Sentences with phrase «for high expectations of»

So much for the high expectations of this supposedly golden, pre — teachers» union era.

They will argue that it makes more sense to set sail for the new standards now, to allow teachers and schools to begin preparing for the higher expectations of the Common Core.

Not exact matches

Expectations for their effort to provide their employees with better health care options are even high enough that stocks of other health care companies fell on the news Amazon and friends were entering the fray.

April 30 (Reuters)- Aluminum products maker Arconic Inc slashed its 2018 forecasts for profit and free cash flow on expectations that the price of the metal would remain high this year due to sanctions on Russian supplies and a 10 percent duty on aluminum imports.

Each owner has a heart of gold and a passion for the company, and while they have high expectations, they treat all employees like family.

One found, for instance, that those with high self - control (i.e. those that are best at doing what they say they will) are often the subject of higher expectations from colleagues.

It's far better to establish expectations for a higher number of mandatory in - person sessions.

In this uber - competitive and fast paced business world we have created, the expectations are higher than ever for innovative companies that move with the needs of the consumer.

SINGAPORE, May 3 - The dollar traded below a four - month high against a basket of currencies on Thursday, with the focus shifting to economic data after the Federal Reserve did little to alter market expectations for further interest rate rises this year.

«China is a big market, and the growth expectations and trajectory [of online spending] are high, and it's ahead of some of the other fairly developed markets,» says Daniel Jenkinson, head of global CBT analytics for PayPal.

U.S. economic growth and the expectation for higher interest rates should also give the rally in the dollar more fuel, said Gina Sanchez, CEO of Chantico Global.

According to many observers, we can thank or blame technology for these higher expectations, providing information at the speed of light, leading everyone to expect more.

Too big a valuation at the starting line can set expectations too high for future rounds of capital.

The official purchasing managers» index released today for November jumped to beat economists» expectations, while a measure of non-manufacturing sectors of construction and consumer services hit its highest mark since mid-2014.

Analysts told Bloomberg in a March article about McDonald's that the fall in employer retention may be attributed due to new technology and an expectation for higher productivity despite a lack of wage bumps.

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.

Our expectations for what we want the marriage to provide us have gotten higher in a lot of ways, more sophisticated in a number of other ways, more emotional, more psychological, and because of this additional complexity, more of our marriages are falling short, leaving us disappointed.

«Our submarines are in high demand today and the expectations for Colorado are a mile high,» Adm. J. Franklin Caldwell Jr., the director of naval reactors, said at the commissioning.

Talk to your team about what the flexibility is meant for (meeting in the middle of a tough situation) and that you still have high expectations (deadlines are still deadlines).

«I think there are very high expectations for executions on some of the economic parts of the program, cutting taxes, trying to rationalize their taxes to bring some of the $ 2 trillion trapped offshore to onshore, de-regulation,» he said.

«Hedge funds have (very) high expectations for the domestically oriented US small caps of the Russell 2000.»

From the moment it was announced, fans of the books had high expectations for the «Fifty Shades» film adaptations.

Apollo said it will pay $ 17.12 per share in cash for ClubCorp, a 30.7 percent premium over its closing price on Friday, but less than the 12 - month high of $ 17.50 the shares reached in February, on investor expectations that a sale process first reported by Reuters in January would be successful.

Add in expectations for extreme weather, and you get an explosive cocktail of supply constraints pushing everything higher.

These forward - looking statements include statements about our expectations regarding our high conviction that our «Winning Together» plan unveiled this morning will improve guest experience and drive sales and profitability for our Tim Hortons restaurant owners; our expectations regarding the growth potential for each of our three brands; and our expectations and belief that through our focus on enhancing guest satisfaction and franchisee profitability, we will create value for all of our stakeholders for many years to come.

Meaning that you don't only have high expectations of yourself, you have «socially prescribed» the culture of your company with a zero tolerance for mistakes, or «other - oriented» your demanding expectations of others.

Considering how hard of a time even Nintendo's had making that genre work in recent years, our expectations aren't sky - high for «Yooka - Laylee» — but some clever level design and an evolution of the genre could very well be in the cards.

