Sentences with phrase «in other advanced countries»

If these overall estimates are reliable they indicate that the total annual health costs in this country are more than $ 2 trillion, $ 1 trillion higher than the cost for a comparable number of people in other advanced countries.

Only 22.5 % of all full - time faculty positions at the nation's universities were held by women in 2014, a rate far below that in other advanced countries.

It became increasingly important to me to foster these ideas, so it was frustrating to learn that my dream of combining work in clinical medicine and bioethics was not supported by the German system of academic medicine — in contrast to the Anglo - American system and that in other advanced countries.

But because so much of our national income is concentrated in relatively few hands, large numbers of Americans are worse off economically than their counterparts in other advanced countries.

'' We need to encourage our people to go into science and technology so that we have entrepreneurs like they do in other advanced country.

Not exact matches

Competitors that advance in the competition will have a chance to pitch and receive advice from some of the sharpest business minds in the country, including Daymond John, also known as «The Shark» from ABC's «Shark Tank,» and other inspirational entrepreneurs.

I would say that when compared to other countries in the Arab world, we are quite advanced.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

As it is, Americans pay vastly more for health insurance than citizens of all other advanced countries in exchange for inferior results.

Why are Canadians so hung up on deficits compared to citizens in any other G7 country or for that matter most advanced countries?

It requires very little to establish a foreign residency in many countries other than a bit of advanced planning and perhaps a small investment.

Canada recently passed the Copyright Modernization Act, which was created in response to U.S. government and corporate interests working in a sophisticated fashion to advance American interests at the expense of other countries, including our own.

Like other central banks in advanced countries, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) adopted an unconventional monetary policy after the 2007 — 2009 global financial crisis (GFC).

Many Americans assume that because we are the richest country in the world, with real G.D.P per capita higher than that of other major advanced countries, Americans must be better off across the board - that it's not just our rich who are richer than their counterparts abroad, but that the typical American family is much better off than the typical family elsewhere, and that even our poor are well off by foreign standards.

Now Britain wobbles upward with the other advanced industrial countries in a band plus or minus a few percentage points from the average, excepting the big, rich nation of churchgoers, which persists at 30 percent above the rest.

Totally agree, if these companies were providing a decent living wage and had universal health care as they have in most other advanced industrial countries, I would be satisfied.

These are generic problems in all modern societies, but the will to meet them seems more lacking in Italy than in many other advanced Western countries.

«We believe any transition period should ensure that domestic regulatory frameworks remain certain, and that UK businesses continue to benefit from EU free trade agreements (FTAs) with third countries; as well as ensuring that businesses have the time to prepare in advance for any changes to exporting procedures and other regulations that will be required once the UK is fully outside the EU.»

Working with in - country partners, IRRI develops advanced rice varieties that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change.

Despite being one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, the USA loses more women and babies during childbirth than any other well - developed country.

Some of our economists have been mainly concerned with the fairness of the distribution pattern in the country, while others have been concerned with the fairness of the distributive pattern by which the pattern has come about.Many bases have been advanced for judging the fairness of distributive patterns and of claims for particular changes in them.This and many other simple normal economic trends are what we must concern ourselves with this 21st century.

All four countries have also been carrying out reforms of their pension systems years in advance of many other developed economies.

I often share digital best practices at national and regional conferences such as AAPC, Art of Political Campaigning, CampaignTech, Campaigns & Marketing Summit, NTC, Netroots Nation, Organizing 2.0, the Reed Awards, and RootsCamp, webinars for Progressive Majority, Salsa Labs and others, and trainings in - person for small groups around the country including for Wellstone's Advanced Campaign Management School, Amalgamated Transit Union, Camp Wellstone, Center for Progressive Leadership, Clean Air Task Force, Democracy for America, HRC, New Leaders Council and New Organizing Institute.

In a statement, the presidency in Nigeria said the meeting with Trump is «to discuss ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries and to advance shared priorities, such as promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security»In a statement, the presidency in Nigeria said the meeting with Trump is «to discuss ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries and to advance shared priorities, such as promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security»in Nigeria said the meeting with Trump is «to discuss ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries and to advance shared priorities, such as promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security».

