Sentences with phrase «as a bellwether for»

Travelers, which is seen as a bellwether for the insurance sector, said catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, widened 2 percent to $ 354 million in the first quarter.

That figure could serve as a bellwether for the future of American health care, because Massachusetts led the nation in extending insurance to virtually its entire population through Romneycare, starting in 2006.

The initiative could position Israel as a leader in digital health globally and serve as a bellwether for things like population health and national genomic sequencing systems.

It could also serve as a bellwether for other tech companies planning to go public soon.

«It is seen as a bellwether for potential future development in similar areas at similar depths.»

Cisco's performance is widely regarded as a bellwether for the technology industry because its routers, switches, software and services indicates the level at which its corporate customers and government agencies are buying.

From ResourceClips: Mining headhunter Andrew Pollard says executive recruiting presages a wave of M&A by Greg Klein May 27th, 2017 As an executive search firm, the Mining Recruitment Group might serve as a bellwether for the industry.

As an executive search firm, the Mining Recruitment Group might serve as a bellwether for the industry.

The door - to - door evangelists have historically served as a bellwether for religious freedom for other minority groups.

But even a down month is unlikely to blunt China's steady import growth, nor its lofty position as a bellwether for global dairy trade.

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam has bested former Rep. Tom Perriello to win the Democratic Party's nomination for governor of Virginia, a closely watched race that many observers have seen as a bellwether for the future of the party.

Like it or not, the combination of natural and artificial influences that birthed Easter Island's unique aquatic terroir have given it the dubious honor of serving as a bellwether for the future.

Lake Chad, which sits in the center of this climatologically conflicted transition zone, serves as a bellwether for changing conditions in the Sahel.

So while scrolling through Fashion Week photos online, it's healthy to remember that what's significant about fashion blogging isn't just the opportunity it provides to show off Valentino pumps or rave about Phoebe Philo, but also its role as a bellwether for the changing nature of consumerism and self - expression in the digital era.

TIFF's annual people's choice prize, which includes a $ 15,000 cash award, is often regarded as a bellwether for success at the Academy Awards.

Around this time of year, major critics organizations begin to organize the Best in cinema, with multiple groups serving as bellwethers for the developing Oscar season.

Curated by Reinhardt, Robert Morris, and Robert Smithson, the 1966 exhibition functioned as a bellwether for Minimalism.

While shelves of books have been written about Pop art, The Pop Revolution is the first to approach it not only as an aesthetic upheaval, but also as a bellwether for the social, cultural, economic and political changes affecting America and Europe in the late twentieth century.

As the premier channel of funds to help developing nations confront, mitigate and adapt to climate change, the GCF — most especially the financial commitments made to it by developed countries — serves as a bellwether for real political and economic will to address climate change.

Nor should trade deals be seen as the bellwether for trade flows.

The first quarter, in particular, often serves as a bellwether for the health of the overall lending market and is key to getting great loan pricing.

Argeropoulos says: «The recovery in the marketplace is particularly evident across Canada's downtown business districts, which traditionally act as a bellwether for the overall health of the market.

The survey also functions as a bellwether for originators» perspective on regulatory and market changes.

With $ 356 billion under management — twice as much as its next largest competitor — Blackstone is viewed as a bellwether for the alternative - asset industry given its size and reach across markets.

With $ 361 billion in assets under management, Blackstone is viewed as a bellwether for the alternative asset sector given its size and reach across markets.

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In a postmortem in April 2011, Forbes referred to Kozmo as «a bellwether for lunacy.»

The fund's green light for cryptocurrency trading comes after the price of Bitcoin, which has served as a bellwether to other cryptocurrencies, has tumbled in 2018.

Tesla's IPO stands out, however, as a potential bellwether that could juice the sluggish appetite for public offerings.

But UPS's results are widely viewed as an important bellwether for businesses of all sizes, since commerce relies so heavily on shipping.

The most - watched US television network and home to multiple games a week, CBS serves as a bellwether of sorts for NFL viewership.

Johnson described the expected vote as a «bellwether for the direction of a new Zimbabwe.»

Pao lost the suit, but her case was seen as a bellwether that could make it easier for women in tech and finance to come forward about discrimination in tech and finance.

It is a bellwether for all companies as we enter the 2018 Annual Shareholder Meeting season.

IT, once the blue - eyed boy of India Inc, has been the least - talked - about sector for more than a decade now, as the bellwether industry gradually lost its sheen with the decline of western economies.

Sir Martin Sorrell: Davos is often described as a bellwether of the key geopolitical issues for the yr in advance, but anyone hunting to the forum's constellation of stars for a glimpse of the future is very likely to be disappointed Picture: Rex Features In January the world's political...

Any strategic move by the world's largest asset manager is closely watched as a potential bellwether for the industry, and Goldman noted that there is indeed a trend afoot.

As the Hon. Annette Robinson (State Committee Member and former Assemblymember, 56th AD) stated Wednesday night, Brooklyn is one of the largest counties in the nation, and a bellwether for our country.

Nuneaton, in Warwickshire, is a bellwether where the Tories have a 4,882 majority and which was studied as the «reason» for Ed Miliband losing in 2015.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo referred to New York as a «progressive bellwether for the nation» after speaking to the LGBT Caucus at the Democratic National Convention.

The race had been closely watched in part because Westchester County, as a populous suburb just north of New York City, is considered a bellwether for how the rest of the state could vote in 2018.

Nuneaton, a central English town seen as a bellwether of middle England delivered a 66 % vote for leave.

For these reasons, the County Executive race — like this year's election for Governor of Virginia — is seen as a bellwether in regard to whether the impact of the 2016 election and the «Trump effect» will reverberate down to state and local leveFor these reasons, the County Executive race — like this year's election for Governor of Virginia — is seen as a bellwether in regard to whether the impact of the 2016 election and the «Trump effect» will reverberate down to state and local levefor Governor of Virginia — is seen as a bellwether in regard to whether the impact of the 2016 election and the «Trump effect» will reverberate down to state and local levels.

By measuring the loss of a core tranche of dominant species of large and medium - sized mammals and birds, and using the results as a bellwether, the researchers found that for every 10 % of forest loss, one to two major species are wiped out.

As the first of several national laboratories that China intends to launch in the coming years — others will be devoted to brain research, physics, and environmental science — the Qingdao lab will also be a bellwether for efforts to persuade scientists to accept greater government scrutiny and direction in exchange for ample resources.

The BAFTAs have always been an important bellwether for predicting Oscar, but they may be even more in tune with the Academy this year as a rule change allowed the entire BAFTA voting body to vote on every award (like the Oscars), instead of writers only voting for screenplay, actors only voting for acting, etc..

Some saw the moment as a bellwether signaling a new dawn for the group, that they were developing a growing acceptance for the films that would start coming at them around this time of creative invigoration in the cinema.

By Alex K Kay For all intents and purposes, the British Academy Of Film and Television Arts (popularly acronym'd as BAFTA) is the penultimate bellwether precursor event before the big one: the Oscars.

The nominations for the Producers Guild Awards have arrived, as good a bellwether as any for the films and TV shows that will make it all the way to the Oscars and the Emmys, respectively.

Even if Spotlight were still the presumed unstoppable behemoth for best picture it was two months ago, it seems obvious that the film's TV - procedural rhythms wouldn't stand a chance here given what a sensation - driven contest this category — which used to be regarded as the secret bellwether for best picture — has become.

Directors Guild of America overlooks trio for directorial achievement prize, traditionally regarded as Oscars bellwether