Sentences with phrase «challenging material while»

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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.

In those select areas where we have had challenges ramping fully automated processes, such as portions of the battery module line, part of the material flow system, and two steps of general assembly, we have temporarily dialed back automation and introduced certain semi-automated or manual processes while we work to eventually have full automation take back over.

The materials and energy sectors also scored notably well on earnings growth, while energy's free - cash - flow yield and return on equity remain challenged.

In this regard, several external groups such as the Challenge Team and the Ten - ten Theatre Company offer useful services to schools, while some good supporting materials are available - the primary school «This is My Body» scheme and Education for Life aimed at secondary schools spring to mind.

Composite materials often deliver performance in important contexts such as food preservation, while posing challenges for recycling.

The form - fitter is made of safe materials and helps develop cognitive, sensory, and fine - motor skills, while providing a fun challenge for kids up to 18 months.

While extending a hand of fellowship to his political opponents, Dickson said since election had been won and lost, the needs of Bayelsans and the challenge of improving their material condition remained his focus...

In addition, the act of flowing solution over a material while taking measurements presents certain challenges.

And the ever - increasing amount of high - throughput experimentation data, while a major modeling and informatics challenge, has also created opportunities for material design and discovery.

To overcome this challenge, the researchers from the Institute for Integrated Cell - Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University borrowed a principle from polymer chemistry and developed it into a technique to assemble graphene into porous 3D architectures while preventing stacking between the sheets.

While all of these materials are possible, the authors caution that manufacturing techniques remain a challenge.

Mundy began to tackle this challenge of creating a viable multiferroic while she was a Cornell University graduate student in the lab of Darrell Schlom, a professor of materials science and engineering and a leading expert in molecular - beam epitaxy.

This avoids the challenges of FIB and TEM techniques while also providing a better statistical representation of parameters in bulk material.

A grand challenge was to reduce the material thickness and thus the attractive interactions of these masks down to the ultimate limit while retaining a mechanically stable structure.

One of the major challenges for scientists working to create systems that efficiently convert sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into fuel is finding materials that can do the work while also surviving the corrosive conditions that are part of the process.

Livermore's expertise across a range of science and technology from materials science and geophysics to high - performance computing addresses the challenges of increasing U.S. industry's energy efficiency while expanding the reliable, sustainable, affordable supply of domestic energy.

While consumers enjoy the increased accessibility of organic products, industry continues to grapple with issues such as real - time raw materials challenges and...

WHY: For a while, it seemed like everything that Phil Lord and Christopher Miller touched turned to gold, adapting challenging source material into successful comedies with a flair for visual gags.

However, Kloves had another challenge much different than just cutting material: He had to adapt the books while Rowling was still writing, so he had to always worry about making plot points in the films that would conflict with what the author had planned for future books.

While more mainstream and commercial films do provide challenging and confrontational examinations of explicit material they are unable, due to financial and social contracts, to fully utilise the confection of sex and violence in truly extreme ways.

Each show features top comedians delivering their polished material while going up against a bevy of unique games and challenges designed to keep both them and the audience on their toes, providing an experience that canʼt be missed.

Moreover, filing material online is proving something of a challenge, as the festival's wi - fi access works in fits and starts, while my hotel has helpfully decided to -LSB-...]

While many such adaptations face the challenge of compressing detailed material to a reasonable film runtime, others come across just the opposite: an exceedingly short story that needs to be expanded to feature - length.

Some observers fear, however, that a shift toward career preparation would ease the pressure on schools to provide top - notch academics for every child, reproducing a dynamic that has harmed generations of students: Those perceived to be «college material» are immersed in challenging courses, while those sized up as less capable or motivated get a watered - down education.

However, a review of evidence relating to the accessibility of the 2016 key stage 2 reading test, which acknowledges concerns raised by teachers, states that «while standards were set appropriately in 2016, the review suggests that the test seemed to be more challenging than the sample materials provided».

Future researchers will need to address the challenge, finding meaningful ways to document student achievement while documenting formative measures of progress such as parents» understanding of instructional goals, teachers» priorities and their practice, teacher understanding, and surface - level changes in materials and activities.

To address the significant challenge of the absence of externally vetted, high - quality Common Core materials, districts and teachers are developing aligned curricular materials locally.31 While many districts report challenges associated with developing aligned curriculum, many also report positive responses from teachers involved in creating curricular materials.

