Sentences with phrase «at least some reduction in»

What has worked in Africa, continued Greene, are «Strategies that break up... multiple and concurrent sexual networks [pc - speakfor «promiscuity»]- or, in plain language, faithful mutual monogamy or at least reduction in numbers of partners, especially concurrent ones».

However, by 20 weeks, «nearly all women will see at least some reduction in supply,» Gourley explains.

Beyond these Cures - authorized ventures, several other cross-agency initiatives would see at least some reduction in the request, including, for instance, the Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) and Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) programs.

Right now the materials show at least some reduction in resistance at temperatures as high as 100 Kelvin — in the realm of the best high - temperature superconductors.

However, if they do not respond and no remission or at least reduction in the activity of the disease can be achieved, they are given a combined treatment of methotrexate and a biologic agent (frequently an anti-TNF, such as e.g. adalimumab, administered by injection), if risk factors are present.

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While he would have liked to have seen more investor - specific changes — «it's always nice to have more rather than less,» he says — he thinks it's unlikely we'll see any reductions in capital gain taxes or major increases in TFSA room until at least 2015, when the government says it can balance the budget by.

The company has already put at least $ 850 million toward debt reduction from the sale of a gold mine in Australia, and a portion of its stake in the Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea to Chinese company Zijin Mining Group.

By promising to increase marginal rates on the very wealthy — essentially by allowing some Bush tax cuts to expire — Obama offered a path that, while not perfect, at least heads in the direction of future deficit reduction.

«You have to maintain your competitive edge over the long term, and we look forward to resuming reductions when they are affordable,» he says, noting even the Conservatives admit the cuts will reduce revenue by billions, at least in the short term.

The firms said that the combined business will generate at least # 500 million in cost savings and lead to a reduction in prices of about 10 percent.

Andrew Batholomaeus, a consultant toxicologist at Australia's University of Canberra and the University of Queensland, states that «the potential human health consequences of discouraging the use of pyriproxyfen in drinking water storage and other mosquito - reduction programs is catastrophic with potential deaths and serious disease from otherwise avoidable malaria, dengue and other mosquito - borne diseases numbered in at least the hundreds of thousands.»

Forty - two percent of HR professionals find that automation will result in at least a 10 percent reduction in required headcount over the next three years.

-- We estimate that steady earnings and restrained capital expenditures should contribute to annual run - rate free cash flow of at least C$ 400 million, much of which will be allocated to debt reduction in the next 12 - 18 months.

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

An economic plan designed to grow the economy 4 % per year and create at least 25 million new jobs through massive tax reduction and simplification, in combination with trade reform, regulatory relief, and lifting the restrictions on American energy.

In order to fulfill the campaign promise of using growth to reduce the deficit, any tax reform plan should be at least revenue neutral before accounting for economic growth, so all the gains from growth can be devoted to deficit reduction.

At least part of this, however, reflects the winding back of inflation, with a corresponding reduction in the inflation premium built into nominal interest rates, which in earlier years was being consumed — ie retirees were effectively running down their real capital, often without realising it.

The legislation enforces limits on discretionary spending until 2021, establishes a procedure to increase the debt limit, creates a Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to propose further deficit reduction with a stated goal of achieving at least $ 1.5 trillion in budgetary savings over 10 years, and establishes automatic procedures for reducing spending by as much as $ 1.2 trillion if legislation originating with the new joint select committee does not achieve suchReduction to propose further deficit reduction with a stated goal of achieving at least $ 1.5 trillion in budgetary savings over 10 years, and establishes automatic procedures for reducing spending by as much as $ 1.2 trillion if legislation originating with the new joint select committee does not achieve suchreduction with a stated goal of achieving at least $ 1.5 trillion in budgetary savings over 10 years, and establishes automatic procedures for reducing spending by as much as $ 1.2 trillion if legislation originating with the new joint select committee does not achieve such savings.

Public expectations for the pace of emissions reduction may disappoint some, but there are few who foresee a future where Canada is not making real progress in this area, at least over the coming 20 years.»