Considering that the fervor around the primaries followed the two remaining major - party presidential candidates through the summer, it's no surprise ratings expectations are high for the first of three scheduled, 90 - minute debates.

On a final note, Boeing — the world's largest aircraft manufacturer — hit fresh new highs last week after the company crushed Wall Street expectations, reporting record operating cash flow of $ 13.4 billion for 2017, up more than a quarter percent from $ 10.5 billion in 2016.

If expectations are forward - looking, and if economic agents think some part of the debt will have to be paid for by printing money, higher interest rates might be the result, or higher wages.

We also find that expectations inform behavior in other contexts: for instance, workers who express a higher perceived chance of losing their current job over the next twelve months also search harder for a new job and exhibit a drop in spending plans relative to the present over the same time horizon.

The Fund currently holds primarily Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (which currently price in expectations of zero inflation for the next decade or more, while reflecting reasonably high inflation - adjusted yields to maturity).

Given the high costs of employee training and labor turnover, it is ridiculous to believe that companies would be willing to make such cuts if they had any legitimate expectation for a rebound anytime soon.

Thus a high degree of communication and transparency was necessary to build credibility as quickly as possible, to enhance the transmission of monetary policy and to provide an anchor for the public's expectations of future inflation.

For example, during the dotcom bubble many internet - based firms traded at high multiples under the expectation of generating high levels of future growth.

There is a reason for these sky - high valuations, which also goes back to expectations of future growth.

It wasn't that Apple guided higher for the next quarter, surpassing future expectations, but rather, offered up another $ 100 BILLION dollar stock buyback on top of all the previous $ Billions allocated prior.

If inflation expectations remain anchored, and a decline in real purchasing power is accepted, then there is scope for monetary policy to «look through» the temporary period of higher inflation, because firms and consumers are doing likewise.

Aluminum products maker Arconic Inc slashed its 2018 forecasts for profit and free cash flow on expectations that the price of the metal would remain high this year due to sanctions on Russian supplies and a 10 percent duty on aluminum imports.

The US oil - rig count plateaued near the highest level in three years and showed signs of declining in late March (to 797), though it still stood 50 rigs above the year - end 2017 total.2 This contributed to expectations for a further increase in American crude production, which has topped 10 mb / d each week since early February, when WTI prices began to recede from their intra-quarterly high of US$ 66.14 a barrel.3 The amount of crude in US storage occasionally exceeded weekly estimates given the higher domestic output and fluctuating net import figures, reigniting fears that US production may thwart OPEC's efforts to clear global oversupply.

And I am not sure why bringing down inflation would be so difficult if that were desired especially given that it would surely take a long time for expectations to become unanchored towards the high side of 2 percent.

I based my growth expectations on what I think were conservative estimates of consumption growth and the growth in productive investment (with which the reported data is currently consistent, although do not prove my assumptions one way or the other), but I always pointed out that as long as credit growth accelerated, the growth in non-productive investment would remain high, in which case reported GDP would also remain high for much longer.

Combining performance, safety, and efficiency, it has reset the world's expectations for the car of the 21st century with the highest possible safety ratings, the longest range of any electric vehicle, and over-the-air software updates that continuously make it better.

Treasurys on Friday fell further, pushing yields higher, to consolidate a sharp weeklong climb on a combination of strengthening inflation prospects and growing expectations for the Federal Reserve to be more aggressive in lifting interest rates in 2018.

Amidst high expectations for shaking up an old institution, Canadian Mark Carney took over as governor of the Bank of England.

While results have been strong — according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S, 79.9 % of S&P stocks reported earnings above analysts» expectations, putting the season on track for the highest beat rate on record, going back to 1994 — investors haven't been enthused.

The payment networks company fell short of Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter, though profits moved higher.

Expectations of a swift sale of its retail operations led some analysts to boost their target price for OSTK stock to as high as $ 100 last November.

And that's why fellow Fool Blake Bos recently insisted ExCast is «of utmost importance for the company to succeed over the long - term, satisfy investor's expectations, and drive the stock price higher.»

Proposals for fiscal stimulus via tax cuts, government spending and regulatory reform have led to expectations of stronger economic growth, higher inflation and higher interest rates.