Sentences with phrase «as higher forms»

They are brooding self - justifiers, recasting their betrayals as higher forms of obedience.

And just as the higher forms of mind enjoy consciousness, we should expect that the mind of this transhuman reality enjoys an even more intense form of consciousness of its own, distinct from temporal humans.

The difference between Greek pessimism and the oriental and modern variety is that the Greeks had not made the discovery that the pathetic mood may be idealized, and figure as a higher form of sensibility.

As far as political activity is concerned, a variety of typologically different attitudes toward the state as the highest form of societal organization can be traced.

The nine benchmarks also accept the contemporary understanding of time, the role of unpredictability (novelty), persuasion as a higher form of power than coercion, and the priority of evolution and change (instability) over equilibrium or stasis.

As an appreciative guest, I've always viewed asking for a secret recipe as the highest form of flattery — the equivalent of awarding a host with Michelin stars.

The cost commercially would be about the same as the highest form of stainless steel, two or three bucks a pound.»

For all their technical innovation, the PRB were both traditional and Victorian in their adherence to the history painting as the highest form of art, and their subject matter was thoroughly in tune with Victorian taste, and indeed «everything that the publishers of steel engravings welcomed», [52] enabling them to merge easily into the mainstream in their later careers.

Not exact matches

As your business grew, at what point did you realize you couldn't make every decision... and was making the transition to a higher - level form of leadership difficult?

«At the moment the ICO space is a mixture of high risk exploration hybridised with a kickstarter feel — the traditional finance world knows what a blockchain token is and will use it as a form of digital bearer certificate to allow transferal of gold or digital cash,» he wrote.

Listening is a critical leadership skill and the highest form of courtesy as well.

When he started his business, which sells high - end homes and properties, he was advised to form it as an LLC, which he did.

Hedge fund legend Julian Robertson Jr. sees stock market valuations as «very high» and worries about a bubble forming.

Even the highest achievers, such as Albert Einstein and Maya Angelou, suffered from this corrosive form of low self - esteem.

But whatever the appropriate amount of celebration, it's clear that the Canadian tech sector is in fine form — as Sebastian noted, the Toronto - Waterloo corridor has the highest concentration of startups in the world bar the Valley.

Larger - ticket, high - margin items such as premium cosmetics and exercise equipment are a better fit for longer - form ads, like the half - hour «talk show» format.

The higher figure does not affect the estimated number of federal employees who had their sensitive information, such as social security numbers and SF - 86 security clearance forms, compromised in the attacks, OPM said in its news release.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Plus, it has many health benefits such as shifting your metabolism into higher gear, clearing your skin, providing a nonaddictive form of energy, and keeping your mouth healthy.

The hope is that projects like Absolut deadmau5 that only require a smartphone and cheap Google (goog) Cardboard headset to operate will help consumers experience and be captivated by some form of VR, never mind that it's not as immersive or breathtaking as the higher - end devices.

The tariffs will be felt most heavily by workers and consumers in the United States as the «collateral damage» spreads throughout the American economy in the form of higher prices and stunted growth, said Jean Simard, head of the Aluminium Association of Canada.

All told, the jump in Treasury yields has yet to make its way into the broader economy in the form of higher borrowing costs, yet it will likely start to dampen the housing and auto markets as consumer loans become more expensive, said Gary Cloud, a portfolio manager of the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund.

· Brevity and clarity: The form can be answered in less than an hour, without any high - priced assistance from a company's lawyer or accountant — and without disclosing confidential information on topics such as succession plans, customer history, and financial stability.

Comparing the capital and operating costs of various forms of energy — even factoring in US$ 50 a tonne for carbon emissions (a higher rate than is currently levied by any North American state or province)-- natural gas comes out as a clear winner.

For example, a high salary is taxed as ordinary income, while an acquisition could bring money in the form of capital gains.

It has been suggested taht some of the long - term contracts for aging athletes are intended as a form of deferred compensation scheme on the theory it spreads out their income over more years (instead of earning very high income in their peak years, and lower incomes as they get older).

For example, the form shows Mr. Kushner is retaining a stake in a limited liability corporation that owns a Trump - branded luxury rental high - rise building in Jersey City worth as much as $ 5 million.

