Sentences with phrase «effective standard of»

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The CEO of Standard Chartered said tariffs could be an «effective» opening gambit for trade negotiations, but ultimately would provide a negative if there were escalating tensions between China and the U.S.

«This decision clearly flies in the face of volumes of scientific evidence that shows the Keystone XL pipeline would be safe, enhance environmental standards, and be a more cost - effective alternative to importing oil from overseas,» said Michael Whatley of the Consumer Energy Alliance, which advocates for the energy industry.

If it's cost effective, it's hard to imagine companies passing up the opportunity to take advantage of A.I.. That's especially true for positions like customer service reps, which require problem solving and a strong knowledge of the company's operating standards.

It turned out that the current standard plastic wrap wasn't effective for packaging his company's pioneering brand of cut - up chicken.

Effective January 1, 2018, the company adopted the pronouncements of the new revenue recognition standard, Accounting Standards Codification No. 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

For CEOs, there are a number of tasks that you will not be your most effective in solving if you attempt them working in a standard office environment.

And don't worry, the lower cost doesn't mean the drug is less effective — brand and generic drugs have the same standards of quality and clinical effectiveness.

While the monthly payment may be more cost - effective than a standard or graduated repayment plan, borrowers may pay more over the life of the loan in interest accrual.

For those who do not qualify for a forgiveness program, the standard repayment plan is the most cost - effective as it relates to the total cost of borrowing.

We are also pleased to see that the CSA, IIROC and MFDA may view refusals or low ball offers as an indication of problems with a registered firm's complaint handling practices including their obligation to deal fairly, honestly and in good faith with clients, act within the applicable standard of care, or have implemented and maintained effective complaint handling procedures.

A new genetic test that analyzes the free DNA floating in a pregnant woman's blood was proven to be more effective at predicting chromosomal disorders compared with standard screening tests, due to its much smaller incidence of false - positive results.

It will work closely with utilities to identify high - priority, cost - effective opportunities for improved solutions, ensure that the innovation community is addressing the needs of the system, and will support the adoption of standards - based programs like Green Button to drive both domestic and export market opportunities.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The project included identifying companies, like American Express, that demonstrate a strong and genuine commitment to diversity, interviewing leading diversity experts, including Bernard Anderson, Wharton practice professor of management, on the characteristics of an effective diversity program, and looking at which companies are doing the best at meeting certain standards and why.

Both amendments are effective and will be applied prospectively by the company on January 1, 2010... Under these accounting standards, the company will record the underlying mortgage loans in these single - family PC trusts and some of its Structured Transactions on its balance sheet.

As computing infrastructures grow ever more complex, the task of finding cost effective industry standard training courses to educate the next generation of IT professionals is becoming more challenging for academic sites.

Key steps along this path include completion of the transition to full implementation of Basel III, including new liquidity requirements; enhanced prudential standards for systemically important firms, including risk - based capital requirements, a leverage ratio, and tighter prudential buffers for firms heavily reliant on short - term wholesale funding; expansion of the regulatory umbrella to incorporate all systemically important firms; the institution of an effective, cross-border resolution regime for systemically important financial institutions; and consideration of regulations, such as minimum margin requirements for securities financing transactions, to limit leverage in sectors beyond the banking sector and SIFIs.

Source: Streetwise Reports (2/20/18) Imagine if a simple test of a blood or tissue sample could predict whether the standard treatment of care for a cancer would be effective.

In addition, advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms, which now are standard elements of testing process, require access to massive amounts of data to be effective.

«For the uniform fiduciary standard to be effective, investors need to understand any material conflicts of interest» and «the staff believes it is the firm's responsibility — not the customers» to reasonably ensure such customer understanding.

According to the New Testament, this experience of the indwelling presence of God is the essential source of the Christian's power (Acts 18) and of his peace and joy; (Romans 14:17) it is the best gift which the Father can bestow on his children; (Luke 11:13; John 14:26) it is the secret alike of moral renewal (Titus 3:5) and of practical guidance; (Acts 13:2) it furnishes the interior standards of motive and behavior which must not be violated; (Ephesians 4:30) whatever else in Christian faith is valuable, even though it be the love of God, becomes effective only when this experience makes it inwardly real; (Romans 5:5) and the temple is easily dispensable since to every Christian it can be said, «Know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you?»

[9] Using a different, continuous weighted scoring system — which admittedly was, like Byrd's scoring, «an unvalidated measure of CCU outcomes» — Harris et al. concluded that «supplementary, remote, blinded, intercessory prayer produced a measurable improvement in the medical outcomes of critically ill patients», and suggested that «prayer be an effective adjunct to standard medical care.»

