Sentences with phrase «countries are in general»

Economically less developed countries are in general more vulnerable to the consequences of climate change.

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The country is infamous not just for imprisoning journalists but for its totalitarian approach to media in general, including the suppression of social media through censorship of Twitter (TWTR), Facebook (FB) and YouTube.

«We had built two major ops buildings on Olympic Boulevard with [Executive Life], we had a portfolio of nearly 10,000 apartment projects around the country we had acquired with them, we were overseeing 570 [general services administration] and post-office buildings with them, and we had about 800 co-ops in New York City with them,» Mark explains.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions» wide - ranging new crackdown on drug offenders could exacerbate one of America's most persistent public health tragedies: the heroin and opioid addiction epidemic that's been ravaging the country and killed nearly 35,000 Americans in 2015 alone.

And we've had so much punditry and posturing by people in this country that they've taken what is a very specific, technical and surgical concept and made it broad and general.

These tariff treatments include UST (NAFTA United States Tariff), and the GPT (General Preferential Tariff), the latter of which received a great deal of attention when dozens of countries were removed from Canada's GPT list in Budget 2013.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a leading candidate to be the next World Health Organization director - general, is facing a stunning allegation: covering up three cholera outbreaks in his home country of Ethiopia while he was its health minister.

General Motors is about unity and inclusion and so am I. Recent events, particularly those in Charlottesville, Virginia, and its aftermath, require that we come together as a country and reinforce values and ideals that unite us - tolerance, inclusion and diversity — and speak against those which divide us — racism, bigotry and any politics based on ethnicity.

The conversation about profits versus data protections could mean a larger impact on the tech landscape in the coming months, especially as the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is implemented in 28 countries.

First there was the discovery that the government's announced changes to the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) system would lead to tariffs being charged on MP3 players produced in many countries (and subsequently higher retail prices), including iPods produced in China.

Allan Coukell, an expert on antibiotic resistance with the Pew Charitable Trusts, suggested the assumption — and hope — is that all countries will sign on to a declaration that commits them to tackling the issue in general.

According to de la Madrid, top resorts were exposed to lower levels of risk than the country in general and tourists understood this.

Group GPT: Countries not in Group Spec or LDCT, but are eligible for the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) thanks to their middle - income status.

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.

The country is in a very bifurcated mode, where unemployment in general remains stubborn, but there is unlimited demand for almost all key roles in high - growth companies.

In defending his record, Sessions is likely to point to his vote to confirm Eric Holder as the country's first black attorney general and to his co-sponsorship of the Fair Sentencing Act, which sought to reduce racial disparities in how black and white drug offenders are treateIn defending his record, Sessions is likely to point to his vote to confirm Eric Holder as the country's first black attorney general and to his co-sponsorship of the Fair Sentencing Act, which sought to reduce racial disparities in how black and white drug offenders are treatein how black and white drug offenders are treated.

«The whole world should clearly remember it was the US who first declared war on our country,» he told reporters on Monday in New York, where he had been attending the annual United Nations General Assembly.

In general no, but the countries right now that are best positioned to deal with it are probably the Scandinavian countries, which have had policies for a long time that are very supportive of their populations.

Even the Athens Stock Exchange General Index, the benchmark for the most economically challenged country in the world, is up 25 % this year.

«They are going up against the toughest attorney general in the country.

And he has good corapany on what must be one of the country's most formidable game - company boards: Richard W. Melmon, co-founder and executive vice-president, who was formerly VisiCorp's director of marketing; Steve Wozniak, the company's technical adviser, renowned computer freak, co-founder of Apple Computer and inventor of the Apple II: and Don Valentine the tough, well - connected Wall Street-wise general partner of Capital Management Services, and an early investor in Apple Computer.

In general, he said, Silicon Valley startups tend to be overvalued compared to the rest of the country.

«These new figures are a wake - up call for all countries to re-think their approaches to mental health and to treat it with the urgency it deserves,» Margaret Chan, the WHO's director - general, said in a statement.

«We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice,» said the spokesman, major general S.B. Moyo.

Indeed, over the period of time when Italy was in recession, the country's political scene has been nothing short of a mess, having gone from the scandal - hit tenure of billionaire businessman Silvio Berlusconi, to a technocratic government and two general elections in the space of a year.

«Today's arrest in Israel is the culmination of a large - scale investigation spanning multiple continents for hate crimes against Jewish communities across our country,» US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement.

«That's very notable in comparison with the rest of the country to have an actual decrease in general fund taxes and general fund spending.

Secretary General of OPEC, Mohammed Barkindo (R) and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Khalid Al - Falih (L) hold a joint press conference during the 173rd Ordinary Meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria on November 30, 2017.

