Sentences with phrase «continued significant activity»

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Buffett and Charles T. Munger, 94, Berkshire Hathaway's vice chairman, will continue in their current positions, including being responsible for significant capital allocation decisions and investment activities.

«Previous significant interdictions of their supply has not deterred the group from continuing their criminal activity aimed at the UK market.»

We expect this trend to continue as large technology companies accumulate significant pools of cash that they can use to satisfy their appetite for growth and innovation through M&A activity.

Leatherhead's research activity has seen significant growth in recent years and the new laboratory is designed to cope with this continued trend.

The government must not lose its focus on cyber security — it is a sufficiently urgent, significant and complex activity to warrant a continuing high level of ministerial attention.

Despite normal thyroid levels, a significant group of treated patients continued to experience exercise intolerance and were suffering from limitations in daily and sport activities as well as an impaired quality of life.

With significant strains already on general fund resources at the school level, we really have no reason to believe these activities will continue to happen without reimbursement,» said Katie Valenzuela, spokeswoman for Public Advocates, a non-profit representing the interests of low - income families.

Despite influential theories and designs, research and practice continues to face significant questions around key crucial relationships between the scale of influence of informal or interest - driven technology activities to lifelong pursuits, and the complexities involved in scaffolding culturally - sustaining, equitable and accessible STEM learning in informal making and gaming contexts.

The result of this is a threefold whammy: 1) unlicensed activities continue at the same rate (or increase as the human population increases); 2) a significant number of pet owners who want to be law - abiding citizens give up banned breeds, quit feeding neighborhood cats or terminate valuable breeding programs rather than operate illegally or cope with unreasonable laws and increased fees; and 3) because demand for many beloved breeds does not decline when a law is passed, people who know little about breeds or breeding move into the void to fill demand.

The last significant eruption was in 1866 but Turrialba Volcano continues to be active with plenty of smoke and gas activity noticeable from its highest peak and the nearby fumaroles

They say that just because the global air temperature continued to rise whilst the activity of the sun was coming down from a lengthy historic peak then there can have been no significant contribution from solar input.

According to climatologist Cliff Harris, we «are seeing an increase in volcanic activity worldwide» and this could easily lead to a period of significant global cooling if it continues...

The possibility of climate change leading to more intense tropical cyclone activity, particularly in the North Atlantic, continues to receive significant research attention.

She continues to experience significant headache, which interferes with her ability to perform at work, at home with household duties, and fully participate in social activities.

Legalize and Regulate Marijuana WHEREAS, despite almost a century of prohibition, millions of Canadians today regularly consume marijuana and other cannabis products; WHEREAS the failed prohibition of marijuana has exhausted countless billions of dollars spent on ineffective or incomplete enforcement and has resulted in unnecessarily dangerous and expensive congestion in our judicial system; WHEREAS various marijuana decriminalization or legalization policy prescriptions have been recommended by the 1969 - 72 Commission of Enquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, the 2002 Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, and the 2002 House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs; WHEREAS the legal status quo for the criminal regulation of marijuana continues to endanger Canadians by generating significant resources for gang - related violent criminal activity and weapons smuggling — a reality which could be very easily confronted by the regulation and legitimization of Canada's marijuana industry; BE IT RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will invest significant resources in prevention and education programs designed to promote awareness of the health risks and consequences of marijuana use and dependency, especially amongst youth; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will extend amnesty to all Canadians previously convicted of simple and minimal marijuana possession, and ensure the elimination of all criminal records related thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will work with the provinces and local governments of Canada on a coordinated regulatory approach to marijuana which maintains significant federal responsibility for marijuana control while respecting provincial health jurisdiction and particular regional concerns and practices.

Overall, demand for beer in Canada remained low in 2012 as the shift towards other alcoholic beverages continued, including wine (especially amongst the growing number of older consumers) and various spirits areas, many of which are undergoing significant product development and marketing activity.

«The recent revelations regarding Facebook's actual practices with respect to user privacy and data security have severely damaged the Company's reputation and imposed significant costs on it, including regulatory investigations, lost business, exposure to litigation, and other damages,» the complaint runs, before going on to allege that Facebook sought to «downplay concerns about access to user information» and «continued to assure investors that Facebook maintained effective» internal controls and systems that automatically detected «suspicious activity»».

«We continue to see the positive, significant impact of years of hard work making our site an undesirable place for those seeking to promote terrorism, resulting in this type of activity increasingly shifting away from Twitter.»

We then compared the number of tech jobs in May to those in January 2016 to gauge growth activity to find that while Silicon Valley, i.e., the San Francisco Bay Area, continues to experience strong growth (1.24 %), more significant surges are happening in other regions, such as Minneapolis (8.57 %), Washington, D.C. (7.83 %), and Seattle - Tacoma (5.14 %).

While the major construction boom we were seeing has tapered off a little, the industry remains strong and there are still a significant number of projects in progress and in the pipeline that will continue to drive business activity across Canada.

Investment interest continued at a robust pace and significant capital continued to chase deals in the Miami market, as demonstrated by strong investment activity throughout 2016.

«We continue to see very little to no secondary market activity,» he says, meaning smaller lenders that can't afford to hold jumbos in their portfolios remain financially unable to make the loans, at least in significant volume.