Sentences with phrase «general increase of»

Precipitation observations over land show the expected general increase of precipitation poleward of the subtropics and decrease at lower latitudes [1], [26].

Stellaris: Leviathans and Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory have both contributed to an increased monthly activity in their respective games while the active dialogue between our development teams and the community has contributed to a general increase of engagement for Paradox in all of our channels.

Shutdown or substantial slowdown of the AMOC, besides possibly contributing to extreme end - Eemian events, will cause a more general increase of severe weather.

Where there has been progress, as in infant survival, this has resulted from targeted programs more than from the general increase of wealth.

But why is it we do not see general increases of heart disease in line with cholesterol levels.

Not exact matches

But the general level of prices can rise due to inflation, leading to an increase in nominal GDP even if the volume of goods and services produced is unchanged.

Sure, there's the rare self - motivated individual who prefers fitness videos over all else and works out every morning, but for the general public, having someone to yell in your face when you don't want to do another set of burpees is going to increase the likelihood of success.

The Seattle - based company plans to increase its Vancouver workforce five-fold to 5,000 by 2022 — mostly high - tech positions, said Jesse Dougherty, Amazon's general manager of web services.

Analysts are already wondering if the increased regulation may outweigh the benefits of increased deal flow through general solicitation.

That's an increase of 75 % over the previous May, which, as the report points out, means smartphone map usage is outpacing general smartphone adoption, which went up 57 % in the same period.

A 2010 study from Carnegie Mellon found that, when people engaged on Facebook — posting, messaging, Liking, etc. — their feelings of general social capital increased, while loneliness decreased.

«Because we are in the hospitality and recreation business, which is largely dependent on discretionary spending,» the company's latest financial report explains, «we believe that the weak housing market, increases in unemployment, decreases in air flights to Las Vegas, decreases in the value of stock and other investments, and the general tightening of spending on business travel have all affected visitations to Las Vegas and the spending budget of our customers.»

In general, critics seem to say that the downpayment requirement would restrict lending without doing much to increase the safety of the financial system.

Here's what we do know about the state of Afghan security forces: A September report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction indicated that ANDSF is nowhere near its 352,000 target personnel level: Afghan National Army force strength, in particular, fell from 185,817 in September 2013 to 168,327 in November 2016, thanks to increasing attrition rates and fluctuating readiness.

Increasing speed of data analysis will lead to general improvements in business performance in 2016, according to research firm Forrester.

In a Gallup poll during the 2016 general election, 51 % of Americans said the president should release all relevant medical information, an increase from 2004 when 38 % held that view.

That's only a three percent increase from last year, and more or less in line with general inflation (two percent) and the average increase of workers wages (2.3 percent).

RBC says that increasing Android sales — and lower Apple - related revenues — are better for margins, while cutting corporate general and administrative expenses from 10 % of North American sales to about 8 % would save the business about $ 840 million.

Over time, an increasing number of employers are going to see the value of online courses over traditional, more general, degrees.

Implement the ones that make sense, improve productivity, increase sales or add to a general sense of well - being in the work environment.

Along with Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, Lilly is one of the three big insulin makers under investigation by state attorneys general for price increases that the investigators believe are suspiciously similar in size and timing.

RICHMOND, Va., April 20, 2018 / PRNewswire / — The board of directors of Dominion Energy Midstream GP, LLC, the general partner of Dominion Energy Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: DM), has declared a first - quarter 2018 cash distribution of $ 0.3340 per common and subordinated unit — an increase of 5 percent above the fourth - quarter 2017 distribution — which corresponds to an annualized distribution rate of about $ 1.34 per such unit.

Another way Tesla has helped Proterra is with the increased general awareness of electric vehicles.

Consider these steps to increase your chances of being reconsidered, improve your potential for obtaining financing in the future and in general relieve the stress of securing funding:

The most recent to change in course was the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which on April 7 added an $ 18 general admission and aims to increase revenue by 17 percent this year, Matthew Gutwein, the museum board's vice chair said last week.

The commonplace argument that increases in the volume of immigration, by themselves, lower wages and take jobs from Americans - an argument which Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to defend ending DACA - has neither empirical nor theoretical support in economics.

