Sentences with phrase «as regions for»

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It is also still extremely common for British soldiers in Afghanistan to wear beards, as facial hair is still associated with power and authority in many Islamic regions.

The former CIA director was speaking on a flying visit to the region, where he had earlier in the day met with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh and stressed the need for unity among Gulf allies as Washington aims to muster support for new sanctions against Iran to curb its missile program.

Andreasen described the big cables as «critically important for the electricity grid» by connecting regions and countries with one another, enabling the trade of energy over borders.

«The Arctic situation now goes beyond its original inter-Arctic States or regional nature, having a vital bearing on the interests of States outside the region and the interests of the international community as a whole, as well as on the survival, the development, and the shared future for mankind,» the white paper said.

He says he recently attended one of the largest industry trade shows, Mipcom, and ended up talking to the same people he'd last encountered six years ago, most of whom were still thinking in terms of selling programs region by region to established channels as opposed to «worldwide deals for rights to be exploited via the Internet anywhere.»

But as the world's top athletes converge on this region for the winter games, Gangwon's Governor Moon - soon Choi says attitudes toward his region are changing, in part because of its physical transformation.

With Catalan separatists contemplating whether to declare independence for the autonomous region, experts have detailed how the national government could react as tensions in the region rise.

As horrific as the tolls from Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy — or those from the tsunamis in Japan (2011) and the Indian Ocean (2004)-- were, Galea reveals how the social context in each affected region transformed the population's health, in ways good and bad, for years afterwarAs horrific as the tolls from Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy — or those from the tsunamis in Japan (2011) and the Indian Ocean (2004)-- were, Galea reveals how the social context in each affected region transformed the population's health, in ways good and bad, for years afterwaras the tolls from Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy — or those from the tsunamis in Japan (2011) and the Indian Ocean (2004)-- were, Galea reveals how the social context in each affected region transformed the population's health, in ways good and bad, for years afterward.

The region does an excellent job of importing talent as our institutes of higher education are worldwide magnets for young achievers.

«There is not the least reason for Marriott and the other foreign companies to list these regions as independent countries on any occasion.

Squawk Box sets the news agenda in the region every day, bringing viewers news and views from the top CEOs, asset managers and newsmakers as Asian markets open for trade.

With a theme focusing on tackling how entrepreneurs can be supported by the ecosystem, the event aimed to celebrate and leverage Bahrain's strategic role for startups in the GCC region and around the world as an ideal startup hub for entrepreneurs and investors looking to expand their impact.

As an entrepreneur who's been a part of the MENA startup ecosystem for quite some time now, Kassim notes that VC funding still has room for improvement, and adds that better education is needed to add value to the region's startups.

26.6 % of professionals in the MENA region see a competitive salary and benefits package as the most important factor for employee retention.

«Europe has seen the strongest improvement among all regions in its outlook balance since 2011, when the region accounted for almost the entire global negative outlook bias — largely as a result of the eurozone crisis,» he said.

UAE's homegrown talent can now have the chance to setup presence in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), one of the region's leading financial hub, as well as center for lifestyle, arts and cu...

The company's sales in the region have tumbled 7 % for the first nine months of 2014 despite an overall increase in sportswear gear sales, as consumers buy more shoes, tights and shorts for working out and even for their casual streetwear needs.

Accused of genocide in the country's Darfur region, al - Bashir is officially listed as a sponsor of terror by the United States and wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.

Both candidates lamented the lack of U.S. focus on Latin America as a place of economic interest, and they lambasted President Obama for delaying trade negotiations with countries in the region.

By backing startups through QVI, Lazaridis hopes to turn the Waterloo region into «Quantum Valley,» supplanting Silicon Valley as the centre for the next era in technology.

In developing regions such as Africa, Latin America, China and India, where Android phones can sell for $ 80 or less on contract, Google either claimed market leadership in 2011 or will in 2012, according to tracking firm Gartner.

But Sabancı's power in the region is undeniable: A member of Siemens» supervisory board, she began acting as co-chair of the Business 20 (B20) Trade Task Force — an outreach group for the G20 economies — earlier this year.

As the ability of Unifor and UAW to set industry benchmarks diminished along with the Detroit Three's workforces, though, Toyota began paying wages markedly below union rates in certain U.S. regions, notes Kristin Dziczek, director of the Center for Automotive Research's labour group.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended approval of global miner Cliffs Natural Resources» plans to extend its Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, as Mineral Resources continues to seek approval for its own expansion plans in the same region.

