Sentences with phrase «given recent increases»

And there's no reason to beleive that, given the recent increases in UK energy bills, there are fewer households in fuel poverty today than in 2009.

Redemption costs are also surprisingly low given recent increases by American AAdvantage and British Airways Executive Club, Cathay's two main partners in the oneworld alliance.

I'd argue that tracking organic content at a page level, rather than an individual keyword level, makes a lot more sense given the recent increases in keyword ranking volatility.

Given the recent increase in Bitcoin mining difficultly I've included subreddits for lesser known crypto currencies as well.

Given the recent increase in the value of investment real estate, and with the new five year wait between the acquisition of property converted to a residence and its sale, many taxpayers are faced with gains far in excess of amounts that may be excluded under Section 121.

Given the recent increased demand for CP loans, Flagstar Bank recently re-introduced its One - Close Construction program, which incorporates a construction period of six, nine or 12 months, followed by a fully amortized loan term with a single closing.

Given the recent increase in queries over the classification of fin whales, the following summary is intended to provide the interested reader with some factual background.

Given the recent increase in the transaction fee of Ether, Bittrex has disabled Ether deposits onto its trading platform temporarily.

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INTERNET users in regional and outer metropolitan areas will be given greater access to ADSL broadband after recent tests by Telstra showed that transmission limits can be increased.

Looking ahead, Buffalo Wild Wings projected per - share earnings for 2016 of $ 5.65 to $ 5.85 given recent sales trends and an increasing outlook for the cost of traditional chicken wings.

Given CEO Tim Cook's recent statements about the company's cash pile, investors are hopeful that a bigger increase is on the way.

Mexico saw a 9 % increase in tourist visits in 2016, but the upticks of violence in Quintana Roo and Baja California Roo have given Mexican businesses and officials an unpleasant reminder of what in recent years has befallen Acapulco, a once vibrant tourist hub in Guerrero state.

A recent study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that people who were asked to think about the past were willing to pay more for products than those who were asked to think about new or future memories; another experiment showed an increased willingness to give more money to others after recalling a nostalgic event.

Given the recent drop in correlation between flipping and price change, as well a steady increase in improvements in flipping hot spots like Las Vegas, there's not much reason to flip out over the recent uptick in house flipping.

During a recent livestream Dorsey expressed a desire to allow more Twitter users to achieve the blue checkmark giving to verified profile, as part of a goal to increase openness through the firm's health metrics proposal.

Given recent economic developments (which suggest there will be no surplus this year) and global uncertainties, together with a commitment by all three major political parties to balanced budgets and no tax increases (other than the NDP), it would be fiscally imprudent for any political party to make new major election «promises» in the coming months without indicating how they would be financed.

The extent of Amazon's responsibility is debatable, given that other cities with large, younger workforces have seen dramatic rent and cost - of - living increases in recent years, including Washington D.C..

The recent expansion of plans of TSO for increasing its outlets also gives confidence that the growth story of the company is likely to be continued.

Given the recent financial turmoil, there is increased availability of these unfunded secondary opportunities and few firms focus on such purchases.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

For the players, among the key issues is the NHL's request for wage rollbacks of around 19 per cent, something many players are resistant to, especially given the large increases in NHL revenue in recent years — up 50 per cent to $ 3.3 billion, in the years since the last lockout.

Among them is whether harder times for the rich will ultimately benefit the middle class and the poor, given that the huge recent increase in top incomes coincided with slow income growth for almost every other group.

Comex positioning has since given back about 81 % from the highs, mainly driven by a strong increase in gross short positions, which have been reaching record highs in recent weeks.

The analyst pointed out that the recent increase of quarterly dividend to $ 0.30 from $ 0.20 suggests management to continue to build on the company's capital return efforts given strong cash position and FCF profile.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

The improvement in pricing seen in recent months, however, gives us increased confidence that the New Year will bring better times for the group.

The Abe administration still intends to increase the consumption tax in 2019; spring wage negotiations are underway; and given recent yen strength, it would be difficult for the BOJ to justify an abrupt change in policy as financial conditions tighten.

In a recent book, the distinguished American political scientist Robert A. Dahl offers an optimistic vision in which «an increasing awareness that the dominant culture of competitive consumerism does not lead to greater happiness gives way to a culture of citizenship that strongly encourages movement toward greater political equality among American citizens.»

CNN: My Take: More doubts about God doesn't mean religion is weakening Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of «The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation,» gives his take on a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, which shows a sharp increase in the number of millenials who doubt the existence of God.

However, a recent survey of 100 customers gave Northern Star confidence that it will weather the increased competition in the grocery space.

