Sentences with phrase «decreased confidence on»

And yes we could see a trend equal to or in excess of 0.2 C / decade, but it too would suffer from the endpoint problem and would have decreased confidence on the order of an additional 7 years.

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Tom Wynn, director of affluent research at Spectrem, provided several factors for the increased confidence: the steady improvement in job growth, the steady increase in the major stock market indices since the spring, and a decrease in political ambiguity with the election season over, which has an effect on at least some people's outlook.

«Some people say that concentrating on just a few positions in which you have most confidence and focus is the way to both make money and decrease risk.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Issues with latching on can interfere with breastfeeding, decrease breastfeeding confidence, and lead to early weaning.

The debt ceiling debacle down in Washington has taken a toll on consumer confidence here in New York, causing it to drop 1.9 points in July, while the nation's confidence decreased 7.8 points, according to a new Siena poll.

The deep breathing combined with yoga postures reduces pressure on the joints, improves confidence, and helps to decrease inflammation.

Some researchers even view worrying as a problem - solving activity that can increase or decrease their worrying depending on their confidence level in problem - solving.

Once you build up some confidence and decrease your bodies blood glucose and insulin, you will understand foods to avoid on Paleo lifestyle.

He claimed the education system is facing a «perfect storm of both decreasing public confidence and increasing pressure in the system as the greater emphasis on end - of - term exams creates even more work for examiners over the summer».

Teachers in high - poverty schools report fewer computers and less training on how to use technology with students compared to their colleagues in wealthier districts — leading to decreased confidence for these teachers when it comes to using educational technology.

Moreover, Harris said that the ongoing eurozone crisis, the focus on Olympics, and the low consumer confidence might lead to a slight decrease in transactions over the next two months.

Having said that, I'm not sure that the PDSI plot is the last word on increasing drought, I feel like recently the confidence in past drought trends has decreased — for example, the SREX report seems to indicate only medium confidence for some regions — eg, «There is medium confidence that some regions of the world have experienced more intense and longer droughts, in particular in southern Europe and West Africa, but in some regions droughts have become less frequent, less intense, or shorter, for example, in central North America and northwestern Australia.

Curry's main and most flawed argument was that information in the latest IPCC report should decrease our confidence in human - caused global warming; an argument she based in large part on the supposed global warming «pause», which is itself a fictional creation.

Species richness and fisheries catch potential are projected to increase, on average, at mid and high latitudes (high confidence) and decrease at tropical latitudes (medium confidence).

Based on our published results and as well as those of other modeling groups, we conclude that at the global scale: a future increase in tropical cyclone precipitation rates is likely; an increase in tropical cyclone intensity is likely; an increase in very intense (category 4 and 5) tropical cyclones is more likely than not; and there is medium confidence in a decrease in the frequency of weaker tropical cyclones.

With each new look at the old data, the public value to the understanding of past climates decreases and the confidence that the public can put on the authors of the graphs diminishes.

Though the 5 % increase in job seekers, month - on - month, demonstrates that professionals are regaining confidence in the financial services job market, the 49 % decrease in job seekers, year - on - year, underscores the dramatic shift in the City's workforce heralded by the vote to leave the EU.

Thus, in the 1 year of the intervention (T0 to T1), BMI SDS decreased on average by − 0.30 (SD: 0.36 [95 % confidence interval: − 0.23 to − 0.37]-RRB-.

You should focus on your personal strengths and not be distracted by situations that decrease your confidence.

Intensive Outpatient Counseling can begin on an intensive schedule and gradually decrease over time as client's skills and confidence builds and they are able to successfully function independently.

As a result, the Consumer Confidence Index decreased by 5.1 % to 122.1 in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, from 128.6 in November.

Ryan discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing market to be supported by further decreases in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance of keeping in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600 billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the impact of higher oil prices on the rest of the economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view of the dollar - the claim that a strong dollar can be achieved through the Fed's current policy as it is their belief that they are creating a sound economy and therefore a sound dollar; Louis notes the irony of the Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the Fed has no interest in cutting off the easy money; the current Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because of the housing mess; Louis notes that the Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.