Sentences with phrase «important changes governments»

What are the most important changes governments can make to support truly sustainable development?
FSB members have already identified cutting payroll taxes as the most important change the Government could make to encourage them to take on another member of staff.

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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.
The details of the government's pick - and - play system are important, but make no mistake: if done correctly, it has the potential to dramatically change how a great many North Americans inform and entertain themselves.
«One of the most important anticipated changes is that the Government is likely to prohibit collective and individual workplace agreements from allowing for a separate unfair dismissal remedy,» Mr Drake - Brockman said.
With an expansion of for - profit prisons on the horizon, it is more important than ever that the government restructure contracts with the private prison industry to boost performance and change incentives.
The upshot is that the government first attempted to eliminate an important corporate tax break, changed its mind, and then bestowed businesses with another tax break.
During this period the Government of Alberta introduced a $ 15 minimum wage; appointed a gender - balanced Cabinet; replaced a system of regressive flat taxes with a progressive income tax system; laid out a responsible fiscal plan that rejected austerity; implemented an ambitious jobs plan; reformed the royalty system; ended predatory lending practices while strengthening the credit union system and ATB, Alberta's publicly - owned bank; and implemented a climate change leadership plan — among many other important reforms.
Importantly, the government had the financial resources to effect this change and considered it important to maintain sustainable growth, writes Ulrich.
But with critics and climate change deniers ready to pounce at a moment's notice, it is clear that the NDP government needs to do a better job clearly communicating why their much - lauded Climate Leadership Plan is important.
«Today marks an important milestone and a step forward for a game - changing national infrastructure project, and we give credit to all parties who have worked together to this point, particularly the federal and provincial governments
Neville i mentioned those people only because the discussion was talking about dominionism the combination of the church and state as a governing rule all those people were government leaders all of them suffered in there own way.Its was the suffering that prepared them for the roles that they were to play and there faith in God was what helped them get through.We are made stronger in our weakness no matter how important or unimportant we may appear to others.I guess it is easy to fall into the lie about political involvement that its hard to make change but some people have had a huge impact.Really it is God who deserves the praise he is the one that creats the opportunitys to make impact on the world as in our strength we can do nothing.In hebrews the great men and woman of faith there are those that seemed unimportant to the world and many suffered for there faith Our Lord knows everyone by name and every small act of faith we do he remembers because we do it out of our love for him that is what the christian walk is about living for Jesus and sharing that love with others.brentnz.
Their letter of petition for change received important recognition when the French government agreed to set up a special commission to investigate its complaints.
The new Form of Government, adopted by the 2010 general assembly, makes a number of important and suggestive polity changes.
The new Form of Government makes a second important change that reinforces the possibilities suggested by council.
A change in the meaning of truth or of justice is far more important than a change in the government of any given territory.
«When governments fail to make these agri - corporations accountable for their crimes, people's movement proves to be the most important factor to effect change in agriculture policies.
As with legislation at every level of government, successful utilization of the power of the permit depends not so much on concerned citizens committed to making youth sports in their local community safer (although they are, of course, important) as on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.»
On 26 June 2007 the UK government proposed an important change in legislation so that more fathers sign the birth certificate.
I was horrified that my government wasn't doing a better job to protect us against this onslaught... I mean aren't they responsible for national defense???? I felt betrayed on so many levels and decided then that I would change my life, change my consumer purchases, and hopefully help other moms who still hadn't had that all important «Ahaa» moment.
Yet, despite this proliferation of new and important constitutional ideas they are routinely given scant consideration by the government of the day in terms of actually changing anything.
The Government acknowledged that a large number of respondents to the consultation opposed the change, but insisted it was committed to «taking this important step for religious freedom and LGB rights».
Westchester County Executive George Latimer pointed to the $ 10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions by the federal government as having «changed the game» for taxpayers in New York, making the limit on tax levy increases all the more important.
The GoR has achieved the agreement of its most important regional ally that Rwanda is safe for refugees to return to, which through the Government's impressive public relations system can be used to both delegitimize those Rwandans continuing to apply for asylum abroad, and buttress the State's claims to the changed nature of domestic politics.
The most important thing is that analysing past elections & predicting future elections is ridiculous, since electoral reform will hopefully change the political parties and the political process anyway, to make them more responsive to the genuine majority view, instead of the tribal attitude we see when Paul suggests that we should keep FPTP as the best way of electing a Labour government.
