(Setting up a business used to be a much more complicated process than it is now.) Emphasizing a small difference: My flat isn't quite as big as Jenny's. (Jenny's flat is a little / a bit / slightly bigger than mine.) The journey didn't take quite as long as it did last time. (The journey took a little / a bit / slightly longer last time.) Get more rewards out of the money that you have to spend; Earn more; If you can do all 3, that’ll be even better. Here’s how. REDUCE. During times of inflation, you can’t control how much more you have to pay, but you can certainly control (i) how much you use and (ii) going for lower-cost alternatives, wherever possible. Polls move money as much as money moves polls. OpenSubtitles2018.v3 She overturned glasses continually, the idea also being to make us spend as much money as possible. A seller concession is a portion of the buyer’s closing costs and prepaid expenses that the seller agrees to pay for, lowering the overall upfront costs for the buyer. Sometimes, buyers ask for Perhaps that’s why one Twitter user seemed surprised by the platform’s relative scale. “I don’t know anyone who uses Zelle..but it’s handling 2x Venmo and Cash App combined,” read a As the CEO and founder of Amazon, the multibillion dollar online shopping company, Jeff Bezos is the richest person on the planet. With a current net worth o Here are nine pushy money behaviors that could signal a problem in your relationship. It might be bullying if your spouse: Chides you for going over budget. This is a common form of financial US5K9. It has now been 50 years since economist Milton Friedman asked and answered a fundamental question What is the role of business in society? Friedman’s stance was plain “There is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits.” That view has long influenced management thinking, corporate governance, and strategic moves. But more recently, many leaders have sought to expand that definition to consider all the stakeholders who stand to gain—or lose—from organizations’ decisions. In 2019, Business Roundtable released a new “Statement on the purpose of a corporation,” signed by 181 CEOs who committed to lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders—customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and shareholders. The statement outlined a modern standard for corporate responsibility. On the 50th anniversary of Friedman’s landmark definition, we look at how the conversation on corporate purpose has evolved. The pre-1970 conversation Even before Friedman’s essay published, the social responsibility of business was a topic of discussion. McKinsey, for example, was part of the early conversation about corporate purpose, which centered on the idea of improving performance and a belief that healthier corporations meant a healthier society. The firm’s earliest formal expression of its objectives spoke of the value of “advancing the profitableness and welfare of American business and hence the welfare of the country as a whole” 1937. The discussion of corporations’ role in society continued to unfold in the 1950s and 1960s, when Columbia University and McKinsey presented a lecture series in which executives discussed the challenges of large organizations. Many of those talks became books that addressed the issues Friedman would soon take on. Friedman’s seminal 1970 essay On September 13, 1970, when Friedman published his landmark piece, “The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits,” in the New York Times, he wrote In a free-enterprise, private-property system, a corporate executive is an employee of the owners of the business. He has direct responsibility to his employers. That responsibility is to conduct the business in accordance with their desires, which generally will be to make as much money as possible while conforming to their basic rules of the society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom. Like many businesses and thinkers, McKinsey has grappled with such ideas over the years. A 1971 statement of the firm’s goals highlights the role of profitability but acknowledges that it isn’t the sole social responsibility of business; consultants can also “do worthwhile things for society as well as to earn substantial financial rewards.” Marvin Bower—McKinsey’s managing director from 1950 to 1967, who remained a vocal leader even after stepping down—also continued to emphasize the importance of enduring business values, which could be translated into societal as well as business impact Outside the service for which we are compensated, each of us has an opportunity, through the firm, to serve the society of which [we are] a part. Our knowledge of the problem-solving process enables us to contribute disproportionately to the welfare of our communities. The 1980s and 1990s An expanded global view Management attention started to go global in the 1980s. The business world examined how Japanese companies in particular were revolutionizing manufacturing to compete against once-dominant Western players. Political and social changes were also afoot, and the shift toward globalization took hold. McKinsey managing director Fred Gluck 1988–94 called on the firm to raise its sights and expand its horizons Beginning with a memo not two weeks before the Berlin Wall came down, he urged his partners to expand their vision beyond their usual business clients. As the world’s best problem solvers, he argued, McKinsey should aspire to advise national and world leaders on global issues like poverty, European integration, and the environment. It should help design and implement the reforms that were certain to follow in the wake of the revolutions unfolding in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and Asia. Though not universally shared, Gluck’s call to action struck a chord with many firm leaders. 
