Sentences with phrase «face of increasing»

In the face of increasing challenges to the industry, OREA members will vote Feb. 28 on proposals that would streamline operations, improve transparency and come up with a plan for the future.

But in the face of increasing competition, PNC may pull back this year if terms get too aggressive.

The cost of child welfare services is relatively understudied, yet bears direct implications for policy decisions in face of increasing child welfare populations and shrinking budgets.

There are perhaps fewer rivals now in the tablets market, as the pace of launches slow in the face of increasing smartphone sizes.

This is just the latest in trying to get the crypto market more regulated in the face of increasing fears of a bubble.

One of my biggest challenges is to make sure that my team and I are reconciling applicable corporate governance requirements in the face of increasing regulatory oversight.

In the face of increasing pressure from regulators and greater exposure to litigation and international arbitration, combined with the prevailing economic climate, businesses are looking for increasingly flexible fee structures from their legal advisers.

Additionally, globalisation brings the effects of economic pressures and realities into the labour and employment world through organizational restructuring, downsizing and mergers in the face of increasing competition.

Hoy A.C.J.O., noted that «requiring multiple motions results in unwarranted delay and expense and does not foster access to justice» and that to require RBC to bring another motion «would fly in the face of increasing concerns about access to justice in Canada».

It's becoming more and more difficult to justify bare - bones competence in the face of increasing pressure to become efficient enough to embrace business models like flat - fee services.

It has been argued that such legislative steps were urgent in the face of increasing foreign investment in Bangladesh in various sectors [1].

As he considers various strategies to maintain profitability — and even improve it — in the face of increasing competition and client fee pressures, he realizes how alone he is.

Do you think it's going to get more difficult to stay competitive in the face of increasing globalisation?

A model that predicts equal chance of temp / body weight going up or down in the face of an increasing energy imbalance (i.e. more energy going in (the planet / my body) than going out), however hard to reject because it allows for a very broad array of possibilities, has an unphysical tendency to it: Energy conservation tells us that the temp / body weight should increase.

Once done, I hope to be able to offer an approach which will better predict the recurrence time of rare rainfall events in the the face of increasing temperatures.

The Galapagos Islands aren't prepared to maintain the level of conservation necessary to preserve the natural wonder of this place in the face of increasing human impact.

This report highlights the need of new ways to manage competing demands on freshwater resources, in the face of increasing environmental degradation and the multi-faceted impacts of climate change.

This analytical document identifies allocation provisions and institutional mechanisms that can mitigate potential conflicts between basin States in the face of increasing water variability caused by climate change.

In the face of increasing concern about human - caused climate change, there is an urgent need for a global transition to clean energy.

Dr. Klemens will provide invaluable support to our efforts to protect and restore wildlife and natural systems in the face of increasing pressure from developers.

There is increasing evidence that human activities are affecting ES functioning to a degree that threatens the resilience of the ES — its ability to persist in a Holocene - like state in the face of increasing human pressures and shocks.

In 2014, President Obama issued a memorandum calling for an assessment of the state of honey and wild bees across the US, in the face of an increasing number of threats such as colony collapse disorder.

The number of species projected to survive in these refugia (Fig. 4, E through H) depends critically on the ability to disperse, highlighting the importance of landscape connectivity and potential restoration in the face of increasing urbanization, land use change, and disturbance.

Planet Under Pressure, a four - day conference exploring how science can identify and limit risks in the face of increasing human impacts on the Earth, has ended * with a call for «urgent action» against the the unrelenting buildup of greenhouse gases.

Following on from the 2014 Extinction Marathon which presented environmental and human crises facing the world today (co-curated with Gustav Metzger) and the 2015 Transformation Marathon, which proposed ways of identifying and effecting change in the face of increasing complexity, the 2016 Miracle Marathon focused in on ritual, repetition and magical thinking to consider ways in which the imaginary can not only predict, but also play a part in affecting long - term futures.

