Sentences with phrase «continued decreases in»

We now have an economic recovery with continued decreases in unemployment levels.

So it can't EVER cause an INCREASING temperature trend, but it can certainly recycle, reradiate, pajamas, the surface radiance to the point where continued decreases in temp slow to a crawl.

As consumers become more comfortable with shopping online, there will be continued decreases in the number of people who abandon their cart.

8) There is a continuing decrease in the nurture and emotional support available to couples from their extended family and neighborhoods, and increased searching for substitute support systems — for example, in communes, family networks, and group marriages.

Therein lies another critical feature; the continuing decrease in overall crime levels (albeit with varying trends across crime types).

Police Commissioner O'Neill spoke of the continued decrease in crime.

In particular, we observe a significant decrease in the group cohesion and a continued decrease in the polarization of the zebrafish shoals as the robot increases its speed from 0 to 3.

About 41 percent of classroom seats are empty, and projections indicate a continued decrease in enrollment.

So compare this rapid growth of the ability to read eBooks with the continued decrease in search for free eBooks.

At the very least, as student loan debt becomes a greater and greater burden on consumers in America we will see it erode the money people spent on other items and see a continued decrease in unsecured consumer debt levels.

As already mentioned, current US consumer repayment behavior on the aggregate is strong — this can be seen in the continued decrease in the percentage of US consumers who have indications on their credit file of recent delinquency or other associated negative items such as collection agency accounts.

While the most recent results show a continued decrease in social and emotional well - being of B.C. children, language and cognitive competence seem to be improving.

The continued decrease in multifamily permits shows apartment construction decline on the way

Not exact matches

A noted decrease in job growth is less of a concern if it's accompanied by signs «that manufacturing activity is starting to rebound, that businesses are spending more on investment, and that consumers are continuing to spend,» he said.

But as the price per pound continues to decrease in the legal market, traditional brokers are now expensive, says Synder.

«Given the continued progress we've made in decreasing our delivery times across the board, we are retiring Fastbite in NY and SF to offer even more ways for more diners to experience their favorite restaurants fast with the new Under 30 Minute option.»

Oil sands production will continue to increase in the near term, likely through 2020 if not beyond, unless prices decrease materially relative to today.

The four - week average of continuing claims decreased 13,000 between the March and April household survey weeks, suggesting little change in the unemployment rate.

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).

UNION membership has continued to decrease as more employees find its relevance in the commercial world declining, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics report Australian Social Trends 2000.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

Of course, it helps when a large part of that portfolio is the massively successful company Gates founded; though he has continued to decrease his shares in Microsoft, his remaining shares still make up a sizable chunk of his portfolio.

Where a work schedule of 60 or more hours per week is continued longer than about two months, the cumulative effect of decreased productivity will cause a delay in the completion date beyond that which could have been realized with the same crew size on a 40 - hour week.

In the 12 months after MDMA therapy, PTSD symptoms generally continued to decrease.

«The GDB's financial condition has continued to deteriorate and, absent the measures ordered in this executive order, there is an imminent risk of a drastic decrease in GDB's liquidity in the immediate term.

China's imports continued to contract last month, with a year - on - year decrease of 2.4 percent, to 158.6 billion U.S. dollars, the General Administration of Customs said in a statement.

Numbers may decrease over the next few years though, particularly in Alberta as energy firms continue to lay off staff because of the 2014 oil price decline.

Granted, if stock continues to concentrate in the hands of large institutional investors, there will be marginal increases in the gains to be had from activism and a marginal decrease in its costs.

The high velocity segment decreased 20 % on a year over year basis, driven by continued weakness in handset volumes.

Improving our understanding of why mortality has been decreasing in Uganda and whether it is reasonable to assume that this decline will continue.

Does margin debt serve as an intermediate - term stock market sentiment indicator based on either momentum (with an increase / decrease in margin debt signaling a continuing stock market advance / decline) or reversion (with change in margin debt signaling a pending reversal)?

The Spanish manufacturing sector remained in contraction in August as output, new orders and employment all continued to decrease.

Texas service sector activity «continued to increase in April, albeit at a slower pace than last month,» according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas» Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index decreased to 14.7 from 20.0.

Brooklyn's retail market continues to show strength in 2017 with a 36 % uptick in sales volume, while the total number of transactions decreased market - wide.

These expenses continued to decrease in the fourth quarter, but also have shown some signs of stabilizing from sharper declines in 2016.

«Consumer spending has been growing, we think this can continue because the decrease in energy prices tends to effect consumer spending with a lag and so we are going to continue to see positives to lower energy prices.»

In this phase you'll dramatically decrease the intensity of outreach, and you'll want to continue to integrate both email and phone outreach.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Additional reasons might be given for The United Methodist Church to rid itself of a commitment to abortion rights: the increasing numbers of African delegates (who are, in the main, pro-life) to General Conference; the horrifyingly high abortion rates (though the annual totals are continuing to decrease) in the United States; the pro-life drift of American public opinion (which United Methodism seems to follow); the uncommon clarity of ecumenical teaching on the dignity of the human person; and the providence of God.

The continued use of a repressive device like suggestion over a long period of time may have resulted in diminishing enthusiasm and decreasing therapeutic return.

The income from the waqfs was decreased steadily by continued wars, loss of territories, and the inevitable disruption of management of the properties in such times of stress, and many monuments and mosques fell into disrepair.

While rates have continued to decrease, they have declined less rapidly in recent years when poverty rates have been climbing.

In this letter, Luther continued with his theme of finding employment for himself elsewhere, a new ministry: «I see that you all grow in spiritual matters, so it seems to me that I should decrease.&raquIn this letter, Luther continued with his theme of finding employment for himself elsewhere, a new ministry: «I see that you all grow in spiritual matters, so it seems to me that I should decrease.&raquin spiritual matters, so it seems to me that I should decrease.»

Oh, and a quick note to folks who use Facebook to keep up with the goings - on here at SoupAddict: FB is getting super greedy, and continues to decrease the percentage of followers who see posts in their newsfeed (without the Page owner paying an advertising fee).

However, options for reducing tillage in the mid-Atlantic region have been identified and tried, including: (1) rotating annual grain crops with perennial forages; (2) decreasing depth and degree of soil inversion (e.g. chisel... Continued

«The decrease in local wines will continue.

«In fact research shows that sugar consumption from soft drinks in Australia has decreased in recent years, while obesity rates continue to increasIn fact research shows that sugar consumption from soft drinks in Australia has decreased in recent years, while obesity rates continue to increasin Australia has decreased in recent years, while obesity rates continue to increasin recent years, while obesity rates continue to increase.

Over the last 15 years in fact, sugar contribution from soft drinks has decreased by 26 % per person while obesity rates continue to climb.

Class III milk prices continued to fall in March 2013 despite a slight decrease in US cheese, dry whey, and butter inventories during the month.

This does two things: 1), prevents them from burning on top and being mushy on the inside, 2) keeps them from drying out like goods can made without traditional flours when baked at high temperatures, and 3) helps them continue baking at a continuously decreasing temperature without overheating them so they firm up perfectly and turn golden in color.