkshire Hathaway owns massive quantities of their shares.

Women have largely flocked to medical and law schools in greater numbers over the past few years, but they are now turning to business school as well in part because business schools are mindful of the shortage of women students and are recruiting them more aggressively than they have before.

Because I go to school full - time, for the past two years I've been able to adjust my hours around my school schedule.

«I think because of opportunity costs, students are no longer choosing two - year MBA programs like they did in the past,» he said.

This is because the event happens regularly, allowing manufacturers and retailers to rely on sales data from years past.

Consider just a smattering of items we've covered in raceAhead in the past year: Oculus initially caused motion sickness in women because the equipment was developed and tested primarily by men.

In court documents filed with the Northern California District Court on Thursday, Uber argued that the class - action part of the suit should be dropped because the 160,000 drivers, «have little or nothing in common, other than their use of the Uber App in California at some point over the past six years.»

Instead, he said he believed that because of its tumultuous political climate, «Ukraine was targeted by bad actors who are using it as a cyberweapon testing ground over the past couple of years.»

Despite customers asking McDonald's to offer breakfast past its 10:30 AM cutoff for years, it held off for so long because it's a costly transformation ranging from $ 500 to $ 5,000 per restaurant.

Allan Small, a senior investment adviser at DMW Securities, has avoided government bonds for the past few years because they pay so little.

Because of my high profile over the past few years, the government officials, the rich people, have not liked to interact with me.

This year could be a big one for Kraft, wrote Erin Lash, a senior stock analyst with Morningstar — in part because it's finally past the drama that comes with splitting a company.

Though the artist didn't originally refer to her work as specifically for adults until the trend gained traction within the past two years, Morrison recognizes how adult versions are different from more elementary editions because of their complex and intricate designs.

Revenue forecasting can be especially difficult in your first few years of business because you don't have past sales figures or as much experience to draw from.

Because of years of losses in the past, through what's called deferred tax assets, Delta and some other airlines don't pay taxes.

«Time Warner is a weaker company today than it was three years ago because Jeff Bewkes has run it to maximize its sale price for the past few years.

For instance, agriculture has produced record levels for the past few years and yet inventories are the lowest in 40 years because consumption keeps going higher and higher, faster than production does.

Harold Feld, a senior vice president at Public Knowledge, a nonprofit group that supports net neutrality, said the biggest tech companies were less vocal because they are facing more regulatory battles than in past years.

One advocate said the biggest tech companies were less vocal because they are facing more regulatory battles than in past years, NYT reports.

State and federal prosecutors often begin investigations because of consumer and whistleblower complaints, several civil and antitrust attorneys said, and gripes about rising insulin prices have been roiling the online diabetes community for the past few years.

University of Houston research professor Brene Brown has over the past few years rocketed in popularity because of her groundbreaking work in the areas of vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame.

because, despite the massive troves of wearable data that have been collected over the past few years, healthcare systems and wearable manufacturers have struggled to turn data into meaningful information — until now.

One advocate said the biggest tech companies were less vocal because they are facing more regulatory battles than in past years.