Sentences with phrase «for support of our activities»

«This is necessary given the nature of the issues we address and the fact that most people do not want to be harassed by lobbyists for support of our activities,» he wrote in an edit to an earlier version of this article.

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It's also a good choice for people who care about the company they support, as Tom's of Maine funnels much of its profits to charities and encourages employees to spend a percentage of their working hours doing volunteer activities.

Permitting activities will include preparation and submission of applications for ancillary permits and consents and expanded stakeholder relations activities to support the Planning Application.

Manufacturing, which accounts for about 12 percent of U.S. economic activity, is being supported by strong domestic and global demand.

When employees and contractors see unanimous support for creative activities, they understand the importance of those activities and are motivated to participate.

Beyond repurchases, the firm also attributes the minimal support for equities to a lack of activity from so - called passive investors.

When asked about specific security measures, executives showed strong support for the use of profiling to single out travellers who have recently visited countries with known terrorist activity.

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.

«A study published last year in Experimental Brain Research appeared to provide some partial scientific support for this idea,» notes BPS, explaining that brain scans of experienced long - distance runners revealed running really does seem to reduce activity in certain key brain areas.

On the other hand, 69 percent of millennials say it's a good thing for parents to encourage young boys to play with toys and pursue activities normally associated with girls, while older generations don't support such a move as much.

The environment of continuing monetary accommodation — necessary to support activity and boost inflation — may lead to a continued search for yield where there is too much money chasing too few yielding assets, pushing investors beyond their traditional habitats.

Tyler Greene, the other partner of Coco Palms Hui, has said the resort will help the island by supporting «healthy and vibrant activity for both the residents and visitors,» according to The Garden Island.

NEW YORK, April 19 (LPC)- The Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) is developing a standard industry framework for Green loans to allow more activity in the U.S., which is lagging the European loan market due to a previous lack of corporate and regulatory support.

«I support efforts to improve the efficacy of the Volcker rule while preserving its underlying goal of prohibiting banking firms from engaging in speculative activities for which federal deposit insurance and other safeguards were never intended.

Talison Lithium supports the community in a variety of ways including financial and in - kind assistance for community programs and projects, tourism, environmental activities, schools and educational programs.

Over the last ten years, it has become clear that exit opportunities for venture - backed portfolio companies correlate strongly with the state of the economy and its ability to support M&A and IPO market activity.

«This year's event is part of the official lineup of activities for Miami Beach Gay Pride, which we wholeheartedly support,» Michael McCullough, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of the Heat Group, wrote in an email.

Crowdfunding may be used in support of a wide variety of activities but most importantly for online investing activities for issuers seeking growth capital.

This includes the splitting of pension income for seniors, (to make amends for breaking its promise on the taxation of family trusts); special tax preferences to support participation of youth in sports activities, arts and cultural activities; tax breaks for people who take public transit; and, tax breaks to help volunteer firemen.

2016.09.20 More than $ 2.5 million to support physical activity programs for kids and youth across Canada RBC, ParticipACTION and the Public Health Agency of Canada announced the 2016 RBC Learn to Play Project grants today,...

For example, we collect information when you enter into an agreement with Startup Grind as a customer, create or modify your profile and account, access and use the Startup Grind Service (including but not limited to when you upload, download, or share information), participate in any interactive features of the Startup Grind Service, submit a contact form, participate in a survey, activity or event, apply for a job, request customer support, or communicate with us via third - party social media sitFor example, we collect information when you enter into an agreement with Startup Grind as a customer, create or modify your profile and account, access and use the Startup Grind Service (including but not limited to when you upload, download, or share information), participate in any interactive features of the Startup Grind Service, submit a contact form, participate in a survey, activity or event, apply for a job, request customer support, or communicate with us via third - party social media sitfor a job, request customer support, or communicate with us via third - party social media sites.

Not only that, they truly believe their actions will create positive change — everything from voicing greater support for environmentally friendly packaging to a greater willingness to exit investment positions because of objectionable corporate activity.8

His opinion seems to be in the theme of the SEC, which limits the activities of the ICO believes will support only projects with real value, good possible solutions and products for current use.

Any business that thinks long - term and follows sound business principles creates value for shareholders and for society through its activities e.g. in terms of jobs for workers, taxes to support public services, and economic activity in general.

First, make sure you have enough money set aside to support you for the rest of your days, and second, make sure you understand 401k withdrawal rules so you can minimize any penalties associated with 401k early withdrawal activity.

These regulations provide a framework for issuing leases, easements and rights - of - way for OCS activities that support production and transmission of energy from sources other than oil and natural gas.

Notable duty assignments included command of a Tank Company at Fort Stewart, GA, Executive Officer of a Corps Support Group in Bamberg, Germany, and Division Chief of the Computer Support Activity for the Army Operations Center at the Pentagon, Washington D.C..

Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly urge the Government to introduce legislation, like Manitoba's and Ontario's, requiring all school boards to develop policies to support students who want to lead and establish gay - straight alliance activities and organizations, using any name that is consistent with the promotion of a positive school environment that is inclusive, welcoming, and respectful for all students regardless of sexuality, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

As of last week, the Market Climate for stocks was mixed - valuations remain unfavorable, technical action was mixed but tenuous, with various indices flirting with widely observed levels of support and resistance (e.g. the 1100 level on the S&P 500), while leading measures of economic activity remain decidedly unfavorable.

As part of its commitment to bringing joy, Target has partnered with the USO, Heidi Murkoff and What to Expect to host baby showers for expectant service members and military spouses, and supports military families through the USO's Family Activity Pack and EmPaCt programs.

University policy should support education for entrepreneurial thinking across the campus, reflecting the wide distribution of entrepreneurial activity across the institution.

The panel appreciated the stance of the government and said it wants to wholeheartedly support the government in move to check use of cryptocurrency for illegitimate activities.

Canada's largest companies are equally engaged in philanthropic activity, providing everything from ongoing funding for medical research, to emergency relief for victims of natural disasters, mentoring programs for indigenous entrepreneurs, and resettlement support for newly arrived refugees.

The jury is still out on whether the inclusion of exotic instruments is necessary or appropriate for perpetual pools of funds supporting charitable activities.

Thus, for instance, the self - conscious freedom of human activity is made possible by the extremely complex order that it is privileged to appropriate, including the conditions which support life on this earth and the complexity of the human body.

The NAACP vote came about two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his support for gay marriage, setting off a flurry of political activity in a number of states.

can only occur where there exists some institutional umbrella that can protect human rights advocates and offer both political and material support for human rights activities: a church...; a press sufficiently independent so that it can report information the government would prefer not be made public and that can offer a forum for some opponents of the government; professional associations, academic and intellectual centers which are financially solvent and not directly controlled by military or government officials.

Difficult to find supporting evidence for this, but given the disproportionately low percent of atheists in prison, and assuming that the distribution of criminal activity amongst those atheists is the same as that amongst religious prisoners, then it is fairly safe to assume that this statement is accurate.

If we suppose that this considerable range of acts not only is supported by neuronal activity but also exercises power over it, then it follows that what in the course of the action is understood, what is articulated, what, it may be, is postulated as a standard for the action, all contribute to the power exercised by the action over its supporting neuronal activity.

As recently as the 1950s the parents of today's middle - class baby boomers had the benefit of welfare supports like the GI Bill, government - protected union activity, and various checks on corporate greed as they provided a stable economic foundation for the family.

This «exception» seems to be the only one that has to be dealt with, if we leave out of account the fact that a thorough - going Vitalism, which after all is a doctrine quite commonly supported in Christian philosophy, would have to require a predicamental activity of God within the natural world and its history for the origin of life, too, and perhaps for certain definite categories of living things, unless of course such Vitalism were to hold that there has been «life» in the physical world from the beginning or that a special ratio seminalis of its own for life could have been created into the material world from the beginning.

In order to anticipate for the reader the line of argument to be followed and so to facilitate progress, it will first be urged that the concept of God's operation as an enduring, active support of cosmic reality, must be elaborated in such a way that this divine operation itself is envisaged as actively enabling finite beings themselves by their own activity to transcend themselves, and this in such a way that if the concept holds good in general, it will also hold good for the «creation of the spiritual soul» (see below, section 3a).

``... any educative activity, related to education for love and carried out by persons outside the family, must be subject to the parents» acceptance of it and must not be seen not as a substitute but as a support for their work.

Their large numbers (approximately two - fifths of the population in 1960), their relatively high levels of religious commitment and political activity, and their conservative opinions on most issues all combined to produce formidable support for the GOP up and down the ticket.

Western nations led by the U.S. favored a united church front to protect a purportedly Christian civilization from the communist threat (think, for example, of the ecumenical activities of John Foster Dulles, secretary of state under Eisenhower), while countries under Soviet control supported the participation of their chiefly Orthodox churches in the ecumenical movement as an Eastern counterpoise.

St Columba's Church also supports a youth project in Lochside which offers a range of summer activities for children from primary school age to young people in high school.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

As a result of the initiative, more than 7,500 lives have been saved from abortion; 33 abortion facilities have closed; crisis pregnancy centres that offer real choices for life and for unborn babies have flourished; previously uninvolved church communities have become active in supporting the pro-life cause; new leaders have emerged in the pro-life movement; and a whole variety of newcomers have got involved in pro-life activities.

For the first time in the history of creation, the life support systems of the Planet Earth are being destroyed by human activities... Throughout history humans have caused locally significant damage to the environment, but never before have human numbers and actions combined to threaten the integrity of the entire planet.

Instead, we report on the situation in the areas where we are and the activities of our teams, and trust God to provide the support we need for the work he wants us to do.