Sentences with phrase «high time for action»

It is becoming high time for action but it is hard to identify what that action should be.

It is high time for action... As English voters go to the polls next year, the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, woe betide those politicians who seek to deny them a fair say in our democracy.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Affirmative action opened the door to higher education for the pan-Asian community in the aftermath of the Chinese Exclusion Act — which was in force from 1882 to 1943 — and Japanese American internment during World War II, at a time when systemic racism barred our grandparents and parents from accessing a better life for themselves.

Trading volume for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies may be down from its all - time highs, but the action for big - money, over-the-counter traders is starting to pick up.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

The sad thing is, this knowledge has been in me for a long time, and I have let it slip away to the more trivial (ie lower timeframes for day trading) You have truly re opened my eyes to focusing on the higher time frames and focusing on your price action strategies.

I've noted before that day - to - day returns can't be controlled, so a «good day» for me is one where I take actions that I believe will produce good results over time (such as buying high ranked candidates on short - term weakness, selling lower ranked holding on short - term strength, and aligning our exposure to market fluctuations with the prevailing Market Climate).

So far, «most of the high - profile cases involve state or local actions that would not be covered by the federal protections,» said John Inazu, a professor at Washington University School of Law who has written several times about such cases for CT..

If enacted, the maximum penalty for a secondary boycott would be nearly 800 times higher than the maximum penalty for unprotected industrial action.

If schedule 6 of this bill were to become law, the maximum penalty for a secondary boycott would be nearly 800 times higher than the maximum penalty for unprotected industrial action.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Walcott has been back in full training for quite some time now, but making the transition from plain training into playing a high - voltage game can be significantly different, and it is primarily due to that reason why Walcott might not see enough action in Arsenal colours for the next couple of weeks at least.

Silas flips through the diagrams that run on for several pages detailing how the Cavaliers try to score: early offense, secondary offense, post-ups, corner, high posts, Hawk cuts, UCLA cuts, zippers, catch and shoot, loop action and spread, Princeton, dribble hand - off, step ups, horns, middle pick - and - roll, side pick - and - roll, side out of bounds, deep corner out of bounds, baseline out of bounds, ATOs, and crunch time plays.

What I do know is that both of my children, one whom never experienced the CIO method, and one who may will be in align with the rest of my family as adults based on our all around parental methods and regardless of whether one CIO or not: Educated at the graduate degree level or higher, married with NO divorces, able to afford to maintain themselves and family with no outside financial help, respectful, grateful to our parents, loving, kind, compassionate, often volunteering and donating our time to numerous charities, RESPONSIBLE and ACCOUNTABLE for all of our actions, independent, close to each other and our friends and most importantly HAPPY!

These first time mamas that are straight up naturals have been the norm and while it makes for a higher speeding ticket chance for me and some sad feels because I walk in right after the action, everyone is happy and...

Political campaigns and advocacy groups typically recruit people through a relatively low - commitment action (signing a petition, for instance) and move them up the ladder to higher levels of involvement by offering them opportunities to donate time, money and energy in greater and greater amounts.

It is high time for the Governor and members of the legislature to admit they made a mistake and take corrective legal action.»

Political action committees have donated to Assemblyman David Weprin's (D - Little Neck) campaign at a rate nearly 50 times as high as his Republican rival, Bob Turner, in the race for the 9th Congressional District seat, Federal Election Commission records showed.

Cuomo's national strategy also explains other high - profile actions, including his belated embrace of a «women's agenda,» his refusal to permit «fracking» for natural gas even after repeatedly promising to do so, his anti-gun Safe Act, his embrace of the teachers unions he had once sharply criticized, and his recent high - profile crackdown on Korean - owned nail salons in the city that, according to a deeply flawed report in the New York Times, were exploiting their immigrant workers, said the source.

One high - profile Conservative who had so far remained quiet decided it was time for action.

When the team inserted the new analogues into a living cell and used high - definition, single fluorescent - molecule imaging, they were finally able to directly document the actions of specific gangliosides in a living cell for the first time.

«We make bad decisions all the time,» says Sabine Marx, associate director at the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University, thanks to incomplete information or other barriers to action, like high up - front costs for things like insulation.

