Sentences with phrase «for economy engines»

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We haven't joined any organization specifically, but we've been involved in many conversations with Airbnb and other companies about joint efforts to support the peer economy, which we believe can be a powerful engine for sustainable economic development.

«I think we're a big growth engine for the economy, and it's really, again, driven by what we're seeing [in] commercial traffic growth around the world,» the CEO said.

The CEO called his massive aircraft manufacturer a «big growth engine for the economy,» in which passenger traffic growth is currently outpacing the growth of the U.S. GDP.

Venture capital is a vital component to the growth engine for our economy.

For example, Alibaba and Tencent — both on the forefront of the e-commerce wave in China — have risen by 98 % and 111 %, respectively, so far in 2017.2 Companies such as Sina, a global Internet media company, and Baidu, which operates an Internet search engine, have also generated returns this year that are nearly as strong or stronger than those of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, or Google.3 As the world's second - largest economy, China is rapidly evolving from its former status as a noteworthy emerging market to an economic powerhouse on the rise.

Personal consumption is the largest pillar of U.S. GDP, accounting for 70 % of the economy.1 Since the 1980s, the Baby Boomer generation — born between 1946 and 1964 — has been an enormous engine of that spending.

Across the Pacific, the collapse of Japan's overheated «bubble economy» of the late 1980s, sapped the vitality and much of the confidence of the main engine of Asian economic growth for a decade.

The businesses we serve are the engines for growth in our economy, yet their access to capital — real capital that doesn't limit them and can grow with them — is almost nonexistent.

«This week's budget, which focuses on the future while providing real help right now for more small and medium enterprises as the engine room of the economy, is also an election Budget.

• implement the Digital Economy Act under a clear timetable including getting on with the notification letters and publishing the code of practice • lead and set a deadline for agreement in the industry for site blocking, search engine responsibility and digital advertising.

The huge wealth of American state assets provided the backing that enabled a publicly owned institution to raise the financial resources to achieve specific objectives — first in creating the essential infrastructure of the national economy and then in transforming that economy into an engine for winning the war.

Despite them being pressed on this, including by us, they still haven't implemented the Digital Economy Act under a clear timetable, lead and set a deadline for agreement in the industry for site blocking, search engine responsibility and digital advertising, or made it clear that if there's no agreement, this will be legislated for in the Communications Bill.

It would be inappropriate to devote public revenues to a private casino corporation when the people of New York were promised after the casino referendum that these casinos would be generating revenue for their local economies and would become economic engines themselves.

Speaking on the first day of his party conference in Manchester, the prime minister pledged to «fire up the engine of the economy» as he pushed a new homes policy — but thwarted the desires of his backbenchers for a referendum on whether Britain should stay in the EU.

«We believe that small business is the engine of the economy, and we want to support that,» said Sara Tucker, the regional team leader for business banking with First Niagara in the Hudson Valley.

BSA Budget submission In its budget submission to HM Treasury, the Building Societies Association calls for the Government to deliver measures that will boost house building and the economy; protect homeowners at risk of flooding, and assist hard - pressed savers: Commenting, Adrian Coles, Director - General of the BSA said: «House building is an important growth engine for the economy and we have a desperate need for more homes.

To stimulate economic growth I propose a tax cut for small businesses because that is the engine that is driving the economy.

«This clearly shows how the NPP government is poised to make the private sector the engine for growth of the Ghanaian economy.»

Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware of how their driving impacts fuel efficiency.

Among other adjustments that could help double fuel economy are turbocharging with smaller, more efficient engines that produce the same level of power; advanced heat management and cooling systems, which reuse the heat produced in the engine for energy; weight reduction, including broader use of high - strength steel that is already in some cars today; better aerodynamics; more efficient air conditioners, transmissions and lighting devices (including headlights); and increased electrification leading to full hybridization with electric motor and regenerative breaking — all of which currently exist.

Even the permitting for new casinos, the engine of the state's economy, would have to pause.

«Engine developers can use this information to validate computer models and design advanced engine combustion strategies that will improve fuel economy for consumers while also lowering tailpipe pollutant emissions.&Engine developers can use this information to validate computer models and design advanced engine combustion strategies that will improve fuel economy for consumers while also lowering tailpipe pollutant emissions.&engine combustion strategies that will improve fuel economy for consumers while also lowering tailpipe pollutant emissions.»