 They were being challenged to help change the world. The McKinsey Global Institute was founded in this era, looking to generate fresh insights through serious research that integrated the disciplines of economics and management. And although work continued to prize financial impact for clients, the thinking around future impact continued to expand. The 2000s and 2010s A focus on longer-term, inclusive growth Technological advances may have facilitated globalization, but the dot-com crash of the early 2000s and ensuing changes—to say nothing of the global financial crisis of 2008—brought discussion on the social responsibility of business into the zeitgeist. In a 2006 interview, McKinsey’s former London office manager Peter Foy reflected I have real misgivings about the way that [business] changed. Because the minute the world 
 changed from building great companies and keeping shareholders happy to serving shareholders on a quarterly delivery, wealth-creation basis 
 you changed everything in the business system. The motivation of the CEO, and the organization, and the time you spend on it all. The conversations also entered the realm of public ideas. One particularly powerful statement in the March 2011 Harvard Business Review article “Capitalism for the long term,” penned by McKinsey managing partner Dominic Barton, called for business-led reform to go beyond quarterly capitalism This shift is not just about persistently thinking and acting with a next-generation view—although that’s a key part of it. It’s about rewiring the fundamental ways we govern, manage, and lead corporations. It’s also about changing how we view business’s value and its role in society. Barton later helped found the not-for-profit Focusing Capital on the Long Term, which encourages long-term investing and business decision making. Additionally, the McKinsey Quarterly marked its 50-year anniversary with a special edition on the future of management. One key theme Corporate longevity and a long-term view of performance. 2019, the Business Roundtable statement, and what lies ahead On August 19, 2019, the Business Roundtable issued its latest statement on the purpose of a corporation Businesses play a vital role in the economy by creating jobs, fostering innovation and providing essential goods and services. Businesses make and sell consumer products; manufacture equipment and vehicles; support the national defense; grow and produce food; provide health care; generate and deliver energy; and offer financial, communications and other services that underpin economic growth. While each of our individual companies serves its own corporate purpose, we share a fundamental commitment to all of our stakeholders. The statement was endorsed by 181 CEOs along with McKinsey global managing partner Kevin Sneader, each committing to leading their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders—customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and shareholders. Echoes of that statement continue to resonate today, even as leaders navigate crises and contemplate the next normal beyond coronavirus. As Marc Goedhart and Tim Koller note in “The value of value creation” “Long-term value creation can—and should—take into account the interests of all stakeholders.” And Sneader and his coauthors underscore it as a top-management ethos in a new article on the CEO moment [The] COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the profound interconnectedness between businesses and the broader world in which they operate. 
 Employees, customers, and stakeholders expect a CEO to articulate where the company stands on critical issues. What lies ahead on this topic? Write to article was conceptualized, illustrated, and edited by McKinsey Global Publishing colleagues Mike Borruso, Torea Frey, Gwyn Herbein, Philip Mathew, Janet Michaud, and Nathan Wilson, with Paul Lasewicz, our archivist, guiding us on this walk through a career with us We use several different structures to make comparisons. Positive adjectives are used in the structure as
as. Before than’, we use a comparative adjective. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate comparative structure. 1. The baby doesn’t look much 





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.. than I used to have. less energy least energy the less energy 9. I want to spend ...................... working. the less possible time the least possible time the lesser possible time Answers 1. The baby doesn’t look much like you. 2. Her eyes are not at all the same color as yours. 3. I earn as much money as you. 4. It was more expensive than I thought. 5. The car is running faster since it had a service. 6. You are the most annoying person in the whole neighborhood. 7. She is less pretty than her sister. 