Sentences with phrase «as sinks for»

On the other hand, an increase caused by humans, where oceans and vegetation together act as sinks for about halve the emissions, complies with all known observations.

In addition, they act as sinks for terrestrial runoff, supplying abundant nutrients to habitats for many species.

If you don't like Captain Wenger, please jump overboard, grab a Spud or worse become a Chelsea fan as you sink for the third time.

The Lansinoh Nursing Lounge at Nationals Park is conveniently located just off the first base line and offers areas for breastfeeding, pumping, and diaper changes, as well as a sink for rinsing pump parts, outlets for phone charging or other electrical needs, and a toddler play area.

The U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification estimates that soil, as a sink for carbon dioxide, provides a larger reservoir than either vegetation or the atmosphere, calling its sequestration capabilities «unparalleled.»

Persistent in food webs, people Living in a region that acts as a sink for global pollutants and relying on wildlife for their diet, Arctic people have long been exposed to some of the highest levels of mercury.

Accounting for biomass energy often ignores the critical role forests play as a sink for carbon dioxide that might otherwise accumulate in the atmosphere.

One possibility is that as beta - amyloid accumulates, it acts as a sink for more of the protein, trapping it within the brain.

Do you think it could serve as a sink for powder room?

Future studies of the carbon system in the oceans should be designed to identify and quantitatively assess these feedback mechanisms to provide input to models that will determine the ocean's future role as a sink for anthropogenic CO2.

They certainly don't suggest, as Dan H does, that modest changes in agricultural methodologies can lead to vegetation acting as a sink for 100 % of emissions.

I never said that modest changes in vegetation would act as a sink for all the carbon emissions.

«Cutting trees for fuel is antithetical to the important role that forests play as a sink for CO2 that might otherwise accumulate in the atmosphere,» Schlesinger writes in an article published yesterday in the journal Science, adding later that carbon neutrality «is only achieved» if harvested forests are allowed to regrow more biomass than was lost.

His reference to the oceans» role as a sink for CO2 and heat is significant in the present debate about the apparent slight slow - down in the pace of atmospheric warming and the likelihood that the heat is going into the oceans instead.

In determining any nation's fair share of safe global emissions, the nation must either assume that all humans have an equal right to use the atmosphere as a sink for greenhouse gases, or identify another allocation formula based upon morally relevant criteria.

Several people have expressed interest here in learning more about the carbon cycle, the role of the ocean as a sink for anthropogenic CO2, etc..

1) Oceans act as a sink for warmth, it takes them a long time to warm or cool through their sheer volume.

It is still possible that, even though warming is increasing, it could have increased more had the ocean not acted as a sink for heat.»

Not exact matches

In 2015, Ackman, the founder of hedge fund Pershing Square, announced his multi-billion dollar bet on Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx); he proceeded to lose nearly his entire investment, or $ 7.7 million every day for about two years, as Valeant stock sank 95 %.

To do so would sink the value of the underlying land, which was used as collateral for the developer's loans.

The company's shares sank for years as the BlackBerry lost ground to the iPhone and phones running Google Inc.'s Android system.

Afraid of falling too far into a financial hole, Hartz and his co-founders sunk more of their own money into the business and went back to investors such as Michael Birch, the co-founder of social network Bebo, for additional capital.

«I saw this great job as a senior psychologist in Dubai that would be perfect for me — and my heart sank.

For the past two years, energy stocks have looked quite dirty, as the price of oil sank to a latter - day low of US$ 27 a barrel in February.

But as we built the product I couldn't shake the sinking feeling that I didn't see a real use for it.

And remember, finally, that bad earnings news kept rolling in for both Dell and its industry throughout the bidding process, prompting Indigo Equity Research in August 2013, for instance, to call Dell a «sinking ship,» and to label Michael Dell's turnaround plan as «fundamentally flawed.»

But as the practical reality of repeal began to sink in for the millions of Americans who stand to lose coverage, the voices of concerned, angry citizens soon took center stage at town halls across the country.