The refinance must produce a net tangible benefit resulting in at least a 0.5 percentage point reduction in the combined interest rate and Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) or Refinancing from an Adjustable - Rate Mortgage (ARM) to a Fixed - Rate Mortgage (with no more than 2 percentage points greater than the combined interest rate and MIP)

Completely scrap the the funding for private schools, but in the event it's not politically expedient for the government heading into an election, at least consider a reduction in funding levels to financially aid the public system and alleviate some of the pressures they currently are experiencing with class size, lack of teachers and the challenges inherent in providing school lunch programs.

Specifically, a recent analysis by Graham Secker, MS & Co.'s European equity strategist, found that recent disappointments in European corporate profits are a function of at least three important factors that may be reversing: idiosyncratic issues related to heavily skewed index exposure to financials and commodity - linked industries; weak operating profit leverage linked to declining emerging market sales; and less aggressive use of buybacks, tax optimization and non-operating cost reductions versus U.S. peers.

What they're saying and what they argue is that the issue is that the demographics which are changing dramatically... You know the baby boomers aren't buying as much, the Millennial's don't have as much money, at least in the United States, but around the world even in China where we've had a dramatic reduction in the growth in population, we don't have the youth that's coming on in relationship with the accumulation of wealth that the previous generations have had.

The employee premium rate could be reduced in 2015 by a minimum of 5 cents, with a decline of at least 7 cents for employers, with larger reductions in 2017.

Catalyst # 2: De-risking: Continual reduction in structured finance exposures, declining claim payments on second - lien RMBS Catalyst # 3: Reimbursement for claims paid: Fairholme expects MBIA to recover at least half of the gross claims paid to date in a 2012 settlement or all in a 2013 trial.

Both begin with the data of human consciousness and both perform phenomenological reductions, at least a version of the epoche in the case of Whitehead.

«Against this depressing background, at the least, consumers will likely see further reductions in fuel prices and an acceleration of cuts in retail dairy prices,» Rabobank added.

We support the target in the WHO NCD Global Monitoring Framework of «at least 10 % relative reduction in the harmful use of alcohol» by 2025.

President of Layn Europe Luca Pennestri told FoodNavigator it can achieve up to 100 % sugar reduction in many applications, while for more challenging foods such as bakery and chocolate, Layn has a proprietary sweetener blend of monk fruit and stevia that can cut sugar by at least half.

However, the reduction in orange juice sales has at least partially benefited other segments within the category.

In comments submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on the sodium reduction guidelines and food category targets due yesterday, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) recommended that categories be streamlined and the timeline to meet the short - term reduction goals be extended to at least four years.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) In comments submitted to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on the sodium reduction guidelines and food category targets due yesterday, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) recommended that categories be streamlined and the timeline to meet the short - term reduction goals be extended to at least four years.

In total, at least 11 per cent of IFAD expenditure approved since 2013 has been allocated to post-harvest infrastructure and equipment, accompanied by training for farmers, farmer groups and value chain operators on post-harvest techniques and the operation, maintenance and management of equipment to ensure sustainable food loss reduction.

In studies, use of Xpressnap resulted in a reduction of usage of at least 25 percent * when compared to traditional napkin dispensers, and has the added benefit of being more hygieniIn studies, use of Xpressnap resulted in a reduction of usage of at least 25 percent * when compared to traditional napkin dispensers, and has the added benefit of being more hygieniin a reduction of usage of at least 25 percent * when compared to traditional napkin dispensers, and has the added benefit of being more hygienic.

Men who drank at least one soda a day saw a 33 % reduction in fertility.

Districts could already seek a waiver to serve grains foods that aren't «whole grain - rich,» and while some advocates are upset that there won't be further sodium reductions (at least for now), school food is still lower in salt than it was pre-HHFKA.

Families qualifying for tuition reduction at the same rate as in the previous year are expected to increase their tuition payments at least commensurate with the tuition raise.