And if we believe in the good that government can do, it's important for people to trust us to deliver the change they need.
If we try to summary the whole answer, then we may say that the norms are not there, but two important aspects have to be considered: Threat to peace and security and massive human rights violations; meanwhile, if there are not such cases, and the change has gone through the due process of law and the new government has been able to gain the most support of the member states, then the new government is recognized.
«That this House commends the Speaker on the action he has taken over the past year to reassert the principle that Ministers ought to make statements to the House before they are made elsewhere; notes that paragraph 9.1 of the Ministerial Code says that when Parliament is in session, the most important announcements of Government policy should be made in the first instance in Parliament; believes that compliance with this principle is essential for backbenchers to be able to represent the interests of their constituents and hold the Government to account; and invites the Procedure Committee to consider how the rules of the House could be better used or, if necessary, changed to ensure compliance with this principle and to develop a protocol for the release of information.»
Civilly serving [Before politics], I did a stint in the Foreign Office and three years in the Home Office; I felt it was really important to learn how policy is made in Whitehall, how you can make change happen within government and I'm really glad I did that, because I learnt how the civil service worked.
So why has this party — without a single seat in parliament — managed to change government and opposition policy on what many voters think to be the most important issue of the day?
In a statement extending their felicitations with Ghanaians, the NPP said this year's Christmas was important especially because it comes ahead of a change in government which majority of Ghanaians have voted for in the just ended elections.
The Electoral Commission then updated its position in a second statement from Watt: «We are pleased that the UK government has acted to make this important change a reality.
«It is vitally important the UK government does not undermine its position by supporting domestic policies that run counter to climate change objectives,» said chairman Tim Yeo.
Under the «change» cloud, some Nigerians desperately wanted a change of political party / government, whether the other parties were made up of same hands who messed the former ruling party was not important to the set of people.
Gary Ashton, Director of Firearms Operations at BASC said: «BASC is confident that the government supports British shooting and wishes to see it prosper, nevertheless it is important that any changes made during the passage of the Bill through parliament do not have adverse or unintended consequences.
And he says it's important to build «momentum» when making changes that result in less government.
Perhaps the most important consideration, however, is one that hovers between the two categories above: Chancellor Cable probably wouldn't substantially change the government's policy.
But here is an important development, building on the climate change bill, where the supposed consensus on the «end» is what the government is asking the Conservatives to sign up for.
The research, which was to study the effects of environmental stress due to climate change on shrimp and other economically - important species, was attacked as another example of wasteful government spending.
In an age when science influences every aspect of life — from the most private intimacies of sex and reproduction to the most public collective challenges of climate change and the economy — and in a time when democracy has become the dominant form of government on the planet, it is important that the voters push elected officials and candidates of all parties to explicitly state their views on the major science questions facing the nation.
«Where climate change is most likely to induce food violence: Study finds capable governments more important than weather.»
David Wessel, director of Brookings» Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, said the linking of monetary policy with broader social and economic concerns, such as climate change, is an emerging and critically important task for governments to take on.
That's important when you're trying to change rules governing the partnership that the federal government and universities forged during World War II.
Its revision by the Trump administration is part of a broader shift within the federal government to downplay the impacts of climate change and will have important implications for how U.S. EPA regulates greenhouse gases.
«This is an important dialogue space between governments and indigenous and forest peoples to consider local and global needs for development and climate change mitigation.
In other words, as external pressures on the teacher increase, due to changes in government policy such as testing and changes in curriculum, the need for those responsible for the running of schools to step up and show true leadership and support becomes ever more important
Less childhood obesity Even as an important part of the school day, play has currently received little or no encouragement from government while communities remain keen for change and immediate action to help curb the rising tides of childhood obesity.
The Government's Innovation Statement identifies important elements of this ecosystem: from tax incentives to educational initiatives to changes to insolvency laws.
Therefore, changes to school structures will continue to play an important part in the government's approach to intervention.
«States and the federal government have a role in changing the way districts support effective leadership in every school;» said Jean Desravines, CEO of New Leaders, Inc. «To scale and sustain school improvement, state and federal leaders must recognize the important role that districts play and promote and model large shifts in organizational culture and operations.»
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