The region currently accounts for just 10 % of KingFisher's annual sales, but Bolton predicts that a strategic focus on key markets such as Ontario, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota will enable it to «easily double» the size of its operation in the next five years.

Some of those millions will be used for expansion — it opened a U.K. - based arm in September, and has plans to expand to Canada and one other region this year — as well as to develop new products.

The Persian Gulf region is also in the sights for massive growth, as the company wants to boost the number of locations there to 200.

While those questions linger, out - of - town guests were filing into the region for the American Gaming Association's Global Gaming Expo, which also will run as planned Tuesday.

China, for years, racked up massive trade surpluses as these mega cities became home to low - cost export regions.

As much as his approach puts him at odds with conventional economic wisdom, Keller can also seem at odds with himself — a registered Republican who calls for more regulation of industry; a plastics maker who speaks out against U.S. reliance on fossil fuels; a nonunion employer whose wages and benefits are a model for the regioAs much as his approach puts him at odds with conventional economic wisdom, Keller can also seem at odds with himself — a registered Republican who calls for more regulation of industry; a plastics maker who speaks out against U.S. reliance on fossil fuels; a nonunion employer whose wages and benefits are a model for the regioas his approach puts him at odds with conventional economic wisdom, Keller can also seem at odds with himself — a registered Republican who calls for more regulation of industry; a plastics maker who speaks out against U.S. reliance on fossil fuels; a nonunion employer whose wages and benefits are a model for the region.

One minor challenge for this region may be an infrastructure system that isn't as mature as some larger metros.

The eurozone's central bankers, as well as some of the less charitable politicians in the region's lending countries, say Spain must first request that money from the central bailout funds and agree to stringent conditions in return for support.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

(Reuters)- Lowe's Cos Inc reported higher - than - expected comp sales and profit on Tuesday, helped by lower costs as well as higher demand for emergency supplies and rebuilding material due to hurricanes battering several regions in the United States.

The Miami - based company had ships available due to cancelled cruises, allowing them to mobilize the vessels for evacuations of people on hurricane - ravaged islands in the Caribbean region such as St. Thomas and St. Martin.

The charges against Gates and Manafort stem from their financial dealings and their work as political consultants for Ukraine's pro-Russia Party of Regions and former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

She was recognized for her role in leading one of the most successful food manufacturing companies in Latin America, as well as her leadership of Kellogg's largest acquisition in the region (Ritmo Investimentos - Parati) and for championing Kellogg's efforts in sustainability.

Also worrying for Goldsmith is how things are shaping up in outer London, where as things stand, he and Khan are neck and neck (42 - 41 %) despite the fact that fellow Tory Boris Johnson comfortably won this region in the 2012 election.

At the same time, Infobank has appointed Online Advantage as the exclusive distributor for its InTrade suite of products in the Australasia region for a five year period.

«When the town asks regional authorities for funding for a project, it's told: you have Rusal, go work it out with them,» said Erik Chernyshev, a local Communist Party politician, former member of the region's upper house, who also worked as an engineer at the factory for 18 years.

No region was seen as worse than «stable,» a trend that has now held for five quarters.

Rodriguez began working at Home Depot as a part - time cashier and worked her way up to the regional vice president for the New Jersey Metro Region.

And as for geographic region, California, Texas and Florida lead the pack in numbers of veteran - owned businesses.

In her new role, she is responsible for leading more than $ 1 billion in global loyalty services business, after serving as the Latin American Caribbean region EVP of products, marketing, and advisors services.

It is worth noting that businesses can apply for either type of disaster loan assistance, but they can be awarded no more than a total of $ 1.5 million from the two programs unless they qualify as a major source of employment for the region in which they operate.

In her role as CEO of the central region, Winkler is responsible for approximately 30 % of UnitedHealthcare's total Medicaid business.

«We look forward to strengthening our relationship with key players in the region as we seek new investment into Canada and new listings for the country's marketplace,» says Chadda.

Located in Ohio's Lorain County, a hit - by - hard - times blue - collar region some 30 miles from downtown Cleveland, Elyria Foundry was started as a job shop for the region's heavy - machinery trades.

Manipulating Time's disk, a prospective advertiser would get to juggle such factors as size, position, region, and frequency to calculate a final cost for advertising.

Even so, Greece wouldn't matter so much to the Americans were it not for the fact that it is seen as a key member of Nato in the eastern Mediterranean, a region that the US thinks is already unstable enough.