As the demand increases for materials of all types to be available on mobile devices, publishers and authors are challenged with providing a quality eBook experience while managing costs and standards.

As the demand increases for materials of all types to be available on mobile devices, publishers, authors and documentation managers are challenged with providing a quality eBook experience while managing costs and standards.

And that is one of the biggest challenges facing libraries everywhere ---- increased demand overall, continued demand for traditional books while at the same time there is an explosion of online resources, increased availability of alternate format materials such as audiobooks and graphic novels, and emerging formats such as downloadable e-content.

The company says that while the majority of Canadians will not be materially impacted in the near term by an interest rate increase there is a «material subset» that may be challenged.

I could enjoy taking on my Master's challenges early as all the raw materials I needed to make items could be bought or foraged for nearby, while the huge array of clothes available to craft kept me well occupied.

While in town there are a few options players can undertake, this includes picking up sidequests known as requests, and even take on the tasks of completing in - game challenges that will require players to complete such things as leveling up alchemy, jumping, visiting areas, gathering materials, or simply just completing combat scenarios.

The art style evokes the atmosphere of its source material well; the story is simple comic - book fun with some entertaining dialog; and the gameplay itself is straightforward to understand while offering enough depth and challenge to attract more hardcore players.

The program offers artists an important chance to expand both the scale and the scope of their practice at an early stage in their development while working with new materials and learning about the challenges and requirements of outdoor sculpture.

He challenges our preconceived ideas of two - dimensional imagery while also changing the way we think of three - dimensionality, utilizing everyday materials such as ceiling insulation and Formica in his creations.

Designers like Donald Deskey, Gilbert Rohde and Russel Wright experimented with new materials, including aluminum, bakelite, cork and linoleum while painters such as Burgoyne Diller, Charles Biederman and Werner Drewes redefined an American aesthetic that challenged the predominant representational imagery of the social realists like Ben Shahn, Thomas Hart Benton and Raphael Soyer.

With strong examples of sculpture and installation, these artists invade London and push material boundaries and art fair - goers» attention spans, while challenging viewers to elevate their cognition.

In their collaboration, Sebura & Gartelmann challenge each other to approach unfamiliar making and building practices while still attempting high levels of material craftsmanship and equipment fluency.

She engages in an active sculptural dispute between whether to humanly embrace or to rebelliously challenge materials and form, while creating images that suggest life - like hybrids of form that remind us of manmade construction juxtaposed alongside raw elements of nature.

Mario Merz, Tom Sachs, and Théo Mercier, challenge the oppressive logic behind indus - trialization, while Nassos Daphnis, Mark Hagen, Gregor Hildebrandt, and Wim Delvoye exercise the potential of industrial materials to achieve a new aesthetic form.

While their practices differed, all were united in their use of modest, «found» materials, such as wood, lead, copper, steel and concrete, which they deployed to challenge historic definitions of what constitutes an artwork, and in doing so raised profound questions about the relationship between life and art.

These materials give the work a deceptive feeling of domesticity or sweetness while the subjects are challenging in their high - low contradictions.

In the greater scheme of things, and while this is a proper approach, green building materials and finishes alone can not help overome the energy challenge we are facing today.

Such caveats aside they note, «After gathering this [Mountain Crossing] research, we set off quickly on the design and development process, working to design a boot and choose materials that address what we heard hikers and retailers «in the know» are looking for when it comes to performance on the trail while being mindful of our challenge to do it with the least environmental impact.»

While the scientific challenges of producing such fuels are considerable, JCAP will capitalize on state - of - the - art capabilities developed during its initial five years of research, including sophisticated characterization tools and unique automated high - throughput experimentation that can quickly make and screen large libraries of materials to identify components for artificial photosynthesis systems.

University libraries have been carrying out interesting digitization projects for some while now, but smaller libraries may find digitizing material more challenging since they do not have the same resources to call upon.

Rather than one - off ad campaigns and self - centered marketing materials, law firms that produce content that inspires, educates, and entertains members of their target market, while using a consistent, authentic editorial voice, are succeeding in breaking through in today's challenging and crowded marketplace for content.

While the exposure to liability of the poster of the defamatory content itself is not challenged, is the person who merely links to that site, without adding any defamatory material, also liable?

If you've been a material moving worker for a while and are starting to tire of palletizing and unloading — or you just want more of a challenge or additional responsibilities — consider learning how to operate a forklift, which will make you eligible for warehouse driver jobs.