Sentences with phrase «as buoying»

If you look at revenue for Sony and Microsoft, both explicitly point to their gaming divisions as buoying numbers in what are otherwise generally tough times.

In recent years, buoy - based measurements, thought to be more accurate as buoy sensors are in direct contact with the ocean surface, have grown in frequency, while ship - based measurements have become less common.

In certain waves, the rope becomes alternatively slack and taut as the buoys lean toward and pull away from each other.

When small talk functions as the buoy saving your life over a dinner table, you need to decide if this is a person you want to keep around.

«However, compensation for a different potential source of bias in SST data in the past decade the transition from ship to buoy - derived SSTs, might increase the century - long trends by raising recent SSTs as much as 0.1 °C, as buoy - derived SSTs are biased cool relative to ship measurements»

Although I've not been able to find enough to get a broad view of the Arctic, and some data such as Buoys suffers from an observational bias — more substantial floes of ice are chose for the placement of buoys.

As buoys become more important to the in situ record, that bias can increase.

The assumption actually is that ships DO NOT have a warm bias, whereas buoys ACTUALLY have a negative bias (not a RELATIVE negative bias), resulting in real warming being understated as buoys replace ship intakes.

Calypso allow visualisation and interactive analysis to various data used or produced by GlobWave project for the validation or inter-comparison with satellite data, such as buoys, satellite / buoy matchups or model outputs.

However, compensation for a different potential source of bias in SST data in the past decade — the transition from ship - to buoy - derived SSTs — might increase the century - long trends by raising recent SSTs as much as ~ 0.1 deg C, as buoy - derived SSTs are biased cool relative to ship measurements [10 — Worley et al 2005]

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That point is debatable, as some emerging markets in which stocks were buoyed by planned index moves actually reversed sharply once the country's stock market was officially added to the benchmarks.

Historically, job increases and wage gains have buoyed the housing market and served as an offset to rising mortgage rates, warding off extreme scenarios such as plunging house prices.

European stocks closed higher Wednesday afternoon, amid a global rally, as investor sentiment was buoyed by a slew of corporate earnings.

The Chinese economy had been slowing for months, but the country's currency continued to appreciate as the PBoC sold billions of dollars to buoy the yuan's value — a gesture few seemed to appreciate.

Buoyed by appeals to self reliance and environmental stewardship, as well as government subsidies, the early solar industry was dominated by rooftop panels that powered individual homes and businesses.

As companies begin to fill positions they cut in down times, employees are buoyed by the promise of higher pay and better opportunities, making them quicker to jump ship.

Prospects could be buoyed by a group of toymakers who said Wednesday they're looking to make a bid for the company's Canadian business, through which they would buy some U.S. locations in the liquidation to operate as a subsidiary.

That valuable source of income can buoy you in later years, as you spend down other savings.

«Their courage can have a buoying effect on everyone else — but they too will become risk averse over time as they encounter failure,» she explains.

Global private equity deals have enjoyed their strongest start in five years, buoyed by the record amounts of cash flowing into the sector as institutional investors look for ways to boost their returns, writes Javier Espinoza.

GDAXI gained 0.3 percent, buoyed by investors» improved risk appetite as tensions between North and South Korea eased, and companies delivered strong earnings figures.

The stronger - than - expected earnings and subscriber growth buoyed investors as Netflix shares soared nearly 20 % in after - hours US trading on Monday.

The pan-European STOXX index rose 0.1 per cent while Germany's DAX gained 0.3 per cent, buoyed by investors» improved risk appetite as inter-Korea tensions eased and companies delivered strong earnings

The incumbent achievement comes as TCS shares soared to an all - time high buoyed by the strong surge of 4.5 % in its Q4 net profit.

Following a January rally, the global commodities complex underwent declines in February before partially recovering in March; for the first quarter as a whole, the benchmark Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB Index (CRB) gained 0.8 % on a price - only basis.1 Among the 19 component commodities tracked by the CRB, advancers had a slight edge over decliners, buoyed by growth in global economies and weakness in the trade - weighted US dollar, which retreated 2.1 %, according to the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) US Dollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity winners.

OPEC said that that the trend of moderating global growth was likely to continue this year but that the energy sector, despite being harmed by lower investment as a result, could help buoy global growth.

