Adding to that, the Philippines has become more appealing for large - scale investors such as car and electronics manufacturers which look to diversify away from Thailand due to the country's political instability and unstable outlook and from China due to increasing wages and
general costs there.
Not exact matches
Additionally,
there is some evidence that people tend to be more cautious with their healthcare spending in
general when they have a high - deductible plan, even for nondeductible
costs, so employers are trying to slow the total spending.
«Some companies recognize that
there's a
general responsibility to mitigate the
cost that you're creating in the community, and other companies don't have that attitude.
Valukas also portrayed a corporate culture in which
there was heavy pressure to keep
costs down, a reluctance to report problems up the chain of command, a skittishness about putting safety concerns on paper, and
general bureaucratic resistance to change.
And yes,
there has been inflation, but it is widely and credibly reported that higher education
costs have risen far more and far faster than the
general rate of inflation.
Not only are
there cost implications, but it can also leave you looking for last - minute childcare and have a big impact on
general family life.
There is also a matching Changing Station / Table available at an extra
cost, where you can change your baby's diaper and clothes in
general conveniently.
With health care in
general,
there are no easy solutions simply due to the
cost.
Furthermore, due to
cost reductions,
there is a
general understaffing of maternity wards, leading to less breastfeeding support, which can be time consuming in the first few days after birth.
The UK has one of the most entrenched bottle feeding cultures in the world, and despite overwhelming evidence that breastfeeding saves lives, improves health and cuts
costs,
there continues to be a
general belief that formula milk is almost as good as breastmilk.
Not just in material wealth, but
there are also significant environmental repercussions, medical
costs, and
general impact on the surrounding communities.
She noted
there has been bipartisan opposition from New York City and Nassau elections officials to moving the
general election to December, which would
cost an estimated $ 1 million and attract 100,000 fewer voters for the race than if it was on the November ballot.
First of all, with a shelf life averaging just over 2 years,
there is a
cost to the taxpayer in terms of the frequency of
general elections.
There's a reason that the information in college
costs thousands while the information the
general public has is just a $ 20 book in their favorite book store.....
The event, which
costs $ 40 for the
general public, is sold out, but
there is a waitlist for those still interested in attending.
We know
there's sometimes a lack of trust for value - added measures in
general, so the idea of making them such a high - leverage personnel decision could come with some greater
costs to the profession.
Chris Keates,
general secretary of the NASUWT, said: «
There are also serious questions about the fees agencies are charging schools and whether these represent the true
cost of supplying temporary staff.
That suggests to me... that while
there is a
cost with school transitions in
general, the middle school transition is particularly tough.»
So, while
there are
general categories of eLearning
costs that should be obvious considerations in development, it's also important to consider what lies beneath.
While these approaches could lead to large
cost savings, and
there are some approaches that would only affect teachers with many more years left in the profession, as a
general rule I would caution states against cutting benefits.
There's a
general recognition that this has to be done, if only because the consequences of not doing so would
cost the state even more.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra pressed for
cost - cutting measures in China months ago, allowing the automaker to continue to generate healthy profits
there despite the market slowdown, reports Automotive News here:
You might have noticed that eBooks tend to
cost less than paperback books —
there's a
general consumer expectation that they should be a bit cheaper.
The
costs are massive; housing must be paid for, books and tuition
costs still apply, and then
there are
general costs like food and transportation.
There was Circuit City, the old
General Motors (MTLQQ) and Lehman Brothers, just to name a few that ended up being worth no more than the
cost of the paper their stock certificates were printed on.
There is a
general (and correct) perception that stocks generate higher long term returns than bonds at a
cost of higher volatility.
If this describes you,
there's no shame in admitting it: Millions of American parents struggle to save anything for college once they've earmarked funds for retirement, emergency savings, and the
general costs of living life.
There's no hard and fast rule, but in
general, it makes sense to keep
costs below a half a percent to minimize
cost drag on a portfolio.
«I think you will find that
there's a whole lot of controversy in
general in veterinary medicine about the
cost of veterinary care,» she said.
You may be able to afford the
costs of a dogs
general upkeep but if
there is a serious illness or accident you could be looking at bills of thousands of pounds.
There are two main
cost areas when owning a pet: the initial
cost (adoption
costs, vaccinations, training, etc.) and then
general costs over your pet's lifetime (food, toys, routine vet visits, etc.) Combining both of these
costs together will give you a rough estimate of the lifetime
cost of your pet.
There is
general agreement that these products are safe, so overdosage is not likely to cause medical problems although it might cause some financial discomfort due to the
cost of these products.
