Sentences with phrase «by escalating costs»

I have seen the pendulum swing too far, from a situation where top salespeople were simply paying too much for the services they received in the form of a 50/50 split, to a situation where the office owner was being snowed under by escalating costs, exacerbated by increased risk and liability.

Legislator Rath noted that because of the current unfunded mandates, counties are suffocated by these escalating costs.

As numerous church - related institutions have faced financial crises brought on by escalating costs, growing competition from state and community colleges, and a shrinking enrollment, many have eyed the churches to which they are still «related» as possible sources of funding.

Also, President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs that were to improve living standards for the poor were undermined by the escalating costs of the war against the poor in Southeast Asia.

As our healthcare system becomes more and more crippled by the escalating cost of chronic disease, prevention and reversal is the new cure.

Not exact matches

If rhetoric turns into policy, inflationary pressures would continue to build, already tense relationships among trade allies and foes would escalate, and it could cost the global economy a whopping $ 470B by 2020 as the chart below shows.

The way it offsets escalating costs is through performance and by increasing revenue — by making a promise to guests they will have an enjoyable, fun experience every time they visit a MTR Gaming Group property.

His initial annoyance was followed rapidly by incredulity and outrage as the park system horror stories mounted, including a construction budget for a single fieldhouse that escalated from an initial estimate of $ 950,000 to more than $ 2 million and a Washington Park waterslide that was carelessly built too close to a pool and will cost $ 100,000 to correct.

Overtime Costs Represent 3.6 Percent of State Payroll in 2012 From Comptroller's Office Overtime earnings at state agencies rose nearly 11 percent in 2012 to $ 529 million, escalating a trend that began in 2009, according to a report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Healthcare costs are escalating because private insurance companies are beholden by profit and are driven by shareholders expecting returns, she said.

Mr. Cuomo announced the emergency plan after months of constant disruptions and coverage by The New York Times about the decrepit state of the subway, including its fragile signal system and increasingly malfunctioning trains, and the escalating financial cost to riders.

The conditions, in a nutshell, are that the group and its purpose must be clearly defined; costs and benefits must be equally shared; decision - making must be by consensus; misconduct should be monitored; sanctions should start out mild and escalate only as needed; conflict resolution should be fast and fair; the group must have the authority to manage its affairs; and the relationship of the group with others must be appropriately structured.

In recent years, escalating costs and increased global competition have led pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to start using contractors — temporary employees who work for a contracted period of time — in jobs previously held by permanent employees.

Dramatically escalating costs of developing new drugs and more stringent regulatory requirements imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration further dampened the drug industry's appetite for jumping into new antibiotic research and development.

She and her peers are currently applying for a grant to help cover the cost of the escalating needs that can not be addressed by the volunteers.

The future opportunities afforded by the current industry weakness and the challenges presented by DHT's escalating costs, both corporate and operating, require seasoned operational leadership which could augment the Board's largely finance - related backgrounds.

Beaulieu suggests that businesses counteract the impact of escalating staff costs by looking for operational efficiencies and strategic price increases.

Once considered an extravagance and largely ignored by the average family, pet insurance has now become the standard among a vast number of pet owners as they try to mitigate the escalating costs of keeping their dogs and cats healthy and happy.

Partly that reflects the fact that costs begin rapidly to escalate beyond that amount of warming; partly it reflects the possibility (discussed in considerable detail by Mr. Lynas) that that may be enough warming to trigger climate feedbacks that would make yet more warming inevitable even without additional greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate impacts cost time and money by damaging critical infrastructure, disrupting economic activity, escalating medical expenses, losing work days, and requiring adaptations such as moving people out of harm's way.

In our efforts to control escalating claims costs for administrative dismissals (more than $ 10 million in the last four years), LawPRO has circulated repeated warnings and resources about the risk of having a claim dismissed for delay or by reason of abandonment under Rule 48 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

The Government has failed to appreciate the cost savings that can be achieved by providing advice before a problem escalates and arrives at court.

