Sentences with phrase «economic importance as»

Anoxic sediments have been widespread in the past and are of great economic importance as source rocks for hydrocarbon deposits.

It could also reinforce democracy in sub-Saharan Africa, given Congo's centrality, size and economic importance as a mineral exporter and the continent's top copper producer.

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As part of a broad project to discover why we need innovative entrepreneurs, Spulber applied game theory to model the economic importance of tacit knowledge.

In time, he thinks Haiti will attract more private investors, as well as partnerships with nonprofits that recognize the importance of economic initiatives.

Given the NDP's current position in the polls and the importance of corporate tax increases in its economic platform, I don't think this story got as much attention as it should have.

«Notwithstanding the current position of the new U.S. Administration on (TPP), we will continue to engage with our American colleagues to strengthen our bilateral trade and economic relations, given the U.S.'s importance as our third - largest trading partner and a major source of investment,» Mustapa Mohamed said in a statement.

Of course, like all economic impact studies (they're a dime a dozen, cranked out regularly on behalf of companies and industries trying to puff up their importance) the Facebook report is so chock full of assumptions and «multiplier» effects as to be completely useless — except, that is, for the respective company's marketing department.

In his final major speech as vice president, during an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Joe Biden emphasized the importance of US commitment to its NATO allies.

If you've been on the site for awhile, you have a head start because we've already discussed the importance of a discipline known as asset allocation, which involves selecting among different asset classes to build a well - balanced portfolio that can weather different economic environments, tax regimes, global conditions, inflation or deflation, and a host of other variables that history has shown will fluctuate over time.

In his speech, Yifei emphasized the importance of 2018 for China's long - term economic strategy, and discussed how the central bank's gold and silver department used problem - oriented, market - oriented, and livelihood - oriented «philosophy, style and methods» to promote reform and innovation in «key areas» of «currency bullion» as well as «currency gold and silver business.»

As economic momentum in China declines, The Economist Intelligence Unit predicts that India will be Asia's fastest - growing economy between 2018 and 2022, carving out more influence in and importance to the global...

Peak earnings rattle equity investors: Profit peaks, perhaps as now, don't spell the death knell for stocks though they intensify the importance of economic growth and earnings.

It seems that investors have yet to come back around to recognizing the importance of ROIC and economic earnings (aka economic value added of «EVA») as there have been too many distractions (e.g. tips from expert networks, early access to market - moving information, momentum trading trends).

«I admit that I have always harbored an exaggerated view of my self - importance — to put it bluntly, I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes (each with his General Theory) or, even better, a scientist like Einstein» George Soros

As the Asia Pacific Gateway, it is of regional and national economic importance that Greater Vancouver has a safe, reliable and efficient mobility network.

The importance of the financial sector in supporting an efficient allocation of resources in regards to the economic growth factors is recognizable as economies develop.

We can't overemphasize the importance of the profligate U.S. consumer in fueling economic growth in the rest of the world, as we've discussed in many past Insights.

Here we see John Paul's sense of the importance of culture as the interpretive key to history and the exposure of what Weigel calls the Jacobin and Marxist fallacies» the illusions that history is driven by a quest for power and that history is the «exhaust fumes of impersonal economic forces.»

A sociologist like William Julius Wilson can underline the importance of economic factors, pointing to the precipitous decline in manufacturing, and at the same time write frankly about the destructive influence of ghetto culture which lacks a viable middle class that once served as a «social buffer.

European Community leaders leave little doubt as to the importance of the communications revolution on an economic and social level.

A new report commending England's 42 Anglican cathedrals for their continued importance as places of worship, their wider community work and their commitment to promoting local economic growth has been published today by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Fulbrook's study illustrates especially well the importance of resources such as political support and economic patronage, both of which may depend less on the nature of the popular audience than on macro-level linkages among institutions.

At the same time as the focus of much interfaith activity has become more practical, those in positions of leadership in the political and economic spheres are both recognizing the importance of religion in shaping the modern world and acknowledging that there is a spiritual and ethical dimension to the major problems facing humankind.

In them we find clearly articulated such themes as the importance of the communidades de base («grass - roots «Christian groups); Jesus as the liberator from hunger, misery, oppression and ignorance; the refusal to separate Christian sanctification from «temporal» tasks; challenges to capitalism (as well as to Marxism); the theory of «dependency» on inhuman economic systems; the need for liberation from neocolonialism; the need for «conscienticization»; the need for the church to support the downtrodden; the correlation of peace and justice; and the reality of «institutionalized violence.»

To effect outcomes it wants, such a nation must recognize the importance of «soft power» — cultural and ideological appeal — as well as the «hard power» — military and economic — at its disposal.

