To explore how these reforms may have influenced the intellectual engagement of students, I examined
changes in time spent reading for pleasure, watching television, and doing homework.
Changes in time spent working were not found to play a substantial role in the increasing sleep time trend in this study, though.
Not exact matches
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.
While you probably won't ever be able to slow down the rapid rate of
change, what you can do is put systems
in place to increase your knowledge while lowering your
time spent consuming content.
«It is an indication of the
changing dynamic
in the world that a skill set, maybe we didn't
spend a lot of
time on
in the last 15 years, is coming back,» Capt. Jim McCall, commander of the air wing on the USS Bush, told The Wall Street Journal at the
time.
Almost one - fifth of the
time spent in US workplaces involves performing physical activities or operating machinery
in a predictable environment — that is, specific actions
in familiar settings where
changes are relatively easy to anticipate.
For all the talk of abnormal
times and
changes in underlying economic fundamentals, the Fed is pinning its hopes on a very conventional premise — that the U.S. consumer will keep
spending at recent strong rates, encouraged by low unemployment and the apparent beginnings of higher wages.
Also, when you
spend a lot of
time with people you tend to notice patterns
in how they tell stories and what was reassuring to us was to hear a source tell the same story the same way months later, as opposed to the facts always
changing.
Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein has been taunting the U.K. government over Twitter
in recent weeks about how he's getting ready to
spend more
time in Frankfurt after Brexit, as well as gently nudging the country to have a second referendum
in case it wanted to
change its mind.
Technology has
changed the way we work so much so that we now
spend more
time sitting
in front of computer and video screens than ever before.
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.
Changes to Facebook's news feed as part of an initiative to crack down on the share of low - quality viral videos reduced the amount of
time users
spend on the network by 50 million hours a day
in the fourth quarter, the company reports.
I end up
changing my calendar a lot, always want to
spend my
time in the most valuable way given the information at hand.
When asked what makes Sequoia feel comfortable investing
in blockchain, Huang said he had
spent enough
time in the sector to tell the difference between world -
changing projects and hype.
Something is off
in our society when we
spend more
time worrying about the color of a dress as opposed to climate
change.»
In January, Zuckerberg said that Facebook took action to reduce deceptive content, and that those
changes had already reduced
time spent on the site by 50 million hours per day, or 5 percent.
While the impact on the R&D tax credit would mostly impact large public companies at first, those
changes will over
time play a role
in how future startups
spend money on innovation.
As a result of these
changes, entrepreneurs and established companies can
spend time building their businesses and hiring instead of filling out forms and waiting
in line.
This is helpful for my team and me, as we, like most companies,
spend time at the end of the year analyzing performance and looking ahead to
changes in social media and content marketing trends to plan and budget for the new year.
But one reason our bank knows it's not true is because we've been able to
spend so much
time educating the people connected with our account about what's really going on and where the opportunities lie for our company, regardless of the downturn
in the economy or
changes in our industry,» he says.
And this comes alongside larger
changes in Facebook's business model,
in which Mark Zuckerberg says he is steering the business away from optimizing to «
time spent» by users and toward a new focus on connections over consumption.
What this historic
change in general solicitation law really means is that if you are an entrepreneur looking to raise money from investors, you might want to
spend some quality
time with a lawyer before you go shouting it from the rooftops.
Former Stanford University computer science professors, Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng had
spent enough
time in higher education to realize that
change was long overdue.
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.
In his keynote at Modern Customer Experience, Shashi Seth, SVP of Oracle Marketing Cloud, said that shift to revenue goals reflects the changed world we live in — a cord - cut world where users spend more time on technology, more time in their social spaces, more time seeking instant gratificatio
In his keynote at Modern Customer Experience, Shashi Seth, SVP of Oracle Marketing Cloud, said that shift to revenue goals reflects the
changed world we live
in — a cord - cut world where users spend more time on technology, more time in their social spaces, more time seeking instant gratificatio
in — a cord - cut world where users
spend more
time on technology, more
time in their social spaces, more time seeking instant gratificatio
in their social spaces, more
time seeking instant gratification.
As part of the
changes to the budgetary process
in 1994, four private sector forecasting organizations [2] develop detailed fiscal projections on a National Accounts basis, based on the average of the private sector economic forecasts and the tax and
spending policies
in place at the
time of the last budget for the next five years.
Administrators can fund cards and
change spending rules
in real
time, through a web or mobile app.
In January, Facebook announced that it would be
changing its feed algorithm to promote users» well - being over
time spent browsing content.