The action is a horrible muddle of skating, blood, fighting and stupid bike stunts all crammed within this tiny arena, at the same time you have other players skating down from higher levels or platforms for no apparent reason other than to look cool in the film.

«Furious 7» (2015) Box Office Take: $ 1,154 billion * (and climbing, still on release) 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 6 (may go higher) Vin Diesel and Paul Walker driving that billionaire's Lykan out of one Abu Dhabi skyscraper, 100 floors up, and into another for the second time, might be the platonic ideal of the «Fast & Furious» action scene — it is ludicrous, it defies both probability and physics, it involves insanely expensive kit and it happens more than once.

''... impressive is the chemistry of the two leads... their interactions are funny, gutsy, and keep the momentum of the film going, even when it's time for a breather from the high - falutin» action pieces.»

Now after 13 long years away see's director «Robert Zemeckis» return to the physical world for his first live - action film since 2000's Cast Away, so as you can imagine excitement and expectations are at an all time high.

Run All Night reunites Liam Neeson with his Unknown and Non-Stop director Jaume Collet - Serra for another high - concept action film - this time set in the urban jungle of NYC, during one incredibly long chase, over one incredibly violent night.

While all of the other movies were trying to cram tons of high - energy action sequences and cool one - liners into just 30 seconds, the first trailer for Matthew Vaughn's X-Men prequel takes its time establishing a tone and a time period, putting drama and characters above flashy visual effects.

I have strong mixed feelings about Happy Feet, enjoying it for the way it is presented, and even liking its attitude from time to time, but the annoyance factor is certainly high if you aren't impressed by scene after scene of cloyingly precious penguin action.

It's high time we saw Samus in action again, and the NX is the perfect fresh start for her.

Back in the 1990s, when the production volume of Disney - branded live - action films was at an all - time high, the company thrice turned to old cartoons as inspirations for feature - length comedies.

Between his recent foray into the realm of action in (the underrated) Nerve and his upcoming performance as Greg Sestero in his brother's upcoming Tommy Wiseau - focused film, The Disaster Artist, he may simply have a hard time turning off his knack for high drama and going back to comedy.

Blu - ray and Digital Bonus Materials Include: «Flopsy Turvy» Mini Movie Shake Your Cotton - Tail Dance Along Mischief In The Making DVD Bonus Materials Include: Shake Your Cotton - Tail Dance Along Mischief In The Making 4K Ultra HD Includes: Feature film presented with high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos sound Also includes the film and special features on the included high - def Blu - ray PETER RABBIT ™ has a run time of approximately 95 minutes and is rated PG for some rude humor and action.

Transformers: War for Cybertron takes players to the final moments of the grand civil war that will determine the survival of the entire Transformers race. Fans will be able to explore the Transformers war - ravaged home planet in full 3D environments for the first time, armed with a diverse arsenal of high - tech weaponry and the ability to convert instantly from robot to vehicle form at any time as they engage in heart - pounding battles on land and in the air in this gripping, third - person action shooter. Complete with several multiplayer modes,  Transformers: War for Cybertron allows gamers to play through story missions with their friends in drop in / drop out online co-op, and also create their own Transformers character for competitive head - to - head multiplayer modes, choosing among four distinct character classes, personalizing their characterâ $ ™ s look and selecting from a huge variety of weapons, skills and abilities. Additionally, the game introduces Escalation, a four - player online co-op mode that allows gamers to fight together as their favorite Autobots or Decepticons against increasing waves of enemies utilizing strong teamwork to survive.

Think: the floundering security agent turned away from working in the highest office, only to be trapped there in a time of crisis; the plucky child barely talking to her father, soon needing his help to survive; the weary government agent approaching his last week of service, certain to have a memorable swansong; the overworked employee forced to deal with distress on her day off; the leader lambasted for being an academic, then swiftly becoming an action hero.

Includes the Fully Restored Original Bond Film DR. NO and FIVE More Action - Packed, Must - Own 007 Titles Available For The First Time Ever in High Definition

The game, created by High Moon Studios doesn't take itself too seriously and if you go along with the flow, Deadpool is actually a fun game, albeit a bit stupid at times (defecating, sex dolls) and for a third person action game, the mechanics actually work well from great melee to some amusing weaponry.

