Sentence examples for ground executives from inspiring English sources

Alion's installation system is designed to work on uneven ground, executives said, cutting down on the need to level acres of fields.

To get a C.R.M. effort off the ground, executives must also persuade managers within different divisions to support a companywide task that will do little to improve the short-term revenue of their operations.

Ivan Hofmann, an industry consultant with ETC & Associates, is a former FedEx Ground executive who helped develop the company's independent contractor system.

FedEx Grounds executive vice president Rodger Martike admits the accelerated rollout is necessary to get many clients to even give the service a trial run.

Upon earning his M.B.A., he joined General Motors treasuryy office in New York, a breeding ground for executives.

There is plenty of oil and gas still in the ground, energy executives say.

Successfully setting up operations in Asia poses unique challenges, including finding a cultural middle ground, several executives said.

"The rules of the game would change every 6 to 12 months," he said, "making this place the best possible training ground for executives".

In the late 1980's, when Disney's market capitalization was a fraction of the size it is now, the strategic planning division was considered a training ground for executives.

Perhaps the Ground Zero executives could update that quintessential New York musical, "Guys and Dolls," in which shy Sister Sarah Brown saved the soul of the suave Gotham gambler Sky Masterson.

Shih, who as a youth helped his mother sell duck eggs, built Acer into a major player (sales at Acer and its affiliates last year totaled about $13 billion) and a breeding ground for executives who went on to set up their own companies.