Sentences with phrase «current arrangements of»

The current arrangement of the theological curriculum makes no more sense, he explains, than if a medical school were to claim that it had to keep students away from patients in order really to teach them about medicine.

For years he had been studying the origin of the universe, working backward in time from the current arrangement of galaxies to infer conditions in the era immediately after the Big Bang.

Charter agreements have four «systematic advantages» over the current arrangement of schools: the ability to start new, diversity of options, the opportunity for replication and expansion, and the possibility of closure.

Ted Kolderie writes that the current arrangement of K - 12 public education is an obstacle to school and district improvement and that state leaders have an important role to play in shaping system - wide change.

This is the limit imposed by albedo which can only change so much with the current arrangement of the continents.

Respondents agreed that the current arrangement of having both the Sentencing Guidelines Council (SGC) and the Sentencing Advisory Panel was unique.

Not exact matches

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.

«While OPEC are doing really well in terms of compliance with their current deal and are likely to provide strong words of support for continuing some sort of an arrangement going into 2019, they will be talking about how to taper down the scale of the support at this May meeting,» Shah told CNBC Tuesday.

And while it's clear the Liberals hope to use their tax changes as a sort of parable for the standing - up - for - ordinary - workers part of their broader discourse — a centre - left populism that Trudeau believes other like - minded leaders, such as Hillary Clinton, forgot to defend, to their peril — the specific tax changes in question didn't appear on the Liberals» radar because the current arrangements are unfair.

(a) Schedule 2.7 (a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list setting forth each employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement (including any «employee benefit plan» as defined in Section 3 (3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended («ERISA»)(«ERISA Plan»)-RRB-, including, without limitation, employee pension benefit plans, as defined in Section 3 (2) of ERISA, multi-employer plans, as defined in Section 3 (37) of ERISA, employee welfare benefit plans, as defined in Section 3 (1) of ERISA, deferred compensation plans, stock option plans, bonus plans, stock purchase plans, fringe benefit plans, life, hospitalization, disability and other insurance plans, severance or termination pay plans and policies, sick pay plans and vacation plans or arrangements, whether or not an ERISA Plan (including any funding mechanism therefore now in effect or required in the future as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise), whether formal or informal, oral or written, under which (i) any current or former employee, director or individual consultant of the Company (collectively, the «Company Employees») has any present or future right to benefits and which are contributed to, sponsored by or maintained by the Company or (ii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) has had, has or may have any actual or contingent present or future liability or obligation.

If a significant number of our employees were to become unionized and collective bargaining agreement terms were significantly different from our current compensation arrangements, it could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Once a debt obligation is paid in full, a lot of times a lender will not terminate the lien automatically, this means that you could be closing up a financing arrangement and receive a delay or denial at the 11th hour, due to the results of your current lender's public records search uncovering the existence of UCC - 1 liens that are still active.

They argue many consumers end up better off with the current arrangement, which, because of the way subsidies are calculated, ends up giving them more taxpayer assistance to buy coverage.

France wants follow - on rescue arrangements to be part of any deal on how to handle the current program, the officials said.

Compared with the views of current pastors in three mainline Protestant denominations (PCUSA, ELCA and United Methodist), the ex-pastors were not especially unhappy about living arrangements, salaries and benefits, spiritual life and relations with other clergy.

The exports arrangements, sealed earlier this year, will expand Australia's dairy exports to China outside of the current main export, with the Asian giant Australia's second - largest market for long - life milk.

Environmental Water Delivery: Campaspe River, Environmental water delivery: Loddon River, Environmental water delivery: Lower Goulburn River and Environmental water delivery: Lower Broken Creek collate current knowledge of the operational and administrative arrangements for the delivery of environmental water in their respective catchments, and provide an overview of the environmental assets and potential environmental water use options.

The conference arrangement provided a scientific basis, followed by case studies and applications in the field, an intensive day of current research and extension activities.

The ACCC has» issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation to Racing and Wagering Western Australia in relation to current and future pooling arrangements with overseas wagering operators to allow for the transmission of bets by Western Australian punters into overseas pools.»

Weimann has just under 18 months left on his current deal and though both the club and player would like to come to some sort of arrangement things may have to wait until the club guarantee their Premier League status before anything can be agreed.

If there is an agreement in place between Arsenal and England over the amount of game time that Danny Welbeck would see during the current international break it would only be a verbal arrangement in the form of a gentleman's agreement.

Only the Arsenal manager will know whether the current first choice pairing of Gabriel with Laurent Koscielny at the heart of the Arsenal defence is a temporary arrangement or something that the manager is taking on a game by game basis.

