Sentence examples for firm scored from inspiring English sources
But a viral advertisement recently made by the firm scored both many millions of views on YouTube and a barrage of criticism.
WASHINGTON — Just two weeks after pleading guilty in a major federal fraud case, Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology firm, scored a largely unnoticed coup on Capitol Hill: Lawmakers inserted a paragraph into the "fiscal cliff" bill that did not mention the company by name but strongly favored one of its drugs.
The venture capital firm scored with the third company, acquired by Bay Networks in June.
A 2006 internal study by Ernst & Young found that employees who took longer vacations at the accounting firm scored better on yearly performance ratings.
Investors in early-stage companies like The Black Tux, Surf Air, BloomNation and Retention Science, the firm scored an early success with an investment in Trunk Club, which was sold to Nordstrom.
The firm scored a $549 million settlement for the policyholders.
More than a third of firms scored zero; the average was a meagre 4%.Campaigners have long complained that money from oil and minerals props up predatory governments, and lobbied firms to publish what they pay.
Family firms scored significantly higher on their culture, worker motivation and leadership, though they lagged slightly on innovation and being too internally focused.The presence of a founding family seems to be good for a business's image.
The number of big American firms scoring a maximum 100 on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index which requires a "public commitment" to gay rights—has risen to 304, from just 13 in 2002.Some employers have even begun looking for gay managers.
Ten S&P 500 firms score highest in capital appreciation, dividend growth.
Additionally, on the passive side, the long-term annual returns of one index comprising firms scoring highly on environmental, social and governance criteria exceeded the S&P 500 by 45 basis points.
