Sentences with phrase «increase in the cycling»

During the past decade, there has been a 40 % increase in marathon finishers, 66 % increase in cycling race participation and a 714 % increase in triathlon participation.

The researchers found no increase in the cycling activity among the participants of the control group during the same period.

Sporting - related cervical fractures increased by 35 percent from 2000 to 2015, mainly due to an increase in cycling - related injuries, according to research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

San Francisco, California, according to this recent CNBC article, has seen a 43 percent increase in cycling since 2006.

And so they rigorously counted all the cyclists on the street, and lo and behold, the data showed a big increase in cycling, up 49 percent.

Not exact matches

Milton Friedman, may he rest in peace, used to argue that the pursuit of discretionary policy actions by the Fed actually increases the amplitude of a business cycle.

By adopting these 7 core beliefs shared by an increasing number of consumers, start ups, and business leaders, you can break the old profit - first cycle and crush it in the marketplace — all by simply putting people first.

In the Vietnam War era the government's rapid increase of the federal deficit began the inflation cycle that peaked in the late»70In the Vietnam War era the government's rapid increase of the federal deficit began the inflation cycle that peaked in the late»70in the late»70s.

Its first contributions came in the 2006 election cycle and increased in 2008.

The boom - bust cycle wipes out even successful businesses, and increases market share for the larger players in the game who can tough it out longer or buy up the competition.

But the economic outlook is clouded by rising trade tensions, as well as late - cycle increases in interest rates in the United States and the other major economies.

There's been a dramatic increase of ad revenue in the first few months and it hasn't hurt that we're in the news cycle.

The researchers behind the study that disrupted volunteers» sleep suggested there may be a nasty cycle at work in the relationship between bad sleep and increased Alzheimer's risk.

Don't get into a cycle in which lack of sleep increases your stress and your stress makes it harder to sleep.

Though the Fed has been in a slow rate - hiking pace since December 2015 — the December 2017 increase was the fifth in the current cycle — its benchmark funds rate remains targeted at just 1.25 percent to 1.5 percent.

The company's average sales cycle has dropped to as short as three months and sales increased to $ 42 million last year, up from $ 26 million in 2004.

«A smoother iPhone cycle (no boom - bust) should drive increased stability in earnings, commanding a higher multiple.»

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

As a result, it is now clear that the U.S. is in the latter stages of the multi-year credit cycle, a period when rising corporate leverage negatively affects returns to corporate debt as investors demand higher risk premiums to compensate for the greater volatility created by increased leverage.

Surprisingly, admissions officials also told Kaplan that they expect an increase in the number of applicants to business schools for the current cycle.

Authorities could also, in principle, adjust macroprudential tools to dampen financial cycles — tightening them when leverage is building up and risk taking is increasing, and easing those requirements when that cycle turns.

Since January, the platinum group metals (PGMs) have increased over a third in price, marking the end of an 18 - month bear cycle, according to Metals Focus» Platinum & Palladium Focus 2016.

Also, bills have typically traded below other money market rates during tightening cycles, as they do now; periods where bills trade at or above other rates have been the exception and not the rule.36 Thus, the smaller increase in bill yields than in rates on other term instruments is not surprising, and I do not read it as undermining the general conclusion that the policy rate increase was effective in firming money market conditions.37

As always, manager selection will remain a critical component in allocation decisions as there will likely be greater dispersion among returns due to an increase in volatility as the market cycle progresses.

It's very typical to see commodity prices increase when we're in a rate - hiking cycle and interest rates are rising.

That said, the equation fits the cycle pretty well (see Graph 5)[8] and Graph 6 shows the impact on GDP growth of a 1 per cent increase in the real cash rate, maintained for two years.

Increasing need for more knowledge, more advisement on problem - solving, more modifications and customizations, more participants in buyer networks, and more complex global environments all point towards why buying cycles are getting longer.

So more glucose remains in the blood and the cycle spirals onward: inefficient insulin function, inefficient carbohydrate conversion, increased glucose levels in the blood, increased fat production.

As a result, many utilities could pursue a «virtuous cycle» — spending more capital on more wind farms, while in turn increasing earnings - per - share growth and lowering customer bills given how cheap wind power has become.

First, any surprises in the recently started cycle of interest rate hikes in the U.S. could quickly increase or reduce risk aversion in world emerging markets.

In talking about monetary policy's contribution to the management of the economic challenges, the speech notes the recent increases in mortgage rates of the commercial banks, outside of the cycle of changes in the cash ratIn talking about monetary policy's contribution to the management of the economic challenges, the speech notes the recent increases in mortgage rates of the commercial banks, outside of the cycle of changes in the cash ratin mortgage rates of the commercial banks, outside of the cycle of changes in the cash ratin the cash rate.

Partly as a result, spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors has increased from less than $ 5.2 million in 2006 to well over $ 300 million in the 2012 presidential cycle and more than $ 174 million in the 2014 midterms.

For the current application cycle right now, we've had a 13 percent increase in applications.

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.

* Information efficiency * Economic slack * Coordinated central banks * The dominance of China and India and their increased purchase of US debt * USD and US assets as a continued safe haven * Rates have been going down for 30 + years in a row, the trend is telling us we're more adept at managing inflation with each new cycle

The pace of rate increases has picked up since the central bank began its tightening cycle in December 2015.

Contractually triggered rate increases have helped, but those rate hikes will be blunted in the next contract cycle.

In December 2015, the Fed had communicated a cycle of four likely 25 - basis - point increases, so this was a fairly significant change.

The average sales cycle has increased 22 % over the past five years, due to more decision makers being involved in the buying process.

Gamification — understanding the sales cycle at MyCheck, and the focus in the mobile payment industry on features, we created an innovative «Feature Cart» for the site which dynamically increased site engagement and allowed targeted buyer personas to create an app that fit their restaurant's needs.

Moderated by employees that are cycling experts, they've achieved a 300 % increase in traffic within first four months while proving a 20 % higher conversion from the Learning Center compared to other referral sources.

This means that they are much better suited to recognising any warning signs in the company performance, know the impact of any key personnel leaving, and are not worried if earnings over a cycle are «lumpy» rather than the perfect, consistent increases in earnings that managers with a more short - term outlook prefer.

After increasing their policy rates by 125 basis points and 150 basis points respectively in the current cycle, market participants expect that the tightening cycles in both the UK and New Zealand are close to an end, although in both cases, recent inflation data have caused some participants to revise that assessment.

Since the beginning of its current tightening cycle in June 2004, the federal funds rate has been increased from 1.0 per cent to 2.5 per cent in increments of 25 basis points at each Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

Privately held debt of the U.S. government as a share of GDP increased this cycle to 74 % from 39 % in 2008, prompting concern that the U.S. is doomed to a debt trap in which high debt and low yields result in more debt.

Indeed, I believe the Fed will raise rates in a slow manner that doesn't excessively unsettle the economy or markets, with the gradual nature of the tightening cycle allowing markets to absorb the increases with relative ease.

In December, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates for the fifth time in this cycle, and with a stable of more hawkish Fed governors rotating into voting positions, another three or even four rate hikes look likely in 201In December, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates for the fifth time in this cycle, and with a stable of more hawkish Fed governors rotating into voting positions, another three or even four rate hikes look likely in 201in this cycle, and with a stable of more hawkish Fed governors rotating into voting positions, another three or even four rate hikes look likely in 201in 2018.

That may not be the most clear of distinctions, but there is plenty of room for improvement in terms of reducing waste and increasing effectiveness in the sales cycle.

Leverage in the non-financial corporate sector has recently increased from 40 % of GDP to its previous cycle highs of 45 % in 2000 and 2007.