Sentences with phrase «by changes in the structure»

Whatever conclusion one reaches on this point, no one could be more affected than the preacher by the changes in the structure of the human psyche and the shifts in the areas of sensitivity within modern man's sensorium.
Food webs are affected by changes in the structure of ecological communities and shifts in the geographic ranges of species.
«The authors write that «the El Niño - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring fluctuation,» whereby «on a timescale of two to seven years, the eastern equatorial Pacific climate varies between anomalously cold (La Niña) and warm (El Niño) conditions,» and that «these swings in temperature are accompanied by changes in the structure of the subsurface ocean, variability in the strength of the equatorial easterly trade winds, shifts in the position of atmospheric convection, and global teleconnection patterns associated with these changes that lead to variations in rainfall and weather patterns in many parts of the world,» which end up affecting «ecosystems, agriculture, freshwater supplies, hurricanes and other severe weather events worldwide.»»

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Environmental commitments by national governments and international agreements needed to be taken into account, and there would certain changes in the structure of power generation worldwide, Likhachev explained.
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.
SolarCity and Nevada utility NV Energy, owned by Berkshire, famously have been battling it out in Nevada over that state regulator's decision to change the rates and economic structure for rooftop solar.
The reality is that the economic shift around changing work habits and structures will undoubtedly affect some in a negative way; and some are being left out by the significant change happening.
Google, or Alphabet as it is now named due to changing its corporate structure to model Berkshire Hathaway with its expansion into other industries to reduce its reliance on the core search engine, which could be overthrown by a kid in a garage under the wrong set of circumstances, generates after - tax earnings of $ 14.4 billion and has a net worth of almost $ 112 billion.
The Board believes that its current leadership structure, in which the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are held by Mr. Musk, together with a Lead Independent Director with broad authority, is appropriate at this time and provides the most effective leadership for Tesla in a highly competitive and rapidly changing technology industry.
My own personal view is that these policies are highly unlikely to cause a material change in CPI because of a highly competitive global microeconomic structure, lots of spare capacity, an likely endogenous supply side improvement, and an acceleration in innovation which is being missed by depressed confidence.
The report just released by the PBO shows that because of the cuts to direct program spending introduced in the 2010 and 2012 budgets and the changes to the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and the Old Age Security (OAS) system, the government now has a fiscal structure that is sustainable in the long term.
Securities regulators should consider further regulating in this area by implementing sunset provisions and mandating procedures in changes of control when these structures are in place.
So, a number of firms large and small have made changes to their fee structure in part of fiduciary rule this was a rule crafted by the Obama administration and came into effect last April.
In addition, our effective tax rate in the future could be adversely affected by changes to our operating structure, changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws and the discovery of new information in the course of our tax return preparation procesIn addition, our effective tax rate in the future could be adversely affected by changes to our operating structure, changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws and the discovery of new information in the course of our tax return preparation procesin the future could be adversely affected by changes to our operating structure, changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws and the discovery of new information in the course of our tax return preparation procesin the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws and the discovery of new information in the course of our tax return preparation procesin countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws and the discovery of new information in the course of our tax return preparation procesin the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws and the discovery of new information in the course of our tax return preparation procesin tax laws and the discovery of new information in the course of our tax return preparation procesin the course of our tax return preparation process.
The structure is flexible, so Saab can react quickly to any changes in its liquidity requirements by increasing or decreasing the liquidity created by the program almost immediately.
Your founders and board of directors may also have concerns about how to protect your social mission in a legal structure that is very flexible and can be changed by current or future shareholders.
In our extended podcast, Brad explains the puzzle that HFT was presenting to institutional traders: By 2007, something had changed in the market structure, but no one really knew what it waIn our extended podcast, Brad explains the puzzle that HFT was presenting to institutional traders: By 2007, something had changed in the market structure, but no one really knew what it wain the market structure, but no one really knew what it was.
That type of immediate change (in the face of immediate rejection by the power structure — pharisees and Rome) reflects something more than simple discontent with the status quo.
Since no one has yet to SEE an atom, the idea of the structure of the atom can only be inferred by experimental evidence — yet I see no Republican trying to stop teaching the structure of the atom in school — oh that's right, its because major corporations and industries rely on this science (pharm, weapons manufacturers etc etc) whereas the theory of evolution is merely think piece of scientists on how life on Earth changes over time.
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.
Thomas Kuhn's work on paradigm shifts in the history of science presents the idea that changes or increases in our understanding not only fill out gaps in previous knowledge, but at times bring about a reorganisation of the structure of the theories or paradigms by which previous ideas were organised and understood.
In my experience at least Hartshorne's a priori claims, far from impoverishing experience, actually enhance it by leading to a structure of understanding which gives due weight to both the abstract and the concrete, both the necessary and the contingent, both the unchanging and the changing aspects of reality.
Do we have in mind one in which the outer structure is changed by legislation and the realignments of social institutions?
Yet, both became the making of changes in the institutional structure was not his chief concern and because his human vista was limited by the conditions of a simple peasant society east of the Mediterranean in the first century A.D., he obviously could not foresee or make pronouncements upon the vast complex of particular problems that confront Christians in today's world.
