Sentences with phrase «cost of competing»

Often it can cost less than one tenth (1/10) of the cost of a competing whole life insurance policy.

These include economic factors, performance characteristics, federal regulations, electricity demand, and the cost of competing sources for new generation.

a. 1) A state share of the Basic Operation Cost, which cost per pupil in March 31 ADM is established individually for each local school division based on the number of instructional personnel required by the Standards of Quality and the statewide prevailing salary levels (adjusted in Planning District Eight for the cost of competing) as well as recognized support costs calculated on a prevailing basis for an estimated March 31 ADM.

You can pick up a Daiwa for a fraction of the cost of competing reels, and it will perform just as well.

Formula 1's new owners, Liberty Media, have spoken several times this season about finding ways to reduce the ever - increasing cost of competing in Formula 1.

We are always told about so much being in the war chest and then we hear that wenger is chasing players and misses them as he offers less than the asking price, well if there's say 70 million in the war chest then spend 70 million don't try and save 20 il at the cost of competing.

You can find the cost of competing in cuppers for each sport below: --

Didi Kuaidi was created in February when competing apps Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache merged to cut the costs of competing with each other — and more importantly, with Uber.

You can have these modified easily (usually in Photoshop), for a professional look without the higher - cost of a compete design project.

This decision was driven, in part, by the pressures that come with increasing game development costs, the rising costs of competing with Sony, and the internal pressure on turning a profit in the console business quicker than before.»

Not exact matches

Trying to compete at the same cost from such a weak position hints at the same sort of hubris that has laid BlackBerry low over the past few years.

Some companies compete in sectors so competitive that they can only recoup part of the extra costs of imported steel and aluminum inputs.

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

The order «hinders the ability of American companies to attract talented employees, increases costs imposed on business, makes it more difficult for American firms to compete in the international marketplace, and gives global enterprises a new, significant incentive to build operations — and hire new employees — outside the United States,» according to the brief.

Two changes in particular are desperately required: the launch of a low - cost carrier that can compete with upstarts like Air Transat and Sunwing, and relief for the pension woes.

However, as property owners try to cut costs, technicians report a dangerous lack of maintenance, and as multi-national elevator companies try to compete, some technicians rush through hundreds of maintenance jobs per month, reportedly with time limits as quick as seven minutes per visit.

Kimberly - Clark, which competes with P&G in diapers and paper towels, on Tuesday announced it is slashing about 13 percent of its workforce globally in a bid to cut costs as sales wane.

«We're looking forward to competing with other energy sources as a low - cost option,» said Tom Kimbis, interim president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group.

Private equity funds are basically «corporates on steroids» because they can't simply compete and perform the same way any other corporate would because corporates have a lower cost of capital and are able to accept lower returns than a PE firm.

But the more important point looking ahead is that CEO Brian Krzanich is ignoring all the sunk costs of failed and dying efforts to compete in mobile and investing in areas where maybe — just maybe — Intel can leapfrog ahead of the competition.

Munoz: It's the economics of matching and competing in markets where the low - cost carriers are offering this type of basic - economy service.

Instead of competing with the other lawn care companies in your area that offer the same services, why not dedicate all of your resources to offering cost - friendly mowing?

While Gartner doesn't include sales of Apple iPads or Google's low - cost Chromebook laptops in its PC shipment numbers — reasoning that they don't generally compete for the same users as the mainstream PC — the firm does say that Chromebooks are growing like crazy.

«It would be really nice for us because then we could compete pricewise with companies that make things overseas,» says Navarro, whose products cost 25 percent to 35 percent more than those of outsourced manufacturers.

Rather than try to compete directly with Match, the industry leader, he created a website that cost almost nothing to run and was aimed at the sort of people who wanted to browse a few profiles but weren't ready to take out their credit cards.

The rise of cost - effective data analytics has given small businesses a way to compete with — and even surpass — their larger competitors.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Those price tags make the OnePlus 5T the most expensive OnePlus phones to date, but they're still priced well under competing Android flagships that can easily cost north of $ 850.

Even if that didn't happen, these competitors of DirectTV would be less able to compete with the merged company because their costs would be higher than DirectTV's.

The smaller players have spent most of their time competing against each other in the «low - cost segment» of the market, which has barely made a dent in the business of the incumbents, said Macquarie Securities advisor Greg MacDonald.

The costs of team development range from $ 250,000 to $ 500,000, says Kapor, so fewer independent authors will be able to compete.

At the same time, Chinese contractors that operate on an entirely new model — exporting thousands of their own low - cost workers to foreign job sites, for example — are starting to compete in the markets where Bechtel is strongest.

Low closing costs is based upon analysis of application, appraisal, and origination fees for competing U.S. lenders as compiled by an independent third party research firm on a quarterly basis.

This also allowed the expansion of renewable energy that could compete only at high energy costs.

Those plants are aging, and if we replace them with new nuclear plants they would struggle to compete against the shrinking costs of wind and solar.

Canadian firms can compete in foreign markets partly by making use of lower - cost imported inputs, which raises their productivity.6 And their exports of intermediate products are linked to their trading partner's trade performance.

But the downside is that many U.S. companies have found it challenging, if not impossible, to compete with overseas companies whose operating expenses are a fraction of the cost, forcing them to shut down or move production out of the country.

The ready availability of low - cost debt should allow them to compete with the public markets, and a tentative increase in primary deals has bolstered the market's cautious optimism.

Chime can compete with big banks because it doesn't have overhead costs of retail bank locations, he said.

Instead, these families compete for regulated daycare spaces accessible to only about one in five children under six years old, most of which come with costs beyond their reach.

Low - cost carriers such as easyJet and Ryanair compete fiercely with older airlines such as BA and Air France, and young upstarts such as Norwegian Air Shuttle and Wizz Air of Hungary are muscling into the market.

They can afford to spend big bucks on improving their products and price those products that compete with N or any other smaller firm at below cost for as long as it takes to put smaller firms out of business.

By reducing the cost and complexity of transacting business across our common frontier, we enhance the ability of U.S. and Canadian companies to compete and win in global markets.

The effect of the tariffs on the cost of imported solar panels makes it more difficult to compete with other sources of power like wind, or even makes fossil - fuel plants look attractive again, Mr. Freeman said.

«Further, given the relatively higher cost of capital in Australia and the global competition for a seemingly scarce pool of quality national assets, IAG may struggle to compete in any case.»

The lesson that Canadian manufacturers have learned over the past 15 years is that they can not compete simply on the basis of low costs or high volume production.

Not increasing tuition, though that is a factor, but the ever - growing cost of manufacturing children who are fit to compete in the college admissions game.

SEMrush — Gives you fantastic insight into search volume, average cost per click, number of competing pages, related keywords, rank results, and even companies currently buying ad space (click to enlarge).

The certified statement would avoid the conflict of interest issues that mortgage brokers and banks currently face, and would have them competing more keenly on the cost of a loan.

While the deal allowed US manufacturers to lower costs and compete with Asian factories, it also led companies to move thousands of factory jobs to Mexico, where labor is cheaper.