Sentences with phrase «hard by lower prices»

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Even in the face of these exclusionary agreements that have unreasonably restrained competition, some companies, such as TreeHouse, have fought hard to win market share away from Green Mountain on the merits by offering innovative, quality products at substantially lower prices.

It says the economy, hit hard by low oil prices, will benefit from the growth of an entertainment industry.

Such an outlook is the consequence of a slowdown in emerging markets due to low commodity prices and the dubious maneuvers made by China that hit European markets hard late in the summer.

To a large extent, this had to be done the hard way: price expectations are largely «backwards looking», so can be changed only by the economy operating below capacity, with the reduction in inflation that this causes feeding through (with a lag) to lower price expectations.

-- the current price at 12,35 EUR is ~ 1/3 lower than the expired take - over offer from Deutsche Annington 6 weeks ago — although the share will be delisted by the end of the year, I do believe that a squeeze - out under Luxembourg law is very likely within the next 12 - 18 months close to the initial offer price (~ 50 % upside from current price)-- the downside is that following November, the stock will be unlisted and hard to sell and that for some reason the Acquirer Deutsche Annington will not squeeze out the remaining minorities

Nicaragua was especially hard hit by declining prices for its exports and the U.S. - imposed low - intensity war.

It would be a boost for those who are being hit hardest by the squeeze from rising prices and rising taxes, including pensioners and those on low or fixed incomes.

«The people of California work hard and play by the rules but they're getting squeezed by higher prices and lower earnings — and now Congressman Shithead just said no to a commonsense way to put more money in their pockets: raise the minimum wage.»

That is, if your competition has a profit margin of 30 % and you've only got 10 %, it's going to be very hard for you to compete: If your competition wants you out of the market, they could just lower their price by 20 %, giving them a profit margin of 10 % (still profitable) and making yours -10 % and driving you to bankruptcy.

$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.

Exact numbers are hard to come by, but with a price tag so low, there's nothing to lose by trying it out.

With regard to his comment that the lower prices will make it harder for «unknowns» to price their titles low enough to be discovered by the average reader, wrong again.

They cheapen the price of ebooks with their low - cost titles («books» would be too generous a word to use here, according to some sources), driving the genuine, educated, hard - working authors who have been vetted by the mainstream publishing industry into obscurity.

By shifting the way we deliver hard - bound textbooks, we're providing another important option to access McGraw - Hill's high - quality content and curriculum at a lower price.»

Amazon has been trying hard to unload last year's 8.9 ″ Kindle Fire HD by running numerous sales over the past several months, and now they've got the price lower than ever, but for today only.

Authors and publishers who want to strengthen the life (or slow the death) of hard - copy publishing would be encouraged to see ebook bundling as something that could prop up that format, and reminded that, for the ebook bundling to work, the price would have to be low enough to be considered «nominal» by some significant swath of customers.

Now Amazon is challenging the Big Boxes — by offering a larger selection, lower prices, and amenities; different amenities (it being hard to serve hot coffee over the Internet, and Internet browsers already have a comfortable chair) but the formula is the same.

There is, of course, plenty of opportunity to read into this as more than a marketing push, paving the way for the WiFi - only nook we've been hearing about or a jump to a lower price point in general, but without anything to set schedules by, it's a bit hard to assess.

Retailers have known this for years, sometimes the hard way (JCPenney tried to stop giving out coupons a couple of years ago by lowering all its prices but the effort notoriously backfired, resulting in earnings losses and a kicked - out CEO).

Shear Elegance Pet Grooming Shear Elegance would like to help out in these hard economic times by offering very low prices to groom your pet.

Decent accommodation for a low price are hard to come by in the Philippines.

It's a pretty solid tactic by ASUS: keep the initial price point of the laptop low by not including a hard drive, and let the consumer choose which drive they'd like to install in the future.

Baseload plants such as coal and nuclear are hit particularly hard by reduced wholesale electricity prices as they have low fuel costs and so don't save much money by shutting down or reducing output on sunny days.

When you work hard to keep your driving record clean, you can be rewarded by the providers of Mount Pleasant automobile insurance as they place you in lower price brackets than other clients who remain a higher liability.

If you find an approved Texas traffic school online serving your location with a price that is lower than ours within 30 days of purchasing our course, simply send us a hard copy by mail of the advertised price and we will refund the difference.

By now, it might be trite to say that premium smartphone features keep trickling down to lower price tiers, but they really are, and it's companies like Xiaomi that are pushing that trend hardest and fastest.

The low cost and good battery life are offset by a poor camera and slow UI, but at the price it's hard to complain.

Lower crop prices, floods and a ruthless winter in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario failed to significantly impact the value of agricultural land, though sellers in the areas hardest hit by the harsh winter reported seeing fewer transactions and an increase in the number of days on the market, the report says.

Keep in mind these notes are unsecured so they're not collateralized by hard property but with such a low investment price point you can really spread out your risk.

Although hard money lenders typically offer significantly lower loan - to - value (LTV) rates, ranging from 60 to 75 %, this is countered by the fact that they will use those LTV rates on the ARV rather than the as - is value or the purchase price, when the borrower is buying a distressed property and presents plans to rehabilitate the property and increase its value, if they plan to resell, or its income stream, if it's a rental property.

We work hard to gain their loyalty and trust by providing the best loan products and process, at a low price.