Sentences with phrase «based on its utility»

An argument based on utility, though, applies even moreso to cryptocurrencies.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (which publishes ScienceNOW), PTO acting deputy commissioner of patents and trademarks Lawrence Goffney said that the office «has decided to allow claims to ESTs based on their utility as probes.»

SUVs rose to dominance based on their utility, rugged nature and brawny looks, but demands for efficiency diminished the breed in favor of car - based crossovers featuring more streamlined bodywork at the expense of off - road ability and hauling prowess.

The part of me that evaluates consumer electronics based on their utility and value is baffled by the Oasis» asking price, though, especially relative to the Paperwhite.

I hope that my work reminds the audience of our true selves and reaffirms the intrinsic value of each of us that lies beyond the value assigned to us based on utility.

Similar to the community solar offerings of the electric cooperatives, these Duke Energy community solar systems will give subscribers bill credits based on the utilities» avoided cost of energy.

Since North Carolina does not have any laws requiring virtual net metering for cooperatives or investor - owned utilities, these bill credits are nearly always based on the utility's avoided cost of energy as opposed to a credit calculated at the full retail rate of electricity (in other words, the per kWh credits are less than the per kWh price customers pay for their electricity consumption).

Whether financing energy efficiency or solar installations, a critical feature of a fair and accessible on - bill financing program is to allow customers to qualify based on their utility bill payment history, rather than credit scores.

You can use our solar panel calculator to see the value of savings that you can get from installing a solar system for your home based on your utility rates and the amount of power you use.

A consensus opinion is the best we can ever hope for, and that opinion will ultimatey be judged based on its utility.

A model (or hypothesis) is then evaluated based on its utility (its ability to predict future events and its ability to be manipulated or «engineered»).

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Brooks Kushman is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked by IP Watchdog as the 28th Top Patent Firm for 2017 based on utility patent filings.

«Unfortunately, Chairman Wheeler decided that Net neutrality needs to be based on utility - style Title II, and that makes Net neutrality collateral damage,» he told the E-Commerce Times.

Ultimately, many people will buy and sell a cryptocurrency based on its utility.

Section 8 figures the FMR based on all utilities included, and subtracts the expected utility cost from the rents they'll pay when some utilities are not included.

Not exact matches

The model would be a «crossover utility vehicle (CUV)» based on its Pride sedan, also known as the Rio, the carmaker said without elaborating.

The median paycheque of a utility manager comes in at about $ 112,000, with broad variation based on what kind of utility and municipality you oversee.

A number of Canadian startups are focused on servicing the needs of business exclusively: Vancouver - based software developer Bit Stew Systems Inc. partnered with B.C. Hydro to build a program that constantly monitors data emitted by the two million home smart meters in the province; and New Brunswick - based RtTech Systems» platform monitors and gives «asset utilization and utilities consumption.»

In many ways, telecoms are like utilities: they collect regular payments on a monthly basis.

Based on incentives, utility costs, and various other measures, the final slide showed a $ 700 million gap between Hutto and «The Competition» — an unnamed leading prospect.

The Arlington, Va. - based utilities company grew profits on its $ 17.4 billion in revenue by 594 % in 2014.

She said workers often fail to fully tabulate their employment expenses, including car payments, gas, insurance, fuel, repairs, utilities and property taxes based on the percentage of the car or home that is used for the business.

Not only am I on a first - name basis with most of the head purchasers and tool room managers of the biggest utilities in the Northwest, but there is such a small internet presence for the industry online that even the most rudimentary of Google Adwords campaigns (or something similar) would land a well - built page in the top five within a few months.

SolarCity finances equipment and construction based on customer payments — much like other subscription - based businesses like regional utilities and cable or voice service providers — and receives a steady stream of contracted cash as a result.

The Dow utility average plunged another 12 points, the Transports dropped by nearly 100, the Industrials failed their recent basing pattern, the number of stocks hitting new lows jumped above new highs on both the NYSE and the Nasdaq, decliners led advancers by more than 2 - to - 1, and the U.S. dollar weakened further, among other ugliness.

