The phrase "a bit of firm" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a small amount of something that is firm, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "I need a bit of firm support for this project."
Alternatives: "a little bit of strength" or "a small amount of firmness."
Jump's work has elements of management consulting and a bit of design-firm draftsmanship, but its specialty is conceiving new businesses, and what it sells is really the art of innovation.
Pancetta, cut into strips and roasted, whole Italian parsley leaves and the corn kernels, which Mr. Canora gently chars, make it into the mix, along with a bit of onion and firm, creamy kernels of arborio rice.
According to Yu, having Lamond's experience and help is not just a value-add for partners and portfolio companies, but also serves as a bit of validation for the firm's early success.
'Versions,' Paterson says, 'are trying to be poems in their own right; while they have the original to serve as detailed ground-plan and elevation, they are trying to build themselves a robust home in a new country, in its vernacular architecture.' What this means in practice is that Paterson has done both a bit of redesigning and some firming up.
Look for courgettes so fresh they almost vibrate – the ones with a bit of spiky fuzz and a firm, taut skin.
Sir Michael Darrington, a former chief executive of Greggs, said it seemed a "bit of a nonsense" for the firm to be considering hiring staff from abroad now, when the factory will not open until 2016.
But what began as an innocent instance of corporate self-congratulation has turned into a minor Internet sensation and earned the firm a bit of a black eye, with bloggers poking fun at the song and criticizing Nixon Peabody's response to its leak.
Though small by today's fundraising standards, the fund reflects a bit of a departure for the firm, whose fifth fund closed with $76 million in 2014.
Mrs Hodge was herself employed by PwC in the 1990s as a public sector consultant and still receives a "bit of a pension" from the firm, she told the World at One.
So yesterday's announcement that Andreessen Horowitz was following up a seed investment with a venture investment in Dalton Caldwell and Bryan Berg's new company Picplz was a bit of a surprise, given the firm's existing investment in Halloween-costume-capturing-darling Instagram.
