Changes in our climate may be as subtle
as incremental increases in night temperatures in the summer, or as dramatic as crop failure due to flood or drought.
Not exact matches
Justin Menkes, the author of Better Under Pressure, has described learning to handle pressure
as akin to learning to handle physical stresses, requiring
incremental increases in the demands we put on ourselves.
In a note, analyst Michael Senno wrote that «
as an owner of sports cable networks and teams, we believe that MSG is well positioned to capitalize on the
increasing value of premium sports content, which should result in AOCF and free cash flow growth above its peers and, combined with
incremental leverage, lead to solid shareholder returns.»
In what is widely seen
as a watershed moment, the Bank of Japan on Tuedsay doubled its inflation target to 2 percent and made an open - ended commitment to buy assets from next year, surprising markets that had expected another
incremental increase in its $ 1.1 trillion asset - buying and lending program.
But too often, teams react by doubling down on the current go - to - market mix through
increased sales hiring or bigger marketing expenditure even
as the
incremental sales head or the new marketing spend returns increasingly disappointing results.
The eurozone and Japan are reaching the limits of negative rates, with further divergence likely to be driven by
incremental QE in Europe and Japan
as well the trajectories of U.S. growth and rate
increases.
Excluding the impact of currency, the
increase in Adjusted EBITDA reflected
incremental gains from cost savings initiatives (2) that were partly offset by a combination of factors that included higher input costs, lower net sales
as well
as business investments in Rest of World markets.
«A major concern expressed by smaller businesses is the
incremental CPP premiums, which they perceive
as a payroll tax
increase that will raise their cost of employing workers and thus discourage hiring.
«It adds
incremental capacity for the site,
as well
as increased capability to produce various products at a greater efficiency,» Rempe says.
License agreements offer coffee and tea manufacturers opportunities to penetrate previously untapped markets,
increase brand awareness
as well
as generate
incremental revenue.
But the progress was
incremental as the number of women in full cabinet posts
increased from three to five.
We have also incurred
incremental overhead costs related to our construction activities, including general liability insurance coverage,
increased travel costs for site visits
as well
as other minor expenses related to the project, including those for supplies, tools and temporary administrative support.
Amour is from this point on devoted to the
incremental disintegration of Ann, and the
increasing helplessness experienced by Georges
as he tries to hang on to her.
The market for EVs should expand significantly
as automakers swap in 200 - mile batteries, meaning 60 kWh batteries in a compact vehicle, if they keep the price
increase incremental.
The tendency of the earlier R8 to understeer prematurely on less than smooth surfaces has apparently also been seen to with an
incremental increase in wheel travel and bushings up front, introducing what the Audi R&D boss describes
as enhanced on - the - limit compression and rebound qualities.
Seemingly redundant indicators [for the filter] were re-tested and «tossed» and,
as expected, the reduced variables
increased the population set of tickers... but it also ramped the
incremental volatility... which was considered very bad.
Single - family home prices is on the rise again, yet
incremental increases such
as we are now seeing merely keep step with the economy, presenting no real threat to your investment plan nor a compelling reason to curtail your commercial real estate activities
as a residential property investor.
EUR 193 million of
incremental debt would
increase that ratio to 15 % —
as usual, let's utilize just 50 % of that figure in our valuation, plus we can throw in C&C's entire cash pile.
As I've said, if a small but attractive dairy brand is plugged into another company's much larger manufacturing & distribution network, there's v little
incremental cost / investment required — therefore, the
incremental operating margin to be earned can be pretty substantial (not to talk of the
increased revenue potential).
Thousands of hotel partners routinely participate in the promotional and merchandising opportunities available on Expedia and Hotels.com sites worldwide each month
as a means of driving
increased consumer awareness and
incremental traveler demand.
Increased horsepower, which is technically
incremental as I said before, allowed for a new dimension in gameplay.
:) In fact, I'd go
as far
as to say that
increased horse power is the definition of an
incremental update.
The point that tends to get overlooked here is that substantive but
incremental forcing
increases can lead to nasty but
as yet unknown surprises.
«We assessed the additional benefits from physical activity and additional risks due to
incremental inhalation of air pollution and
increased exposure of new cyclists to road traffic incidents compared with previous exposures
as car users,» according to the study research document at BMJ.
As the complexity
increases, it becomes exponentially more difficult and expensive to make each
incremental improvement.
-- The term «carbon leakage» means any substantial
increase (
as determined by the Administrator) in greenhouse gas emissions by industrial entities located in other countries if such
increase is caused by an
incremental cost of production
increase in the United States resulting from the implementation of this title.
That's called a «decremental» bid,
as opposed to an
incremental bid that pays generators to
increase production, and through it, «The market solves that oversupply almost in every instance,» he said.
