Sentences with phrase «affected by suffering»

Indeed, exam scripts affected by suffering a trauma or previous illness were most frequently changed, at a rate of a 2 per cent addition to the candidate's score, the report showed.

When Jesus saved me, he didn't make me a person less prone to despair or less intensely overwhelmed by emotions of both joy and sorrow, and he didn't make my very stoic big - picture friend more emotionally affected by suffering.

Not exact matches

But for several years, companies in southern Louisiana, where his business is located, have suffered along with the oil industry, which is affected by changes in global oil supplies and technologies like fracking.

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

The increase follows a rash of high - profile data breaches suffered by brands like Target, Home Depot and J.P. Morgan; the infamous «Backoff» malware package that compromised tens of millions of Target shoppers» credit cards in late 2013 also affected the in - store payment systems of more than 1,000 American businesses, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Omar said Malaysia was suffering particularly because it was an emerging market at a time of capital outflows, it was a net exporter of oil and gas at a time of a significant drop in prices, and it was perceived to be badly affected by the Chinese slowdown as China was its largest trading partner.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

Salient points included that 2016 had been positive generally, in terms of RevPAR growth, but areas that had been affected by terrorism were clearly visible and suffering.

The Canadians who have been affected by the oil shock deserve the government's attention, but their economic suffering does not alone make the case for a large national fiscal stimulus initiative.

But there's also, inescapably, the possibility of change in the opposite direction: Any material being can be affected by other material beings, can be moved, wounded, suffer, and die.

The study revealed young people were significantly affected by stigmatisation, with 85 per cent reporting lower confidence and nearly three in five (59 per cent) reporting that their schoolwork suffered.

Men can Panic, women usually suffer Hysteria but they can be equally affected by one or the other alternatively.

Pope Francis has called for peace in a world marked by war and conflict, «beginning with the beloved and long - suffering land of Syria» and extending to the entire Middle East, the Korean peninsula and parts of Africa affected by «hunger, endemic conflicts and terrorism».

Answering that call, Christians offer succor to the suffering: Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity care for the dying; the Salvation Army provides for the destitute; World Vision brings relief to those affected by natural catastrophes.

No man [should] be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor [should he] be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor... otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief... All men [should] be free to profess and by argument to maintain their opinions in matters of religion, and... the same [should] in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.

This is particularly sad when children suffer wounds that are not seen by others yet affect them in ways that they often do not know how to address.

We are ALL Americans and we are ALL grieving — especially those of us who were directly affected by this tragedy: family members and friends of the people who lost their lives that day, the first responders who are suffering the PTSD and illnesses caused by that day, etc..

The common thread running through the book is «that suffering is addressed to us as persons, and that we — and those affected by it — may be somehow able to grow as persons, by the courage and love it demands» (p. 16).

On the contrary, God is affected by creaturely suffering — in Whitehead's words, which Hartshorne was fond of quoting, «God is the fellow - sufferer who understands» (351).

When a man's body dies and suffers corruption, the soul is not affected by this occurrence; it «escapes» from the body which is dying and returns to its true abode.

«O loving Creator, bring healing and hope to those who, at this time, grieve, suffer pain, or who have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

God to be love must be intimately affected by the plight and suffering of the world.

Why is it Christians are always the ones helping the poor, helping those affected by natural disasters, and those suffering in third world countries?

Moreover, the often bloody drama of the postwar transition to responsive and responsible government in Iraq» a society that suffered for thirty years under the lash of a regime that rivaled those of Pol Pot and Kim Il Sung for viciousness» has guaranteed that the seismic shocks generated by the Iraq War will affect world politics for years, and likely decades, to come.

Globally, over 220 million people suffer from food allergies and most countries report an increase in incidence.26 It is predicted that by 2050 the number of patients affected by allergic diseases in Australia will increase by 70 % to 7.7 million.27 By 2021, the markets for naturally healthy (US$ 291 billion), food intolerance (US$ 42 billion) and organic products (US$ 45 billion) are expected to have grown at up to 4.5 % compound annual growth rate (CAGR).by 2050 the number of patients affected by allergic diseases in Australia will increase by 70 % to 7.7 million.27 By 2021, the markets for naturally healthy (US$ 291 billion), food intolerance (US$ 42 billion) and organic products (US$ 45 billion) are expected to have grown at up to 4.5 % compound annual growth rate (CAGR).by allergic diseases in Australia will increase by 70 % to 7.7 million.27 By 2021, the markets for naturally healthy (US$ 291 billion), food intolerance (US$ 42 billion) and organic products (US$ 45 billion) are expected to have grown at up to 4.5 % compound annual growth rate (CAGR).by 70 % to 7.7 million.27 By 2021, the markets for naturally healthy (US$ 291 billion), food intolerance (US$ 42 billion) and organic products (US$ 45 billion) are expected to have grown at up to 4.5 % compound annual growth rate (CAGR).By 2021, the markets for naturally healthy (US$ 291 billion), food intolerance (US$ 42 billion) and organic products (US$ 45 billion) are expected to have grown at up to 4.5 % compound annual growth rate (CAGR).28

Post-anaerobic treatment steps can also further increase water quality for extensive recycling, which is also becoming particularly relevant to countries and entire regions suffering drought or increasing affected by climate change, including South - Western USA, Australia, Africa, Southern Europe and South - Eastern and Eastern Asia.

