Sentences with phrase «general lowering of»

All of this has lead to a general lowering of «sensitivity» estimates with the range headed in the 1.5 C per doubling range before adjustment for long term persistence.

The constant improvement in technology coupled with a general lowering of cost of tablet devices is being held as the prime factors stimulating growth of the segment.

This guarantees improved operating efficiency for team engineers and a general lowering of temperatures, thanks to the cooler and more efficient catalytic converters.

This isalready evident in the hundreds of daily abortions and the general lowering of respect for the human person.

«Let them first consider how easily this course of action could open wide the way for marital infidelity and a general lowering of moral standards.

The consequences of this primary pursuit of pleasure are a general lowering of standards, disrespect for authority, disorderliness, and loss of morale by teachers (or parents) and students alike.

But the more time marches on, the more Humanae Vitae appears prophetic, for Paul VI voiced four concerns regarding artificial contraception that have largely become realities: a general lowering of moral standards; increased marital infidelity; the reduction of women to instruments for the fulfillment of male desire; and public authorities engaging in coercive population planning programs.

Pope Paul VI and the «out of touch» Church predicted in 1969 that widespread use of contraception would lead to four things: 1) General lowering of moral standards, 2) A rise in infidelity, and illegitimacy 3) The reduction of women to objects used to satisfy men and 4) Government coercion in reproductive matters.

Perhaps the most mocked of Humanae Vitae's predictions was its claim that separating sex from procreation would deform relations between the sexes and «open wide the way for marital infidelity and a general lowering of moral standards.»

The encyclical warned of four resulting trends: a general lowering of moral standards throughout society; a rise in infidelity; a lessening of respect for women by men; and the coercive use of reproductive technologies by governments.

Not exact matches

One of the best ways to get attention to your business on a low budget is through controversy and general hype.

Aidis looked at data in five key categories: general business environment, accessibility of resources, women's rights and the prevalence of women in leadership roles, potential for high - growth female - owned businesses, and the entrepreneurship pipeline — the category Canada scored lowest in.

Businesses that meet the standards of a Canadian - Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC) pay the lower small business rate on the first $ 500,000 of active business income, and the general corporate tax rate beyond that.

Vancouver based General Fusion aims for a relatively low - cost, practical form of fusion called Magnetized Target Fusion.Photo: Courtesy of General Fusion

Vancouver based General Fusion aims for a relatively low - cost, practical form of fusion called Magnetized Target Fusion.

Fixed - income investors should be realistic in expecting this to be a year of relatively low returns across asset classes in general — a year in which small ball becomes much more important than swinging for the fences.

After a two - year investigation, the Competition Bureau found that Amazon's practice of comparing its prices to regular prices on its Canadian site gave consumers the impression that the website was selling items at a price lower than the general market.

According to de la Madrid, top resorts were exposed to lower levels of risk than the country in general and tourists understood this.

RBC says that increasing Android sales — and lower Apple - related revenues — are better for margins, while cutting corporate general and administrative expenses from 10 % of North American sales to about 8 % would save the business about $ 840 million.

The rising rate of unemployment and low opportunities create jobs embarked the journey of Government of India to work on skill development after the 2014 General Elections.

And while the stocks have run up wildly since their August lows — Dollar Tree jumping from $ 66 to over $ 93 and Dollar General running from $ 69 to over $ 83 as of Monday — Cramer said their stocks are still fairly cheap on a price - to - earnings basis.

In general, generics are a wonderful thing — they're a lower - cost alternative to expensive, brand - name versions of drugs.

After tracking cash flow in and out of mutual funds to measure investor sentiment, the research found that in response to hype, general market enthusiasm or a mass exodus, «retail investors direct their money to funds which invest in stocks that have low future returns.

Turing Pharmaceuticals, which raised the price of a drug 5,500 % practically overnight says it will now lower its price following an intense backlash from the media, medical profession and the general public.

The commonplace argument that increases in the volume of immigration, by themselves, lower wages and take jobs from Americans - an argument which Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to defend ending DACA - has neither empirical nor theoretical support in economics.

Plus, with expectations for Valeant as low as they are, the next CEO doesn't really have to worry about big shoes to fill, Ackman suggested: «You don't want to be CEO after Jack Welch has been running the company,» he said, referring to the legendary CEO of General Electric (ge).

