Sentences with phrase «first significant area»

The North American Veterinary Community's Veterinary Innovation Council identified telemedicine as its first significant area to explore.

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Ekati, the area's first significant mine, began production in 1998, spurring an influx of activity that would see diamonds go from a zero - dollar industry to one that represented 20 % of the territorial economy by 2002.

To answer your first question, Cy, I don't think foreign participation matters too much, partly because I don't think foreign firms will ever play a significant role in the Chinese economy except in a few consumer areas, but mostly because they have no systematic impact on the way growth is generated.

The past - producing area's first significant drill program since the 1960s supported historic reports of copper at northern Newfoundland's Lady Pond property, Kapuskasing Gold TSXV: KAP reports.

The epoch of settled and expanding civilisation which began with the Romano - Hellenic Empire, was the first historically known period of widespread and continuous human culture over a significant area; it came indeed to cover most of the known world by the time of the birth of Christ.

New Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde will be hoping for significant reinforcements this summer ahead of his first season in charge, and the midfield has been one area where the Catalan giants have been linked with making changes.

Wenger is ready to offload a number of his first team squad and will look to bring in significant additions to resolve «problem area's he has identified and has the funds to mount big money offers to help land his primary target.

The Revolution's plans for a metro - area stadium hit their first municipal roadblock, as significant traffic improvements would be required in the targetted Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.

«We believe that Mayor de Blasio will be able to build on the successes of his first term and make significant gains in other areas where more effort is required,» said Michael McKee, Treasurer of Tenants PAC.

But the conference, which the governor's aides said was the first of many to be held around the Upstate area, also gave Cuomo the opportunity to defend his economic development programs from critics who have said the programs have failed to create significant numbers of Upstate jobs.

The authors also note that driver behaviour is a hugely important and unquantified factor, they urge more qualitative research in this area and note «in order to reduce perceived risk and encourage more cycling... reducing or calming existing motorised traffic must be explored first... lane width is the most significant variable to achieve a sufficient vehicle passing distance... the provision of narrow (< 2 m) cycle lanes... may be insufficient... Reconsideration of the entire road design and further exploration of driver behavioural factors is required.»

«This discovery is significant in that it is the first known case of a pharmaceutical causing major ecological damage over a huge geographic area,» says lead author J. Lindsay Oaks, a veterinary microbiologist at Washington State University, Pullman.

«The first thing I would do when I get there is I would spend the first 30 days really just talking to everybody in the mission areas, and then finding out where are the places we can cut without seeing any significant impacts,» Reilly said.

It emerged that whether the surface area is expressed in square yards, square decimetres, square feet, hectares or square light - years, the first significant digit is the same.

[35] The first randomized, controlled study of DBS for the treatment of TRD targeting the ventral capsule / ventral striatum area did not demonstrate a significant difference in response rates between the active and sham groups at the end of a 16 - week study.

«[Monster Hunter: World] offers significant innovations to the series, including seamless transitions between map areas as well as smooth, on - the - fly actions and online co-op players from around the globe... This is the first title in the series to be given a global simultaneous launch,» Capcom wrote on its website.

School principals who have led significant improvements in low socioeconomic areas often report that their first challenge was to confront low expectations based on students» backgrounds.

This difference is statistically significant, but it pales in comparison to the difference in probability for a first - year teacher compared to a teacher with 12 or more years of seniority: The estimated probability of a teacher with 12 or more years of seniority receiving a layoff notice is less than one - quarter of 1 percent for every endorsement area (see Figure 1).

In the first instance we had significant concerns about reviewing a curriculum that had yet to be fully implemented, and around the country in many states and territories there was a timeline in terms of curriculum implementation, and in particular the secondary sector had some curriculum areas that were being implemented this year and in 2016.

The prefrontal cortex and the areas with which the prefrontal cortex is connected — and specifically the neural connections themselves — all begin to come online in a significant way for the first time, and you want to be able to introduce your curriculum at that very opportune time.

And I will address some of them today but first I'd like to talk about those areas on which I think we do agree and about the significant progress we are making together.

This first wave of Opportunity Areas has been backed by a significant # 72 million spending aimed at supporting local education providers and communities to address the challenges they face compared with more affluent aAreas has been backed by a significant # 72 million spending aimed at supporting local education providers and communities to address the challenges they face compared with more affluent areasareas.