Less cynically, the leaders of ISIS may sincerely think that the Western way of life exemplified in rock concerts, large scale commercial banking activity contrary to Islamic law, and government institutions of countries that advance a way of life contrary to Islamic law in the world, is evil and that it is their duty to take action, on behalf of God, to punish this evil in a public way that discourages others.

That's true, it is only one step in a multi-step process to prevent voter - fraud like other advanced democratic countries do.

I know that a country can withdraw from NAFTA by notifying the other parties to the agreement 6 months in advance.

For example, many developed countries with advanced social welfare schemes discourage retirees and others without employment from other countries from settling in their countries because they are afraid they may become a burden on their social services.

What the United States needs to do is get in step with the Kyoto Protocol, both to establish its bona fides with the other advanced industrial countries and to give countries like India and China an incentive to accept mandatory carbon limits.

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Such technology might also prove useful in the United States, and other countries where more advanced diagnostics are available, as a simple and inexpensive alternative to imaging.

Plans for similar high - speed trains are well advanced in most other European countries.

Although the United States has been a world leader in astronomical research during much of the 20th century, other countries have advanced rapidly, so that in some cases their facilities are competitive with — and for some purposes, even superior to — U.S. facilities in optical ground - based astronomy.1 The United States can benefit from international collaboration, but only if it brings world - class capabilities to the collaboration.

The plan also states that China will be actively involved in the global effort to address climate change, including advancing its own contribution, and will deepen its bilateral dialogue with other countries.

(This promotion just apply to major countries which have normal freight rules, If you are living in other country, please contast us about the DHL shipping fees, thanks in advance!)

People from other advanced countries like Canada, Australia, UK, Italy and other major countries in Asia are joining with such websites in order to meet their life partner or to engage in a dating relationship casually.

Wakanda is the most advanced civilization and culture in the world, but it has an understandable distrust of other countries.

If Wakanda is that technologically advanced how come they aren't sharing their knowledge and their wealth with the other African countries or at least with the countries in their close vicinity?

Unfortunately, the United States educates only a little more than 6 percent of its students to an advanced level in math according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a small percentage when compared to the proportion in many other countries that score at a comparable level on the international PISA test.

At the same time we are seeing a decline in the popularity of subjects such as advanced mathematics and science and a decline in the performances of Australian students in comparison with students in some other countries.

So when these top - flight schools decide that advanced honors courses in physics and chemistry are to be given the same weight in calculating a student's official grade point average (GPA) as any other course, including cooking, check - book balancing, and make - up algebra, it becomes ever so clear — once again — that the country's progressive educators have successfully pushed back the forces of school reform.

As with external exams in many other countries, EOC results here are typically reported in terms of specific performance thresholds (such as advanced, proficient, needs improvement) rather than as simple pass - or - fail grades, enabling clearer signals of academic performance.

As my last blog post described, in many places around the country, the summer months are becoming the «third semester,» advancing, rather than delaying, student learning, especially for lower - income families who can not afford the camps, travel, and enrichment activities other parents can.

Tucker and his colleagues challenge us to ask why the U.S. is pursuing a reform agenda that differs markedly from what other advanced countries have found essential for creating good schools — high quality teachers, fair funding, and coherence in the system of education.

He did not specify how long that school year should be, however he noted that U.S. students attend classes, on average, about a month less than children in most other advanced countries.

A national leader in education reform — and recent winner of the Broad Prize for best public charter school network in the country — Success Academy has long been committed to advancing education reform nationally by sharing its content and approach, and inviting others across the country to access and adapt what we teach and how we teach it.

Elementary teachers in the United States spend more time with their students than do teachers in 18 other advanced countries, the study found.

We use the NAEP 2005 advanced standard to compare U.S. performance with that in other countries.

WASHINGTON — Teachers in the United States typically teach longer hours and more classes than do their peers in other economically advanced countries, a study concludes.

To see how well schools in the United States do at producing high - achieving math students, we compared the percentage of U.S. students in the high - school graduating Class of 2009 with advanced skills in mathematics to percentages of similarly high achievers in other countries.