Sentences with phrase «direct future efforts»

A course portfolio explains what you are planning to do in a course and why, organizes information about the course, and evaluates the course to inform and direct future efforts.

Not exact matches

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.

In so far as I have shifted gears and taken some responsibility for the health and future of my denomination, my major efforts have been directed toward renewing lay theology in the church.

As this faded, we began to lose any distinct vision of what future our efforts were directed toward.

For instance, instead of worrying about the future implications of a certain selfie, someone using direct coping will either delete the image or alter privacy settings in an effort to limit public access.

Not in this year, when all of the effort of all of us concerned with the future of life on earth, should be directed in one direction: at securing a reasonable outcome to the Copenhagen summit in December.

«These capital allocations and focused efforts are direct investments into the smart growth and future of the community, Queens and of the City of New York,» said Borough President KATZ.

LUX is one of several efforts to detect dark matter, and its results will help narrow down the searches conducted by future direct - detection experiments, too.

Identification of these reasons could help direct future surgical quality improvement efforts and policy decisions designed to reduce surgical readmission rates, according to background information in the article.

-- 7) Forest models for Montana that account for changes in both climate and resulting vegetation distribution and patterns; 8) Models that account for interactions and feedbacks in climate - related impacts to forests (e.g., changes in mortality from both direct increases in warming and increased fire risk as a result of warming); 9) Systems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adaptation.

The AARP Employer Pledge Program is a national effort to help employers solve their current and future staffing challenges and direct job seekers to More doctors, patients turning to telemedicine for emergency care.

This first directing effort by screenwriter Gaghan («Traffic») generates a few suspenseful moments, but its leaps between past, present, and future are more confusing than artful.

«If this project is successful, future efforts will be directed at utilizing this tool to screen large numbers of infants, including those without a family history.»

This seems to be intended as a preliminary effort directed at determining the viability of such outlets as a real money maker, but there is some reason to think that this could be a big factor in the future of both the Kindle and Amazon's new publishing imprints.

Hopefully you have gotten rid of your current flea problem and future efforts will be directed at preventing it from occurring again.

These concerns are all appropriate for scientific debate and to assist the research community in directing future research efforts to improve understanding in this field of research.

Major efforts should be directed to improve our knowledge and develop technologies that have plausible potential for offering cost - effective solutions in future.

Early policy wins for direct air capture could provide an important entry point for larger carbon capture and negative emissions policy efforts in the future (Stephens, 2009).

Nevertheless the latter is often a very significant component of the future economy of each or both parties; unlike any attempted capitalisation of earning capacity, it does not depend on the application of future effort but subject only to market and other vagaries, is in the bag; and its size has usually been increased by the efforts, direct and indirect, of both parties during the marriage.

I don't think that the future is in blogs and their reductionist tendencies but in efforts to develop principles and analyses that illuminate, guide and direct.

Of course there is no textbook or simple «best practice» for any of these issues, but here are a few of the tools that I've found effective in my own practice, and that have worked very well in departments looking to create a unified team and consensus strategic plan to direct their department's efforts across the globe: feel free to email in your ideas, too, and we'll report them in a future issue.

National effort to help employers solve their current and future staffing challenges and direct job seekers to employers who value and are hiring experienced workers

This small effort has a direct effect on your future salary.

Future, research findings from the SRLTAS might direct such efforts to benefit students.

Our efforts are fully directed toward making sure you and your children establish a secure financial future, regardless of any problems in the past.