8. I have got less energy than I used to have. 9. I want to spend the least possible time working. Having put down her third round opponent, Mirra Andreeva of Russia in convincing fashion, it’s now clear that Coco Gauff has come to Roland Garros in search of her first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open. Of course, there is still a way to go. On Monday she will take on Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova and if she manages to make it past her, could potentially face the woman who beat her in last year’s French Open final and current world No. 1, Iga Swiatek. There is also the matter of her doubles commitment as well. Gauff alongside her American partner Jessica Pegula, is set to take on Belgium’s Greet Minnen and Anna Bondar of Hungary in the doubles quarterfinals as well. That means, there is a chance that Gauff could follow in the footsteps of Barbora Krejcikova, to become the 11th woman this century to win slams in singles and doubles at the same tournament, and one of an elite few to land her first major victories at the same time at the same tournament. It likely won’t hurt that the 19-year-old could also see her bank balance increase significantly as Open singles winner to take home $ millionThe winner of the women’s singles title at Roland Garros this year will pocket $ million, which represents a increase on the amount awarded last year, while the women’s doubles winners will share a cheque for $$614,231, which is an increase of That would land Gauff close to half of what she’s earned in her career so far, approximately $6 million. It’s worth noting that Gauff has already reached a doubles grand slam final, at the US Open in 2021. Her first Tour-level victory came in 2019 at the Linz Open, where she qualified as a lucky loser and beat 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the final, making her the youngest player to win a WTA title since Gauff’s off-court earningsSince stepping into the spotlight at the 2020 Australian Open, where she defeated Serena Williams in the opening round, before eventually beating defending champion Naomi Osaka in the third, Gauff has gone on to be somewhat inconsistent. With that said, there is no doubt that the 19-year-old is a rising star of the game who will likely come into her own very soon. With that, it’s not hard to see why brands have gravitated toward her. Consider for a moment that according to Forbes, she was making roughly $1 million in 2019. Today, that figure stands at approximately $4 million, a significant increase to say the least. Where sponsors are concerned, she’s known to have affiliations with New Balance, Head her racket supplier, Barilla, which also sponsors Roger Federer and American Eagle. as much ... as tanto tanta ... comoI haven’t got as much energy as you no tengo tanta energĂ­a como tĂșyou’ve got as much as she has tienes tanto como ellayou spend as much as me or as I do tĂș gastas tanto como yoit didn’t cost as much as I had expected no costĂł tanto como yo me esperabait can cost as much as $2,000 puede llegar a costar dĂłlaresSee full dictionary entry for as belowCopyright © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. as [ĂŠz ] [əz ] For set combinations in which as is not the first word, eg such ... as, the same ... as, dressed as, acknowledge as, look up the other in time clauses a. You can usually use cuando when the as clause simply tells you when an event happened cuando as I was passing the house cuando pasaba por delante de la casahe came in as I was leaving entrĂł cuando yo salĂ­a b. Alternatively, use al + infinitivehe came in as I was leaving entrĂł al salir yohe tripped as he was coming out of the bank tropezĂł al salir or cuando salĂ­a del bancoas the car drew level with us, I realized Isabel was driving al llegar el coche a nuestra altura or cuando el coche llegĂł a nuestra altura, me di cuenta de que lo conducĂ­a Isabel c. Translate as using mientras for longer actions which are happening at the same time = while mientras as we walked, we talked about the future mientras caminĂĄbamos, hablĂĄbamos del futuroas we speak en estos momentos ⧫ mientras hablamosthe deal is being signed as we speak el acuerdo se estĂĄ firmando en estos momentos d. In the context of two closely linked actions involving parallel development, translate as using a medida que or conforme. Alternatively, use segĂșn va etc + gerundas one gets older, life gets more and more difficult a medida que se envejece or conforme se envejece or segĂșn va uno envejeciendo, la vida se hace cada vez mĂĄs difĂ­cilas he got older he got deafer a medida que or conforme envejeciĂł se fue volviendo mĂĄs sordo ⧫ segĂșn fue envejeciendo se fue volviendo mĂĄs sordo 2. in reason clausesWhen as means “since” or “because”, you can generally use como, provided you put it at the beginning of the sentence. Alternatively, use the more formal puesto que either at the beginning of the sentence or between the clauses or ya que especially between the clauses. como more frmpuesto que ⧫ ya queas you’re here, I’ll tell you como estĂĄs aquĂ­ or puesto que estĂĄs aquĂ­, te lo dirĂ©he didn’t mention it as he didn’t want to worry you como no querĂ­a preocuparte, no lo mencionĂł ⧫ no lo mencionĂł puesto que no querĂ­a preocupartehe couldn’t come as he had an appointment no pudo asistir porque or puesto que or ya que tenĂ­a un compromisopatient as she is, she’ll probably put up with it con lo paciente que es, seguramente lo soportarĂĄ3. describing way, manner como leave things as they are dejad las cosas como estĂĄnI’m okay as I am estoy bien tal como estoyknowing him as I do, I’m sure he’ll refuse conociĂ©ndolo como lo conozco, estoy seguro de que no aceptarĂĄthe village, situated as it is