Sentences with phrase «for by factors»

Research done in Canada showed that 70 % of the variation in student achievement is accounted for by factors outside of the control of schools.

«70 % of the variation in student achievement is accounted for by factors outside of the control of schools.»

Moreover, 70 % of the variation in student achievement is accounted for by factors outside of the control of schools.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

O'Reilly, who hosted The O'Reilly Factor, was fired by Fox last week following news about Fox settling sexual - harassment cases involving him for millions of dollars.

One factor favoring the idea of first listing locally is the anticipated award in June of emerging market status for Saudi Arabia by index firm MSCI.

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

Even allowing for uncontrolled factors such as diet, previous night sleep quality and mood, employees» overall sharpness fell by an average of 15 percent when CO2 levels reached «moderate» levels of about 945 parts per million (ppm).

But by controlling for these factors, we see that the Canadian labour market is not particularly strong.

Secondly, for maintenance services like plumber, electrician, there is a considerably low loyalty factor due to lack of personal connection & customers are mostly motivated by cheaper cost points & discounts; which is definitely not a sustainable strategy for any company.

Google is aware that slow sites make for a poor user experience, and because they can measure site speed with their crawls and poor user experience by the number of people that immediately return to their results pages after clicking on a link, site speed is an important ranking factor.

Two Swiss economists who studied the effect of commuting on happiness found that such factors could not make up for the misery created by a long commute.

These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the unfavorable outcome of litigation, including so - called «Paragraph IV» litigation and other patent litigation, related to any of our products or products using our proprietary technologies, which may lead to competition from generic drug manufacturers; data from clinical trials may be interpreted by the FDA in different ways than we interpret it; the FDA may not agree with our regulatory approval strategies or components of our filings for our products, including our clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies and, for ALKS 5461, evidence of efficacy and adequacy of bridging to buprenorphine; clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all; the results of our clinical development activities may not be positive, or predictive of real - world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to governmental payers; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading «Risk Factors» in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

I checked my cell phone carrier's website, and found that by the end of my planned travel for this winter and spring, the Solis would be less expensive than any useful international roaming plan I could sign up for — that includes the cost of the device and day passes, though factors in my travel companions who can also avoid the pricey roaming plans.

For Harry's, vertical integration was driven by one crucial factor: There are only a few manufacturers in the world that can make what it sells — high - end razor blades — at scale.

So, I decided to look at the side - by - side comparison of the reasons for failure and the factors for success.

In his opinion, the Carnegie courses, which are offered in more locations, are a better deal when you factor travel into the hourly cost: $ 50 to $ 60 an hour for Carnegie's versus $ 70 to $ 80 for the others, by Harmon's calculation.

A society is most productive when all its talent is unleashed by a combination of two factors: equal opportunity (for example through free quality higher education) and social mobility.

At this point, Dua believes, it's more valuable for the company to double its growth in a large market than it is to increase its growth by a factor of 10 in a smaller market, i.e. moderate growth in Chicago beats explosive growth in Tampa.

According to an analysis of 2010 data by the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, the price tag was $ 669 million in direct hospital costs for just that year and $ 174 billion in larger societal costs, which includes disability, effects on employment, and other longer - term factors.

Facebook has also come under criticism for the disclosure that it accepted ads aimed at «Jew - haters» as well as housing ads that discriminated by race, gender, disability and other factors.

A recent study conducted by Glassdoor found that among employees who said they are thinking of leaving their current job, 45 percent (a plurality) cited salary as the single biggest motivating factor for leaving their current company.

By contrast, economic growth in Canada contracted in the first half of the year and business investment — the most important factor in demand for imports — collapsed along with oil prices.

For investors worried that the market is pinning too much on tax - reform prospects — especially as the GOP announced it had to delay by at least one day the release of its plan, which had been scheduled for Wednesday — sectors bets being placed by those with $ 1 million or more in brokerage accounts don't show an overreliance on any single factFor investors worried that the market is pinning too much on tax - reform prospects — especially as the GOP announced it had to delay by at least one day the release of its plan, which had been scheduled for Wednesday — sectors bets being placed by those with $ 1 million or more in brokerage accounts don't show an overreliance on any single factfor Wednesday — sectors bets being placed by those with $ 1 million or more in brokerage accounts don't show an overreliance on any single factor.