The importance of the power problem for Christian ethics derives both from the fact that power, whether economic, political, military, or spiritual, means capacity to determine life for good or ill, and from the fact that some fundamental redistribution of power is necessary as a condition of the freedom and dignity of men in their social relations.

Hence, the economic order as a whole and the just distribution of economic goods and political power are of immense importance.

If I am correct that the quest for economic growth is of primary importance in shaping the policies of our nation, and of most other nations, as well as of international agencies, then the exact meaning of «economic growth» is very important.

Yet most economists, as well as many people living in countries newly committed to economic reform, overwhelmingly affirm Smith's views on the importance of free markets.

Other speakers emphasised: the impact of cheaper and more accessible digital technology on identifying as well as solving problems (Mr Salesh Kumar and Dr Washington Otieno); the importance of realising the nutritional and economic value of food as well as accounting for the environmental impacts of food production (Dr Karen Brooks); and the opportunities for novel products from so - called waste, such as phosphorus recycling (Dr Dana Cordell); Novaq (Dr Cedric Simon); and anaerobic digestion (Dr Bernadette McCabe).

«The positive environmental, social and economic impacts of the sector in the global in the global South and North confirm the sector's importance as a lighthouse.»

In this process of reconciliation, the country is beginning to understand the importance of placing faith in gastronomy as a significant tool for the economic development of those populations where the real wealth that generates wealth is found»

And for the country, in the midst of this reconciliation process, it confirms the importance of using gastronomical processes as a key tool for the economic development of those populations that truly hold the key to generating wellbeing through heritage».

Fatherhood Institute chief executive Rob Williams stressed the importance of investing at families at a time when many mothers and fathers face economic hardship: «If we are to become the most family friendly country in Europe as the Coalition wishes, we must support families — especially the most vulnerable ones — through these tough economic times.

The economic value of breastfeeding to the society at large is under researched and its importance as a preventive public health strategy is underestimated.

More and more evidence points to the importance of breastfeeding on a cultural, public health, psychosocial, ecological and economic level, and the need to support, protect and promote it in all aspects of healthcare and society, as well as asserting breastfeeding as a human right for both babies and women.

But McDonnell is proving to be more multi-layered than his caricature, seeking late in his career to match expediency with belief, gripped by the need to prove economic competence (he reads the findings of focus groups as avidly as New Labour's leading figures used to do), knows the importance of narrative and how George Osborne impressively framed one about how Labour crashed the car and should never be given the keys again.

And just as we recognise the cultural importance of UK music we have to recognise the economic importance too.

All kinds of things change - the importance of being seen as the better leader with the greater economic credibility is heavily downgraded, the importance of the right - wing press is blown to pieces, the vice-like grip of older voters disappears.

«Left liberals», such as John Rawls, and socialists, have allegedly missed this because they have underestimated the importance of «economic liberty» to individual citizens.

On the economic and business side, emphasis was put on the importance of being part of single European home market with access to over 250 million people for British business, industry, jobs, and future prosperity; greater bargaining strength in matters related to issues such as energy and trade negotiations; and the ability to take advantage of the Common Agricultural Policy with the price stability and guaranteed food supplies that it brought with it.

The storm showed that much of the park can withstand heavy floods so our well - documented reasons for its importance — it is responsible for real world economic gains as it dramatically improves quality of life -LSB-...]

David Willetts» unfortunate comment last week about higher education being a «burden on the taxpayer» suggests that not only will Liberal Democrat ministers have to continue to remind their Conservative colleagues of the importance of social mobility, but they will have to make the economic case for building a learning economy as well.

De Blasio made an understated case, trying to emphasize New York City's importance as an economic engine for the entire state (the city alone provides 60 percent of the state's revenue), and thanked lawmakers profusely for their questions, even as many of them insisted the city is doing well enough that it can afford to pay the price of cuts the mayor has insisted would be «debilitating.»

Given the importance of the economy, and its status as the raison d'être of the coalition, perceived economic competence will be vital to electoral fortunes.

Arguments about the economic importance of shooting, and the use of shooting for pest control as well as sport or hunting, are stirring memories of the bitter struggle over fox - hunting of a decade ago.

The CIOB's Guide to the Built Environment and Real Face of Construction report are being sent to MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates to brief them on the socio - economic importance of construction as well as bring them up to speed with how the industry works.

«These... reports suggest that the government should value migrants as more than simply an economic resource and must continue to place importance on ensuring their integration into wider British society, even when their stay is expected to be temporary,» said JRF director Julia Unwin.

The bill sought the recognition of Lagos as the commercial capital of Nigeria, a status which, based on the bill, would make it entitled to one per cent of federally generated revenue in view of its socio - economic importance to the entire country.

Higgins urged the committee to consider the importance of restoring the Central Terminal and using it as a catalyst for economic development on the East Side beyond what the cost analysis showed.