Sentences with phrase «chance of holding»

Ashleigh Fredrickson, sales associate at 8Z Real Estate in Denver, says the biggest challenge for sellers of all experience levels is determining which offers stand the best chance of holding up.

To introduce out of town buyers to specific locations that stood a better chance of holding resale value.

A lapse in payments will be grounds for having your policy cancelled, which might just eliminate your last chance of holding adequate auto insurance in Maryland.

I also noted that they strongly recommend Canadians use licensing from the Creative Commons Canada site instead of others since they are adapted specifically to the laws for our country and have a better chance of holding up if tested in court.

Peters is a researcher who is on the record stating that he thinks there's little chance of holding warming to 2 degrees Celsius unless we come up with so - called «negative emissions» technologies that allow us to actively withdraw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere later in the century.

This was a call for a 350 ppm target, which has perhaps a 50 - 50 chance of holding the warming below 1.5 °C, and something like an 85 percent chance of keeping it below 2 °C.

It's time to move beyond the shrieks of the 1 % climate change deniers, before the climate itself denies us any chance of holding onto a safe secure future.

The essential technical point is that the Copenhagen demand for real ambition which crystallized as «1.5 to stay alive» was indeed a call for a 350 ppm concentration target, which has about a 50/50 chance of holding the warming below 1.5 C (or returning it below that level if it peaks higher), and an 85 % chance of keeping it below 2C.

Such a pathway has a less than 50 % chance of holding the 2C line, and a significant chance perhaps 5 % to 10 % of provoking a temperature increase of more than 3C.

In the graphic below, the graph on the left shows the pathway that would offer a 60 percent chance of holding temps to 2 °C.

And it won't be easy: The most recent Carbon Tracker report estimates that to have an 80 % chance of holding temperatures below that threshold, no more than 900 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (GtCO2) can be released into the atmosphere between 2013 and 2049.

The COP, by decision 1 / CP.17, noted with grave concern the significant gap between the aggregate effect of Parties» mitigation pledges in terms of global annual emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020 and aggregate emission pathways consistent with having a likely chance of holding the increase in global average temperature below 2 °C or 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.

A CO2 emissions peak by 2016 and complete phaseout of conventional fossil fuels by around 2050 will be necessary for a greater than 85 % chance of holding global warming below 2 °C

And yet Worthington herself doesn't seem to have much faith that reducing emissions will be particularly effective: «If we can see global CO2 emissions peak and decline in the next 10 to 15 years, we've still got a slim chance of holding [temperature increases] down to two degrees», she says.

One week ago, Joe Romm, the Climateprogress blogger and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, broke a media embargo sought by Nisbet (it never had much chance of holding up) and began a string of salvos attacking Nisbet's conclusions.

Assuming a 50 - 50 chance that climate sensitivity is at or below this value, we thus have a 50 - 50 chance of holding warming below 2C if cumulative emissions are held to a trillion tonnes.

And if you buy the IPCC's reports (figuratively speaking) the world is only about eight years away from the «deadline» the IPCC has identified for allowing emissions to peak and begin their descent if the world is to stand a 50 - 50 chance of holding global warming to about 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit by century's end.

When the risk of owning stocks is off the charts, I think that middle - class people should be cutting back on their stock allocations so that they have a reasonable chance of holding onto those stocks that they do own.

Chances are that Apple has taken into consideration some pre-production version of the Galaxy Tab, though either way, the above does not stand a good chance of holding its ground.

The ladies from Sony Classics don't fare too well this month with Daniela Vega (A Fantastic Woman) stagnant in points despite moving up one and Annette Bening (Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool), who was working on a fantastic overdue narrative at # 6 last month falling to the bottom of the chart this month with little chance of holding on.

Going by the early reception, it stands a great chance of holding on to that title right up to the last few weeks of December.

Though many more reviews will be tallied, «Black Panther» stands an excellent chance of holding onto that landmark distinction

«I know that if I continue to control my blood sugars and do everything I can to stay healthy, including maintaining all the regular doctor appointments, I will have a better chance of holding off the devastating effects of this illness,» she reasons.