Despite his intimidating physique — dude's 6» 4» — Conan O'Brien's late - night career doesn't leave much time for his obvious second calling, the world of high - profile action movie stunts.

The Commuter is not on the high level of Hitchcock's best, but for a good portion of its running time it makes a game try until falling prey to all the usual action tropes in this type of programmer.

There was ample reason at that time for Johnson and Moynihan to hope for public action, because a powerful tide of American liberalism was then cresting at an unprecedentedly high level.

Given that summer and grade - level transition times are high - risk periods for youth experimentation with alcohol, users will want to access CAMY's in - depth reports as well as fact sheets and suggestions on how to take action.

Led by a student «chairman'the team at St Andrews C.E High School for Boys in Worthing have been a shining light in Global Action Plan's sustainability programmes in recent times; as finalists and repeat participants in the Sky Rainforest Rescue Schools Challenge and equally impressive water savers in the Aqua Innovation schools programme.

At the same time actions taken at «higher» levels did not fully determine teacher actions; rather, teachers co-constructed what DI meant for their day - to - day classroom practice as they engaged in sensemaking about the tools and policies provided to them.

For example, studies of how teachers use their time during instruction have not focused on actions principals take to monitor or set expectations for the delivery of high quality instruction.123 One purpose of our study is to clarify the concept, at least in some measuFor example, studies of how teachers use their time during instruction have not focused on actions principals take to monitor or set expectations for the delivery of high quality instruction.123 One purpose of our study is to clarify the concept, at least in some measufor the delivery of high quality instruction.123 One purpose of our study is to clarify the concept, at least in some measure.

Cosmo Garvin's piece «Time for Action on Sac High» is out of touch with the need for real education reform not just in Sacramento, but across the state.

Though news stories have inspired our outrage for some time, they have not inspired action because they generally lack the second ingredient in Mr. Gates's recipe: the good examples of successful, high - quality instruction that already exist in schools across America.

(James J. Barta and Michael G. Allen); «Ideas and Programs To Assist in the Untracking of American Schools» (Howard D. Hill); «Providing Equity for All: Meeting the Needs of High - Ability Students» (Sally M. Reis); «Promoting Gifted Behavior in an Untracked Middle School Setting» (Thomas O. Erb et al.); «Untracking Your Middle School: Nine Tentative Steps toward Long - Term Success» (Paul S. George); «In the Meantime: Using a Dialectical Approach To Raise Levels of Intellectual Stimulation and Inquiry in Low - Track Classes» (Barbara G. Blackwell); «Synthesis of Research on Cooperative Learning» (Robert E. Slavin); «Incorporating Cooperation: Its Effects on Instruction» (Harbison Pool et al.); «Improving All Students» Achievement: Teaching Cognitive and Metacognitive Thinking Strategies» (Robert W. Warkentin and Dorothy A. Battle); «Integrating Diverse Learning Styles» (Dan W. Rea); «Reintegrating Schools for Success: Untracking across the United States» (Anne Wheelock); «Creatinga Nontraditional School in a Traditional Community» (Nancy B. Norton and Charlotte A. Jones); «Ungrouping Our Way: A Teacher's Story» (Daphrene Kathryn Sheppard); «Educating All Our Students: Success in Serving At - Risk Youth» (Edward B. Strauser and John J. Hobe); «Technology Education: A New Application of the Principles of Untracking at the Secondary Level» (N. Creighton Alexander); «Tracking and Research - Based Decisions: A Georgia School System's Dilemma» (Jane A. Page and Fred M. Page, Jr.); and «A Call to Action: The Time Has Come To Move beyond Tracking» (Harbison Pool and Jane A. Page).

In Singapore, for example, teachers have 20 hours per week scheduled to work with colleagues, including time for «action research,» through which teachers identify and solve shared problems through discussion and classroom experimentation.20 Research suggests that professional learning in many high - performing countries tends to yield positive results when it is part of a larger school effort, rather than a patchwork of isolated activities not connected to school - level goals.21

The CSC is aligned to Pillar One of the District's Action Plan, «High Standards, Rigorous Curriculum, and Powerful Instruction,» and is part of a larger initiative that provides supports ans scaffolding for schools to move up certification categories over time.