Based on our framework, real estate, utilities, and telecom currently have the lowest relative valuations, based largely on their compellingly low price - to - earnings (P / E) raBased on our framework, real estate, utilities, and telecom currently have the lowest relative valuations, based largely on their compellingly low price - to - earnings (P / E) rabased largely on their compellingly low price - to - earnings (P / E) ratios.

Methodology: Based on each state's median household income, states were ranked according to the percentage of the median paycheck that was left over after subtracting the following: (1) average housing cost per paycheck, (2) total amount spent on food per paycheck, (3) total amount spent on utilities per paycheck, (4) total amount spent on transportation per paycheck and (5) total amount spent on health per paycheck.

May 15, 2015 — Adjusted the dividend streak for Canadian Utilities (CU.TO) to 43 years from 32 years old based on the 2014 annual report:

Swiss - based UBS announced a year ago its work on a virtual currency — Utility Settlement Coin — to facilitate faster transaction settlement.

San Diego - based Sempra Energy wrapped up a massive $ 9.45 billion deal to acquire Oncor, the largest utility in Texas on Thursday.

Then it will be on the altcoin to actually sink or swim based on their own merit as a currency or utility token.

A list of the top patent firms that are ranked based on the total number of U.S. utility patents that issued in 2016 where the patent firms...

We compiled a list of the top patent firms, which are ranked based on the total number of U.S. utility patents that issued in 2015 where the...

Strategic Total Return continues to carry a duration of about 3.5 years in Treasury securities (meaning that a 100 basis point move in interest rates would be expected to impact the Fund by about 3.5 % on the basis of bond price fluctuations), and holds about 10 % of assets in precious metals shares, and about 5 % of assets in utility shares.

In my case the portfolio is weighted toward REITs, MICs, and utilities because the focus was on relatively safe hard asset based cash pass - through businesses.

«Trade, transportation and utilities» is the largest non-government payrolls sector on the basis of outright level of payrolls, and many investors are focusing on the higher - wage «professional and business services» sector.

FICO, the company that created one of the most widely used credit - scoring systems in the U.S., recently announced it was starting a pilot program to increase the number of consumers who could be assigned a credit score based on alternative data, such as utility and phone bills.

The Paytomat Ecosystem will operate using three cryptos: PTI, a utility Waves - token issued for the purpose of the token sale; PTM, a coin based on its own blockchain; and PTX, a non-tradable token built on top of PTM and used to get loyalty rewards from merchants.

A price is whatever consumers «choose» to pay for commodities, based on the «utility» that these provide — defined by circular reasoning as being equal to the price they pay.

Dominion is a progressive utility, by that I mean, they are continuously looking to grow and add value to customers through diverse energy sources and are focused on efficient distribution to the widest possible customer base.

Based on customer count, the company is the second largest utility in America's utility sector.

The new driverless car service here also coincided with the debut of the XC90 self - driving car, a Volvo sport utility vehicle outfitted with lidar — a kind of radar based on laser beams, wireless technology and seven cameras.

RGC Resources is overvalued based on earnings compared to the US Gas Utilities industry average.

RGC Resources used its assets less efficiently than the US Gas Utilities industry average last year based on Return on Assets.

On an absolute basis, financials, energy and utility stocks appear the cheapest based on the price - to - book (P / B) ratiOn an absolute basis, financials, energy and utility stocks appear the cheapest based on the price - to - book (P / B) ration the price - to - book (P / B) ratio.

As of last week, the Market Climate for stocks was characterized by unusually unfavorable valuations and unfavorable market action (a deterioration from the prior week, primarily on the basis of interest - sensitive securities such as bonds and utilities, as well as measures of breadth and distribution).

The most likely outcome is that some types of utility tokens are securities, and some types are not, evaluated on a case - by - case, fact - based basis.

The platform is powered by new utility token called as TWQ (based on Ethereum's ERC 20 Smart Contract).

Cryptocurrencies are stores of value, derived from their utility and based on pure price discovery.

Strategic Total Return continues to carry a duration of about 3 years in Treasury securities (meaning a 100 basis point move in interest rates would be expected to impact Fund value by about 3 % on the basis of bond price fluctuations), with about 10 % of assets in precious metals shares, and about 5 % of assets in utility shares.