Sentences with phrase «as big floods»

Economic factors, such as the rising prices for timber (these days most of Guyanese timber is exported for sale overseas) as well as big floods, both contributed to this ruination.

Not exact matches

In addition to start - ups» concerns about taking on the big platforms, they have at their disposal a flood of capital from new funding sources, such as Softbank's $ 100 billion Vision Fund, allowing them to stay private for longer periods of time.

On the latest episode of Recode Decode, Tavel, who is a partner at Benchmark, told Recode's Kara Swisher and Teddy Schleifer that there's a big difference between some cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum, and the tidal wave of Initial Coin Offerings that began flooding the ecosystem late last year.

As earnings season ramps into full gear, the performance of some of the biggest names could determine future of the tech boomAs large tech companies report first - quarter earnings in a flood of results during the next two weeks, they face a major test: Will they continue to post huge growth, and fuel further overall gains for the market, or settle into a more mild adulthood?

Actually few months before what is happening now in my country I saw big flood flooding over the city but not in to my place of my living... although people were some screaming and some as riding it smiling but all were being washed away... then have asked a freind about it who said it might mean no much money or business will be coming to me which I doubted if it meant that, but today I know what it was about...!

I also hold that if what folks claim, that many Faiths outside of Christianity describe the flood and some describe a ark type of vessel, and also that Evolutionist state that the Earth was created out of a mixture of materials after the Big Bang... and the Bible centuries ago described the Earth as a mass, without form.

Luckily for the rest of the world the majority of US citizens are educated enough to realise they are being flooded by big - business - led propaganda such as Fox news and CNN who don't know the difference between Foot and Mouth disease and Mad Cow disease!

But chief executive Darren De Bortoli said the biggest threat to his business - as well as other winemakers - was not the rising dollar, which was making exports uncompetitive, nor the power of the two leading supermarket chains, but the «rorting» of the WET tax rebate by small uneconomic growers who are flooding the market with cheap loss - making wine.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

Lets flood our team with talent so that managerial tactics won't be as big of a factor.

As most of the coaches will agree, a share of the credit belongs to the high schools in the area, which every year produce a flood of fine players who not only star in the Big Ten but are recruited to strengthen rosters from coast to coast.

As the 2013 Summer Transfer Window approaches, unscrupulous rumours, big names and even bigger price tags have flooded the Internet on a daily basis.

Scientists suspect that the flood of hormones like oxytocin and prolactin released during nursing might contribute to stabilizing Mom's moods, and as for the negative effects, reading newspaper headlines about this study might be a big factor.

BY BILL EGBERT The Inauguration of President Trump last week flooded Downtown's streets with protesters as part of a nationwide demonstration that may well have been the biggest in the country's history.

Coastal flooding and strong winds remain the biggest threat to the North Fork as the effects of Tropical Storm Hermine are expected to be felt overnight Sunday into Monday, according to the National Weather Service, which has issued a tropical storm warning for the area.

«But it's a real big state, and we've got tax extenders upstate and specific issues upstate that have to be dealt with as well, like the flooding bill.

As the five - year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches, there are delays at one of the city's biggest flood protection projects.

What began a few years ago as a trickle of small independent films shot in and around Kingston has of late turned into a veritable flood, including big - budget productions with real movie stars, thanks to a new tax break and efforts by local officials to woo and accommodate the industry.

The New York City projects are (1) «The Big U», a series of berms and bridges around lower Manhattan, (2) «Living Breakwaters», a series of breakwaters off the south shore of Staten Island, and (3) «Lifelines», to provide flood protection systems for Hunts Point, the site of a major food market that functions as a hub of the region's food supply chain.

Historically, the Missouri River, known as «the Big Muddy,» followed a meandering, braided path and flooded annually, says Robert Criss, a hydrologist at Washington University in St. Louis.

This includes big infrastructure projects to control floods, like levees and breakwaters; retrofitting individual homes or moving homeowners away from floodplains; and restoring wetlands to serve as natural water sinks.

Raw sewage is the biggest worry, as several wastewater treatment plants were flooded.

As the last ice age waned, floods from a melting ice sheet wafted big bergs as far as the Florida KeAs the last ice age waned, floods from a melting ice sheet wafted big bergs as far as the Florida Keas far as the Florida Keas the Florida Keys

By 2050 big floods will swamp Europe twice as often as now, and annual costs may quintuple.

