Sentences with phrase «change efforts by»

In her address to the COP - 19 assembly, Canada's Environment Minister, Leona Aglukkaq claimed that, «Canada is taking a leadership role in international climate change efforts by focusing on delivering significant environmental and economic benefits for all Canadians.»

Not exact matches

And local efforts at changing that are not at all helped by businesspeople from affluent countries — with supposedly sophisticated markets and best - in - class business practices — show up with briefcases full of cash.

His promotion is part of an effort by JPMorgan to adapt to changing market structures.

The change comes two weeks after Uber settled a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that the company failed to protect the personal information of drivers and passengers and was deceptive about its efforts to prevent snooping by its employees.

Because the passion and vision must be set and embodied by the top management, including the founders, any hint at regret or changing course could ultimately derail the effort.

By doing so, you will improve your firm's ability to sustain its change efforts, while building the project management mechanisms needed to properly monitor and manage the overarching transformation program.

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.

According to a Defense Department memo obtained by Military Times, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness will direct «an effort to form a working group to determine changes to military personnel policies necessary to provide the Military Departments increased flexibility to organize, train, and equip more ready and lethal forces.»

As part of its ramp - up efforts, Nissan said last year that ProPILOT will allow cars to automatically change lanes by 2018.

Dayen raised the issue recently in his analysis of controversial rule changes proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which coincide with SEC efforts that could water down already inadequate corporate disclosures.

Witty, in my opinion, is someone who understood the power of doing well by doing good — which, of course, is the theme of Fortune's «Change the World» effort and our CEO Initiative.

Alexandru Iliescu, CEO of the language - learning app Mondly, said his startup had not been significantly affected by the changes, adding that he was excited to learn more about Facebook's augmented - reality efforts and how Mondly could work with them.

It's just too much effort to make a change that isn't precipitated by something.

While initial efforts to define and tackle this problem were focused on hoaxes, the root of the problem is that both good and bad content are incentivized by the same sets of tools and algorithmic changes.

The world of search is constantly being influenced by Google algorithm changes, new ad formats on Bing, attribution, and even connecting your efforts to CRM programs.

For purposes of the offering in Canada, if all of the shares have not been sold, after the Canadian underwriters have made a reasonable effort to sell the shares at the public offer price, the Canadian underwriters may from time to time decrease or change the offering price and the other selling terms provided that the price for the shares shall not exceed the public offer price and further provided that the compensation that is realized by the Canadian underwriters will be decreased by the amount that the aggregate price paid by the purchasers for the shares is less than the gross proceeds paid by the Canadian underwriters to us or the selling stockholders.

Even so, there have been efforts to circumvent the bans, legally and illegally, by making minor changes to the weapons.

While it's hard to say if the punishing number and intensity of storms were due to climate change, climate scientists have now determined — in two separate research efforts — that Hurricane Harvey's record - blasting rains (best measured in feet for much of Houston) were likely amplified by climate change.

As frustrating as the ever - changing world of SEO can be, content marketers should rejoice about one aspect: There's a wealth of data produced by SEO efforts that we can use to improve content marketing efforts.

The changes grew out of two efforts by states to aid consumers: a 2015 settlement negotiated by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the three credit reporting agencies and an agreement shortly afterward between the agencies and 31 state attorneys general.

This will be accomplished through a combination of ongoing incremental cost reduction efforts driven by running the business closer to current standards and transformative cost reduction efforts that fundamentally change how we support our restaurants and operate the business going forward.

The United Nations is boosting its efforts to tackling climate change by further exploring the use applications of the blockchain.In a blog post, the UN revealed that it had facilitated...

This effort does not require any legislative change... simply a refocus by the CRA of its resources.

Due to increasing complexity and length of annual and quarterly financial reports, meeting these criteria requires a focused effort and, perhaps, significant changes in the way research is created by most firms.

The report claims the emissions cap included in Alberta government's climate change plan will cost Canada's oil sands industry $ 250 billion and is the latest in a concerted effort by conservative opponents of the NDP to undermine its flagship policy.

Reflecting back on the World Series victory reveals a concerted effort that began years ago by the new owners to change team culture.