Dow slumps as IBM's stock logs worst day in 5 years; energy sector buoys broader market Energy shares rally on surging oil pricesThe Dow industrials end lower on Wednesday as IBM's shares get walloped; however, gains in shares of energy - related firms help the broader market post modest gains.

Initially, the directors rejected the proposal: They felt it would strain resources, particularly as Tesla was dealing with manufacturing challenges with its Model X. (Separately, a month later, SpaceX purchased $ 90 million worth of bonds from SolarCity, a move that reportedly raised eyebrows in Washington, with some lawmakers concerned that Musk was using his aerospace venture's high - priced government contracts to buoy his solar company.)

2014.03.19 Exports to buoy Canada's Economic Growth in 2014: RBC Economics As the global economy continues to recover, demand for Canada...

Miner Freeport - McMoRan Inc. rallied 3.7 percent as copper prices rose the most in almost two months on optimism that stabilizing economies will buoy demand from Europe to China, the world's top metals consumer.

A key element in this shift is China; the value of Chinese exports to Canada tripled over this period and Canadian exports to China, while still small relative to exports to the US, have grown steadily in value driven by commodity exports which have been buoyed by high prices and huge demand in China for key Canadian exports such as minerals (nickel, coking coal, potash, copper and iron ore), pulp and lumber.

Rental growth prospects in cities such as Madrid, Dublin, Berlin and Stockholm are compelling, buoyed by improving occupier demand, and are attracting a significant weight of capital.

A nine - year expansion and high valuations need not be cause for undue concern as long as lower corporate tax rates and opportunities in fast - growing foreign markets continue to buoy corporate earnings.

The pan-European STOXX index rose 0.1 percent while Germany's DAX gained 0.3 percent, buoyed by investors» improved risk appetite as inter-Korea tensions eased and companies delivered strong earnings

The materials sector has recorded very strong gains, reaching a new record high in mid October, buoyed by rising metals prices and increased optimism that demand for exports will increase as the global economy recovers.

The data buoyed U.S. stocks and helped lift the dollar to a 5-1/2 - year high against a basket of currencies as traders brought forward bets on the timing of the first rate hike.

World stock markets climbed again Friday, continuing to be buoyed by a European deal aimed at slashing Greece's massive debt and preventing the crisis from engulfing «too big to bailout» countries such as Italy.

Asian stock markets rose Friday, continuing to be buoyed by a European deal aimed at slashing Greece's massive debt and preventing the crisis from engulfing «too big to bailout» countries such as Italy.

As the U.S. economy improves, the Federal Reserve will start to reduce the monetary stimulus program that has buoyed markets.

The index had been buoyed last week by technology stocks such as Microsoft and Amazon.

Musk's dismissive responses to serious questions about his company's financial results suggest that he's confident that Tesla's shares, and access to the capital markets, will remain buoyed by his personal following as a technology visionary.

Gods words are there as warning buoy to sound the alarm when something in us is not right.

Increased demand from consumers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, buoyed by strong oil prices, coupled with exports to traditional trading partners such as Japan, is benefiting the Australian dairy sector, which has a 17 per cent share of global cheese exports.

The chief executive of Maggie Beer Products, Chantale Millard, who in 2015 took over the day - to - day running of the Maggie Beer Products business and its range of almost 200 jams, pastes, ice creams and verjuice, is also buoyed by the appointment of McBain as the company looks to expand offshore.

As the world spins on its axis in the Asian century, buoyed by optimism, the new generation are interested in exploring traditional culture and heritage.

Groups such as Clean Up Australia have long campaigned for plastic bags to be banned «forever,» and in March last year hopes were buoyed when federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt said he was prepared to use the «bully pulpit» of government to «get rid of» plastic bags.

Standing over the glowing coals of my PK grill with a whiskey soda in one hand and tongs in the other as I watch lobster buoys bob in the Penobscot Bay — that's my idea of summer nirvana.

distressed old verandahs in blues and whites with surfboards parked against the walls peeling with paint, of owner run beach cafes with little buoys, anchors and bells as windchimes....

I am so grateful for your blog and books and Facebook page — all of which buoy me up and give me such joy as I make my GF way through a Gluten - saturated world.

The swim consisted of 3 laps of a 500m course and promised to be hectic, as 150 guys tried to get around a buoy only 100m from the start... Andrew Dyson was OUTriC's first member out of the water, in a time of 22.27, closely followed by Tomek Dobrzycki and James Felce a minute later.