Over the past 65 million years — as the earth froze, thawed, flooded, and dried — mammals spread to every continent and became big names on the stage of life.

Heavier rainfall plus sea level rise — which make storm surges bigger and more likely to breach coastal defences — has scientists warning of a greater flood risk in the UK as the climate warms.

Higher sea levels increase the risk of big storms — such as Hurricane Sandy — that cause flooding.

Got ta say I can't really argue with the words the core audience is to different, but also as Ashley says, people who like monster hunter like Darksouls as well, same goes for me, I love MH and I love DS, but the majority of the players, aren't really big fans of MH, then again WiiU and 3DS probably have the biggest audience on MH ever, whenever I check Miiverse from my 3DS, the MH community is flooded with gamers.

In his latest film, The Day After Tomorrow he subjects the Big Apple to a new Ice Age as enormous tidal waves flood the city and then freezes over.

However, it won't be long before things pick back up and big franchise movies - as well as buzzed about filmmaker offerings - begin flooding theaters again.

I'm always amused that the performances seem designed to garner votes right at the moment (i.e., flooding into the audience for some interaction or a big choir coming out to help with the sing - a-long), as if the envelope might be stuffed with a winner at the last minute.

The great news is that as the big publishing houses went out of business, merged, and downsized, the professionals within those houses have flooded into the self - publishing arena.

That, as someone in the industry, is something we always want to encourage, but it also means that when you are a big retailer, you are now flooded with a ton of options of titles to bring in, and when you have the backing of a known and trusted name like Ingram, it goes a long way.

As a result, the biggest competition to all current authors for digital shelf space has come, not from a flood of self - published books, but from a tsunami of books by dead authors that aren't going away anytime soon.

You'll tend to find a flood of new cards — and likely bigger bargains — after major gift - giving holidays such as Christmas, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, says Mark Ellwood, author of «Bargain Fever: How to Shop in a Discounted World.»

Political instability in some overseas destinations has also added an undesirable dimension to some holidays abroad, while climatological factors such as flooding and heavy snowfall have caused widespread disruption that has had a big impact on overseas travel.

It looks like you'll get to use the undead to your advantage, as we saw Deacon blow up a barricade that sent a flood of zombies hurling toward a big group of bad dudes.

Bulletstorm was a great game back in the day, released as a big «screw you» to the modern military shooters that had flooded the market at the time.

The last couple of weeks have been flooded with big releases, stretching your time thin as the holidays approach.

Despite moving away from its strong initial support for such titles, Microsoft's decision to support indies early in the 360's life cycle set the stage for where we are today, as indies have flooded the console market and are even shown alongside big centerpiece AAA titles at the biggest industry trade shows.

And this year, with liquidity flooding the financial sector and art viewed as a safe and attractive place to park it, sellers are planning to push the art market even further into the stratosphere with new records for the biggest name - brand artists, testing what the top buyers can sustain.

Where and how we build are where big gains can be made in reducing the cost of fires (as well as to many other location specific hazards such as flooding), but to achieve these will require hard choices that thus far we have mostly been reluctant to make.

As Texans cleaned up, searched for those still missing, examined why so many died despite early warnings and prepared for more flooding rains, I explored aspects of the disaster on the Texas Standard public radio show, focusing on the clash of political and meteorological forces creating big dangers in «Flash Flood Alley.»

The big big issue for the next couple of days is levee performance, as flood levels exceed 1993 in some locations.

Anything that weakens forest stock of course contributes to degradation, but the big operator as far as I've been able to see is a series of floods, droughts, all sorts extreme weather, and some powerful storms (Irene, «Snowtober» (awful name, but it identifies which storm), Sandy, and a cascade of ice storms.

Usually takes 2 years of rain to bring the big flood on so look out this year as a near full year lat year.

Looking at the US as a whole can be a bit misleading — it's a big country, and probability suggests that if there are a few thousand flood - prone locations around the country, a few places a year will experience 1 - in - 1,000 events.

Big storms with extreme rain can become dangerous, leading to flash flooding and mudslides, as seen back in 1997 - 1998.

Fast - forward to last year when much the opposite prediction was being trumpeted by the London Daily Mail Online, which headlined «Britain faces coldest winter for 100 years as Big Freeze follows floods with wind so strong it blows water upwards.»

Rather than focusing on big - ticket solutions such as storm - surge barriers, Rosenzweig calls for a range of initiatives, from increasing redundancy in the electric grid to sealing off tunnels and making coastal areas more resilient to flooding.