It would be dangerous to set any limit on the supernormal or miraculous
changes effected by such confidence.
That girl - narrated backstory at the beginning sounds like it would have made a more interesting piece of thorny geopolitical sci - fi than the CGI glop we get instead: How do 18 countries, led by the U.S. and China, come together to battle horrible climate
change effects by installing a galactic safety net of thousands of satellites with the ability to balance extreme weather conditions around the world?
The tangible nature of
the change effected by the introduction of collaborative settlement processes, parenting coordination and non-evaluative views of the child reports is really rather remarkable, and is especially so when one remembers that these initiatives were undertaken by a handful of people, lawyers mostly, who shared a common vision.
If you want
change effect it by putting forward your platform and make your pitch to the rest.
Not exact matches
• volume
effect: the impact of
changes in volumes is estimated
by comparing the quantities delivered in the period under review with the quantities delivered in the prior period, multiplied, in both cases,
by the weighted average net unit selling price in the prior period
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the
effect on aircraft demand and build rates of
changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the
effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the
effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment
by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders
by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate
changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the
effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the
effect of
changes in tax law, such as the
effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and
changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the
effect of such
changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending
by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse
changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
• price
effect: the impact of
changes in average selling prices is estimated
by comparing the weighted average net unit selling price of a range of related products in the period under review with their weighted average net unit selling price in the prior period, multiplied, in both cases,
by the volumes sold in the period under review.
But when asked
by Sen. Bob Corker (R - TN) if human activity has contributed to climate
change, Tillerson said that «the increase in the greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are having an
effect,» and that «our ability to predict that
effect is very limited.»
But ultimately this cost will be paid
by future generations, who will have to cope with the harmful
effects of a
changing climate that we compound every time we eat meat ---- unless we act today.
We may
change the fees and charges in
effect, or add new fees and charges from time to time, but we will give you advance notice of these
changes by e-mail.
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.
Indeed, when one ponders the
changes that the global economy has had to digest over the past 25 years, from the fall of the Iron Curtain to the flowering of the Internet - based economy to the entrance of 1.3 billion Chinese into the labor force, it would be surprising if the
effects weren't felt
by American workers.
«The edit is only detectable
by a slight
change in ambience around the one - minute mark — an
effect which only adds to the song's sense of dislocation,» reports the BBC.
The new report «Lights Out for the Reef», written
by University of Queensland coral reef biologist Selina Ward, noted that reefs were vulnerable to several different
effects of climate
change; including rising sea temperatures and increased carbon dioxide in the ocean, which causes acidification.
In his 2017 book «Climate of Hope,» cowritten with veteran environmentalist Carl Pope, Bloomberg wrote that he understands that there are certain executives unmoved
by warnings about the
effects of manmade climate
change, but that they'd be unwise to ignore the business opportunity.
If the original tax base is $ 263 billion and if nothing else
changes — the assumption you have to make in assessing the
effects of a policy — then this information is enough to put some numbers on the sort of revenues you can expect to generate
by an increase in corporate tax revenues.
For example, a board can affect
changes by influencing them and can
effect changes by directly implementing them.
Thumper - bumpers, flippers, even the
effect of gravity can be
changed by design.
Our GAAP diluted EPS guidance does not include the
effect of GAAP adjustments triggered
by events that may occur subsequent to this press release such as acquisitions, asset impairments, litigation and
changes in the fair value of our contingent consideration.
I'm gripped
by the immensity of what I have just accomplished:
effecting a
change in the world around me without moving a muscle.
Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services
by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the
effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the
effects of
changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued
by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.
Changes in the US market could also have global
effects, especially when commitments
by US brands apply to their international businesses.
With the passage of a tax cut bill
by Congress late last year, small businesses need to be aware of the
changes in tax rates and deductions that will take
effect this year.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven
by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused
by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the
effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held
by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to
changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied
by the forward - looking statements contained in this release because of a variety of factors, including conditions to, or
changes in the timing of, proposed real estate and other transactions, prevailing interest rates and non-recurring charges, store closings, competitive pressures from specialty stores, general merchandise stores, off - price and discount stores, manufacturers» outlets, the Internet, mail - order catalogs and television shopping and general consumer spending levels, including the impact of the availability and level of consumer debt, the
effect of weather and other factors identified in documents filed
by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This is the Adjusted Income Available to Common Stockholders for the most recent fiscal year plus Discontinued Operations, Extraordinary Items, and Cumulative
Effect of Accounting
Changes for the same period divided
by the most recent fiscal year's Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding.
