Sentences with phrase «achieved at the expense»

Your success is paramount, but it shouldn't be achieved at the expense of healthy relationships with those you depend on.

The understanding, of course, is that this should not be achieved at the expense of innovation.

There is continuity, of course; but it has been achieved at the expense of inherited cultural identities.

Bolton will be oozing with confidence after consecutive victories at home, one of those being the impressive 3 - 1 result they achieved at the expense of Liverpool.

Critics of the Government alleged that reductions in primary class sizes had only been achieved at the expense of class sizes in secondary schools.

Were these gains in the core areas achieved at the expense of other valuable subjects, such as the visual and performing arts?

Perhaps these politicians realise that any benefit was achieved at the expense of others.

However, there is evidence that this is being achieved at the expense of democratic equality.

It is worth noting that the compact footprint of the Range Rover Evoque has not been achieved at the expense of traditional Range Rover virtues.

This sporting character has not been achieved at the expense of comfort and refinement.

Good looks don't guarantee a good car, however — anyone who remembers the earliest of the modern MINI models that came to the States will know very well that style can very much be achieved at the expense of substance.

The hunt for every last gram of weight saving did not lead to advances being achieved at the expense of steps backwards in other areas.

Also, higher yield tends to be achieved at the expense of higher capital appreciation.

Based on this, the committee said it was concerned that an increase in the numbers of people helped would be achieved at the expense of quality legal advice and representation.

State neutrality is not achieved at the expense of other important constitutional rights such as freedom of expression and religion.

«However it is essential that these efficiencies are not achieved at the expense of valuable programs and initiatives that build an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce and contribute to achieving health equality more broadly.»

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.

At the end of the day, will you feel a sense of accomplishment if you've achieved one goal, but at the expense of another important area of your fledgling businesAt the end of the day, will you feel a sense of accomplishment if you've achieved one goal, but at the expense of another important area of your fledgling businesat the expense of another important area of your fledgling business?

Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties as well as other factors, which include, without limitation: the uncertain timing of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability of data at the expected times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial value of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing on the intellectual property rights of others; the uncertain timing and level of expenses associated with Alder's development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency of Alder's capital and other resources; market competition; changes in economic and business conditions; and other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2018, and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

In a May SEC filing, Tesla said, «Although we continue to remain on track with our progress at Gigafactory 2, our expectations as to the cost of building the facility, acquiring manufacturing equipment and supporting our manufacturing operations may prove incorrect, which could subject us to significant expenses to achieve the desired benefits.»

The manner in which the employer can request an evaluation by an outside medical or other expert, at the employer's expense, to assist the employer in determining if accommodation can be achieved and, if so, how accommodation can be achieved.

We'll achieve our goal by continuing to work at our jobs, while keeping our expenses the same or lower.

These targets can often be achieved by the bigwigs turbo - charging the short - term performance of the company at the expense of long - term performance.

I am sorry there are people that have no faith in God, but I am more saddened by the efforts of ALL in this discussion to cast words of hate on others in some personal attempt at achieving self - worth at the expense of someone else's belief (or non-belief).

I will no longer talk to those who believe that the unity of the church can or should be achieved by rejecting the presence of, or at least at the expense of, gay and lesbian people.

For Hua - yen, therefore, there is no room for creative synthesis, the many can not become one and are increased by one, for whatever is has achieved is «complete ontological cohesiveness and solidarity, but at the expense of creative advance, emergent newness and the production of novelty» (p. 71).

One could similarly relax the axioms for a topological space to achieve more generality at the expense of losing the key features of spatiality.

First there is the «realistic» Mad Women part where female ad executives try to achieve their ambition at the expense of each other.

At enormous expense, and with a great deal of commemorative and documentary redundancy, the anti-monumental 9/11 memorial and museum achieve precisely the opposite.

To show how tyrannical any country that aimed at achieving perfect justice — even at the expense of family, friendship, and the self - consciousness of persons born to love other persons and die as particular persons — would be, Socrates turned the rulers into gods and most people into animals to be controlled.

Another point of vulnerability in the system is the industry «s own defensiveness and sense of guilt which sometimes is expressed in management «s desire to produce a few quality programs even at the expense of achieving maximum profits, in order to project a «quality» or public - service image to the populace.

'' one is the fascinating and moving view provided by the sonogram, and another is the survival of «premature» babies of feather - like weight, who have achieved «viability» outside the womb» --------------------------------- — Any viability is only possible (and at enormous expense to everyone else in the group health plan) with pregnancies > 20 weeks.

Fosdick's repeated self - borrowings bother Miller no end, as does the manner in which Fosdick «achieved transparency, often, at the expense of accuracy.»

In this way social and personal coherence would be achieved, but ultimately at the expense of any real objectivity.

Persons or groups can strive to achieve private goals at the expense of the collective welfare, bypassing procedural rules as they do so.

Oklahoma and Nebraska achieved their lofty rankings at the expense of a conference that is fast becoming a bad joke

Survival was confirmed on the penultimate match of the season as Sam Allardyce achieved what was almost an impossible task as The Black Cats ensured their Premier League status at the expense of their North - East rivals, Newcastle United.

A disciplined person is one that has established a goal and is willing to achieve that goal at the expense of his or her individuality.»

However, third parties are often overly ambitious in terms of what they seek to achieve and their determination to meet their objectives quickly can come at the expense of developing national capacity.

In schools that are focused on achieving high scores on the state tests, she said, the curriculum becomes geared towards test day at the expense of deeper learning.

And it focuses teachers» time and energy too closely on just those pupils on the C / D borderline, at the expense of their higher or lower achieving peers.

Insofar as pastoralism is achieved, it is at the expense of the environment, bringing the fauna, flora and land into a state of progressive and sometimes irreversible deterioration.

Yohe estimates the cost of achieving a more modest goal of holding warming to roughly 2 degrees C at a cost of 0.5 to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product for the U.S. by 2050, thanks to the expense incurred by, for example, replacing existing coal - fired power plants with renewables or retrofitting them with carbon - capture technology.

As more countries seek energy security, special efforts are needed to work on technologies that allow them to achieve those goals not at the expense of protecting Earth's climate.

When Melbourne University vice-chancellor David Penington told Campus Review of his ambition that Melbourne become one of the world's top 10 research universities, he clearly saw this goal as being achieved by promoting post - graduate and post-doctoral work at the expense of undergraduate study.

Most scientists achieve further education at the expense of their wives and kids.

You're highly productive, goal - oriented and efficient at life... but are you achieving your life's dreams at the expense of your spiritual growth?

Keith Norris explains why achieving peak performance should not be at the expense of optimal health.

I have been able to achieve faster runs with a higher heart rate, but at the expense of a long recovery.

We achieved moderate annual revenue increases in Jewish Networks and Other Affinity Networks, improved Contribution margins to 74 %, cut Operating Expenses by 19 %, drove annual Adjusted EBITDA to record levels at a 28 % margin and returned capital to stockholders by using cash flow to repurchase 21 % of the shares outstanding at the start of 2008... we are disappointed with second half trends and in particular the fourth quarter, as revenue and subscribers decreased sequentially in each online segment.