Sentence examples for significant ventures from inspiring English sources
Unlike covert actions undertaken by the C.I.A., such clandestine activity does not require the president's approval or regular reports to Congress, although Pentagon officials have said that any significant ventures are cleared through the National Security Council.
Headquartered in El Paso, the group allegedly had significant ventures in Las Vegas and New Mexico, as well as a drug distribution network in Dallas.
The firm has also amassed significant venture capital investment.
The Cuba trip was a far cry from what had previously been O'Brien's most significant venture into geopolitics.
Mr. Gross said that the proposed Grand Union acquisition was not the company's first venture into operating stores but that it was its "first significant venture into retailing".
The device, which exists as a prototype and will eventually be sold as a branded item to consumers, is the company's most significant venture into hardware.
"When Stan came out to talk to us, we found his vision matched ours," Mr. Milenthal said, "and was backed by Halyard and significant venture capital, which gives us the fuel to build what the market needs".
Perhaps Levy's most significant venture into his science of comfort was a decision, made when he was an undergraduate, not to work on projects (such as bridges or cars) that can put people's lives at risk.
Unless a company can rapidly expand to significant size, as Zynga and Groupon did, before it takes significant venture capital financing, the founders will be diluted as they undertake the long march to go public.
The device, which exists as a prototype and will eventually be sold as a branded item to consumers, is the company's most significant venture into hardware.Read more ».
Snapchat co-founder and CEO, the 23-year-old Evan Spiegel, turned down the offer and has since attracted significant venture capital investment, with a recent round of funding led by Chinese e-commerce giant Tencent Holdings valuing Snapchat at $4bn.
