Sentences with phrase «even modest decreases»

For example, it warned that large tracts of the Amazon rain forest might be wiped out by global warming because they are extremely susceptible to even modest decreases in rainfall.

Even a modest decrease would lead to vital reductions in CO2 emissions and costs.

Apart from the general improvement in personal wellbeing to be had from choosing dispute resolution processes other than court, I expect that even a modest decrease in the number of people heading to court will yield substantial savings for the court system and the organizations providing public legal information, advice and assistance.

Not exact matches

The bank warned that this could spark price decreases although it said these are likely to be limited as buyers that had been squeezed out because of high prices could be enticed back by even modest price reductions.

«Central New York's job increases even from year to date, June 2015 to June 2016, are modest, it is a departure from what has been the norm from 2009 through 2016 which has been an overall decrease in the amount of jobs that the area has,» Butry said.

A study showed that even modest weight loss leads to a decreased conversion of the less active form of thyroid hormone, T4, to the active form.

Despite the modest reduction in blood pressure, it could be significant as even a 2 mmHg diastolic blood pressure decrease has the potential to reduce coronary heart disease risk by 6 % and transient ischaemic attack and stroke risk by 15 %.

The reality is there is little room for interest rates to decrease and even a modest rate increase will drive up mortgage payments significantly.