Sentences with phrase «certain changes in their environments»

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The Investment Banking Division produces presentations and insights for corporate clients that address changes in the regulatory environment and capital markets that could affect them by enable or restrict their ability to engage in certain types of transactions.

Natural selection is a far better explanation for adaptations than purposive forces, especially considering that the better adapted a species is to its environment, the more certain becomes its extinction should the environment change (or in other words, natural selection is blind to the future).

By observing the religious ecology of congregations through these categories, Ammerman draws out certain patterns and tendencies in how congregations have adapted to their changing environments.

If baby gets used to having their sleep environment a certain way, baby might be more fussy if there is a change in routine.

«In October I wrote to our federal representatives urging them to support federal legislation allowing the USPS to implement a business model free of certain government restrictions that have hampered their growth and ability to compete in a changing mail delivery environmenIn October I wrote to our federal representatives urging them to support federal legislation allowing the USPS to implement a business model free of certain government restrictions that have hampered their growth and ability to compete in a changing mail delivery environmenin a changing mail delivery environment.

BOX 15, A-15-6; 30219214 / 734997 SAPA Part B - 1st Draft, c. 1972 Using Numbers - Numbers and the Number Line, JRM Observing - Observing the Weather Measuring - Making Comparisions Using a Balance, JE Alternate Auto - Instructional, Measuring 1 - 4 / Measuring Area, Gillis Classifying - Trees in our Environment, JRM, c. 1972 AAAS - Xerox Film Loops Guide, A11 Exercises - Shapes and Symmetry, Hansen, 1972 SAPA Part B - 1st Draft, 1972 Observing - Observing Color and Color Changes in Plants, HM Communicating - Identifying Objects and their Variations, RN Communicating - Different Kinds of Forces, AHL Communicating - Graphs, JRM Classifying - Observing Living and Nonliving Things, Smith Using Space / Time Classifying - Animals in Our Environment: Part B (alternate) Using Space / Time - Shadows, Smtih Alternate (Autoinstructional)- Using Numbers - Numbers and the Number Line Observing - Observing Soils, JRM SAPA Part B 2nd Draft, 1972 Measuring Area 1 - 4, CCP Measuring 1 - 4, Volume of Solids, Alternate 2, CCP Measuring 1 - 4, Volume of Solids, Alternate 1, CCP Measuring Length 4 - 6, Linear Measurement Using Metric Units, CCP Communicating - Intro to Graphing, JRM Communicating - Pushes and Pulls, AHL Communicating - Identifying Objects and Their Variations, RN Classifying - Trees in Our Environment, JRM Classufying - Observing Living and Nonliving Things, Smith Observing - Observing Color and Color Changes in Plants and Observing Changes in Mold Gardens, HGM Observing (alternate)- Observation, Using Several of the Senses, HGM, c. 1972 Using Numbers - Numbers and the Number Line, JRM Measuring - Making Comparisions Using a Balance, JWE Using Space / Time - Shadows, Smith Using Space / Time Relationships - Time Intervals, HGM Observing 10 - Observing the Weather, JWE Observing - Observing Soils Using Several of the Senses, JRM SAPA Part B Tryout Draft, 1972 Communicating - The Same but Different Observing 10 - Observing the Weather Observing 9A - Observing Soils Observing (alternate)- Using Several of the Senses Observing - Observing Change Classifying - Trees in Our Environment Classifying - Observing Living and Nonliving Things SAPA Part B, Observing - Changes in Molds and Other Plants, c. 1972 SAPA Part B Tryout Draft, 1972 Observing - Observing Changes in Plants Observing - Changes in Mold and Green Plants Measuring - Making Comparisions Using a Balance Measuring Length - Linear Measurement Using Metric Units Measuring Volumes of Solids, 1 - 4 Communicating - Pushes and Pulls Comparing Area, c. 1972 Using Space / Time Relationships - Shadows, 1972 Addition of Postive Numbers, Sums 1 - 99 (not being tried) SAPA Part B 3rd Draft (alternate), Using Numbers - Numbers and the Number Line, 1972 SAPA Part C 1st Draft, 1972 Classifying - Classifying Components of Mixtures, Livermore Inferring 2 - How Certain Can You Be?

The first is changes to the environment that significantly alter habitat, in effect» «altering the rules of the game,»» as Arens puts it, so that physical characteristics and behavior that once proved adaptive for certain organisms — dinosaurs, for instance, that relied on flowering plants for food — no longer work as well.

In complex organisms certain cells are highly specialized to detect changes in the environmenIn complex organisms certain cells are highly specialized to detect changes in the environmenin the environment.

Encouragingly, a new study suggests that even as we're processing a million things at once, we are still sensitive to certain kinds of changes in our visual environment — even while performing a difficult task.

They found that changes in these variables, particularly temperature and precipitation, can cause significant levels of species turnover, with certain types of plants dying off once the surrounding environment is no longer suitable.

I explain to my students that evolution is a process that follows many rules, foremost among them that certain random changes in heritable factors provide their possessors with advantages in coping with an ever - changing environment.

The studio was looking for a unique point of view and they are heading into a new era films where they want to grow and change in a certain way that fits that new environment.

Once we have found behaviors that allow us to be successful in certain environments, why would we change those behaviors?