Advanced On and Off Leash Training Some people choose to continue working with professional instruction as their dog advances on to more difficult tasks and challenging environments, such as remaining well controlled outside and in the face of increasing distraction.

Response: Bailey continued to have little evidence of pain even in face of increasing tumor size.

ESSA is not as punitive as NCLB, but its worn - out test - centrism will accomplish little as it prompts states to seek creative ways to retain Title I money in the face of an increasing public resistance to the very testing on which corporate reform depends.

Lack of proficiency in reading and writing in social studies is exacerbated by the fact that schools are spending far less time on social studies instruction in the face of increasing pressure to improve standardized test scores in reading and mathematics (Manzo, 2005).

Ravitch argued that in the face of increasing pressure to raise test scores schools may be tempted to cut any subjects seen as extraneous to the test, and such cuts can do real harm.

An account of the witchhunt that ensues after a false accusation of paedophilia among a tight - knit group of friends, some critics have complained about the central, innocent man's passivity in the face of his increasing pariah status within the community.

They make their way to Umuahia, where they struggle to survive and take care of their daughter and Ugwu — the houseboy — in the face of increasing shortages of food and medicine.

Without joint action, the annual loss of 12 million hectares of productive land, on average, is expected to worsen in the face of increasing, frequent and recurrent severe droughts.

Officials acknowledge it will be a challenge, especially in the face of increasing amounts of heat generated by newer, faster computer processors and the use of increasingly compact rack - mounted servers that are more difficult to cool.

The company's pitch: in the face of increasing email unsubscribes and decreasing open - rates, it's no longer enough to just rely on email for online outreach.

Earlier in the week officials had defended the policy — which required all packages to be ordered through a handful of state - approved vendors, and which banned goods like used books and fresh fruit and vegetables — as a necessary security measure in the face of increasing prison contraband.

The mayor claims her administration has made the city «absolutely» safe, in the face of increasing threats for severe weather.

More than 200 leading medical and scientific charities have written to MPs urging them to support the legislation, which supporters argue could facilitate ground breaking scientific research, in the face of increasing religious opposition.

Despite working hard through the term — and even over the Christmas break — they are struggling to maintain a place among the elite teams of the south in the face of increasing professionalism.

The Big Plastics Debate will focus on two key areas — «the road ahead for packaging professionals» and «developing new approaches to plastics in the face of increasing government and consumer pressure».

«Retail supply chains are already evolving to be more effective and sustainable in the face of increasing competition, emerging technologies and ever changing consumer needs,» Austin said.

A recent study of tobacco ads concludes: «In the face of increasing public knowledge about the health risks of smoking and the shrinking population of current smokers, the tobacco industry has portrayed smoking in advertisements in a misleading manner — as adventuresome, healthy, safe, and erotic, images in stark contrast to the voluminous data implicating smoking as a factor in ill health.

But you've probably heard that the U.S. Treasury is in the middle of replacing Alexander Hamilton as the face of the increasing less exciting piece of money.

Because a lot of its business is insurance and reinsurance, Berkshire Hathaway's stock could take a major hit in the face of increasing natural disasters.

This is just the latest in trying to get the crypto market more regulated in the face of increasing fears of a bubble.

Warren retired from eHarmony in 2007 but came back as CEO after five years to turn around the business, whose growth was slowing in the face of increasing competition.

Garmin, which makes GPS - equipped fitness watches among other devices, is likely to suffer in the face of increased competition from Apple and other companies now making smartwatches, analysts at Citi said in a note published Monday, Business Insider reports.

In the face of increased uncertainty about underlying productivity growth, many economists now argue that a central bank should not try to restrain an expansion until there is visible evidence that inflation is rising.

Welcoming carefully vetted refugees is an important way to assist these persecuted individuals, where the United States can and should do more in the face of increased persecution.

Even in the face of increased competition and a shrinking customer base, Kohl Wholesale of Quincy, Ill., refuses to abandon the time - tested practices that have kept the family owned distributor in business since 1873.