«Upgrading systems to take advantage of technological progress is important and can increase efficiency,» the analysts wrote in general advice to any company looking at blockchain.

While general wine consumption has remained stable in absolute terms, consumption of rosé has increased 20 percent since 2002, with the U.S. and France accounting for nearly half of worldwide demand, according to Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence (CIVP).

In general, the number of companies participating in share repurchases has increased since the U.S. recession.

And a study of Japanese bank workers from 2012 found that bad weather increased workers» productivity (in general, they were more efficient at completing assigned tasks in a loan - application).

But Rob Goldiez, general manager of Scott Fetzer, said the company saw a 20 percent increase in productivity after the robots were deployed, which has helped Fetzer put more people to work.

It's true that the total rate of business ownership increased by a scant two tenths of a percent to 6 percent of the general population in 2014, equivalent to about 11 million businesses.

We are underrepresented in share, but in general, I believe there's a number of services that are just not there that will increase productivity in Canadian companies.

The multibillion - dollar industry, where players draft fantasy teams for sports including football, basketball and baseball, has drawn increased scrutiny since last year with the attorneys general of several U.S. states, including New York, Illinois and Nevada, questioning the legality of the games.

The growing, multibillion - dollar fantasy sports industry dominated by DraftKings and FanDuel has drawn increased attention from state regulators over the past year, with the attorneys general of New York, Illinois and Nevada challenging their legality.

Thus, it's no surprise that in the past 20 years, the number of dads who stay home with children has dramatically increased and men in general are spending significantly more time parenting their children.

«Without rapid cuts in CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, we will be heading for dangerous temperature increases by the end of this century, well above the target set by the Paris climate change agreement,» Petteri Taalas, the WMO's secretary - general, said in a statement.

The multibillion - dollar fantasy sports industry has drawn increased scrutiny since last year, with the attorneys general of several U.S. states including New York, Illinois and Nevada questioning the legality of the games.

Of course, to give credit where it's also due, it doesn't hurt to have general manager Theo the Brainiac extending a string of increasing wins per season (61, 66, 73 and 100 and counting) for five straight yearOf course, to give credit where it's also due, it doesn't hurt to have general manager Theo the Brainiac extending a string of increasing wins per season (61, 66, 73 and 100 and counting) for five straight yearof increasing wins per season (61, 66, 73 and 100 and counting) for five straight years.

Last month the Canadian high - tech lobby group Information and Communication Technology Council along with Music Canada jointly made the case for increased government support of arts education, especially music, on the basis that music students «performed better in general intelligence skills such as literacy, verbal memory, mathematics and IQ,» are more creative and have better social skills.

As the MBA - toting population has increased in general, a growing share of corporate board members and CEOs have the degree on their resumes.

«With increased movement comes increased blood flow, which leads to better cognition and the ability to think,» says Brian Shapland, general manager at Turnstone, a division of Steelcase furniture.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses increased as a result of the inclusion of advertising fund expenditures

She didn't fare much better when Kimmel inquired about the $ 66 jade egg — literally an egg - shaped piece of stone that Goop says women should put in their vaginas to «increases chi, orgasms, vaginal muscle tone, hormonal balance, and feminine energy in general.»

To be fair, medical inflation is higher than general inflation, and biopharma companies have the unenviable task of explaining that a gross list price increase isn't the same thing as the net they'll take away from that increase after haggling with insurers and pharmacy benefits managers.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

That bid ultimately failed, although it did force General Dynamics to amend its offer to acquire all outstanding shares of CSRA for $ 41.25 per share in cash, an increase from the original $ 40.75 per share offer.

As talk about the economy has largely focused on tax cuts, the U.S. budget deficit and the potential for trade tariffs, one of the biggest things investors and the general public seem to be missing is the increased spending soon to be pumped into the U.S. economy by the government.

The dividend yield of General Electric (NYSE: GE) increased two times due to dropping stock price.

The changes to the General Preferential Tariff system and the associated 350 million dollar per year tariff increase more than undoes the benefits of the reductions on baby clothes and sporting equipment.