It fails even more badly when you consider that the
incremental greenhouse effect drops off rapidly
as the CO2 concentration
increases, so that doubling the concentration
increases the greenhouse effect by only a few percent, and doubling it again
increases the effect by a few percent of that few percent.
Being on the southern bottom of a sphere,
as the ice gets pushed up north it occupies an
increasing area for each northerly
incremental increase in extent.
It might not sound a lot — an
increase of 0.4 MW — but the EOWDC is intended to serve
as a demonstration facility, first and foremost, and testing the application of these
incremental increases to wind turbine output could yield significant benefits.
-LSB-...] tar sands emits more greenhouse gases (GHGs)-- although the
incremental impact of
increased GHGs is not
as large
as environmentalists purport it to be.
Development of high voltage direct current cables and transmission systems — Although initial loss of electricity of DC cables is higher than for AC, there is no
incremental loss of electricity
as the length of the cable
increases, making it possible to build offshore wind farms in very windy areas and transmit the energy over vast distances to areas with poor wind regimes, and to combine wind generators from different areas to reduce the impact of low - wind days and the need to use backup hydrocarbons on those days
As with the global SC - CO2 estimates, the domestic SC - CO2 increases over time because future emissions are expected to produce larger incremental damages as physical and economic systems become more stressed in response to greater climatic change, and because GDP is growing over time and many damage categories are modeled as proportional to gross GD
As with the global SC - CO2 estimates, the domestic SC - CO2
increases over time because future emissions are expected to produce larger
incremental damages
as physical and economic systems become more stressed in response to greater climatic change, and because GDP is growing over time and many damage categories are modeled as proportional to gross GD
as physical and economic systems become more stressed in response to greater climatic change, and because GDP is growing over time and many damage categories are modeled
as proportional to gross GD
as proportional to gross GDP.
1) It is true that Venezuelan heavy oil is almost equally carbon intensive
as the oil sands product, but
increased Alberta bitumen production will not cause a barrel - for - barrel drop in Venezuelan production, so it would not be appropriate to use Venezuelan carbon intensity in any
incremental comparison, if that is what you are arguing for.
The video begins by accepting that CO2 acts
as a greenhouse gas and that
increased atmospheric concentrations can cause some
incremental warming, on the order of magnitude of 1C per doubling of concentrations.
Yukos was subject to substantial tax
increases as a result of Russian tax revisions and when the company was unable to pay the
incremental taxes, it was declared bankrupt in 2006 and its assets were seized and sold off.
He described the changes to investment rules
as they relate to state - owned enterprises
as «an
incremental increase» in the uncertainty that has always surrounded foreign takeovers in Canada rather than a deal killer.
Amidst the constraints which include, human and administrative challenges, damaged, unmaintained or serviced turbines, non-availability of gas, damaged pipelines, vandalism and lack of maintenance there has been a focus on making
incremental progress so
as to steadily
increase the generation, transmission and distribution capacity of the country.
If we're truly serious about
increasing access to justice, the solution won't come from
incremental efforts (laudable
as they are) like
increasing mandatory pro bono requirements by a few hours.
For the past several years, only 25 % of workers have seen
increases in their schedule loss awards
as a result of
increases in the maximum benefit rate — and those
increases have been small and
incremental.
As well, Alberta's NDP government has continued to pursue its goal of a $ 15 per hour minimum wage by 2018 by implementing
incremental increases.
The mere presence of an option that was not desired — known
as the decoy or dominated option — affected behavior, leading to a potential 42.8 %
increase in
incremental revenue for The Economist.
With an ever -
increasing legal and geographic remit, she has to continually contend with
incremental work
as the company expands into more and more markets.
The
incremental increase can be attributed to the release of new products running Android Oreo
as well
as the rollout of software packages that upgraded the operating systems of a number of devices.
Exceptional ability at developing / implementing strategies that
increase incremental revenue growth
as well
as fostering strong customer relationships.
Specifically, she focuses on
increasing students» sense of belonging to STEM disciplines and fostering
incremental views of intelligence
as methods of combating the cultural stereotypes.
However, it is also possible that, all else being equal, the higher reimbursement rates for higher acuity patients will mitigate some of the pressure on cash flow from lower occupancy,
as long
as the volume of patient admissions is strong and expenses (e.g., labor expenses) do not
increase more than the
incremental revenue.
Most homeowners and real estate professionals may not realize that small
incremental increases in interest rates don't play
as much of a role in the life of the loan overall balance,
as in how you make your mortgage payments.
And usually there is a deliberate strategy to take advantage of what the IRS describes
as «the
incremental increase in value».