The Jackson review was set up in late 2008 by the then Master of the Rolls, Lord Clarke of Stone - cum - Ebony, because the senior judiciary were — and are — concerned about the escalating costs of civil justice.

• Implement a modern filing system which increased information retrieval time by 85 % • Arrange for a local travel agent to handle travel details for 15 staff members for an official trip, reducing the cost by $ 15000 as compared to the last trip • Order and maintain inventory of office supplies and ensure that they inventory system is in correct working order • Respond to inquiries over the telephone and in person and ensure that any escalated matters are communicated to the management immediately • Maintain routine filing and records management systems by ensuring integrity and confidentiality of data • Receive, sort and distribute incoming mail and assist in developing correspondence such as letters, emails and memos • Compile and enter data for charts, graphs and reports as instructed by executives

Monitored exchange rates provided by WUBS to ensure correct cost and spread rates; resolved escalated member issues related to failed or erroneous global payments.

While some of your readers may be impressed by the fact that you're into bungee jumping and bowl skiing, others may decide not to call you for an interview for fear that should they hire you, your hobbies will lead to an escalated use of sick days and exorbitant healthcare costs for their company.

• Greeted guests as they arrived and responded to their queries • Provided guests with information regarding bookings and availabilities • Took queries for booking rooms and conference halls and provided per day / night costs • Provided guests with information of hotel's facilities and policies • Ascertained that lobbies and front desks are kept clean by coordinating efforts with housekeeping • Escorted guests to their rooms and recreational areas • Took and services guests complaints and forwarded escalated ones to managers

Hyatt, Atlanta, GA (May 2012 — Present) Hotel Switchboard Operator • Receive calls from guests / potential guests and respond to questions regarding room availability and tariffs • Transfer incoming calls to intended recipients and take messages in case of unavailability • Resolve queries or problems over the phone or escalate them to managers or department heads • Route calls to guests after ensuring that the guests are willing to take the calls • Provide limited information to callers regarding guests staying at the hotel by exercising strict confidentiality • Take messages for staff members and guests by accurately writing them on paper or message logs • Route callers to message recording lines and provide them with information on how to use them to record their messages • Make announcements on public address systems regarding emergency situations • Take and service requests for making outgoing calls to other countries and make sure that call cost logs are maintained for each guest • Greet people as they arrive, inquire into their purpose of visit and make them comfortable until a guest relation officer can be assigned to them

• Confer with customers to determine problems with their vehicles and take notes • Examine vehicles to determine issues by inspecting and test driving them • Answer telephone calls and emails to respond to customers» queries regarding facilities and services • Determine is technical solutions can be resolved over the telephone and escalate bigger problems to foremen or services managers • Figure out vehicular problems and make a list of issues so that cost estimation can be expedited

Dr Marlene Kong, from UNSW's Kirby Institute, told delegates that Aboriginal people were disproportionately affected by social, economic and environmental factors, with some 70 percent of the determinants out of their control, and access a growing issue due to escalating costs of living and time poverty, cultural incompetence and racism.

PTSD is a severe psychiatric illness characterised by four core symptom clusters: re-experiencing, avoidance, negative cognition and mood and hyperarousal.1 With an estimated lifetime prevalence in community samples of up to 8 %, PTSD results in a great deal of personal suffering and escalating social and economic costs.2 Unfortunately, current evidence - based treatments for PTSD leave a high percentage with a significant symptom burden, highlighting the urgent need for novel treatments.

But today, given escalating broker costs in training and putting out fires set by inexperienced associates, relying on chance isn't good enough anymore.

The cost of doing business continues to escalate and those who utilize the internet to it's fullest likely are not saving all that much by reducing the amount of print advertising they do they are just reallocating it.

Until you have physicians begin to change the way medicine is practiced (by force or voluntarily, likely by force), costs will continue to escalate.

Costs are escalating as mall owners work to keep their real estate up to date and fill the void left by failing stores.