Sentences with phrase «in times of contracting»

In times of contracting budgets, curriculum time and increased group sizes, this presents many challenges but we can not afford to lose what is at the heart of D&T, namely designing and making things.

Such a position is also untenable in a time of contracting budgets, and growing social, economic and educational inequalities.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

In Austria, there are somewhat similar «beck and call contracts,» though these are governed by tighter working time regulations, while in the Netherlands there are at least a quarter of a million workers subject to «minimum terms»In Austria, there are somewhat similar «beck and call contracts,» though these are governed by tighter working time regulations, while in the Netherlands there are at least a quarter of a million workers subject to «minimum terms»in the Netherlands there are at least a quarter of a million workers subject to «minimum terms».

Most contracts don't explicitly discourage talking politics, but there are often clauses that state that, as company ambassadors, employees must behave in accordance with the principles, the values and the mission of the organization at all times.

This is the only time you will see the word «recession» in this column — even though its subject is the release Monday of a government report that showed Canada's gross domestic product contracted for two consecutive quarters through June.

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Trudeau reset the benchmark in Hamburg, Germany on February 17, delivering a direct message to business leaders: «It's time to pay a living wage, to pay your taxes and to give your workers the peace of mind that comes with stable, full - time contracts.»

Russ Corsi, who worked nearly 32 years for Pittsburgh - based PPG, a global supplier of auto glass, says larger sunroofs are also more prone to weakening over time as the pane absorbs impacts from bumps in the road, twists and turns of the car's frame, and «thermal shock» — the expanding and contracting from sudden temperature changes.

By October, they had finalized a deal for Canoe, which had $ 3 billion in assets at the time, to purchase the management contracts for the O'Leary family of funds.

Roberts, the Toronto mortgage broker, is advising all of her existing clients that if they are currently locked in mortgages at rates of 3.59 % or higher, they need to consider breaking their contracts and refinancing, depending on the penalties and time to maturity.

The last time he signed with the satellite company in 2010 he got an estimated $ 80 million a year, and the new deal gives SiriusXM the right to use Stern's archives for seven years after the end of his contract.

In early March, as rebels fought for control of the country's east coast ports, where much of the country's oil is refined or shipped abroad, the price of the American crude contract (West Texas Intermediate, or WTI) broke US$ 100 for the first time since 2008.

«The Frida Kahlo Corporation actively participated in the process of designing the doll, Mattel has its permission and a legal contract that grants it the rights to make a doll of the great Frida Kahlo,» Mattel said in a statement quoted by The New York Times.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

That gives a good idea of the type of positions that exist in the industry, salary levels, job type (full - time, part - time, contract, etc.), and which locations have the most demand for the industry.

Ideally, benefits of this special 8 (a) program to the protà © gà © firm — which can have only one mentor at a time — will include technical and management assistance; options to enter into joint - venture business agreements with mentor firms to compete for government contracts; financial assistance in the form of equity or loans; and qualification for other SBA assistance programs.

There are examples of on - demand companies who already hire part - time and full - time employees in what are normally contract worker positions.

Four years on, the F1 boss appears to be frustrated again as he tries to keep one of the most glamorous races on the calendar after the contract expires in 2017, at a time when the city - state is weighing whether the event makes economic sense anymore.

Small businesses with 50 or more employees invested an average of $ 257,098 in time and money seeking contracts in 2012, while those firms with fewer than 10 employees spent only $ 37,172, the American Express survey finds.

Rather than raising corporate tax rates, the Rhode Island legislation, Senate Bill 2796, would give preferential treatment in state contract bids to companies that pay their highest - paid executive no more than 32 times the pay of their lowest - paid full - time employee.

A Qualcomm spokesperson told Fortune in a statement that both full - time and temporary workers will be affected by the layoffs, without citing the specific number of full - time and contract workers that will be cut.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

In 2012, while pregnant with her second child, she was pursuing consultant work, but found it difficult to get a full - time contract — despite having deep experience in risk analysis and microfinance, and an impressive list of previous employers including Goldman Sachs and Credit SuissIn 2012, while pregnant with her second child, she was pursuing consultant work, but found it difficult to get a full - time contract — despite having deep experience in risk analysis and microfinance, and an impressive list of previous employers including Goldman Sachs and Credit Suissin risk analysis and microfinance, and an impressive list of previous employers including Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse.

The opinion, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, strikes down a legislative provision, first enacted in 1986 and renewed numerous times since, which sets a goal that 5 percent of federal defense contracting dollars each fiscal year must be awarded to certain entities, including small disadvantaged companies.

At the point the growth began to slow, the multiple would contract, meaning that even if its earnings do grow 600 % in the next few years, if it becomes subject to the law of big numbers - that ever increasing amounts eventually forge their own anchor - the result would be a market capitalization substantially similar to today, leading to no increase in the stock price over a long period of time.