It had lower marks than others for its hours of metro accessibility and general access to public transit systems.

He cited low voter turnout in general and among younger voters in particular for control of Congress switching from Democratic to Republican during his presidency.

The 128 - year - old beauty company, known for products such as Skin - So - Soft and ANEW skincare, has been hit by a triple whammy: the rise in sales of low - priced beauty products at mass - market chains such as Walgreen (WAG) and Dollar General (DG), the apparent obsolescence of its direct - selling model for beauty items, and ill - advised forays into fashion, jewelry and pricier skincare products that alienated many customers.

When you dispose of the stock, any appreciation will be taxed at the capital - gains rate, which is far lower than the general income rate,» he says.

Though Dollar Tree now outnumbers its competitor Dollar General (dg) in terms of stores, it still makes less in sales and has a lower market value than its peer.

But Square's lowered IPO share price is a bit of a downer for the tech sector in general.

About 30 percent of all the inflows went to 10 low - cost, plain - vanilla equity ETFs that were indexed to the S&P 500 (IVV, VOO, SPY), developed markets in general (IEFA, EFA, VEA), or emerging markets (IEMG, VWO).

All the industry giants have been criticized for continuing to have such low numbers of women on the board, in management positions or even in the workforce in general.

When Immelt took over at General Electric in 2001 from venerable GE boss Jack Welch, the stock was already turning over, as the dotcom bubble of the 1990s burst and took the broader stock market lower as well.

The cash - guzzling Tesla's market capitalisation is slightly ahead of Ford and slightly lower than General Motors, despite it producing less than 10 per cent as many cars and failing to deliver profits.

Only about half of small business owners say they have ever borrowed money for their business, including the general population of small business owners (50 %), Asian (53 %) and Hispanic (51 %) segments, while the percentage of African American business owners who have used credit (42 %) is somewhat lower.

In general, the fixed costs of operating any airplane are high, but bigger planes tend to have lower costs per passenger.

Between 2013 — 14 and 2016 — 17, other non-tax revenues are projected to decrease by $ 0.3 billion, largely reflecting the one - time gain in 2013 — 14 on the sale of the Province's interest in 10 million shares of General Motors Company, and lower electricity sector - related revenues, over the forecast period, including fiscally neutral power supply contract recoveries.

As a general rule, your chances of approval are lower unless your credit score is at least 660 and you have a history of making regular, on - time payments on your student loans.

The changes to the Canadian securities laws if adopted would allow the general public to invest in equity crowdfunding online, and companies to offer small amounts of equity with less disclosure thus driving the cost of raising capital lower and widening participation at the same time.

But the general point is that high terms of trade, all other things equal, will raise living standards, while low terms of trade will reduce them.»

I am a big fan of the Vanguard investing philosophy (which is built on investing in low cost index funds), as well as Vanguard funds in general.

This is consistent with a degree of deleveraging among some households, particularly when we consider that low interest rates might otherwise have encouraged a general increase in this type of credit over that period (Graph 9).

DETROIT / SAO PAULO, April 25 General Motors Co is planning for long - term profitability in South America built on the back of draconian cost cutting during Brazil's recession and the same low - cost vehicles it is developing for Chinese consumers, which are due to hit dealerships in 2019.

As a general rule, a short - term loan will have a higher periodic payment, but a lower total interest cost of the loan when compared to a longer - term loan — even if that loan includes a lower interest rate, because the business is paying interest over a longer period of time.

«As part of Dollar General's continual commitment to provide quality products at everyday low prices to our diverse consumer base, we are thrilled to announce our first Innovation and Supplier Diversity Summit scheduled for this spring,» said Jason Reiser, Dollar General's executive vice president and chief merchandising officer.

«Growing concern about climate change — from society in general, and from long - term shareholders in particular — has forced oil companies to think about the implications of a transition to a low - carbon economy.

Also, as noted, with the general level of interest rates relatively low, the incremental return from investing in lower credit looks more rewarding.

: A classic point of contention for risk parity is that interest rates, in general, are too low, and that while the approach may have performed well in the past, it is only because of an historic bond rally, which is unlikely to happen again.