To maintain professional standards in our industry and to be effective in the marketplace, a degree of entertainment and showmanship is sometimes necessary.

Critics of process theology have carped that God, by history's standards, is not a very effective persuader.

ISEAL's Credibility Principles represent the core values of effective sustainability standards

For all other companies, the effective date of the FASB standard will be for the fiscal year beginning on or after Dec. 15, 2019.

When the standard becomes effective, an asset called a «Right of Use Asset» will be calculated and recorded on the company's balance sheet along with a liability referred to as «Lease Liability.»

«The second is the effective enforcement of claims that are patently not in compliance with the nationally agreed, clearly articulated organic standard.»

So, it remains appropriate that as the hologram marks more than 70 years since its invention, the technology remains as pertinent as ever, continuing to go from strength - to - strength as an effective packaging device, demonstrating the highest standards of visual appeal, quality, creativity and technical ambition.

As part of its new initiative, the company has increased its farm gate milk price by # 1.31 ppl, which will be effective from 1 September, raising its standard litre price to # 29.00 ppl.

As part of its new initiative, the company has increased its farm gate milk price by # 1.31 ppl, which became effective from 1 September, raising its standard litre price to # 29.00 ppl.

Yet to justify lowering the shade requirements in the next version of the standard, RA says that farms are not fully implementing the criterion and it has not been effective.

«Managing a safe, effective, and efficient food donation program requires participation of many people throughout Aramark, along with development of standard operating procedures that enable us to clarify and specify whether products are safe to donate,» Cacciola says.

With each revision to the standard, the SAN incorporates new scientific evidence and sustainable agriculture best practices to ensure that the standard's requirements are both effective and feasible across the range of crops and countries where the SAN works.

The proposed criteria 2.5 (agroforestry system for all crops) and 2.6 (protection of big trees) of the next Sustainable Agriculture Standard provide an effective framework for combining biodiversity protection on coffee farms with productivity targets.

In general, school salad bars are an effective way for schools to apply new federal school lunch nutrition standards, which require that a variety of fruits and vegetables are offered to students daily.

There are international standard procedures on the basis of which it is possible to determine whether washing prior to sterilisation, has been effective; in other words, to verify if the necessary quantity of cleaning solution has reached all internal surfaces to avoid cross-contamination between one batch and the next.

Code 37-13-137 (2010) requires the Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education to provide comprehensive training for food service directors food service managers of local school districts on marketing healthy foods, creating a healthy cafeteria environment, effective and efficient food service operations, the standards and expectations of food service staff, and other topics as identified by the department.

Their new hair care line lives up to the same standards of being «natural, gentle, effective and free from animal testing» you would expect from this great company.

PAYS has set a standard for parent orientation programs by providing a video - based training from NAYS (National Alliance Youth Sports) which offers a simple, effective way to make youth sport parents aware of their roles and responsibilities.

While these ads offer an element of truth, consumers beware: engineered recovery foods are not more effective than standard foods.

A year after requiring soccer shinguards to meet National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) standards, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Soccer Rules Committee will now require the front of the shinguard to be permanently marked with the NOCSAE seal and height range, effective in fall 2012.

If the new standards are agreed to be effective from a practical and nutritional standpoint, the Secretary of State has agreed to make them mandatory across all types of school.

NWHN also has a long history of advocacy around the standard of evidence necessary to prove that routine interventions used during pregnancy and childbirth, including medications, are safe and effective.

NAYS Parent Orientation has set a standard for parent orientation programs by providing a video - based training which offers a simple, effective way to make youth sports parents aware of their roles and responsibilities, as well as ways they can make their child's experience more enjoyable and positive.

Colon cancer test Non-invasive, virtual colonoscopies — which involve a CT scan of the lower body — are as effective as standard colonoscopies at detecting large and medium - size polyps that can lead to colon cancer, according to the largest and most definitive study to date on the controversial technology.

Based on a nationally representative survey of food service directors, the report, School Meal Programs Innovate to Improve Student Nutrition, sheds light on which approaches have been most effective during the multiyear transition to healthier food and drink standards issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 2011.

Participants discussed the most effective policies and practices across different sectors to facilitate the successful implementation of Smart Snacks in Schools standards throughout the country.

The improved US Department of Agriculture meal standards are an example of an effective food policy action.

There's no such thing as a standard or typical dose — there's only a range of doses that have been shown to be effective for different children.