Sentences with phrase «at the distribution level»

At that point, as competitive markets emerge at the distribution level, the regulator's role will change.

Small scale (less than about 4 MW) storage in electromechanical systems (rotating dynamic compensators) or statcomms (power electronics with batteries or capacitors) is used for grid stabilization (voltage and frequency) at the distribution level.

Currently, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards focus on the bulk grid and provide inadequate security requirements at the distribution level, he said.

Not exact matches

And if AT&T's objective is a level playing field and the widest possible distribution of Time Warner content, why overspend to buy Time Warner at all?

However, rather than compete for market share on the merits or fulfill its statutory obligation to enable competitors to practice its invention after its patents expired, Green Mountain has abused its dominance in the brewer market by coercing business partners at every level of the K - Cup distribution system to enter into anticompetitive agreements intended to unlawfully maintain Green Mountain's monopoly over the markets in which K - Cups are sold.

The downside to an LLC, however, is that it forces the business owner into higher tax liabilities, as distributions from an LLC are taxed as ordinary income with rates as high as 37 percent, at the federal level, and 13.3 percent at the state level, for a combined federal / state tax of 50.3 percent!

«Nike's brand investment, innovation levels and extensive global distribution network should allow further market share growth, often at the expensive of local competitors,» Goldman Sachs said in a recent note.

At the federal level, marijuana remains classified as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, where Schedule I substances are considered to have a high potential for dependency and no accepted medical use, making distribution of marijuana a federal offense.

Over time, more and more of the fund could become invested at this new higher yield level, resulting in rising distributions of income.

Remember, all of your distributions from those tax - free accounts will be taxed at your income - tax level.

At MFS, we plan for succession at all levels within the investment team and also for transitions in the management ranks across all of the major functional areas of the firm including Distribution, Legal and CompliancAt MFS, we plan for succession at all levels within the investment team and also for transitions in the management ranks across all of the major functional areas of the firm including Distribution, Legal and Compliancat all levels within the investment team and also for transitions in the management ranks across all of the major functional areas of the firm including Distribution, Legal and Compliance.

Although the market is not falling apart, the more «distribution days» (sessions of higher volume selling) that accumulate, the more likely it becomes that we will at least test the recent swing low support levels.

The potential tax benefits from investing in MLPs depend on their being treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes and, if the MLP is deemed to be a corporation, then its income would be subject to federal taxation at the entity level, reducing the amount of cash available for distribution to the fund which could result in a reduction of the fund's value.

His background includes positions in shipping, refining, marketing, distribution, oil trading and gas as well as finance and strategic planning at the corporate executive level.

Year End Distributions Each year at this time we give shareholders an indication of the level of income and capital gains that we believe will be distributed at the end of the year.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Republican presidential candidates might be more trusted by more voters at every level of the income distribution if they focused more of their attention on policies directly impact the working and aspiring middle - classes.

These changes in the numerical balance, together with the increasing replacement of American missionaries by nationals in leadership positions at the lower levels of church structure, have inevitably raised the issue of when and to what extent the distribution of leadership and other staff at headquarters will reflect these developments.

They herald the re-emergence of the classical crisis of generalised overproduction, the basis of which, as Marx showed better than anyone, is to be found at the level of production relationships which are at the same time the relationships of the distribution of wealth.

When there were contradictions in those materials, a reconciliation was effected, or at least attempted, through the use of the «different levels of interpretation», where the historical meaning, the moral meaning, the theological meaning, and the highly mystical meaning could be distinguished and an appropriate distribution made in the discussion of this or that biblical text.

This distribution of power over several levels seems to me preferable to its concentration at any one level.

He explains Wings Etc. is moving forward strategically in an effort to deliver the same level of service at each location and to ensure its distribution system remains consistent.

Rader's experience with KPMG and in senior level financial and operational positions at food manufacturing and distribution businesses, combined with its senior management team, give CDC a terrific opportunity to build the business to higher levels.

Technology is a driver of its successes as the team leans on a sophisticated system to manage inventory across 38 broad line and produce distribution centers, analyze purchases at the cafe level and has the ability to audit contract pricing of every invoice.

The report presents detailed analysis on the Prepared Meals consumption trends in the US, historic and forecast Prepared Meals consumption volume and value at market and category level, brand share, and distribution channel data.

While he says Australian Vintage is unlikely to be on anyone's shopping list, with the dollar still at historically high levels, he adds he would consider a partnership if it was to come with US distribution.