This is the Adjusted Income Available to Common Stockholders for the most recent interim period plus Discontinued Operations, Extraordinary Items, and Cumulative
Effect of Accounting
Changes for the same period divided
by the most recent interim period's Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding.
To the extent that
changes are driven
by temporary supply disturbances, most countries would expect not to respond to these with monetary policy, since it is likely that
by the time any policy response has its
effect the problem will have gone away.
So, a number of firms large and small have made
changes to their fee structure in part of fiduciary rule this was a rule crafted
by the Obama administration and came into
effect last April.
However analyses
by law firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Fitch Ratings show that a number of other
changes to the tax code will also have significant
effects upon the returns from renewable energy projects, the financing of these projects and the value of tax credits.
From a strictly legal perspective, the relevant question is not whether there is a sufficient connection to any particular existing or proposed oil sands development or other production activity, and certainly not whether such projects or activities were included in the Terms of Reference (ToR), but rather simply whether the GHGs associated with the production of bitumen that will be transported
by the NGP are an «environmental
effect» of that project (see NGP Report, Volume II, Appendix 4, Terms of Reference, which defines «environmental
effect» very broadly to mean «any
change that the project may cause in the environment.»
Implementation of the
changes announced
by MSCI are expected to take
effect in summer 2018 and are unlikely to significantly impact Chinese equities in the short term.
The
changes wrought
by the proposed legislation will have a much bigger
effect on some groups — especially those who get insurance through their employers and those on Medicaid — than estimated
by recent analysis from independent healthcare policy experts such as the Brookings Institution and credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings
This summary is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, rulings and other administrative pronouncements issued
by the IRS, and judicial decisions, all as in
effect on the date of this information statement, and all of which are subject to differing interpretation and
change at any time, possibly with retroactive
effect.
Labour supply is not just about income
effects; it's about substitution
effects caused
by changing the marginal (net) tax rate.
Inflation is also influenced
by the
effect that
changes in interest rates have on imported goods prices, via the exchange rate, and through their
effect on inflation expectations more generally in the economy.
Preliminary indications are that the implementation of the tax
changes on 1 July proceeded smoothly and that the net tax
effects on prices were broadly in line with (or possibly slightly lower than) those suggested
by prior estimates.
The financial aggregates are likely to become somewhat more volatile in coming months, due to a
change to reporting arrangements that will remove some of the smoothing
effect generated
by averaging data within individual months.
One conclusion from this episode is that learning about the stock market may feed back into the market and,
by changing the behavior of the market, render our «learning» useless or — if we don't recognize the feedback
effect — hazardous.
The
effects of many of these
changes have been masked
by the recession but they will become more apparent as recovery gets underway.
There can be no net
change in demand as a result of such a transaction, and, as discussed in previous posts, the price
effect will be determined
by whether the buyer (Wong) or the seller (Chang) is the more motivated.
The December 2016 decision
by the PBOC to restrict investment - related FX purchases, however,
changed the funding equilibrium (this took
effect following the most recent Redfin report, thus not yet visible in most economic data releases as of Feb 17).
Using the
change in the underlying cash balance between financial years as an approximate indicator of the fiscal impact, the Commonwealth Budget is expected to add to growth
by around 1/4 per cent of GDP this financial year, compared with a contractionary
effect of around 3/4 per cent in 2002/03 (Graph 32).
The
changes in social mood that govern antitrust action are broadly experienced
by the populace and have other
effects.
Interpretation of the monthly figures in recent months has been complicated
by the
effects of
changes in interviewing procedures for the Labour Force Survey.
But same - store sales, a key measure of retail performance that strips out the
effects of square footage
changes, rose only slightly,
by 1.1 per cent excluding gas.
The
effects of interest rate
changes in the 1990s are visible as cyclical rises and falls in debt servicing, around a slowly rising trend, caused
by the increase in debt levels.
Phoebe Thompson, editor of Premier Youthwork Magazaine thinks a number of factors are behind the
changes in teenage behavior, on Premier's «News Hour» programme, she said: «the government has taken to make smoking less appealing
by covering packets and also putting the long term
effects on there, and also the rise of contraception and better sex education probably has contributed to the lowering of teenage pregnancies».
Reality is not
changed by the perspective of an individual however it is
effected by and affected
by the response of individuals based on their perspectives.
not only is the placebo
effect very real, you don't have to have any actual
change interventional treatment (in other words, you don't need to add a sham treatment / placebo for the
effect to be seen)-- just the increased attention and tracking / support
by interested parties can improve clinical status