near a motorway, ... el pueblo, situado como estĂĄ cerca de una autopista, ...as I’ve said before ... como he dicho antes ...as I was saying ... como iba diciendo ...her door is the first as you go up su puerta es la primera segĂșn se subeshe is very gifted, as is her brother tiene mucho talento, al igual que su hermanoyou’ll have it by noon as agreed lo tendrĂĄ antes del mediodĂ­a, tal como acordamosit’s not bad, as hotels go no estĂĄ mal, en comparaciĂłn con otros hotelesas in all good detective stories como en toda buena novela policĂ­acaas you know como sabeArsenal are playing as never before! ÂĄArsenal estĂĄ jugando mejor que nunca!as often happens como suele ocurrirhe performed brilliantly, as only he can actuĂł de maravilla, como solo Ă©l sabe hacerloas you were! Military ÂĄdescansen!do as you wish haga lo que quiera 4. = though aunque tired as he was, he went to the party aunque estaba cansado, asistiĂł a la fiestainteresting as the book is, I don’t think it will sell very well el libro es interesante, pero aĂșn asĂ­ no creo que se venda bien ⧫ aunque el libro es interesante, no creo que se venda bientry as she would or might, she couldn’t lift it por mĂĄs que se esforzĂł no pudo levantarlounlikely as it may seem ... por imposible que parezca ...5. in set structuresas if or as though como siit was as if or as though he were still alive era como si estuviera todavĂ­a vivohe looked as if or as though he was ill parecĂ­a como si estuviera enfermoit isn’t as if or as though he were poor no es que sea pobre, que digamosas if she knew! ÂĄcomo si ella lo supiera!as if to the little dog nodded his head, as if to agree el perrito moviĂł la cabeza, como asintiendoas in it’s spelled with V as in Valencia se escribe con V de Valenciaas it is as it is, it doesn’t make much difference en realidad, casi da lo mismoas it is we can do nothing en la prĂĄctica or tal y como estĂĄn las cosas no podemos hacer nadaI’ve got quite enough to do as it is tengo ya bastante trabajoas it were I’d understood the words, but I hadn’t understood the question, as it were habĂ­a entendido las palabras, pero no habĂ­a comprendido la pregunta, por asĂ­ decirloI have become, as it were, two people me he convertido como en dos personashe was as it were tired and emotional estaba de alguna forma cansado y con los nervios a flor de pielas was that’s the headmistress, the deputy as was esa es la directora, que antes era la subdirectora preposition1. = whileshe was often ill as a child de pequeña se ponĂ­a enferma con frecuencia 2. = in the capacity of como he succeeded as a politician tuvo Ă©xito como polĂ­ticoI don’t think much of him as an actor como actor, no me gusta muchoshe treats me as her equal me trata de igual a igualwe’re going as tourists vamos en plan de turismohe was there as adviser estaba allĂ­ en calidad de asesorGibson as Hamlet Theatre Gibson en el papel de Hamlethe works as a waiter trabaja de camarero see also such pronounadverb1. in comparisonsas ... as tan ... comoI am as tall as him soy tan alto como Ă©lthis tree can grow as tall as 50 feet este ĂĄrbol puede llegar a medir 50 pies de altoas big as a house tan grande como una casashe hit him as hard as she could lo golpeĂł lo mĂĄs fuerte que pudo ⧫ lo golpeĂł tan fuerte como pudohe was writing as long ago as 1945 en 1945 ya escribĂ­ashe doesn’t walk as quickly or as fast as me no camina tan rĂĄpido como yowalk as quickly or as fast as you can camina lo mĂĄs rĂĄpido que puedashe ate as quickly as possible comiĂł lo mĂĄs rĂĄpido posibleit was still being done by hand as recently as 1960 en 1960 todavĂ­a seguĂ­a haciĂ©ndose a manothe fresh snow was as white as white could be la nieve fresca era todo lo blanca que podĂ­a seris it as far as that? Âżtan lejos estĂĄ?is it as big as all that? Âżes de verdad tan grande?as little as by saving as little as ten pounds a month ahorrando tan solo diez libras al mesas many ... as tantos tantas ... comoI haven’t got as many pairs of shoes as you no tengo tantos pares de zapatos como tĂșI’ve got a lot of tapes but I haven’t got as many as him or as he has tengo muchas cintas, pero no tantas como Ă©lshe gets as many as eight thousand letters a month llega a recibir hasta ocho mil cartas al mesas much she thought he was an idiot, and said as much pensaba que era un idiota, y asĂ­ lo expresĂłas much ... as tanto tanta ... comoI haven’t got as much energy as you no tengo tanta energĂ­a como tĂșyou’ve got as much as she has tienes tanto como ellayou spend as much as me or as I do tĂș gastas tanto como yoit didn’t cost as much as I had expected no costĂł tanto como yo me esperabait can cost as much as $2,000 puede llegar a costar dĂłlaresas one they all stood up as one se levantaron todos a la vezhalf/twice/three times as ... it’s half as expensive es la mitad de caroit’s twice as expensive es el doble de caroit’s three times as expensive es tres veces mĂĄs caroshe’s twice as nice as her sister es el doble de simpĂĄtica que su hermanaher coat cost twice as much as mine su abrigo costĂł el doble que el mĂ­owithout as or so much as she gave me back the book without as much as an apology me devolviĂł el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa 2. in set structuresas for as for the children, they were exhausted en cuanto