For example, the many learners who struggle with the traditional pedagogy and the traditional cultural bias towards certain types of learning (like verbal facility and rapid deductive reasoning) are no longer disadvantaged in an environment that is focused on relationships and processes of change.

Having a voice in decision making is certainly an important part of treating teachers as professionals, and it may even be true that teaching could be made more attractive with certain changes to the professional environment and professional preparation of teachers.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

This is because consumers» spending behavior for certain products don't change even during a tough economic environment while their appetite for other goods can evaporate; thus, a defensive strategy would be to invest in companies that are behind such products.

If your vet passes your dog with a clean bill of health, and you're certain you can rule out dietary reasons, the next area to investigate is possible changes in your their life or environment.

To be a professional PADI instructor or Divemaster you need to know how to read environments and how to explain certain changes in conditions or have the answer to «Why ca

The controls are well mapped to the DualShock 4 controller by updating the controls for every season to that of A New Frontier with the control scheme consisting of pressing X, triangle, square or O to perform actions, start a conversation with a person in your group or to choose a response in a conversation with the buttons being clearly marked towards the bottom of the screen; pressing R2 to run or perform fight actions when defending yourself; pressing up or down on the d - pad to look at your inventory; mashing certain face buttons such as X, triangle, square or O when in one - on - one encounters with walkers; changing the direction of the left analogue stick to move around cover in a tight situation or walking around as you explore the environment during your search to find people and supplies; changing the direction of the right analogue stick to move the cursor around the environment for you to investigate and observe certain objects and items of importance as well as deciding who to start or continue a conversation with or even positioning your aim when you are about to defend yourself from a walker; pressing the share button takes you to the share feature menu; and pressing the options button to display the pause menu.

The control scheme consists of pressing X, triangle, square or O to perform actions, start a conversation with a Fable or to choose a response in a conversation with the buttons being clearly marked towards the bottom of the screen; pressing R2 to run or perform fight actions when defending yourself; pressing L2 to show selectables or to perform fight actions; pressing up or down on the d - pad to cycle through your inventory; mashing certain face buttons such as X, triangle, square or O when in one - on - one fights with Fables as the buttons are randomly generated each time you play; changing the direction of the left analogue stick to move Bigby as he walks around to explore the environment; changing the direction of the right analogue stick to move the cursor around the environment for you to investigate and observe certain objects and items of importance as well as deciding who to start or continue a conversation with or even positioning your aim when you are about to defend yourself from a Fable; pressing the share button takes you to the share feature menu; and pressing the options button to display the pause menu.

The controls are well mapped to the DualShock 4 controller by retaining the improvements from the second season with the control scheme of Michonne consists of pressing X, triangle, square or O to perform actions, start a conversation with a person in your group or to choose a response in a conversation with the buttons being clearly marked towards the bottom of the screen; pressing R2 to run or perform fight actions when defending yourself; pressing up or down on the d - pad to look at your inventory; mashing certain face buttons such as X, triangle, square or O when in one - on - one encounters with walkers; changing the direction of the left analogue stick to move around cover in a tight situation or walking around as you explore the environment during your search to find people and supplies; changing the direction of the right analogue stick to move the cursor around the environment for you to investigate and observe certain objects and items of importance as well as deciding who to start or continue a conversation with or even positioning your aim when you are about to defend yourself from a walker; pressing the share button takes you to the share feature menu; and pressing the options button to display the pause menu.

The controls are well mapped to the DualShock 4 controller with the control scheme consisting of pressing X, triangle, square or O or alternatively by pressing up, down, left or right on the d - pad to perform a particular action, start a conversation with a person in your group or to choose a response in a conversation with the buttons being clearly marked towards the bottom of the screen; there are certain face buttons, such as X, triangle, square or O that you have to button mash when in one - on - one encounters with walkers as the buttons are randomly generated each time you play; changing the direction of the left analogue stick to move Lee around cover in a tight situation or walking around as you explore the environment and find people; changing the direction of the right analogue stick to move the cursor around the environment for you to investigate and observe certain objects and items of importance; pressing the share button takes you to the share feature menu; and pressing the options button to display the pause menu.

The changes to certain character models and environments, be it subtle or blatant, have combined to strip the Asylum of some of its creepy charm, whilst technical issues mar both titles in the collection.

According to Climate Communication, «All weather events are now influenced by climate change because all weather now develops in a different environment than before... climate change has shifted the odds and changed the natural limits, making certain types of extreme weather more frequent and more intense.»

Nature Critique # 3 The third critique pointed out that because no one yet understands the role genetics plays when species attempt to adapt to changing environments, certain assumptions in the Thomas paper «may not be justified» and certain of its methods may «yield poor results» and «may be inaccurate.»

For example, some corporate environments have that traditional male presence, but I do think this is changing; the workplace has come a long way in terms of equality, because certain issues and debates are in the media all the time.

Changes in individuals» probiotic makeup can occur with changes in diet, environment and host genetics, and a shift in the makeup can lead to a pre-disposition to certain bowel condChanges in individuals» probiotic makeup can occur with changes in diet, environment and host genetics, and a shift in the makeup can lead to a pre-disposition to certain bowel condchanges in diet, environment and host genetics, and a shift in the makeup can lead to a pre-disposition to certain bowel conditions.