Sentences with phrase «above minimum levels»

This means that consumers will save more over the life of the loan, especially if they are conscientious about making monthly payments above the minimum levels.

The identification of the ratings systems and levels shall be based on the criteria specified in clause (ii), shall identify the highest levels the Secretary determines are appropriate above the minimum levels required under the systems selected.

Dominion has plenty of power for times when demand is low; the challenge is filling in the peaks and valleys of demand above that minimum level.

What factors favour some degree of disclosure at the investigation stage above the minimum level of disclosure required by statute or procedural fairness?

Not exact matches

Currently 29 states have a minimum wage above the federal standard, and 24 cities and counties have minimums above state levels, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

In Vermont, where the minimum wage is currently $ 8.60 and has been above the federal level and indexed to inflation since 2007, small business owners don't think much about the annual wage increases anymore, says Betsy Bishop, president of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce.

The EPI indeed looked at the impact of a $ 10.10 minimum wage, but it never said how many people would rise above poverty levels as a result.

Methodology: Reputation Institute polled Canadian consumers about 100 multinational brands (selected based on a minimum revenue level, above - average reputations in their home countries and presence in 15 top international markets) and the 50 largest Canadian companies (ranked by revenue).

At the latter date, the average risk - weighted capital ratio was close to 11 per cent, its highest recorded level and well above the 8 per cent minimum.

The minimum startup cost for Healthier 4U Vending is $ 20,000, but it can be scaled above that depending upon the level of investment that you're willing to make.

In the future, corporations would be required to pay about a 10 percent minimum tax on overseas income above a certain level.

Reserves held by banks above the required minimum level - or cash reserve ratio - mandated by regulations and laws.

Note: Arkansas and West Virginia have increased their minimums above the federal level since 2014.

Why are so many New Yorkers, an estimated one point eight million, working for years at either the minimum wage or just above it, doing jobs that used to be considered entry level positions?

(He noted that he was not comfortable paraphrasing the mayor's remarks, but after Republicans won control over the State Senate, the mayor told reporters he will still try to achieve his left - leaning goals, such as increasing the minimum wage in New York City above the state level and passing the DREAM Act, which provides tuition assistance for immigrant children.)

And he must have Cuomo's backing for maintaining mayoral control, his affordable - housing plan and allowing the city the right to increase its minimum wage above the federal level.

The conclusion from my answer is that increasing funding to bad school districts above a minimum baseline level would NOT cause them to catch up to the good districts, because that would not address the underlying socioeconomic disparity differences of populace.

While New York is posturing to join 19 other states that have raised their minimum wages above the current federal level of $ 7.25 per hour, lawmakers in Washington are trying to promote passage of legislation that would hike the federal minimum wage to new heights.

The SUNY increase is the latest move in Cuomo's effort to increase the minimum wages in New York far above the levels approved by the Legislature in 2013.

The volume of ash deposited, and the estimated height of the eruption plume (43 kilometers above sea level) put the eruption's magnitude at a minimum of 7 on the volcanic explosivity index (which has a scale of 1 to 8)-- making it one of the largest known in the Holocene.

In January, Lake Norman near Charlotte, N.C., dropped to 93.7 feet, less than a foot above the minimum allowed level for Duke Energy's McGuire Nuclear Station.

Their results also suggest that the benefits of being physically active extend considerably for levels above those minimum recommendations.

If your appreciation for aesthetics is on the minimum level or hopefully above, you will want to build a well - balanced, symmetrical physique that makes you stand out from the crowd on more accounts than hugeness only.

I'd love to see this question approached systematically, but the survey does at least suggest that protein levels above our minimum needs based on positive nitrogen balance still support ketosis.

In addition, districts in our sample needed to have a minimum of 6 percent of students in choice schools, the level Caroline Hoxby identified as a threshold above which districts could reasonably be expected to respond to competitive pressure (see «Rising Tide,» research, Winter 2001).

The last few years I was there, the minimum benchmark was actually Level 15 — which is a year above, that's the benchmark for Year 1.