Summer travel tends to
cost more in
general, and because it's a holiday
there are more people traveling.
While
there is no denying that Phuket is one of the more expensive destinations in Thailand, this section presents some of the best ways to enjoy your stay without breaking the bank, including a wide selection of budget - friendly places to stay, great local restaurants, fun tours and attractions and even some
general money - saving tips to help you keep the
costs down.
You can see on
there that this award ticket should
cost a
general MileagePlus member under $ 6, but because of that close - in fee, it bumps it to half of the out - of - pocket fare price!
There's often a
general lack of race craft and personality evident, and an over-aggressive response to car - v - car situations seems the result of clumsy number crunching rather than a more excusable virtual win - at - all -
costs passion.
(Where
there is an admission fee, the
cost for the
general public appears first, followed by the
cost for students and seniors.)
The
general conclusion of the comparison is that while the most
cost effective solution is dependent upon a number of factors,
there is a large market segment where lithium - ion has a lower
cost of ownership when compared to lead acid.
There are two
general categories of PV systems
costs: capital
costs and operation and management (O&M)
costs.
«Despite comporting with both federal guidelines and state law, these controls weren't good enough for the EPA... Whatever its rationale, [on August 5th] the EPA imposed Regional Haze retrofits at San Juan that would
cost New Mexico ratepayers $ 370 million — a nearly tenfold increase over those approved by New Mexico officials... Based on peer - reviewed research,
there is a 35 percent chance that the visibility «benefit» of the EPA's preferred controls could be perceptible by the
general population on the seventh - worst visibility day of the year at Mesa Verde, the national park closest to the San Juan Generating Station... In other words, most people won't even notice the difference wrought by the EPA's ultra-expensive controls.»
A core irrationality of environmentalists is that
there is some nonpolluting energy source that can replace petroleum and coal, at no great
cost to the
general standard of living.
I guess
there's a need to educate the
general public on both the
cost of natural gas transport as well as the potential resources.
There was ample material to justify a departure from the
general rule having regard to the judge's well - founded criticisms of the respondent but not to the extent of requiring it to pay the applicant's
costs, including the
costs of preparation of the application.
It can not be ruled out that, even where
there is no such impossibility, the transfer of water may be regarded as satisfying the conditions mentioned in the preceding paragraph and, in particular, (i) the condition that it serves a
general interest and / or the benefits to the environment and society linked to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 4 (1) of that directive are outweighed by the benefits to human health, to the maintenance of human safety or to sustainable development resulting from the transfer of water and (ii) the condition that the beneficial objectives pursued by that transfer can not, for reasons of technical feasibility or disproportionate
cost, be achieved by other means which would be a significantly better environmental option.
There was general sense, if CFAs were to be a substantial means of financing civil litigation, that they should not be overcomplicated, that costs should be agreed wherever possible, and that, if there were to be contested costs proceedings, the means whereby the winning solicitor had financed litigation which he had lost should extend to the costs proceedings at the same rate as the proceedings themselves, if that was what had been agreed with the cl
There was
general sense, if CFAs were to be a substantial means of financing civil litigation, that they should not be overcomplicated, that
costs should be agreed wherever possible, and that, if
there were to be contested costs proceedings, the means whereby the winning solicitor had financed litigation which he had lost should extend to the costs proceedings at the same rate as the proceedings themselves, if that was what had been agreed with the cl
there were to be contested
costs proceedings, the means whereby the winning solicitor had financed litigation which he had lost should extend to the
costs proceedings at the same rate as the proceedings themselves, if that was what had been agreed with the client.
And
there are many other parts of lawyers» work that can be more competently and
cost - efficiently done by specialized legal research support services than
general practitioners can do it.
Having often obtained an orthopaedic report to rule out
there being an organic explanation for the pain, the claims handler then has to second guess whether to instruct a rheumatologist (best suited to fibromyalgia and CRPS claims), a psychiatrist (more appropriate to the psycho - social conditions) or a pain specialist (
general able to comment across the piste but sometimes felt to focus too heavily on treatment, at the
cost of causation for example).
Businesses usually choose to utilize outside
general counsel because it is a
cost - effective option for legal representation, but
there are other business advantages.
However, it ruled that the Courts have no
general role in regulating litigation funding agreements and that
there was no automatic requirement for the funded party to provide security for
costs.
In the January issue of American Lawyer,
there is a terrific article by Mark Roellig,
General Counsel at Massachusetts Life Insurance Company, addressing the issue of firms failing to mine their data on
cost of handling certain kinds of legal work.