There are now persons in the pews who were born in the city, who are secular in their outlook, who are keenly aware of the ways in which their lives are shaped by structures which they do not control and who are concerned that their religious institutions should be active agents of social change.
This lack is doubly troubling for the woman writer who is a feminist, because feminism as a movement for transforming patriarchal structures and relations of domination understands change in a quite different way from that of the individualistic biographic tradition presupposed by the question of how one's «mind has changed
I argued (in a paper prepared in the late»60s for a conference held by St. Joan's Alliance) that women's incorporation into hierarchical - patriarchal structures can only lead to further clericalizing of the church — not to changing it.
For the practical realization of a world order based on such objectives it is necessary that there be a change in the values by which human beings are inspired and motivated and structures by which they are governed.
Gladden felt that this was still to be done primarily through the persuasion of individuals to the Christian point of view, but the results would mean a change in the structure of society — an overcoming of ruthless competition by enlightened self - love, co-operation, and sharing.
Life in all its forms is defined by structures that afford constancies amid change.
Still, without traditional structures in place, followers can find themselves wondering about a leader's stance on a particular issue or surprised by her sudden change in approach.
Moreover, the evolution of structure that takes place in creativity is a change marked by discontinuity.
These societies, called «inorganic» (PR 102) by Whitehead, can exist outside the structured society with only slight differences resulting from the change in their environment.
It is our faith that the fundamental change wrought in the individual by regeneration is a dynamic process which by growth in grace moves toward «mature manhood, to the measure of the structure of the fullness of Christ.»
This change in FCC policy did not have an immediately dramatic effect on the nature of religious programming; however, it effectively changed the structure within which religious programming was to be considered by releasing stations from any regulatory obligation to provide free air - time for the broadcast of religious programs.
I believe in evolution by natural selection, because the fossil record (literally millions of fossils) and genetic record both show a branching tree structure of inherited characteristics which slowly changed over time.
Love of the neighbor is shown not only by the way a disciple lives, which we shall consider first, but also, as we shall see in the second section of the chapter, by the combined efforts of the followers of Jesus to meet human need and, third, by attempts to change the structures of society.
Beginning with the changes in Eastern Europe, the world is in the process of a «re-constellation» which is characterized by the breakdown of the cold war ideological polar structure, the realignment of the military powers, the reordering of the economic powers, and the rapid globalization of communication and cultural life.
An attempt was made to broaden the governing authority of the Church by giving the bishops more than their present consultative Magisterial influence; but, as the latest scandals reveal, that change was never implemented and the power remains solely in the hand of the Pope in union with the Roman Curia rather than with the Pope in union with the Bishops which would be closer to the governing structure of the Othodox Churches of the East.
Changes in the structure and economics of book publishing have diminished the chances that the smaller markets formed by readers with specialized interests will be served.
If only the church's conventional image is changed from a self - centered, indifferent institution to that of a deeply concerned observer of public affairs — by simply being in the places where policy is being hammered out — this alone is warrant for deployment in the structures of the community,
In fact the fundamental rights of the citizen require that all traditional communities change, breaking traditional hierarchies and patriarchies, to bring about social justice by giving the dalits, the tribals and the women who were excluded from the traditional power - structures of society, fuller participation in the power - structures; and the State is called upon to assist it by suitable legislation and other meanIn fact the fundamental rights of the citizen require that all traditional communities change, breaking traditional hierarchies and patriarchies, to bring about social justice by giving the dalits, the tribals and the women who were excluded from the traditional power - structures of society, fuller participation in the power - structures; and the State is called upon to assist it by suitable legislation and other meanin the power - structures; and the State is called upon to assist it by suitable legislation and other means.
However, if the vulgar incomes of the richest Americans result from relaxed social norms rather than from productive forces inherent in the market economy, as Krugman surmises, then social and political changes, such as those advocated by Hollenbach and Hicks, can extend the structure of accountability to these upper echelons of the income scale.
Great changes were occasioned by a vast alteration in the social structure as a result of the barbarian inroads.
Figure 9: Approximately EUR21, 073 million worth of CPG products were chosen by consumers in 2013 because they offered Changing Age Structures
After a thorough review of the study results including possible consequences and opportunities, it was agreed upon by the three cooperatives to continue working toward a change in the regulatory structure.
When roasted for longer than 20 minutes, a number of unwanted changes in fat structure of pumpkin seeds have been observed by food researchers.
In 2009 BFA changed its corporate structure to that of a company limited by guarantee.
he inherited an arsenal team that had the willingnes to fight, infact a team structured to fight (very physical - keown, bold, tony, nigel, ian, etc), but where very shy in quality and technique, wenger injected quality in that team (overmas, denis, etc, retaining their willingness to fight and that marriage produced one of the greatest generations of arsenal as a club.we sustained this balance and with patrick viera we were amazing.everything changed when FABREGAS STARTED TO PLAY.wenger began an experiment.he wanted to win the league by just playing and focusiing beautiful quality football and we lost our willingness to fight in the process and that is why we never won the league since that exact same time.
My point was the help PG got from the groundwork laid by Cruyff in changing the club set - up and structure, creating a new team mentality, imposing a style of play and NOT getting sucked in to the big spend philosophy by developing players (Xavi, Messi, Valdes, Puyol and Iniesta were in their prime but still had been at the club for a combined total of 35 years by the time he was appointed).
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