EEV may now provide a buying opportunity if it continues to consolidate near the two - day high and forms a pivot, such as a bullish pennant.

Maintain a diversified portfolio of common stocks in some form as long as business conditions are favorable; corporations are able to maintain and increase their earnings; and employment rates are high.

The weekly chart of $ SPY is more bullish, as a clear «higher low» is in place (which forms the lower channel trendline).

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

However, in comparison to households that only hold owner - occupier debt, there is evidence that investors tend to accumulate higher savings in the form of other assets (such as paying ahead of schedule on a loan for their own home, as well as accumulating equities, bank accounts and other financial instruments).

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

However when savings are high enough and mobile enough that balance can only be achieved in the form of high unemployment, the world does not need more savings to fund more productive investment, as the supply - siders argue, but rather more demand, as the Keynesians insist.

Canada has also asked that companies be given WTO enforceable rights to trade in derivatives, which has been described as a high - octane form of financial speculation similar to gambling.

However, just in case the ETF immediately continues higher from here, without forming a bull flag first, we have added $ XOP to today's watchlist as an «official» trade setup going into today's session.

As such, $ GLD formed a significant «lower high» on its long - term chart.

The 2014 effort was part of a high - tech form of voter persuasion touted by the company, which under Bannon identified and tested the power of anti-establishment messages that later would emerge as central themes in President Trump's campaign speeches, according to Chris Wylie, who left the company at the end of that year.

As $ P began climbing higher, our plan was to hold the swing trade as long as the price held above the steep uptrend line that formed on the hourly chart (similar to the way we recently trailed a stop to maximize gains on our swing trade of $ SMHAs $ P began climbing higher, our plan was to hold the swing trade as long as the price held above the steep uptrend line that formed on the hourly chart (similar to the way we recently trailed a stop to maximize gains on our swing trade of $ SMHas long as the price held above the steep uptrend line that formed on the hourly chart (similar to the way we recently trailed a stop to maximize gains on our swing trade of $ SMHas the price held above the steep uptrend line that formed on the hourly chart (similar to the way we recently trailed a stop to maximize gains on our swing trade of $ SMH).

Yes, we have seen a few market leaders break down, such as 3d Systems Corp ($ DDD) or Ocwen Financial Group ($ OCN), but the majority of leading individual stocks are still holding above their 50 - day moving averages and trending higher (or forming bullish basing patterns).

Bitcoins are growing in popularity, and although they were largely used by speculators who were looking at it as a way to make money by buying bitcoins at lower prices and selling them at higher prices (much like trading foreign exchange or forex), there is a growing trend of businesses accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment.

This particular pin bar would probably have resulted in a losing trade for most traders as we can see it briefly broke higher and then reversed to just below the pin bar low before forming another pin bar off that same support.

That price action caused a bullish reversal candlestick to form on the weekly chart (highlighted in yellow), and volume ticked higher as well.

All the major indices closed well off session highs or formed bearish reversal candles on higher volume as well.

Spain could therefore either use the imported German capital to (a) increase domestic investment (which it did in the form of a real estate bubble)(b) binge on consumption and sharply reduce its savings as a function of GDP (which it also did)(c) accept higher unemployment (which it is now forced to do) which forces GDP to fall faster than consumption falls or (d) try to emulate Germany by passing off a trade imbalance at the expense of the rest of the world (which Europe as a whole is trying to do and which will go nowhere in the long run because only one country is even remotely capable of accepting such massive inflows, and it is increasingly unwilling to import the unemployment caused by German and Asian policies).

inefficiencies in the form of higher labor and other operating expenses and, as a result, Shack - level operating profit margins are generally lower during the start - up period of operation.

This is particularly true in cases where the new rules single out certain activities as especially concerning and impose further taxes, whether in the form of higher capital charges, more stringent regulatory supervision or activity - specific legal and regulatory costs and restrictions.

The small business tax rate, which is really the taxation rate for a Canadian - controlled private corporation (known as CCPC), is also used by high - income households as a form of income splitting with dividend distributions shared between spouses, Mintz said.

These optional forms can include cost - of - living increases or higher level amounts; the hypothetical account balance is not available as a lump sum except for small amounts or to the beneficiary of the participant upon his or her death before commencement.