Sentences with phrase «given global competition»

Given global competition in the labor markets, if our wages on the low end don't reduce, isn't that a significant reason why our labor force participation rate so low?

Not exact matches

Australia's competition watchdog believes the planned global merger of oilfield services companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes could give the combined group, and current market leader Schlumberger, too much power.

Given limited resources, officials and observers said, the Commission's competition directorate is likely to focus on a fairly small number in the expectation that success — still to be tested in court — can deter others from going to extremes in reducing their global tax burdens.

Ex-Im helps level the global playing field and give American companies a real shot at fair competition in the global marketplace.

«Further, given the relatively higher cost of capital in Australia and the global competition for a seemingly scarce pool of quality national assets, IAG may struggle to compete in any case.»

But the president of Nasdaq rival Cboe Global Markets Inc cautioned last week at an SEC roundtable that giving exchanges a monopoly on trading certain stocks could lead to higher market data and exchange connectivity fees, due to the absence of competition.

«It seems... our young people continue to appreciate the value of higher education, and given the scale of global competition it is critical for the economy that more people get a graduate level education.

Knowing which mutations commonly win competitions in immune - compromised patients may give a preview of winners in the global flu fight.

One way to address this could be to use competitions that invite solutions to broad global problems, where researchers working in industry are invited to pitch their solutions to expert panels, and the most relevant and viable ones are given access to funding and support.

SIFF competitions are intended to reflect the diversity and excellence of global filmmaking with awards and / or cash prizes given to the winners as determined by independent juries as well as by audience voting.

Understanding how computers work and how to use them well, gives children skills and knowledge to succeed in global competition and life generally.

Crowdsourcing Education Innovation, For Cash Fast Company, May 18, 2011 «Another of the competition's judges, [Senior Lecturer] Joe Blatt of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, notes that «The Global Education Challenge gives anyone with a big idea that could change the lives of children on a broad scale access to the resources that could make that idea a reality.»»

Another of the competition's judges, Joe Blatt of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, notes that «The Global Education Challenge gives anyone with a big idea that could change the lives of children on a broad scale access to the resources that could make that idea a reality.»

«We're proud to partner with BMW in reimagining how leading auto manufacturers introduce their new vehicles to global audiences by giving our players the ability to experience the BMW M2 Competition during its global unveil.»

Given the U.S.'s mature economy and the increased level of global competition, Buffett and Munger think real GDP growth of 1 % is all you can expect.

I applaud the Generali team for receiving numerous awards from our organization in recent years, which is no small feat given the intense global competition that they face.»

Cutthroat competition between nations has deadlocked U.N. climate negotiations for decades: rich countries dig in their heels and declare that they won't cut emissions and risk losing their vaulted position in the global hierarchy; poorer countries declare that they won't give up their right to pollute as much as rich countries did on their way to wealth, even if that means deepening a disaster that hurts the poor most of all.

Given the financial failures of French nuclear giant Areva and Japanese - owned and U.S. - based Westinghouse, Korea's withdrawal from nuclear would leave only Russia and China in the global competition for new nuclear construction.

Scientists in New York are blaming global warming for upsetting the Nenana Ice Competition stating that a recent navel survey clearly indicated that the heat energy that would normally cause the river to release its life giving waters to the downstream environment had been redirected to deep ocean sequestation where it was being used by the oil industry to kill sharks.

HMD Global is apparently working on its first flagship smartphone called Nokia 8 that could give tough competition to its arch rivals with dual rear cameras and will likely sport a Snapdragon 835 processor.

As the smartwatch is now available globally, it would give a tough competition to Sony SmartWatch 2 and Samsung Galaxy Gear in the global markets.

Founded in 2011 in France, Agorize organises student competitions with Fortune 500 companies to help students gain professional experience, expand their network, giving them better access to the global job market no matter where they are from and what they study.

Given the nature of an increasingly global marketplace, competition for consumer loyalty is stronger than ever.