As Britons headed to the polls on Thursday, it's worth highlighting how the general election could influence the course of that country's exit, or «Brexit,» from the European Union — particularly as the race appears to have tightened in recent weeks.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama - era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.

The Jewish interest, though easily dominant in New York and in the northeastern cities in general, is not as great throughout the country as is commonly supposed.

This country may be deeply divided over what to do about immigration in general, but when it comes to a Startup Visa for promising foreign founders of fast - growing businesses, it's hard to imagine a case for keeping these job - creating achievers out.

Construction is already underway on an opera house in the capital Riyadh, and the country plans to host 5,000 entertainment events this year, the BBC reports, citing the Saudi General Entertainment Authority.

OTTAWA — An overbuilt and overpriced condominium market is posing a risk to Canadian households, banks and the economy in general, the Bank of Canada warned Thursday in its latest review of the health of the country's financial system.

In developed markets the new demand is coming from the same sort of young, adventurous consumers who are packing whiskey bars in the U.S. «The taste profile of bourbon, which is sweeter because of the mash bill, has been really interesting to consumers in other countries,» says Chris Bauder, the general manager for whiskeys at Beam IncIn developed markets the new demand is coming from the same sort of young, adventurous consumers who are packing whiskey bars in the U.S. «The taste profile of bourbon, which is sweeter because of the mash bill, has been really interesting to consumers in other countries,» says Chris Bauder, the general manager for whiskeys at Beam Incin the U.S. «The taste profile of bourbon, which is sweeter because of the mash bill, has been really interesting to consumers in other countries,» says Chris Bauder, the general manager for whiskeys at Beam Incin other countries,» says Chris Bauder, the general manager for whiskeys at Beam Inc..

About General Mills General Mills is one of the world's leading food companies, operating in more than 100 countries around the world.

This measure thus excludes any increase in stock return that is merely attributable to an improvement in the general stock market of a country.

The development comes after the country's Ministry of Finance and central bank reportedly reached a consensus on the topic of whether digital asset trading should be allowed in general, or only in the context of ICOs.

The Constitution is pretty clear: It's in Congress's power «to lay and collect taxes, duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States,» and regulate trade between the US and other countries.

In 1994, among the G - 7 countries, total general government debt in Canada (including federal, provincial - territorial and municipal governments and the activities of the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans) was the second highest (Table 2In 1994, among the G - 7 countries, total general government debt in Canada (including federal, provincial - territorial and municipal governments and the activities of the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans) was the second highest (Table 2in Canada (including federal, provincial - territorial and municipal governments and the activities of the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans) was the second highest (Table 2).

In what Director General Pascal Lamy reported as a bright spot in the talks, countries met on July 26 to signal the major concessions they were prepared to make on serviceIn what Director General Pascal Lamy reported as a bright spot in the talks, countries met on July 26 to signal the major concessions they were prepared to make on servicein the talks, countries met on July 26 to signal the major concessions they were prepared to make on services.

But given the existential threat of climate change, or for that matter, the general state of our public goods, I find it awfully hard to accept the contention that there's nothing productive in which to invest the excess savings surplus countries continue to send our way.

The 32 % cut - off is motivated by the observation that in OECD countries on average 30 % of the votes are sufficient to dominate the general assembly of a publicly listed company.

10.05 — After this date, you won't be able to create or edit campaigns using Partner Categories while targeting european countries, in light of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

«In general for business cards, we can accept the application as long as the country of operations is U.S. and they primarily do business in the U.S.» says Bank of America spokesperson Betty ReisIn general for business cards, we can accept the application as long as the country of operations is U.S. and they primarily do business in the U.S.» says Bank of America spokesperson Betty Reisin the U.S.» says Bank of America spokesperson Betty Reiss.

In addition to being ahead of Trump in polls in pivotal states, Clinton has maintained a staff of about 700 for months, opened up offices across the country and already spent $ 67 million on general election adIn addition to being ahead of Trump in polls in pivotal states, Clinton has maintained a staff of about 700 for months, opened up offices across the country and already spent $ 67 million on general election adin polls in pivotal states, Clinton has maintained a staff of about 700 for months, opened up offices across the country and already spent $ 67 million on general election adin pivotal states, Clinton has maintained a staff of about 700 for months, opened up offices across the country and already spent $ 67 million on general election ads.

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The biggest winners in the military buildup are the country's largest defense contractors, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, which spend millions of dollars each year lobbying Congress.

«Denizen solves a very significant problem for more than 50 million expats and 250 million migrants,» Ian Ormerod, General Manager of New Digital Businesses at BBVA told bobsguide «The service is set to expand in 2018, adding as many as ten top European Union countries in the second half of the year as well as the United Kingdom.