Sentences with phrase «at given levels of»

Taken in this context, venture capital investing, while in isolation a risky investment style, can provide enhanced returns at a given level of risk.

If, at some given level of prices, I consider an average money balance of $ 1000 adequate for my needs, then, if prices fall to half that original level, $ 500 will serve me just as well as a $ 1000 did before.

«By linking fisheries to ecology, we can now make informed statements about ecosystem function at a given level of fish biomass.»

It shouldn't be your «goal» to achieve a certain level of turnover (I realize I imply this when I say higher turnover is better at a given level of profit margin, which is true).

The faster you turn these assets over (at any given level of profit), the better.

Therefore, a rational way to look at investing in a stock is to determine what rate of return the company's earnings power is offering you at a given level of valuation.

One possible method for doing so is to use the Shiller PE as a valuation tool, and to move the portfolio into cash at some given level of overvaluation.

The first two are then plotted on a graph to create the «efficient frontier»: a line that denotes the maximum return possible for a given portfolio at a given level of risk.

Modern Portfolio Theory attempts to construct a portfolio that maximizes the potential for return at each given level of risk.

At any given level of technology, there is a trade - off between how many people can be born into a society and the level of per capita physical affluence that can be sustainably supported.

A stronger gravitational field will produce a lower, denser, warmer surface than a weaker gravitational field since the amount of solar energy retained by the atmosphere will be focused into a smaller volume and that amount of energy will be determined by the amount of mass available to absorb it at any given level of solar irradiation.

However it does still mean that temperatures rise — and at any given level of CO2 forcing this effect will mean a higher equilibrium temperature.

The latter is particularly important because it tells us what the least (and hence most constraining) carbon budget is that we may encounter at a given level of uncertainty about the climate.

At that thermal equilibrium the surface temperature can be calculated using the S - B Law for any planet at a given level of solar input.

ii) In the case of the Ideal Gas Law it is the height of an atmosphere of a given mass that determines the number of molecules per unit of volume at the surface and the more molecules per unit of volume the hotter the surface will become at a given level of solar input.

Are you suggesting that we really know what the temperature will be at any given level of CO2.....

Not exact matches

Giving your followers a sneak peek at the inner workings of the company can only be beneficial in your efforts to gain an extra level of trust.

Investors need to be more «forensic» about their portfolios given current levels of volatility, Bill Street, head of investments EMEA at State Street Global Advisors, said.

At the highest level of professional sports they consider skills and techniques a given.

That period would prove important for another reason: the government posted Kuroda for a year as special adviser to the cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi, giving the civil servant sustained exposure to politicians at the highest levels.

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is at its lowest level in four years, giving U.S. consumers billions more to spend this holiday season, but that extra money is being offset by higher food costs, which account for a bigger chunk of most consumers» budgets.

This gives you more control and will help you learn AdWords at a greater level of understanding.

There is no other path in the context of society that will give us the opportunity to bring our gifts to the world at such a high level as an entrepreneurial path.

The loonie is trading at levels far below what you'd expect given the state of Canada's economy at the moment.

The election result was surprising to political analysts as it saw the Lega party overtake Forza Italia, its center - right coalition partner, in terms of vote share giving it more influence in the coalition and potentially at a national level.

«The company's OmegA rocket is starting at a high level of technology readiness given its leverage of current components,» Jefferies said.

Given the concentration in Canada's banking sector, it's likely that at least some of the banks will be designated as such, requiring higher capital levels and putting even more pressure on their return on equity.

Given the low unemployment rate, anecdotal evidence from a variety of companies, and alternative measures such as the Atlanta Fed wage tracker showing stronger growth, wage growth may not be back at precrisis levels, but the trend over the past year shows wages are certainly headed in the right direction.

«I think Cuban is pretty competitive given his comparatively low level of name recognition at this point,» Tom Jensen, the director of Public Policy Polling, told Business Insider in an email.

That gives people the opportunity to race at the highest level of the sport, and we don't want to lose that, but when you add new top teams... making sure that you have an equally attractive environment for pro-am independent teams is a challenge we're up to — but it's easier said than done.

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.

At the same time, such previously simple matters as giving an employee a promotion and a raise now required various levels of approval.

At the end of World War II, researchers starved 36 young male volunteers for 24 weeks, giving them a low - fat diet limited to just 1,600 calories a day, which was 600 to 1,500 calories fewer than their body needed (depending on their level of daily activity) to maintain a healthy weight.

«We expect Best Buy to continue to perform at a high level across multiple categories, with appliances likely to be one of the bright spots given market dynamics,» Moody's retail analyst Charlie O'Shea wrote in a research note.

But the capacity of this group to build, network and develop connections with the government at all levels, specifically in Tamaulipas, gave them the ability to expand in a way that not many groups had.

The tepid confidence level is somewhat at odds with how business owners view their current financial situations — 67 percent gave their situation a rating of good, the same as the prior quarter and an increase of two percentage points compared with the second quarter of 2015.

It also gave students more flexibility in customizing their coursework to account for their ability level, offering core classes at several different levels of difficulty.

Meanwhile, as Hein de Haas, co-director of the International Migration Institute and professor at the University of Oxford, has pointed out that the level of immigration to a given country is directly related to the economic health of the destination and the conditions within the point of departure.

Kolondra also said Opera is not talking with its mobile - operator partners about instituting the feature in its (far more widely used) mobile versions — many operators are controversially experimenting with blocking ads at the network level rather than in the browser, partly as a way of getting publishers and ad networks to give them a slice of their revenue.

Staley told CNBC that given the high level of debt across the world, in particular among emerging markets where dollar - denominated debt has grown dramatically, many economies could be at risk if there were sudden changes in financial conditions.

So it's important that U.S. companies don't stop researching or innovating based on the limits of society's comfort levels at any given point.

On the 147th page of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, at the start of the «In Conclusion» section, the following sentence appears: «There is probably nothing in this book which you did not already know at some level of your experience.»

The maker of Skin So Soft had a complicated commission structure that made it harder to earn as much at a given sales level compared to other direct - selling company.

When asked if he was worried about U.S. shale producers ramping production and eclipsing the recent international cuts, Novak said, «Undoubtedly the joint action by many countries to achieve the balance and to reduce the output are aimed at giving stability to the market and as a result we see a great level of investment, lower volatility, prices stabilizing at a certain level, which does play out to move investment going into shale production so one needs to assess the overall supply and demand balance.»

Given that Facebook helps keep us connected but can also expose us to many social stressors, like envy and gossip, the researchers, led by Eric Vanman at the University of Queensland, expected to find a Facebook break would be associated with a drop in life - satisfaction, but also a reduction in stress levels.

But Lynn Turner, former chief accountant at the SEC, told me «Given the level of regulatory capture and close ties to the securities industry at the current SEC, it is quite possible, if not likely, the SEC will allow the Carlyle IPO to move forward, to disastrous effect.»

While corporations are prohibited from contributing to federal political campaigns, in 2013 46 of the top 60 TSX companies still gave money to candidates at the provincial level (where in many cases corporate donations are still allowed).

Chess players were given one of three cognitive enhancers (modafinil, methylphenidate, and caffeine) or placebo and matched in 15 - minute games against a computer program set at their level.

A lower target would almost certainly give the Fed the confidence to quickly hike rates at the economy's current level of production.

They include access to billions of government procurement dollars at the provincial and even municipal level — something not found in NAFTA — and eliminating all tariffs in the lucrative auto trade that will give major European car makers a chance to increase sales through lower prices.