Further catalysts for capital
spending could come from the push
in Washington DC to reduce regulations and the proposed US corporate tax
changes laid out
in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bill, particularly a permanent reduction
in the corporate tax rate and a one -
time tax break for repatriated overseas corporate earnings.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to:
changes in consumer discretionary
spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected
time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected
time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest
in strategic transactions and the
timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult,
time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn;
changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers;
changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products
in our stores and on our website;
changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those
changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.
Because we have
spent a lot of
time working through the global implications of
changes in trade and capital flows
in any one part of the world, my students were quick to get the implications, and they pounced on the visiting economists (always politely, of course).
With some work fatigue and a significant
change to his bank account, he took a leave from the company
in 2005 to
spend time with his family.
I
spent 75 % of my
time on the floor of the store finding out from customers what is it they like, didn't like, and we kept
changing the mix, adding things, taking things off,
changing prices, assortments and vendors, making sure of service levels
in areas they wanted them.
January 31: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed a drop
in the
time users
spent on the platform following big
changes its to News Feed.
21st October 2016 Activity Dispatch, the latest advancement
in dispatching technology from mining systems manufacturer Wenco Mining Systems can help mines reduce wasted
time by eliminating the unnecessary
time spent on shift
change, meal breaks and other short pauses
in production.
Given the
change in timing of the half - yearly sales and the pre-GST surge
in spending, retail sales are likely to have been temporarily weaker
in July.
She wants the Fed to
spend more
time analyzing its path toward normalization, stating that
in the meantime the size of the balance sheet is not likely to
change.
I've had women tell me they
spent a lot of
time working out without results on a treadmill and that this is the only technique that worked
in changing their body.
Finally, this session I
spent considerable
time debating the
changes that the Christy Clark government was making to the legislation on the Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) file — this office has a short two - year history that resulted
in the waste of $ 5.2 million.
The index doesn't reflect
changes in the quality of items over
time and can't tell us much about the
spending patterns of the poor, or of people living outside of urban areas.
Retail sales rose by 2.7 per cent
in January and, although this may have partly reflected a
change in the
timing of consumer
spending around year end, the stronger January level was broadly maintained
in February and March.
The result for the month of June, a fall of 0.8 per cent, incorporates a substantial decline
in spending in department stores; this may partly reflect recent
changes to the
timing of mid-year sales, as there was a similar fall recorded the previous June, followed by a strong bounce - back the next month (Graph 13).
We wish, for your sake, you'd stop believing
in invisible beings and
spend 100 % of your
time on the real world we live
in, but we know most of you won't
change.
It wasn't until you
spent a
time in a communal living situation that things
changed for you.
In fact, Dan and I spent a good part of the drive home time talking about the environment in which he grew up, the different ways in which his brothers and sisters have adopted, adapted, or changed some of those original traditions as they develop their own parenting styles, and how we planned to bring up our kids — should we ever get around to having the
In fact, Dan and I
spent a good part of the drive home
time talking about the environment
in which he grew up, the different ways in which his brothers and sisters have adopted, adapted, or changed some of those original traditions as they develop their own parenting styles, and how we planned to bring up our kids — should we ever get around to having the
in which he grew up, the different ways
in which his brothers and sisters have adopted, adapted, or changed some of those original traditions as they develop their own parenting styles, and how we planned to bring up our kids — should we ever get around to having the
in which his brothers and sisters have adopted, adapted, or
changed some of those original traditions as they develop their own parenting styles, and how we planned to bring up our kids — should we ever get around to having them!
If
spending time nurturing makes men more biologically inclined to nurture, it seems to follow that
spending time in worship might also
change us to be more inclined to worship.
By the end of my
time there I was
spending my one day off a week
in a tin hut
in Kowloon, praying over and over again, «Please
change my heart or take me home.»
We need young voices to cry out
in anger within privileged U.S. churches that seem to
spend more
time sitting on our hands than
changing the world.
If the language of missional church is to become a helpful way of forming communities of God's people
in a radically
changing culture then we have to
spend the
time and energy to understand what is at stake
in the language we are using.
More concretely, since the gospel affects how we interact with others, how we
spend our money, how we use our
time, etc., we are gospelizing not only when we preach and teach about the gospel, but also when we treat others with kindness, fairness and honesty, when we show forgiveness and grace, when we stand up for the poor, the neglected, and the outcast, and any
time we reveal the
changes that the gospel has brought about
in our own life.