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.

«My friends and I have all pieced freelancing, contracts and part - time work together to make an imitation of a full - time job,» says Allison Sparling, who has worked in communications for multiple organizations.

The New York Times reports that the firm, one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, is preparing to begin using its own funds to sponsor a variety of investment contracts tied to the bitcoin price and hopes to eventually trade «physical bitcoins» directly.

The other dimension of our data is open interest, i.e., the number of contracts outstanding at any one moment in time.

When all is said and done, it seems that firms are recognizing that the best interest contract exemption is the way forward for advisors who wish to continue selling financial products on a commission basis — and that now is the time for preparing for compliance in advance of the applicability date.

You will want to take advantage of this important right by obtaining your own professional home inspection report from a licensed professional inspector within the time frame specified in the sale contract.

Before moving in, she gave him a «Relationship Contract» which stated «One date per week, a minimum of a hundred minutes of alone time, not in his apartment and definitely not at Facebook.»

Commodity prices may be affected by a variety of factors at any time, including but not limited to, (i) changes in supply and demand relationships, (ii) governmental programs and policies, (iii) national and international political and economic events, war and terrorist events, (iv) changes in interest and exchange rates, (v) trading activities in commodities and related contracts, (vi) pestilence, technological change and weather, and (vii) the price volatility of a commodity.

In the Russian Far East, Huawei outcompeted Nokia in a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practiceIn the Russian Far East, Huawei outcompeted Nokia in a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practicein a 2017 open tender bidding process to lay an internet cable to the Kurile Islands by agreeing to complete the project at a cost that was 9 percent below Rostelecom's stated maximum contract price.122 Though there have been no specific complaints surrounding the Kurile Islands tender, China's investments in Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practicein Russia at times do not adhere to market principles — an issue of concern for the West given long - standing U.S. and European criticism of unfair Chinese trade and investment practices.

In October of that same year, Avera Health Plan awarded a full - service PBM contract to RxAdvance, which went live in January of 2016 in record onboarding timIn October of that same year, Avera Health Plan awarded a full - service PBM contract to RxAdvance, which went live in January of 2016 in record onboarding timin January of 2016 in record onboarding timin record onboarding time.

For example, some time back HFT was blamed for higher volatility in the cattle market, even though such trading represents a smaller fraction of cattle trading than it does for other contracts, and especially since there is precious little in the way of a theoretical argument that would support such a connection.

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Accordingly, the Strategic Growth Fund is now back to a fully - hedged investment stance - meaning that the Fund continues to be fully invested in a broadly diversified group of stocks that appear to have some combination of favorable valuation and favorable market action, while at the same time, the Fund carries an offsetting short position of equal size in the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices (using option combinations that mimic short futures contracts) intended to mute the impact of broad market fluctuations on the Fund.

Ahead of that this morning we have CPI inflation data, fears of low inflation coupled with a contagion from slow growing and even contracting foreign economies is exactly why we believe the FOMC will not remove the «considerable time» phrase in its statement when referring to raising rates.

In their assessment of the pilot program, Lantmäteriet said they believe using blockchain will cut the time taken for writing a purchasing contract through to registering a property title from four months to a few days.

«Additionally if these estcoins are issued on top of a blockchain (they could possibly be issued in multiple formats at the same time, nothing wrong with this) then it would become easy and convenient to use them inside of smart contracts and other applications,» Buterin said in his blog post.

(For public defenders) Be either full - time employees of a state or unit of local government (including tribal government) or full - time employees of a nonprofit organization operating under a contract with a state or unit of local government, who «provide legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases»

Of the remainder, payroll costs that were higher in this year's third quarter gross margin included 3 contract costs, holiday time and some impacts from other investments we made in offerings and acquisitions.

Weldon J. Rougeau, a long - time civil rights activist, has considered the issue of diversity from many perspectives — as director of the office of federal contract compliance programs at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Carter administration, as president of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and even as a prisoner for 78 days (58 of them in solitary confinement) in a Baton Rouge, La., jail cell when he was a student activist.

This reduces the amount of time wasted waiting for the contract process to be completed and could result in significant financial benefits for companies.

Corn futures in the May contract were unchanged for the trading week reversing some of the sharp losses we witnessed earlier in the week as the Chinese tariffs sent corn prices at one time lower by $ 0.16 only to rally towards the closing bell.

LOS ANGELES (AP)-- The Los Angeles Times filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Orange County Register over what the Times says is breach of contract and failure to pay more than $ 2 million in delivery fees.

It has a range of different applications beyond cryptocurrency: smart contracts, for example, can automate agreements in the public and private sector — saving time and money for organisations of all sizes.

Activity in the U.K.'s dominant services sector fell for the first time in two years in December, a closely watched monthly survey showed on Friday, a sign the economy may have contracted in the final quarter of the year.