Sentences with phrase «against the increasing challenge»

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Positive cash flow indicates that a company's liquid assets are increasing, which means the company has a buffer against challenges down the road.

«While Pensions overall continued to have solid returns against a backdrop of challenging macroeconomic factors, the decline in long - term interest rates has likely increased plan liabilities,» said Scott MacDonald, managing director, Pensions, RBC Investor & Treasury Services.

Strawberry intake increases blood fluid, erythrocyte and mononuclear cell defenses against oxidative challenge.

I also challenged other politicians and fought against a pay increase for town board members.

Diaz Jr.'s increasing outspokenness against de Blasio's affordable housing - related zoning plans has also flamed more speculation that Diaz may be preparing to challenge de Blasio in 2017.

Vaccinating pregnant mothers year - round against flu in the resource - challenged region of subtropical Nepal reduced infant flu virus infection rates by an average of 30 percent, increased birth weights by 15 percent and resulted in babies having less influenza, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

A proven way to increase your ability to remember is to test your brain against challenging puzzles and games at least once a day.

Strawberry intake increases blood fluid, erythrocyte and mononuclear cell defenses against oxidative challenge.

Players are challenged to perfect 20 different ball - handling skills and increase their stamina in single player mode, break it down and practice different skills in Move School mode or show off in multiplayer mode and go head - to - head against up to eight players — the highest score wins bragging rights.

For this they will need versatility i.e. breadth as a hedge against rapidly changing conditions, an increased capability i.e. depth to engage with complex challenges, along with a diverse set of competencies such as adaptability, increased collaboration between cultures, etc. towards the goal of a sustainable humanity via fulfilled individuals.

The report will also cover the challenges that RSC's will face in the short term from «coasting» schools, as well as explore longer term challenges from projected increases in pupil numbers and the capacity for expansion against demand for sponsors.

Nowadays an increasing number of researchers believe precisely the opposite; that there exists a multitude of intelligences, quite independent of each other; that each intelligence has its own strengths and constraints; that the mind is far from unencumbered at birth; and that it is unexpectedly difficult to teach things that go against early «naive» theories of that challenge the natural lines of force within an intelligence and its matching domains.

Separating true financial priorities from flash impulses is an increasing challenge, even when you're trying to do the right thing with your moola — like saving for the future, insuring against catastrophic risks and otherwise improving your financial standing.

These present tough challenges, such as scenarios where ship or airplane travel has stopped, global warming has increased or even trying to win against humanity when it already knows about the virus and has developed powerful vaccinations.

Similarly, the classic CRPG structure does not necessitate the relationship between overcoming challenges and gaining power, since experience systems permit players to grind against weaker monsters to increase their power and these games almost never increase the character's capacity to access new parts of the world that is central to both the Zelda and Metroid structures.

Many features can also be enjoyed solo, from playing against computer controlled characters across many of the game boards to the brand new single player Bowser's Tower mode, which challenges you to reach the top as you try your hand at minigames of ever - increasing difficulty: succeed to advance up one floor, else it's game over.

Blast your way through 20 levels and 60 missions, upgrading and unlocking cars as you go.Race against challenging AI over 4 zones.Perform stunts to increase your car \'s turbo boost.

Alongside Solo Tournaments, Solo Challenges offer a variety of fight scenarios against real - life UFC fighters and each one offers an increasing number of coins depending on the difficulty (normal, hard or insane) you choose.

Over time, his drawings began to increase in size; the bold forms he created strained against the boundaries of paper, challenging the notion of drawing as merely preparatory work.

As the US airline industry faces a host of challenges — steep international competition, rapidly increasing consumer demand, flight delays and congestion, the ever - pressing need for safety, controversy over federal vs. private insurance against terrorist acts, and so on — climate change looms as a sleeping giant.

Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.

We understand how Government works and know the challenges faced by policy makers and departments who see an increasing demand for services against a backdrop of greatly constrained resources.

Like many in - house teams, the Sky Technology and Enterprise Services team were facing the business challenge of finding innovative, cost - effective ways to deliver against the ever - increasing needs of their business customers.

It is against this rapidly changing backdrop that corporate counsel are challenged to identify ways to contain spend, mitigate risk, take on ever - increasing responsibility, manage a legal supply chain, defend the enterprise and simultaneously advance its business agenda within established risk parameters and the bounds of the law, and proactively identify — and defuse — problems before they result in legal exposure.

Players are challenged to perfect 20 different ball - handling skills and increase their stamina in single player mode, break it down and practice different skills in Move School mode or show off in multiplayer mode and go head - to - head against up to eight players — the highest score wins bragging rights.

During this era of increasing litigation, all health care professionals should make sure that they and those they supervise have the education (initial and continuing) and credentials necessary to prevail against any type of legal challenge.

This underhanded approach is pathetic on a number of fronts, but it also confirms a certain fear on the part of our adversary to acknowledge those things we may be doing right — because to do so increases the difficulty of pursuing a challenge against us from a competing standpoint!