Sentences with phrase «continuing pressure on»

While the continuing pressure on home prices increase affordability issues and interest rates, it comes as good news for home sellers who are vying for some profit from their properties.

So, nothing is new in the fact that there is continuing pressure on commissions.

The almost nonexistent jump reflected the continuing pressure on brokers to maintain a strong sales force and make needed investments, particularly in technology.

But the pace of change in the legal services market combined with the continuing pressure on fees means that doing nothing will not, even over the short term, be a strategy for success.

More recently, a number of high - profile audit scandals and continuing pressure on fees, are encouraging trainees to opt for alternative service lines, or enter industry, on qualification.

The OPEC cartel's determination to maintain high production rates despite a slowing world economy means continuing pressure on oil prices and, by extension, the Canadian dollar.

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE Continuing their pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo to add $ 70 million in AIDS spending to the budget for the state fiscal year that begins on April 1, roughly 30 AIDS activists took control of a suite near Cuomo's office in Albany and began reading the names of the New Yorkers who -LSB-...]

In a press conference today, Mr Cameron said he would be continuing pressure on Labour to hold a referendum on the EU treaty, but repeatedly refused to commit his own party to the same demands.

There's been continuing pressure on Iran to review laws which prohibit religious freedom and punish those who don't adhere to Islam.

«The retail environment remains challenging, with continued pressures on sales,» Sears said in a statement.

They also see continued pressure on margins, as wages are expected to rise this year.

Nonetheless, continued pressure on raw materials prices, evidence of capacity constraints in some sectors and reports of higher employment costs — notwithstanding the steadiness to date of aggregate series for wages — constitute a risk that this forecast could prove to be too low.

«We expect continued pressure on the segment from competitive entrants and market pricing in coming quarters,» chief financial officer Matthew Harbaugh said during Mallinckrodt's first - quarter earnings call earlier this month.

The continued pressure on plan sponsors to close funding gaps while simultaneously managing risk budgets is forcing U.S. institutional investors to take a hard look at their portfolio allocations.

The missionaries» anti-slavery campaign and their continued pressure on the Travancore government finally ended in the emancipation of the slaves.

As a result of CMS missionary interest in «runaway» slaves, and the CMS missionaries» continued pressure on the State government, Pulayas were protected from further violence.

French continued pressure on England with string of attacks but no clear cut opportunity.

I felt I could not reconcile this with our continued pressure on the Palestinian leadership not to turn to the ICC to seek justice.»

In Albany, Sanders used the vote to continue his pressure on impacting Clinton's November platform.

With continued pressure on households, the Unison union has repeated its call for the government to raise public sector pay.

These short term actions do not remove the continuing pressures on the council's financial position shown by the # 17million shortfall against its planned efficiencies.»

Continued pressure on funding has seen many schools prioritise spending on what British Thornton calls the «Ofsted essentials» of desks, chairs and storage, while spending in

The unprecedented and continued pressure on school budgets over recent years is now having a real and lasting damaging impact on the quality of our children's education.

And he adds there's continued pressure on the District's budget from charter schools in the city - which receive a portion of the school system's revenue.

In contrast, we had nice returns in a number of our media, insurance and food stocks, among others, including Axel Springer, Schibsted, Zurich Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway, and Nestlé, but it was unfortunately not enough to overcome the continued pressure on our oil & gas stocks, which included fully integrated holdings such as Total and Royal Dutch; exploration and production companies such as Devon Energy and Pacific Rubiales; Canadian oil sands producers such as Cenovus; and energy service holdings such as Halliburton and National Oilwell Varco.

This could translate into continued pressure on the market price as those owners try to sell.

The announcement came on the same day that Lilly's quarterly earnings report showed continued pressure on the veterinary business from competition and lower prices.

The ability to quickly stun an opponent in Street Fighter 5 makes Ryu a huge treat at close range, and his forward throw leaves him close enough to continue pressure on a nearly stunned opponent.

Your idea to «grow something on your own» and continued pressure on the meat industry to change its ways are much better ideas.

Moreover, the continued pressure on the particular point causes impairment of blood supply, depriving tissue of nutrition, causing tissue breakdown and the development of painful sores and potential infection.

In total, three secretarial staff and four fee earners have been laid off, with the firm attributing the move to «continuing pressures on the UK legal market».

The news that Steve Jobs is taking another leave from Apple to focus on his health is almost certain to rattle investors, and could put continued pressure on the stock as the markets try to figure out what Apple might be like without its charismatic leader.

We must bring about change through continued pressure on our legislators to act to ensure this kind of tragedy doesn't happen again.

As the industry experiences further change in the future, caused by such things as loss of exclusivity and continued pressure on NHS drug budgets, we expect this figure to grow.

JP: There's going to be continued pressure on the real estate business in general, which is going to force change, just like Charles Schwab forced change in the stock business, and Uber disrupted the taxi business.

«We expect the housing expansion to continue, albeit at a more moderate pace than last year given continued pressure on affordability,» says Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae chief economist.

«The vacancy rate is still low, which would suggest some continued pressure on rents to rise, but they've risen so fast I think we're in a bit of a correction period.

«However, recent news from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the proposal to delay some mandatory bundled payment initiatives could be welcomed news at a time of continued pressure on patient days.»

The continued pressure on overall occupancy — and remember all markets are different and can experience different trends — is likely to continue until the supply and demand equation comes into better balance for Medicare and managed Medicare patient days.

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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.

Unlike Grantham, Shilling believes that low global growth will continue to keep pressure on the price of oil, especially when Saudi Arabia, the world's most influential producer, can continue to pump up oil for less than $ 10 a barrel.

ANALYSIS: New retail arrivals continue to pile pressure on established operators, with Wesfarmers feeling the pain on several fronts.

The pressure is mounting on Cook, even as his company continues to be flush with cash.

In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average and broader S&P 500 both continued under pressure on Friday following data which showed the economy grew at its weakest pace in three years.

Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average and the broader S&P 500 continued under pressure after the Federal Reserve had expectedly raised rates on Wednesday.

Since the Italian crisis is likely to grind on - with another round of elections a near certainty over the next year - the euro will remain under pressure because the ECB will continue to maintain easy credit conditions while signs of the Fed's less accommodative stance will become increasingly more evident.

«Treasury will continue to put pressure on North Korea by targeting those who support the advancement of nuclear and ballistic missile programs and isolating them from the American financial system,» Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement accompanying the sanctions announcement.

Branded drug price deflation and fewer expected new drug launches continue to put pressure on industry profits, and AmerisourceBergen has been working to counter those effects.

This means online sales will continue to eat into in - store purchasing, placing pressure on brick - and - mortars to remain profitable.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis continues to assert that China has «a diplomatic responsibility» to exert much greater economic and diplomatic pressure on the North Korean regime, and that the US would continue to take «necessary measures to defend ourselves and our allies».