The results of at least two recent studies, however, suggest that reductions in full - contact practices can be accompished safely without putting players at additional risk, while researchers continue looking for the head trauma «holy grail»: a threshold - whether it is number of hits per week, over the course of the season, of a certain force, or to a certain part of the helmet (e.g. facemask, top of the head) above which players are at an unacceptably high risk of permanent brain injury.

Implementation of this intervention may contribute to the achievement of the following targets: Global nutrition targets Target 1: 40 % reduction in the number of children under - 5 who are stunted Target 4: No increase in childhood overweight Target 5: Increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months up to at least 50 % Global NCD targets Target 7: Halt the rise in diabetes and obesity

Australian employers are not legally obliged to provide lactation breaks to their employees, however the International Labor Organization (ILO) recommends that breastfeeding women be entitled to at least one break per day for lactation, and that can also be accessed as a reduction in hours.

If a reduction in type 2 diabetes risk of 15 % (based on the conservative confidence limit) is associated with breastfeeding in Westernized populations where the prevalence of diabetes is ≈ 6 % and the proportion infants who are bottle - fed is at least one - third, the proportion of diabetes in the population that could be attributed to breastfeeding would be 5 % (51).

In one study, a large reduction in blood pressure associated with having been breastfed for at least 3 months (Web table 1) was reported to have been somewhat attenuated after controlling for current weight, age, birth weight, time of birth, birth order, mother's age, and history of high antenatal maternal blood pressure (14), but quantitative estimates suitable for inclusion in the meta - analyses were not availablIn one study, a large reduction in blood pressure associated with having been breastfed for at least 3 months (Web table 1) was reported to have been somewhat attenuated after controlling for current weight, age, birth weight, time of birth, birth order, mother's age, and history of high antenatal maternal blood pressure (14), but quantitative estimates suitable for inclusion in the meta - analyses were not availablin blood pressure associated with having been breastfed for at least 3 months (Web table 1) was reported to have been somewhat attenuated after controlling for current weight, age, birth weight, time of birth, birth order, mother's age, and history of high antenatal maternal blood pressure (14), but quantitative estimates suitable for inclusion in the meta - analyses were not availablin the meta - analyses were not available.

Economic partnerships usually operate quid pro quo: If a Brexit were to go ahead, the UK would inevitably witness reductions in these subsidies to farmers — at least in the medium term — and expose the farming industry to the risk of market volatility.

Harry Wilson has released what I believe is his first official policy statement since his failed bid for state comptroller last fall, or, at the very least his first of this election cycle, in response to the supercommittee's failure to reach a deficit reduction deal.

The Climate Change Act 2008 sets legally binding emission reduction targets for 2020 (reduction of 34 % in greenhouse gas emissions) and for 2050 (reduction of at least 80 percent in greenhouse gas emissions); the Act also introduces five - yearly carbon budgets to help ensure these targets are met.

Kaminsky said a bad situation will get worse, at least in the short term: The Long Island Rail Road faces a 25 percent reduction in service this summer while Amtrak makes repairs to four tracks.

Councilor Michael Kelly (Ward 2) said at the last Finance and Budget committee meeting that the Common Council will need to make at least $ 600,000 in permanent cuts and another $ 100,000 in temporary reductions this year to stave off a large tax increase in 2019.

The $ 3 million in Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Funding will be used to address lead issues in 180 low - income housing units located in the Cities of Buffalo and Lackawanna, while the $ 400,000 in Healthy Homes Supplemental Funding will assist in correcting additional health and safety issues in at least 75 of those homes.

As police pay becomes stagnant but with the possibility of reductions in pay in addition to a pay freeze for at least 40 % of officers and police pension costs are increasing, possibly more significantly for more senior than junior ranks, any direct entry scheme would be bound to affect, in particular, the most talented of those currently in service as they see their promotional opportunities diminish and the retention of those talented and experience officers would become an even bigger issue.

Mili E has no deficit reduction strategy and it is unclear whether he can construct an agenda that might appeal in the swing seats he needs to at least make Labour the largest party.