As construction starts and closes the current facility, the district is making arrangements to reduce the impact of the closure on park district users, said Diane Stanke, manager of communications for the park district.

That a substantial change of circumstances has occurred since the current custody arrangement was established, and

18 This rental fee is based on the cost of comparable equipment; market conditions in the area; the type, life expectancy, condition, and value of the equipment; and other factors.19 Each district should review its rental arrangement periodically to ensure that the rate reflects the current local market.20

More than a third of fathers (36 %) say their current working arrangements don't support them to fulfil childcare responsibilities.

A judge may ask about your current custody arrangement and inquire into which parts of the current arrangement are not working.

Conflicting information and advice is a feature of current maternity services with staffing arrangements that can not secure a known caregiver.

So, if Pakistan also takes tangible steps for facilitating a power - sharing arrangement in Afghanistan, in which all of its ethnic and religious groups are reasonably represented, this will help end its current regional isolation and pave the way for enhanced regional interaction.

Put another way, the virtues of codification — unlike our current constitutional arrangements — are that it reflects principle rather than expediency.

If we accept the current institutional arrangements of our political system as the limits of our ambition, we must content ourselves to live in a divided — and therefore inherently partial — democracy, where such questions will necessarily be answered half - heartedly.

As Professor Neil Walker has demonstrated in his excellent 2012 lecture Our Constitutional Unsettlement we are witnessing the attrition of our current constitutional arrangements on an increasingly volatile scale.

Damian Green said elements of the courts system depicted by Dickens in Bleak House could still be spotted in current arrangements.

Given how successful current arrangements are claimed to have been, it is very unclear why risking upsetting them through the imposition of Mayor will be of any benefit whatsoever.

The case for increased parliamentary scrutiny of the Brexit treaties is that current arrangements will not provide a standard of scrutiny which is commensurate with the importance of the treaties.

«Emily made clear, as we have done for more than a year now, that the Government needs to deliver a deal which meets our six tests, in particular by explaining how we will maintain current arrangements on the Northern Ireland border, and ensure all UK firms maintain the current benefits of access to the single market and customs union, the source said.

The letter from Grayling to then mayor Boris Johnson states: «While I am generally a great supporter of what you are doing in London, I would not be in favour of changing the current arrangements.

The Danish Prime Minister Helle Throning - Schmidt got her $ 134 - million rebate, the Netherlands will maintain its 1 billion euro discount through some changes in the arrangements through which it collects EU VAT for Brussels, and David Cameron can go home with the message that the current deal would amount to a budget cut of 34.4 billion Euros over the next seven years.

The truth about Britain's current nuclear programme is that the dream of numerous new plants coming on - stream, funded by investors and assisted by favourable planning and development arrangements, is as good as dead.

During 2010, we were commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust to review the current state of party funding arrangements in the UK and outline options for reform.

But of course, changing Britain's current constitutional arrangements raises some difficult questions for the Liberal Democrats — particularly when it comes to House of Lords reform.

But many knowledgeable Democratic friends contend that the strengths of the current arrangement outweigh the dangers, for exactly the reasons Stu cites above — campaign collaboration through a central system is a strength, a feature rather than a bug.

He wants the prime minister to be more accountable to parliament and suggests Mr Blair's appearances before the liaison committee of senior MPs should be more frequent than the current bi-annual arrangement.

It also would appear to make more sense for Wading River and Shoreham to share a district than the current arrangement, which aligns Wading River with the likes of Peconic and matches Shoreham with Coram.

This arrangement, which reportedly predates the current governor, appears to be a way of making the Executive Chamber seem smaller than it really is.

'' The current arrangements ensure that the UK continues to maintain clinical links around the world, and support the World Health Organisation's code of practice on international recruitment of health personnel.»

Commenting on the launch of a consultation by the Secretary of State for Education on professional development for teachers and calling for expressions of interest in a College of Teaching, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «This Government can establish whatever framework it likes for professional development but unless teachers are given a contractual entitlement to access such development, the current system of inequality and ad hoc arrangements will continue, with access being on the basis of grace and favour and the whims and preferences of individual employers.

Critics have carped that the Bloomberg - led system fails to give parents sufficient voice — whatever that means — but the current arrangement is a night - and - day improvement over the old Board of Education, which was not only less accountable to the public, but failed at its most basic mission: improving our schools and teaching our kids.

This is for current and prospective members of the Civil Service pension arrangements.

Either you take Norway - style temporary membership of the EEA while you sort it all out, or you get agreement for the two - year negotiating window to be extended if talks have not been completed, or you have an agreement to continue current regulatory and tariff - free arrangements until the point that a new agreement is in place.