One of its cutting - edge studies is the measuring of food loss and waste at all stages — from production and post-production to processing, distribution and consumption — in order to identify the origin and cost of food waste and loss at the local, regional and global level.

«To ensure food security for every child, woman and man, we must intensify food production while at the same time address the problems of distribution, and end shocking levels of food spoilage and loss.

«This major expansion with new distribution efficiencies marks a significant milestone for Califia, underscoring the success our products are having with consumers who are looking for delicious and healthy food and beverage options they can embrace at every level — including taste, price point and functionality,» said Steltenpohl.

Our Bloomingdale facility is at the heart of our manufacturing and distribution network and strongly supports our ability to achieve consistent levels of product quality, efficacy, and safety, as well as our ability to meet increasing consumer demand.

I said experiment because I am not sure how their chemistry would work out on the pitch as we do not see them everyday in training... for example I am not sure if Neny can play the defensive role as effectively as Coq, but since Coq is not performing at the level we usually expect of him anyway, I would pun for Neny there for now... Based on what I have seen so far, I would say Neny defensive game would be based on covering and interceptions rather than going in strongly for tackles like Coq but the plus is he runs and covers more ground than Flamini, and his movement and ball distribution is definitely better than both Flamini and Coq.

If sportsbooks shade their probability distributions just 2 - 3 %, their expected profit margins do, in fact, increase 20 - 30 % (from 4.5 % to 5.3 % -5.7 %, at the Public 60 % level).

love your articles galen this just proves the sheer stupidity and arrogance of our manager what are players like ozil and giroud still doing at arsenal after their first season ozil should probably be sold back to shalke in a soft league and who knows he might play his best football and it might help in his national team form cazorla is a good player but not world class he can not be classified on the same level against players like silva iniesta and the old arsenal fabregas sanchez is also good but he needs to add more to his game for him to be put on the same level with world beaters like suarez neymar and bale koscienly is also good but he has too many injury troubles coquelin is a class player but he is not world class he is good technically but not a dominant midfielder like schneiderlin and fernandinho as for cech he is there among the best keepers and he is the only positive in this arsenal team.Needs to work on his distribution though the back four is solid but has alot of light weights strong and powerful foward might find it easy

The system is in no way designed to replace manual responsibility and diligence at different levels of the food distribution process.

Customers report a high level of satisfaction with the rate at which the blanket warms up, and find that the distribution of heat is consistent over the whole blanket, with no cold or hot spots.

Analysis undertaken at the level of discourse practice is concerned with the production, distribution and consumption of the text [23].

In response, corporations need to ramp up their internal information distribution networks to make sure that employees at all levels both understand what's going on and know how to talk about it with outsiders.

Buhari lauded Governor Badaru's efforts as the head of the fertilizer supply and distribution programme which has resulted in «unprecedented availability of fertilizer to farmers at zero level.»

The sheer numbers of foreign personnel and agencies operating at the subnational level — all responding to a higher - level focus on «burn rates» — further fueled the disparate character of aid distribution.

According to the statement, the winding up / passing - out activities will be low - keyed with the distribution of certificate of national service to deserving Corps members at the zonal office level.

The minister indicated that a board has been set up to ensure the even distribution of the investment to all regions to ensure that each region benefits from it to build up their individual industries at the local level.

The usual caveats I give for notional results apply — this is an accounting exercise, estimating what the ward level vote within each constituency would have been in 2015 (basing the distribution on the distribution at local elections) then reallocating the wards to their new constituencies and adding them back up again.

I think we need to do both, we need to look at both and certainly to the extent we can put on more smart communication technology at the local distribution level, we will make those distributor resources work even better and more efficiently.

To track changes in coastal waters and predict when seafood species in the region may be safe to consume, it will be necessary to establish a «temporal data set» — that is, to measure the levels and distributions of contaminant radionuclides at a given location over time, he says.

It plays a role certainly to the extent that it can relieve congestion at the local distribution level and allow then better deliverability of these remote resources like wind and also remote solar.

When some life - history traits are mass - dependent, variation in mass distribution is expected to have consequences at population level.

Resolving the spatial distribution of the human proteome at a subcellular level greatly increases our understanding of human biology and disease.

At the processor and distribution level, greater emphasis on truck fleet - fuel usage and consumption of electricity will reduce emissions, the researchers said.

Characterizing the distribution of individual proteins at a subcellular level provides important clues to the pathways and processes in which these proteins are involved.

While the overall amount of plant cover at various levels was stable over the period, the distribution of individual species changed markedly.