«Some of that we can control by doing a good job and giving good value for money; part of it will be external factors like interest rates and population.»

By tapping into a company's enterprise resource planning, their algorithms can optimise campaigns based on factors like stock levels, ensuring that people only see ads for products that are available to order.

Further, PDC urges you to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and disclosures, specifically those under the heading «Risk Factors,» made in its Quarterly Report on Form 10 - Q, its Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the «2016 Form 10 - K»), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC») on February 28, 2017 and amended on May 1, 2018, and other filings with the SEC for further information on risks and uncertainties that could affect the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects, which are incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.

According to this report by Shopify, page - load speed is one of the most important factors for consumers buying something online.

This problem, however, can be somewhat circumvented by sharing the factors that are important for the job with the candidate before the interview.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Increase your income by a factor of ten is, of course, awesome for you, but its not bad for the client either — they may be paying more but they're much more likely to get greater value for their dollars.

The Adjusted consolidated pretax income for 1Q18 of $ 684 million declined by $ 67 million, or 9 percent, versus $ 751 million in 1Q17 primarily due to the same factors impacting the GAAP year - over-year comparison, while excluding the impact of the items in the pretax table above.

Luckily for me, they actually knew what they were talking about, but likability is an important factor in getting people to want to be influenced by you.

Adjusted EPS for 1Q18 was affected by the same factors impacting Adjusted pretax income, as well as a lower number of shares and lower tax rate used to compute EPS as discussed above.

The company refers you to the documents filed by the company from time to time with the SEC, specifically the section titled «Risk Factors» in the company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as may be updated or supplemented in the company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q and the company's other filings with the SEC, which discuss these and other factors that could adversely affect the company's rFactors» in the company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as may be updated or supplemented in the company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q and the company's other filings with the SEC, which discuss these and other factors that could adversely affect the company's rfactors that could adversely affect the company's results.

The factors that need to be considered when calculating labor expense (LE) are the personnel requirements (P) for each department multiplied by the employee salary level (SL).

In addition to the factors impacting the year - over-year changes in quarterly GAAP pretax income, GAAP EPS for 1Q18 was further affected by a lower number of shares primarily reflecting share repurchases in 2017 and the impact of a lower tax rate in 1Q18 resulting from the Tax Reform Law.

The cost of getting the first product out the door for an Internet commerce startup has dropped by a factor of a 100 or more in the last decade.

Only by asking these questions and considering all the various factors can you make the right choice for you.

Not only would there be a huge human factor to consider in sending them back to countries with which most aren't familiar, but the cost to our economy could be staggering: According to a Center for American Progress study earlier this year, the estimated loss of DACA workers would reduce U.S. GDP by $ 433 billion over the next 10 years, with California, Texas and Illinois being hit hardest.

As of December 2016, a baseline Atlas 5 rocket launch was selling for about $ 109 million, though satellite operators can make up at least half that cost by getting more favorable insurance rates and other factors, including an on - time launch, ULA has said.

Once Gossage had the conversion rates for all the publications in hand, he was able to calculate the marketing cost per sale (average cost per lead divided by the conversion rate, multiplied by a factor of.68 to account for estimated sales through word of mouth).

She relies on factoring, a common type of financing for manufacturing - based businesses, in which a company gets upfront cash by selling the factor its accounts receivable (the amounts due from customers).

One of the factors used by the IRS for determining worker classification is the intention of the parties.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

In a meta - analysis of 3 million people, which controlled for confounding factors such as demographics and objective isolation, loneliness increased odds of an early death by 26 %.

Hickey contends the markets were ripe for a sell - off, which was sparked by converging factors including worries that rising wages will spur higher interest rates, pension fund re-balancing and short volatility ETFs blowing up.

Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward - looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, the effects of any unexpected difficulty in closing our financial books for the quarter and other factors that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K, quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.

An additional factor could be that while Apple is credited with helping to save the music business by offering a one - stop subscription service with iTunes, TV industry executives don't feel they are quite as desperate for Apple's help.

Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas have said they see a $ 25 billion market for automated driving technology by 2020, with vehicle intelligence becoming «the key differentiating factor».