Honda has added an additional cargo zone that removes a significant compromise from the pickup truck equation, a secure and weather resistant In - Bed Trunk area that provides the volume similar to a traditional trunk and maintains the full functionality of the pickup bed - an industry first.

Like all four of the Show's First - Time & Featured Exhibitors areas, manufacturers in the Gold Pavilion will include many newer companies showcasing products alongside established brands with significant developments.

The hotel venture marks a significant milestone as the first Embassy Suites in the greater Toronto area.

Now, 17 years after it first opened its doors to guests, the iconic resort has unveiled its fresh new look, having undergone significant refurbishments to its accommodation, including one and two bedroom apartments, plus the hotel reception, mezzanine level and other common areas.

General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders • Fixed and issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.

The exhibition confirms that the San Francisco native is undoubtedly a pioneer in the field of digital art, yet historically under - recognized in the United States, and the Bay Area in particular, despite being able to boast a significant number of technological firsts.

Aside from showcasing a talent who helped lend color photography credibility as an artistic medium in the»70s and»80s, the exhibition is also significant for Sotheby's bringing these works directly to buyers in the Bay area, a first for the company.

The gallery presents significant Bay Area artists and brings international emerging and established artists to San Francisco for the first time.

First, if significant aerosol concentrations only cover, say, 10 % of the globe, doesn't that mean that to get a 0.5 degree cooling effect for the whole Earth, there must be a 5 degree cooling effect in the affected area.

My first article on the subject (published Sep. 2009) refers to the convection in the underlying mantle (as reflected in changes of the area's magnetic intensity) is making significant contribution to the Atlantic basin climate change.

If Indonesia is to meet its climate commitment, making significant investments in these areas to prevent future fires must be the first step.

Most SRES - based climate scenarios show a continuation of the recent positive phase of the NAO for the first decades of the 21st century with significant impacts on coastal areas (Cubasch et al., 2001; Hurrell et al., 2003).

Landlocked areas may also be affected; some experts call the Darfur region of Sudan, where nomads battle villagers in a war over shrinking natural resources, the first significant conflict linked to climate change.

The first two — agriculture and energy usage — represent, by far, the most significant areas in driving the social cost of carbon estimate (Anthoff & Tol, 2013c).

During the first review, First Order Drafts are widely circulated to independent experts all over the world that have significant expertise and / or publications in particular areas of the report, and to experts nominated earlier by governments and participating organizatfirst review, First Order Drafts are widely circulated to independent experts all over the world that have significant expertise and / or publications in particular areas of the report, and to experts nominated earlier by governments and participating organizatFirst Order Drafts are widely circulated to independent experts all over the world that have significant expertise and / or publications in particular areas of the report, and to experts nominated earlier by governments and participating organizations.

In the area of class actions, it is significant that a Respondent may now apply for leave to appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court granting a Motion for Authorization (Certification)(article 578), a move which will likely have an impact on strategy in first instance and Respondents» decisions whether to consent to authorization and proceed directly on the merits, or not.

First, unlike general legal practitioners, the Team's «core» attorneys concentrate a significant portion of their legal practice in the area of community association law.

Members of Robinson + Cole's Appellate Group regularly represent amici curiae on issues of first impression or that may have broad application in significant industry areas.

The prefrontal cortex and the areas with which the prefrontal cortex is connected — and specifically the neural connections themselves — all begin to come online in a significant way for the first time, and you want to be able to introduce your curriculum at that very opportune time.

But all of this changed last summer via a new online database called the NIC Market Area Profiles (MAP), the industry's first significant accumulation of seniors housing data for the nation's top 30 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).

In addition, Ocean Properties, Ltd. has planned a significant renovation of the rooms and commercial areas within the first 2.5 years of the loan term.

First, the proposal: It would increase FHA - insured loan limits to $ 197,620 in high - cost areas like San Francisco and to $ 109,032 in lower - cost areas like Peoria, Ill. — a significant improvement over the current limits of $ 170,362 and $ 86,317, respectively.

«We are hearing a lot about multiple bidding and quick sales in areas with tight supply, with competition between first - time buyers and cash investors, who have a significant advantage,» he said.