Sentences with phrase «encouraging signs in»

The report says there have been a number of encouraging signs in recent weeks that the two - and - a-half-year slide in U.S. housing activity may finally be coming to an end.

Two recent studies reported encouraging signs in prostate and lung cancer.

You wouldn't know it to look at recent discussion threads here on TreeHugger, but one of the most encouraging signs in recent years has been the moves by politicians of all shades to start tackling climate change.

«Enabling» innovations that can boost carbon removal in the future have also showed encouraging signs in 2015.

Overall, one of the most encouraging signs in 2016 was a major uptick in corporate interest in carbon removal.

After two days of frantic international diplomacy, he went live on prime - time American television to directly blame the Syrian regime for gassing children to death... But he said after some encouraging signs in recent days he had asked Congress to pause while Russia's plan to put Assad's arsenal of chemical weapons beyond use could be considered» — The Times (#)

Osborne is not universally known as one Westminster's leading after dinner speakers, but there have been encouraging signs in recent months.

Valverde's coaching prowess is clearly evident at the moment, and there are plenty of encouraging signs in regards to what this team will be capable to do in the upcoming months.

Chelsea have been heavily criticised in recent years for not providing youngsters with opportunities to impress in the first - team, but there were some encouraging signs in that regard last season, with interim manager Guus Hiddink giving chances to several prospects.

However, the former Southampton star has made encouraging signs in the past few weeks and Van Gaal is astounded by what he has seen from Shaw's sessions with his physio.

Yet, in spite of encouraging signs in international and global activity (as described in Chapter 8), we are also witnessing an alarming resurgence of tribalism.

For weaker economies in the euro zone that are seeing subdued domestic demand as a result of austerity programs, there were also encouraging signs in the trade figures for August.

Lucas Warren, a child with Down syndrome, was named the Gerber Baby of 2018 — an encouraging sign in our age of anti — Down syndrome cruelty.

FRANKFORT, KY. — Those who wondered how well Commissioner of Education Thomas C. Boysen would fit into Kentucky's closely knit political and social scene may find an encouraging sign in the way his eyes brighten at the mention of the University of Kentucky basketball team.

One encouraging sign in these scores was some progress in nearly two dozen of the state's very lowest performing schools that two years ago started receiving extra federal funding under the School Improvement Grant (SIG) program as long as they followed specific reforms.

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The backup power system recently installed by Tesla in Australia — the world's largest lithium - ion battery — has already responded to two major power outages after just weeks in use, an encouraging sign for the future of renewable energy.

Case in point: Birch Coffee's «ignition initiative» in which customers can take a sign from the wall of the store (samples include: «Ask Me What I Ate for Lunch Today» and «Ask Me About the Most Embarrassing Thing in My iTunes Library»), and place it in front of their table if they'd like to encourage random conversations with strangers.

«True, there are encouraging signs of economic recovery in those advanced economies most affected by the global financial crisis which erupted in 2008... [but] the report finds that those economic improvements will not be sufficient to absorb the major labor market imbalances that built up in recent years.»

Despite its well - known municipal dysfunction, political corruption and financial disarray (the state of Michigan assigned an emergency manager in July who sought bankruptcy protection after the city's debt rose to $ 18 billion), there are many encouraging signs that the city can rebuild.

After President Trump pulled us out of the Paris Agreement, I thought it was an encouraging sign that so many mayors and governors and university presidents committed to reducing carbon emissions - the «We Are Still In» campaign.

Economists were disappointed with the stall in imports, but were encouraged by the rise in consumer goods imports as this was a sign domestic demand was holding firmer.

Mona points to the rise of minorities and women in participating in junior golf and sees it as an encouraging sign for the future of the game.

A softening in euro zone economic data and signs that inflationary pressures remain subdued, encouraging the European Central to hold off from raising interest rates until well into 2019, have supported bond markets in recent weeks.

As per Facebook, «Once you've captured awareness and created demand for your business, encourage potential customers to sign up for more information, spend time in your app or on your website or visit your store — actions that signal they may make a purchase.

«While there has been no sign that a real recovery has begun, we can be encouraged that the economy is at least crawling forward and not heading in reverse,» said NFIB chief economist Bill Dunkelberg.

«We continue to experience encouraging signs of clinical benefit in our trial addressing NHL, but we also recognize the unfortunate and unexpected toxicity we saw in our trial addressing ALL with JCAR015,» Bishop stated.

After President Trump pulled us out of the Paris Agreement, I thought it was an encouraging sign that so many mayors and governors and university presidents committed to reducing carbon emissions — the «We Are Still In» campaign.