A judge still has to determine whether to accept the terms of the settlement, but an Uber spokesperson pointed out that the company has made a number of changes to the way it handles pay, and emphasized diversity efforts made by the company that address many of the stipulations in the settlement.

A bill unanimously passed by the state Senate, now pending in the Assembly, would change the law to make such efforts easier.

Another surprise event at this year's convention was the decision to reject the effort by some to change the auxiliary status of the Woman's Missionary Union, a missions - support group, and bring it under the direct control of the convention.

Mormon fundamentalists believe that these and other principles were wrongly abandoned or changed by the LDS Church in its efforts to become reconciled with mainstream American society.

Martin Bailey tells of his persistent efforts by email to convince New York Times editors to change their customary one - sided reference to «the Temple Mount» to include both «Temple Mount!

For some homosexual persons, the effort to change can mean years of individual and group therapy, agonized prayers, suicidal depressions, and the constant fear of detection, loss of job and attack by straight men.

The Catholic church has been doing a great service to the poor, needy and the underpriveleged and nuns have been leading the way in those life changing efforts for centuries.These women have already set a great example by actively participating and leading in activities of the Catholic church.

Efforts to promote such changes in the guise of human rights are correctly condemned as egregious instances of «cultural imperialism» by which elites of certain rich nations, not least of the United States, attempt to impose their values on the rest of the world.

No amount of wishing it weren't so, or of well - intentioned efforts to overlook differences, can change the hard truth captured by the Mytilenians.

A culture, even one of long duration, is modifiable by human effort under the impact of a new ideology — witness the radical transformation of China under Communist influence or the other revolutionary changes now taking place in the Orient from an emergent nationalism.

For the sake of those who do make the effort to attend, and as a reminder that the obligation to worship is imposed on us by God himself and is not subject to our convenience, it is my opinion that this universally unpopular change should be reversed forthwith.»

But little by little, day by day, imperceptibly, without conscious effort on our part, our lives began to change, not always better in the short run, but definitely different and unquestionably better in the long run....

In response to our coordinate efforts for Mutuality 2012, I have heard from women who say they feel their dignity and worth have been restored, from multiple readers who have changed their minds about women in ministry, from couples relieved that they can finally put a name to how their relationship has functioned all along, from singles freshly inspired by the «great cloud of witnesses» that surrounds them, from followers of Jesus whose passion for justice and equality has been renewed, from women ready to «get on with it» and stop asking permission to use their gifts and start unapologetically using them.

By the end of her long domination of British politics things had changed dramatically, and Tony Blair, who explicitly repudiated the long - term Labour commitment to socialism, made no efforts to turn back the clock.

... one can change human institutions, but not man; whatever the general effort of a society to render citizens equal and alike, the particular pride of individuals will always seek to escape the [common] level... In aristocracies, men are separated from one another by high, immovable barriers, in democracies, they are divided by a multitude of small, almost invisible threads that are broken every minute and are constantly changed from place to place.

To outsiders the change might seem like a demotion of sorts, but the move was probably made at Wall's request in an effort to diminish the controversy generated by his affiliation with the website.

By the way, your efforts to try to change the question to «men» FAILED completely.

Here too the game was essentially fixed at birth, with only slim chances of changing the odds by means of this or that effort.

A review of the scientific literature by an American Psychological Association task force concluded that sexual orientation change efforts are unlikely to succeed and indeed can be harmful.»

It represents the inevitable confusion of middle - class intellectualism which imagines that political changes are achieved by the united efforts of good people who bring pressure to bear upon traditional political parties.

Nicaragua's efforts to address the needs of its poor majority by reordering political and economic life will be examined in order to explain why these changes are considered dangerous to U.S. interests.

Not only have such men long since become convinced of the essential incoherence of this theism in its efforts to combine the religious insights of Christianity with the philosophical wisdom of the Greeks, but they are also deeply repelled by the central claim of Greek wisdom, that this world of time and change is somehow inferior or not fully real.

I just posted this on another topic... change a few words, youll get the point: In an ideal situation, «World Religions» would be part of a «World History» class, unfortunately, in the USA, there are far too many conservative Christians with power to rewrite history, make whole groups of people second class citizens by making laws against them, and travel the world trying to convert non-Christians through our Military, Politicians, humanitarian efforts and more.

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.