a los niños, estaban rendidos ⧫ los niños, por su parte, estaban rendidosas for that ... en cuanto a esto ...as from as from tomorrow a partir de mañanaas of as of yesterday/now a partir de ayer/ahoraas to as to that I can’t say en lo que a eso se refiere, no lo sĂ©as to her mother ... en cuanto a su madre ...to question sb as to his intentions preguntar a algn sus intencionesthey make decisions as to whether students need help deciden si los alumnos necesitan ayudahe inquired as to what the problem was preguntĂł cuĂĄl era el problema see also regard transitive verbCopyright © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights of 'as much ... as' in a sentence as much ... asExample sentences from the Collins Corpus These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins. Are those being used as much as they should be?The conjuring is about sustainability as much as at home as much as have to look after them as much as we can feel as much as you can see and as much as it used to cost to get her into he has not been able to devote enough time to them and has not progressed as much as he this could suggest self-knowledge as much as bank hopes to withdraw as much as 50 billion of assets from the is thought the company hopes to raise as much as 100m from the sentences from Collins dictionariesHis coat cost twice as much as eat as much as I want, so long as it is enjoy pleasure as much as the next hate Lewis and his kind just as much as you like to know as much as possible about my want to learn as much as possible about the industry so that I'm better kept out of his way as much as I done as much as possible on these father never saved money and perhaps I reacted against that. I save as much as I in my life have I seen anyone drink as much as you. "Do not pass go, do not collect $200." "Take a ride on the Reading."These beloved phrases, and many others, are a staple in the game Monopoly. Recognized as the most popular board game by the Guinness World Records in 1999, parent company Hasbro prints $30 billion in Monopoly money every year, CNN reports. But like many board games, Monopoly requires set up — choose your token, decide who goes first and dole out the your hopes are high to land on Boardwalk and Park Place, but you don’t know how much money to start with, read on. How much money do you start with in Monopoly?Players begin with $1,500 in Monopoly money, according to Hasbro game instructions. Here is the breakdown of how much money each player getsTwo $500sTwo $100sTwo $50sSix $20sFive $10sFive $5sFive $1sThe remaining bills go to the bank. One player acts as the banker and is in charge of divvying up money and collecting fees. How to play checkersCheck out our illustrated step-by-step guideFamily funIllustrated Go Fish rules guide and how to winHow much money do you start with in Monopoly Junior?Hasbro created Monopoly Junior in 1990 to cater to younger fans. The game differs in its currency, spaces on the board and even the replacement of jail with a visit to the “rest room,” as the original Hasbro instructions read. The goal, however, remains the same gather as much cash as you can to be the richest player by the end of the how much money to dole out to each player in Monopoly JuniorOne $5One $4Three $3sFour $2sFive $1sA brief history of MonopolyElizabeth Magie, known to her friends as Lizzie, created the first version of Monopoly, originally called The Landlord’s Game, in the early 1900s as a way to reflect “the present system of land-grabbing with all its usual outcomes and consequences,” according to the Guardian. Magie secured a legal claim via the Patent Office in 1903 and published the game through the Economic Game Company. The Guardian said the game was popular with leftwing intellectuals, a community of Quakers, local neighborhoods and on college early edition was passed from friend to friend until Charles Darrow, unemployed and desperate for money, wrote up the rules and sold the game to the Parker Brothers in 1932. The new version, now called Monopoly, succeeded greatly. Darrow received royalties throughout his lifetime from the Parker Brothers edition, and Magie was paid $500 for the rights of The Landlord’s Game to preserve Monopoly’s originality. Magie protested the snub in 1936 interviews to The Washington Post and the Washington Evening Star, publicly angry at Darrow’s Monopoly, the Guardian reports. What comes in a Monopoly game?Make sure your newly bought Monopoly game has all its correct pieces before beginning gameplay. The most up-to-date version of the beloved game contains these itemsGameboardEight tokens28 title deed or property cards16 Chance cards16 Community Chest cards32 houses12 hotelsTwo diceMonopoly money packInstructionsMonopoly game pieces have changed over the years. In 2013, the game replaced its classic iron token with a cat. In 2017, Hasbro crowdsourced opinions on the game’s traditional pieces once again. After more than million votes, Hasbro decided to replace the boot, the wheelbarrow and the thimble with a T-Rex, a rubber ducky and a penguin, CNN reports. How to play SolitaireStep-by-step guide with pictures to the solo card gameJust Curious?We're answering your everyday questions

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