Sentences with phrase «argue for higher»

For example, if you argue for a higher compensation amount, the agent may insist that this is the highest offer the company will extend and set up an all - or - nothing dilemma.

Going forward, we can expect plaintiff lawyers will argue for a higher PJI rate at trial and that trial judges will often oblige, relying on this dicta from Cobb.

Bragging aside, your comparisons are also fair and certainly argue for a higher price point even when valued at comparative - entertainment levels.

There have been posts recently that argue for higher standards for self - published work, but they're generally filled with impractical suggestions / solutions.

That said, the fundamental picture continues to argue for higher volatility on the back of a maturing global cycle and the higher uncertainty about central bank policy that comes with it.

These power technical signals give us more confidence in our constructive fundamental view for higher earnings and continued low interest rates, which together argue for higher valuations.

Macro fundamentals argue for higher yields, but D.C. drama and low global inflation should act as caps.

Phil seems to be arguing for higher educational spending with an independent school focused BOE.

Many groups, however, have argued for higher blood serum levels of vitamin D, as much as 50 ng / ml.

He said: «Usually when one argues for higher - dimensional theories one considers them as fundamental, and we might only experience a part of this whole structure in our 3D world.

Too often, «young scientists argue for a high - profile journal, perhaps even higher than a group leader thinks is likely to succeed,» says Peter Lawrence, Bischoff's supervisor in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge.

But more disappointing is that Prof. Greene would end on such a low note, and would stoop to ad hominem attacks, while claiming to argue for the high road.

Sir Andrew Carter's review of Initial Teacher Training (ITT), which argues for higher levels of professional research literacy in ITT and teacher standards, was published on 19 January; the Government's consultation on a proposed College of Teaching closed on 3 February.

E4E School Captain Cole Farnum makes the case for the Common Core, arguing for high expectations for all students - regardless of zip code (Fordham Institute).

Then the Sewerage and Water board got involved, questioning the testing method and arguing for a higher allowable level of lead.

Most analysts who are forecasting stock market returns in line with historical averages are not arguing for higher multiples, but faster earnings growth.

In doing so they're arguing for a higher government deficit and debt since interest income is one of the largest expenses in the budget deficit.

Don't argue for a high returning year when valuations are stretched, and vice-versa for large market falls when valuations are compressed.

Curry argues for high internal variability, but low sensitivity.

HSI will oppose Japan's proposal for small - vessel coastal whaling, which HSI considers a violation of the 30 - year - old moratorium on commercial whaling, and argue for the highest standard of scientific scrutiny in regard to Denmark's application for an increased whaling quota for Greenland and other aboriginal subsistence whaling proposals being considered at this year's meeting.

For this reason, arguing for high uncertainty is actually an own - goal by the climate denialists.

The onus is clearly on the alarmists, if they want to argue for high cost mitigation policies, to demonstrate what is the damage cost of warming.

Hansen and others are effectively arguing for higher energy prices by seeking to limit the use of fossil fuels.

They now argue for high taxes on tobacco and alcohol to reduce consumption and addiction even through the price elasticities are no higher than before.

an example: people used to argue for high taxes on tobacco and alcohol because price elasticities were low.

Thanks for the comment, JQ44, Indeed you have argued for a high - effect / low - cost mechanism.

Germans might argue for a high price, while Canadians argue for a low price, and Saudi Arabia for a penny price.

Wong, for example, argued for higher densities in San Francisco during his installation address as 2005 president of the San Francisco Association of REALTORS ®.

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As MIT's Barry R. Posen argues, «a high and martial profile helps to generate antipathy to the United States, which may create a more supportive environment for violent and determined enemies.»

The Canadian Medical Association, argued in its pre-budget submission that the government should maintain access to the small business deduction for physicians, since they enter the workforce later in life and often with significant debt, and unlike small businesses are unable to pass on higher costs to clients.

Before this starts to sound like the annual lecture from management — perhaps you're one of those corporate employees forced to sleepwalk through an intranet quiz once in a while to prove to your higher - ups that you're familiar with the company's code of conduct — consider DeMars's argument for the value of the ethical office from a personal standpoint: «In order to live happily and at peace with ourselves, we have to live in ways that are congruent with our morals,» she argues.

Several high - achieving individuals, including businesswoman Martha Stewart, have described themselves as perfectionists, arguing that their quest for perfect has been responsible for their success.

Some business owners argue that raising the minimum wage will lead to higher prices for consumers, and some economists argue that it could depress job growth or even end up eliminating positions as it leads to more automation.

In his job as an activist at the Center for Popular Democracy, Barkan led a successful effort to get Fed officials thinking more about low - income Americans as they conduct monetary policy, often arguing against interest rate hikes in the face of high underemployment and weak wage growth.

Gottlieb suggested that this opaque structure ultimately leads to higher costs by thwarting competition, and argued for broader adoption of «biosimilar» drugs to bring down drug prices.

They argue that possible sanctions on the Venezuelan energy sector would harm the U.S. industry, and cause it to scramble for heavy crude supplies from elsewhere, which would result in higher fuel prices for consumers.

The stakes in finding discriminatory intent are higher because it provides a window for opponents to argue that Texas should be forced to resume having changes to voting laws «pre-cleared» by the Justice Department or a federal court.

Further to his own convictions, and ever the politician, Gingrich argued that higher taxes for the wealthy are a way of punishing the hard - working among us.

Bank of Nova Scotia, National Bank and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are also mixing things up, but so far eschewing the high - tech lip gloss, arguing its better to focus on becoming a better partner for consumers.

Morin, too, argues against any supposed cure - all for the Canadian retirement system, such as a major expansion of CPP with higher contribution and benefit levels.

«I would argue that the good companies that trade at expensive multiples are better quality companies and deserve a higher multiple,» she says, pointing to the example of retailer Dollarama Inc. (TSX: DOL), which trades at 28.8 times current - year earnings — seemingly rich even for its sector — with an enterprise value - to - EBITDA ratio of 19.8.

However, advocates of reforming executive pay — by linking it with performance and reducing incentives for risk - taking — argue the pay ceilings are so high they lack teeth.

Hedge fund Elliott has taken a stake of almost 3 percent in Sky, according to its latest filing, and other shareholders have also argued that Disney's agreement to buy Fox implies a higher value for Sky.

Not the position of liberal economist Paul Krugman, who recently argued in his New York Times column that doing nothing would be better than preserving the Bush tax cuts for higher - income earners.

But Taylor argues that this number would be much higher if directors cared more about shareholder value or were not so loathe toward forcing CEOs out, largely for personal reasons.

Because this took place on Twitter, some people took it waaay too seriously, with Americans generally arguing that dress codes for bars are outdated and Brits generally arguing that Americans don't know high standards when they see them:

The value of business school for entrepreneurs is pretty hotly debated with plenty of high - profile names arguing the experience squashes creativity, wastes time, and costs a bucketload of money.

In 1999, Warren Buffett wrote an influential article for Fortune arguing that corporate profits as a share of GDP tend to go far higher after periods where they're depressed — and drop sharply after they've been hovering at historically high levels.

By consolidating, you'll lock in higher interest rates for some of your lower - rate balances, he argued.

While conceding that many U.S. high - wage manufacturing jobs were relocated to Mexico, China and other foreign locations as a result of NAFTA, Morris Cohen, Wharton professor of operations and information management, argues that NAFTA has, on balance, been a good thing for the U.S. economy and U.S. corporations.