The increase in hiring by small businesses is an encouraging sign for the economy amid estimates that the 16 - day government shutdown could have sliced off as much as 0.6 percentage point from fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

We encourage you to sign up for an online account so you can view your loan details at any time and ensure that the loan remains in good standing.

Seattle's decision in June to increase its minimum wage to $ 15 was seen as an encouraging sign for the movement.

A six - month waiting period has since been added to the legislation, in order to encourage people to sign up for insurance.

While growth to date has been led mainly by the United States and China, there have been encouraging signs over the past year that growth is becoming very broadly based, with conditions improving in Japan as well as in a number of other economies.

What you touch: Signs encouraging customers to touch the merchandise are far less common in stores than signs imploring them noSigns encouraging customers to touch the merchandise are far less common in stores than signs imploring them nosigns imploring them not to.

Ripple, which has been developing private blockchain solutions for the global payments market, claims that it originally agreed to the option contract in order to encourage R3, a consortium of banks working to build a blockchain - based «operating system for financial markets,» to sign a «technology partnership agreement,» essentially a commercial partnership.

For bulls, the weakness in the Yen and gold could be an encouraging sign, as the main safe - haven assets are not confirming the selloff in equities this week, but forex markets could look different in a day, as the FED will likely stir things up substantially.

In order to find ways to ensure you are marketing the breadth of your services to a wide audience, begin brainstorming ways to encourage email sign - ups on both your website and in persoIn order to find ways to ensure you are marketing the breadth of your services to a wide audience, begin brainstorming ways to encourage email sign - ups on both your website and in persoin person.

«We are encouraged by the steady economic recovery in the European Union as a further sign of broader global stability.

Once you have made your purchase, we encourage you to sign up for Fidelity's fixed income alerts to receive email notifications in the event one of your bond holdings is downgraded or placed on negative credit watch.

-- Introduce your business to thousands of potential customers in the entire market area of Cape Cod, the Islands, and the South Shore — Influence the buying decisions of thousands of potential customers — Speak to people who will make a decision to buy your product or service this week — Create a consistent flow of new customer opportunities via foot traffic, phone calls, website traffic, e-newsletter sign ups, social media engagement — Tell «the story» of your business — Differentiate your business from your competitors — Encourage customer loyalty — Educate past customers on why they should come back and do business with you again — Grow your market share — Make your business a household name and create top of mind awareness — Build the credibility of your business — Control the public's perception of your business

That means the progressive denizens of This Town can't get distracted by the shiny object that is our ideological champion (who, it should be mentioned, hasn't visited Iowa once this campaign cycle, has repeatedly stated she will not run for President in 2016, and signed a letter encouraging Clinton to run) primarying the presumptive nominee.

In 2013, the group signed an agreement on how to handle student misbehavior, which encouraged resolving problems without law enforcement when appropriate.

Since its birth on April 5, 2012, when President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, equity crowdfunding has become a byword in aspiring entrepreneurial minds encouraged by the prospect of raising capital directly from the public online.

If interest rates rise, the «substitution effect» has a negative sign on consumption: the opportunity cost of consumption in period one has risen, this encourages us to save more and consume less.

-LRB-...) Though there have been some newly encouraging signs — such as a boost in retail sales in July for the third month running and promising economic activity data that could help rev up growth — the Ingrid and Manuel storms that battered both coastlines simultaneously will only deepen Mexico's sudden slowdown in gross domestic product growth.

It is also worth noting that Cambridge Angels encourages start - ups to reserve a reasonable number of shares for a stock option pool to help sign up the «key hires» needed to ensure your Management Team has the right mix of skills to give you the best chance of success in your chosen markets.

I also have high hopes that the tax cuts President Donald Trump signed into law today will encourage even more millennials, who have until now been sidelined, to join their older cohorts in owning a home.

While some observers will point to recent equity market volatility as a sign that investors should remain defensive when selecting stocks in the region, Philippe Brugere - Trelat, executive vice president and portfolio manager, Franklin Mutual Series ®, says he's encouraged by recent developments.

There were some encouraging signs the US economy remained on course to deliver a better showing over the second half of 2016, and we would concur with this broadly positive outlook, in large part due to the contribution from US consumers.

Mexico By Antonio Guerrero Calderó n: Boosting investors» confidence in Mexico While Mexican president Felipe Calderón works to kick - start his nation's economy, badly hit by the US recession, international investors are encouraged by signs of recovery and have...

The IIF said the investment value is impressive, considering it occurred «during one of the most volatile months in global financial markets since China's mini-devaluation,» and noted that growth in emerging markets is increasing at its fastest pace since 2011 — an encouraging sign of resilience despite the threat of a trade war.