Just at the time when Arsenal are suffering from the sort of lengthy injury list that seems to affect us every year, the last thing that Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal fans need is to hear about one of the players we let go doing really well and suggesting that the boss may have dropped a clanger by not giving them more time at the club.

The players also wore black armbands during last week's match against Tottenham in honour of all those affected by the attack in the Las Ramblas area of the city in which 13 people were killed, with others suffering serious injuries, including Julian's mother Jom.

Research suggests that about a third of kids are lucky enough to escape trauma, but about a quarter suffer such high doses that it affects brain development, immune and endocrine functioning, and can create mental and physical disease systems that reduce the lifespan by an average of 20 years.

And women aren't the only ones affected by this inequality; their families suffer, too.

What's also interesting to note is how your chances of being affected by varicose veins is higher if other members of your immediate family have suffered from them.

«Several of you have asked about the difference between Baby Blues (what I had after having Cam) and Postpartum Depression,» she wrote on her website, before going on to explain that 70 - 80 percent of new moms are affected by the baby blues, while only 10 - 20 percent suffer from postpartum depression, which, as she puts it, usually «lasts much longer than a few weeks with much more intense emotions.»

Caregivers who produce this response may be depressed, suffering from addiction to drugs or alcohol, abusive towards their child, or affected by their own trauma, abuse, or severe loss.

Although experts are not exactly sure just how many women are affected by the disorder, it is estimated that between two and three percent of new mothers will suffer from PPOCD.

Over 17 million American children suffer from a psychiatric disorder — more than the number of children affected by leukemia, diabetes and AIDS combined.

«We've suffered from a lack of focus and attention only until very recently,» Mr Shenker added, warning that an entire generation had been affected by this neglect.

Souleymane was severely affected by the indefinite detention and years of incarceration and is still understood to be suffering the psychological effects today.

That this House expresses deep concern at the impact of the UK Government's policies on Wales; notes the UK Government's real - terms reduction of the Welsh Budget by # 1.5 bn; notes that Wales currently suffers from the lowest average rates of pay in Britain and has the highest proportion of individuals affected by cuts to social security including the Bedroom Tax; further notes that Wales suffers the highest energy bills in the UK and that these, along with low pay, have compounded the cost of living crisis in Wales; and calls on the Government to immediately scrap the Bedroom Tax, freeze energy bills and undertake measures to increase pay rates in Wales.

«In response to this crisis, the Federal Government and NEMA have deployed an insufficient amount of emergency staff and relief materials to ameliorate the pain and suffering of Nigerians affected by this disaster.

The statement further disclosed that the unit suffers some casualties which is normal in military operations, adding that the affected personnel sustained minor injuries but no gunshot wound was sustained by the troops.

Anyone who believes that reducing police budgets by 20 % will not affect front line policing is clearly mistaken and NARPO believe public safety will suffer if these cuts go ahead.»

Mr Brown said: «I am taking immediate action to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the floods by announcing a # 14 million package of support to get people back on their feet as quickly as possible.

He said some one million youth have directly been affected by the ban, while some three million dependents have had to suffer as well.

However, they are affected by temperature variations and suffer from low electric power and limited lifetime (often around a few hundred charge / discharge cycles).

Patients affected by this genetic condition suffer from wasting of skeletal muscles as well as arrhythmia and other cardiac dysfunctions.

But by 2016, all had been hit by at least one bleaching event, and all but six had suffered a severe event — defined as affecting more than 30 percent of corals in an area.

Despite these grim statistics and evidence that victims can end up suffering mental and physical health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder, health professionals have yet to nail down the best way to stop the abuse — which they call «intimate partner violence» — and to care for those affected by it.

And because the region is important agriculturally, it's not just those directly affected by the heat who will suffer, Eltahir says: «With the disruption to the agricultural production, it doesn't need to be the heat wave itself that kills people.

It affects the large intestine and patients suffer from abdominal pain and altered bowel habits like diarrhea and constipation, which are often accompanied by chronic anxiety or depression.