The 23 - year - old moved from Sampdoria last summer but there had been increasing speculation over his future after a recent interview given in Slovak.

Among the reasons given for the falling rates: teens waiting longer to have intercourse, increased use of contraception and, the report posits, the recession likely played some role in holding down recent teen birth rates as it did among all other women under 40.

Natural childbirth experts say they have seen a modest increase in interest in natural childbirth following a recent film by actress Ricki Lake, who gave birth at home with the help of a midwife.

Research by Wansink and Kim19 showed that people consume more food when they are given larger portions and greater variety, so it is likely that consumption of nutrient - dense foods increased along with the increase in the amounts of foods served.20 Recent studies assessing the effect of the new school meal regulations on consumption and food waste have shown increases in fruit, entrée, and vegetable consumption10, 11; increases in consumption of fiber and reduction in nutrients of concern12; and no increase in total food waste.10, 11

The report, which reviewed the 340,000 names Bounty's members gave to their babies in recent months, found that as well as more common place character names increasing in popularity, there's been a sharp rise in unique names featured on shows this year.

The finding that mother - infant co-sleeping on separate surfaces confers reduced risk of SIDS but some forms of same surface co-sleeping increase risk (under certain circumstances, see below), has given rise to recent public health campaigns against any and all bedsharing in the United States.29 However, when examined in detail, epidemiological studies reveal inconsistent findings as to whether or not, to what degree, or under what circumstances bedsharing represents a consistent risk factor for SIDS and / or SUID.

One recent example is Hazel — which undoubtedly would not have increased as much as it has if first Julia Roberts hadn't named her daughter that, and then John Green hadn't named the main character in «The Fault in Our Stars» Hazel — a highly unusual name for a teenage girl when the book was published, but one that educated avant - garde writers like Green (prep school grad, Kenyon College English major, married to an art museum director) were giving to their own baby daughters.

His remarks, given at the Radisson Hotel outside of Albany, ratcheted up the rhetoric against Cuomo, who has emphasized issues in recent months friendly to the liberal base of the Democratic Party, including a minimum wage increase to $ 15.

Previous analyses have, moreover, suggested that, especially given the increased competition on the Left from Sinn Fein, other smaller left of centre parties and left - leaning independents, that it will be a struggle for Labour to win seats in most, if not all, constituencies if the party's national support levels fall below the ten percent level, as has been shown in similar analyses of recent Sunday Independent - Millward Brown and Irish Times - Ipsos MRBI polls.

The Macron and El - Khomri laws from the present government, that he inspired, give an idea of his future policies, as do his recent pronouncements in favour of reducing the current wealth taxes without committing to an increase in inheritance taxes.

«All the main parties have given increasing recognition in recent years to the importance of investing in childcare - both the quantity of hours that allows parents to access work, and the quality of care that helps child development.»

«Given the recent unconscionable price increases of EpiPens by Mylan Pharmaceutical, we must look to more affordable alternatives for families dealing with allergies,» Hannon said in a statement.

Whilst the number of people giving # 50,000 donations has increased over the last three years, The Times also notes a recent pledge of # 1 million from Stanley Fink and the fact that the amount of money channelled into the party through Lord Ashcroft's company, Bearwood, has also increased during the that time:

The open question is how long and how hard the Lib Dem leadership will fight for their preferred option of STV, and whether their massive increase in recent support will give them sufficient leverage to make that a realistic possibility.

Last year, when the MTA approved its capital plan, it asked the city to increase its contribution levels from the roughly $ 100 million a year it's given in the recent past to $ 657 million over five years.

Cuomo's budget - which de Blasio gave mixed reviews during recent Albany testimony - ties a $ 1.1 billion increase in education spending to a number of reforms opposed by teachers unions and their allies.

«There is no specific threat, but given recent national and international events, the State Police are increasing security out of an abundance of caution,» State Police spokesman Beau Duffy said in a statement, adding that the increased presence would be in place at «critical state infrastructure.»

Meanwhile, recent human studies indicate that aging is associated with an increase in somatic mutations in the hematopoietic system, which gives rise to blood cells; these mutations provide a competitive growth advantage to the mutant hematopoietic cells, allowing for their clonal expansion — a process that has been shown to be associated with a greater incidence of atherosclerosis, though specifically how remains unclear.

While many recent studies have documented that agricultural producers must significantly increase yields in order to meet the food, feed, and fuel demands of a growing population, few have given practical solutions on how to do this.

The technology for jamming is readily available, resulting in many cases of intentional jamming in recent years, and the attention given to this problem has increased.»