Revenue growth has slowed as many companies sink more resources into developing the next blockbuster drug; what's more, the «patent cliff» for the last round of megabillion - dollar drugs — when generics firms typically see a sales spurt — happened a few years ago.

«This is a sham lawsuit about a bogus Russian collusion claim filed by a desperate, dysfunctional, and nearly insolvent Democratic Party,» said Brad Parscale, Campaign Manager of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. «With the Democrats» conspiracy theories against the President's campaign evaporating as quickly as the failing DNC's fundraising, they've sunk to a new low to raise money, especially among small donors who have abandoned them.

In January, the swingin» captain of the Costa Concordia, obviously frustrated that he never made it as... whatever the cool job is for boat captains, decided to show off his stunt driving ability, crashing into a reef and sinking his craft before abandoning ship.

As the reality of Ford's accomplishment sinks in, this bold proclamation, oft - repeated in media reports, has shifted from a victory slogan to something like a mission statement for his regime.

Meanwhile, GM snapped up Cruise Automation for more than $ 1 billion, and sank $ 500 million into ride - hailing service Lyft as part of its plan to deploy self - driving taxis.

The sites, which often act as launching pads for smear campaigns against entertainment properties that users don't like for one reason or another, are being credited for sinking films before they even see the light of day.

You can deduct an amount for a reserve, contingent account, or a sinking fund as long as the Income Tax Act allows it and the amount is reasonable,» says the Canada Revenue Agency's Business and Professional Income Guide.

It was another shaky day on Wall Street as indexes rallied in the morning, bobbed up and down for much of the day, then sank in the last few minutes of trading.

The markets finally woke up to this on Wednesday, after sleepwalking for the past year, as bond yields and stock prices sank and the...

It could be disastrous for the average Venezuelan citizen, as the already decrepit Venezuelan economy would sink deeper into depression.

As the reality of what I described above sinks in to the market, the price path of least resistance for home builders, home construction suppliers and auto - related equities will be down.

Litecoin price boomed in late 2017 - but the first quarter of 2018 was a nightmare for the investors as prices kept sinking to new lows.

The Globe «s Jeffrey Simpson offers Canadian politicians plaudits for the following good deeds: Ed Stelmach's decision to fund research into carbon capture and storage; Dalton McGuinty's decision to protect the boreal forest (because «untouched forests are wonderful carbon sinks») and to sign on to the Western Climate Initiative; Stephen Harper for agreeing to pour money into Ontario infrastructure; and the premiers for finally agreeing «that within one sovereign country, there ought to be as few obstacles to the movement of people and capital as possible.»

Just five months ago, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty publicly scolded both BMO and Manulife Financial for offering mortgages he deemed irresponsibly cheap, advising against a «race to the bottom,» as mortgage rates sank as low as 2.89 per cent.

Benchmark rates in the U.S., Germany and Japan fell below 1 percent on average for the first time as deflation emerged in Europe, oil sank below $ 50 and American wages fell.

Canada's struggling oil market has found something of a lifeline as traders scramble for heavy crude due to OPEC production cuts and sinking Latin American output.

As it became more difficult not to sink deeper into that emotion and my body refused to return to the surface, I reached out for help.

Peter's relationship with Jesus lets him step out of the boat and, just as important, lets him call for help when he is sinking.

Who wants to admit he'd sunk so low as to beg for change and sleep on benches?

They tend to sink into self - pity, which is the most miserable type of selfishness, as well as perhaps the most potent factor for loneliness and self - isolation.

So, too, do a Christian nostalgia for a lost paradise, a Christian doctrine of Christ as the eternal Logos, and a Christian meditation that sinks into the interior depths of the self.

I am particularly suspicious of situation ethicists like Sinks when they plead the «Great Commandment as a basis for ending a marriage «in order that the individual might flourish.»

Percy himself seems to have a high regard for it as at least an honest cry of desperation as opposed to the dull oblivion in which most people remain sunk.