In California, 75 % of white third - grade students who attend public schools without the minimum threshold number of ELL students perform at or above the proficient level on the state's mathematics assessment test, whereas just 67 % of the white California third - graders who attend schools with the minimum threshold number of ELL students score at or above the proficient level.

Some Latino community leaders say they hope Smith's efforts — along with a budget that goes nearly $ 90 million above the minimum state funding level — will mean better results.

For example, among eighth - grade ELL students in Florida, about 30 % score at or above the proficient level in math if they attend a middle school that has a minimum threshold number of white students.

Positions above the associate level at the State Department of Education have required a Minimum Experience and Training level of «An earned advanced degree and eight (8) years of relevant professional experience.

After riding 200 plus Km the coolant level is just above the minimum marker and it has not lowered after that.

You should consider increasing your policy limits to above the minimum, to a level as high as you can reasonably afford, and until you're carrying a level of risk with which you're comfortable.

The Act specifically raises the exemption and phase out levels for the Alternative Minimum Tax, which is typically levied on individuals earning income above a certain threshold.

Banks will offer a variety of account options for customers with different needs, including free checking accounts with no minimum deposit, checking accounts with interest for customers with balances above a certain level and accounts that do not require a minimum balance requirement but charge a monthly fee.

Roughly speaking, one half of the time, minimum balances will stay above the calculated level.

Reserves held by banks above the required minimum level - or cash reserve ratio - mandated by regulations and laws.

Financial covenants are frequently ratios that the borrower is required to stay above or below (a 2:1 debt - to - equity ratio or interest coverage ratio, for example), but there are usually also restrictions on debt levels and minimum working capital requirements.

They waived the account fee when I was just below the minimum threshold on my RRSP account, and now that I'm above the $ 50k level I qualify for the cheaper trading fees of $ 9.99.

Baking chocolate has +73 % more and can cause toxicity with only 1 oz (it has 450 mg an oz, significantly above minimum toxic levels).

Veterinarians that practice orthomolecular medicine attempt to raise the levels of all essential nutrients in the animal's body up to at least a minimum level for health maintenance and disease prevention but ideally far above that level into a range that will provide optimal health.

When Acana Heritage is compared closely with the AAFCO nutrient profiles the protein levels are well above the required minimum amounts, and the food contains quality protein sources, derived from both meat and plant matter.

Failure to maintain a minimum altitude of 1,000 feet above ground level over such waters is presumed to disturb marine mammals or seabirds.

The trip is open to skiers and snowboarders of intermediate level and above who are confident skiing on blue / red slopes as a minimum.

You will also need a high fishing level (above 3) and experience points (a minimum of 148 XP) to fish this type.

A responsible press release would have discussed both — that the Pfeffer et al. minimum estimate for a Greenland sea level contribution was 25 % above the IPCC maximum estimate.

The reconstructions show the temperatures of the mid-Holocene warm period some 1 — 2 K above the reference level, the maximum of the MWP at or slightly below the reference level, the minimum of the LIA about 1 K below the reference level, and end - of - 20th century temperatures about 0.5 K above the reference level.

(Reuters)-- Beijing recorded a slight drop in smog levels in 2014, the municipal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Sunday, though some pollutants remained at 150 percent above national minimum levels.

I rarely post on this site but feel compelled to based on comment # 13 above, specifically the following paragraph: «Restoring open ocean plankton populations to known 1980 levels of health would not only annually sequester at minimum 3 ~ 4 billion tons of atmospheric CO2 (or half our global warming surplus today), it would regenerate tens of billions of tons of missing nourishment for fisheries, seabirds and marine mammals.»

As we have seen above, the commitments made according to the Copenhagen Accord and Cancun agreements that have been ratified by the Cancun agreements leave at the very minimum a 5Gt gap between emissions levels that will be achieved if there is full compliance with the voluntary emissions reductions and what is necessary to prevent 2 °C rise, a warming amount that most scientists believe could cause very dangerous climate change.

Cumulative non-CO2 emissions are lower than those in the RCP2.6 pathway by about 15 %, but annual non-CO2 emissions still remain above a fairly high minimum level («floor») of around 5 Gt CO2e.