For example, some car engines already have variable valve lift and timing, which provides greater control over the flow of air into and out of the combustion chamber; until now automakers have employed this system primarily to boost horsepower, but it can also be used to increase fuel economy.

For some time, we have recognized that the academic achievement of schoolchildren in this country threatens, to borrow President Barack Obama's words, «the U.S.'s role as an engine of scientific discovery» and ultimately its success in the global economy.

An engine may be designed for economy, or power, or simply to have dimensions to fit under a bonnet or a transmission assembly.

The engine features cylinder deactivation for improved fuel economy.

With its 380 hp and 460 lb - ft of torque, this twin - turbocharged engine is a big step up from the old 310 - hp, 5.4 - liter V - 8 in terms of both fuel economy and power, and provides for the same maximum tow rating of 9000 lbs as the old powertrain.

Our sources say, however, that at least one of those engines will be revised for improved fuel economy.

BMW pedants will dock the new engine for being neither as smooth nor as sonorous as the outgoing inline six, but it pulls harder and should deliver better fuel economy.

To atone for its high - speed sins the M838TE engine also has stop - start to improve fuel economy (26.4 mpg combined) and reduce emissions (249g / km).

Thanks to its new platform, the European Volkswagen Passat sheds weight compared with its predecessor, making for better fuel economy regardless of engine choice.

It should still offer a V - 6 engine, though a turbo four - cylinder may be available for better fuel economy.

Fuel economy with the smaller engine is appreciably better, with an EPA city / highway rating of 20/27 mpg, compared with 18/23 mpg for our Four Seasons example.

Combined fuel economy goes up for this engine too, improving 2 mpg in the ATS to 26 mpg and 1 mpg in the CTS to 25 mpg (AWD models lose 1 mpg combined).

In Versa S models, the engine is mated to either a five - speed manual that returns fuel economy of 27/36 mpg (city / highway), or a four - speed automatic transmission good for 26/35 mpg.

The people who say you should be looking for engine torque have something right, however: if shifting is inconvenient (due to e.g. driving a manual transmission) and you care about fuel economy, it is useful that the maximum power RPM is as close as possible to the cruising RPM.

Fuel economy for both engines has improved.

Toyota's new hybrid system for rear - wheel - drive vehicles promises improved fuel economy at high speeds, allowing for intermittent use of the engine at such speeds.

So the output will vary for what the engine was designed to do, small economy vehicle or muscle car.

The Drive setting is responsive thanks to the engine's prodigious torque, but it's calibrated overall for fuel economy.

Engine tweaks on the U.S. - spec model could boost EPA - rated fuel economy, but for now, we'll just have to wait and see the freshened - up car when it's revealed, likely at the Frankfurt show in September.

However, the mid-mounted 1.5 - litre turbocharged three - cylinder petrol engine is unchanged, save for a new particulate filter reducing NOx emissions in preparation of incoming real world economy testing.

Cylinder deactivation and engine start / stop technologies help bring EPA combined fuel economy ratings up to 24 mpg for both sedans (22 mpg with all - wheel drive), an improvement of 2 mpg in rear - wheel - drive models and 1 mpg in all - wheel - drive models.

The 2014 Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition is also available in diesel guise, with a 3.0 - liter turbodiesel V - 6 engine good for 240 hp and EPA fuel - economy ratings of 20/29 mpg (city / highway).

Both the 2.0 - and 2.5 - liter engine are reasonably fuel efficient: the EPA fuel economy for the 2.0 liter / manual transmission is 30 mpg city and 40 mpg highway and slightly lower for the automatic; the EPA fuel economy for the 2.5 liter manual is 27 city / 37 highway, while the automatic transmission gets 26 city / 35 highway.

Fuel - efficiency ratings for all three engines are yet to be announced, but GM says the 2.5 L will achieve the highest fuel economy in Cadillac's history, well above 30 mpg (7.8 L / 100 km).

Perhaps the new test will also produce more realistic economy numbers for turbocharged engines.

For 2012, Jeep offers soft - touch plastics, an engine that delivers both (relatively) impressive acceleration and fuel economy, and an interior I'd be a little afraid to get wet.

Yet you miss little - the engines are revvy, deliver good performance for their respective applications, and strong real - world economy.

The fuel economy gains for the Skyactiv engine do not stem one major new technology but instead are due to a host of smaller changes to both the engine and the transmissions (a six - speed automatic and a six - speed manual).