Polls are open today from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. around the state, and while surveys show Democrats are projected to again sweep every statewide office, experts say Republicans stand a solid chance of holding their majority in the State Senate.

Defeat would be a particularly wounding blow for the Prime Minister, who has personally spearheaded a concerted fight for a seat his party had claimed just weeks ago it had a good chance of holding onto.

«Democratic hopes of picking up a Senate seat in New Hampshire are in jeopardy as is their chance of holding Senator Harry Reid's seat in Nevada,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

But given the divisions that may open up in the Coalition, Labour must surely stand a good chance of holding the seat — but on the very strict proviso that Ed Miliband lays down the law to the old regime that still runs the party machine in London.

«But if you look at the English results, we've held towns like Exeter, Southampton and Crawley - towns in the South and the West which we were told we'd have to move right to have any chance of holding.

Anticipating defeat, the PM can always fall back on the consolation that this will help the Tories» chances at the next general election - a contest the Conservatives must win for Cameron to even have a chance of holding the 2017 vote.

Bradshaw has a decent chance of holding on, despite the national polls.

This could see Kane move to United instead as Tottenham surely stand little chance of holding on to their goal machine for much longer after another outstanding campaign.

A few games ago, the south coast club had a much better chance of holding on to the Frenchman as they had a realistic chance of a trophy and place in the EPL table high enough to see them in Europe next season.

I think the new TV deal is fantastic, the lesser clubs have a better chance of holding onto their best players, and in doing so, they become stronger, and help create a more competitive league.

ESPN RecruitingNation gives Alabama a 35 % chance of holding onto Harris (with UM being the biggest threat), 60 % with Leatherwood staying in the fold and a 60 % chance that Wills ends up with the Tide.

Under current policies, the IEA puts the chances of holding global temperature increases to less than 2 degrees — the threshold at which global warming tips us into the danger zone — at a scant 2 percent.

Larkin is expected to run again, and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan insisted earlier this month he isn't losing any sleep over the incumbent's chances of holding the seat for the GOP.

The ensuing path of high growth has further improved its chances of holding together, giving its constituent parts more of a stake in the subcontinent - sized country.

Dohney went on to accuse Hoffman of breaking his word by agreeing to run on Row D even if he didn't get the Republican nod, thereby improving Democratic Rep. Bill Owens» chances of holding onto the seat he won last fall, wresting the district from GOP control for the first time since Reconstruction.

Senate President Malcolm Smith sat down with Liz Benjamin at the Democratic Rural Conference to talk about the party's chances of holding onto the state senate, and the future of one of the conference's most controversial members — Pedro Espada Jr..

Tennessee (D): Democrats saw their chances of holding the Volunteer State governorship weakened considerably when Rep. Lincoln Davis (D) took a pass on the race.

His majority over Ms Ewing then was just 688, making this the second closest marginal in Scotland, but he's happy to remind people of the result when I ask him to assess his chances of holding on this time around.

Massachusetts — Gov. Mitt Romney (R): As Romney continues to spend more and more time in Iowa and New Hampshire, the likelihood of him seeking a second term grows smaller and smaller — as do Republicans» chances of holding the seat.

Few MPs will have greeted the snap election with less enthusiasm than Catherine West, who knows her chances of holding on to this Labour - Lib Dem semi-marginal depend on fighting a hard Brexit.

A good night for the Conservatives would see Labour make only minimal gains here, which would bode well for Rudd's chances of holding her seat at the next general election.

The chances of holding temperature rise to 2C this century are a slim 5 %, it found, based on global trends.

But researchers from the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency said this month that the conditions appear favorable only once every 18 years and that «continuing global warming will lead to further diminishing chances of holding an Elfstedentocht.»

If you follow these steps, you can improve your chances of holding onto your senior position long enough to add value and become a hiring success story — a «keeper.»

Most of us use very few apps regularly, and because the average homebuyer becomes active once every seven years, the chances of holding onto your app is pretty low.

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Consider the chats a chance to hold a podcast, explaining the advantages of using a businesses services in specific situations.

The «alert» honk is the shortest tap possible and the «attention» honk is held for about a second; anything longer is providing your opinion, which increases the chance of a road rage incident and adds to noise pollution.