Sentences with phrase «increases at a certain level»

There may be caps put in place that put a hold on increases at a certain level.

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Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

They point to other destructive aspects of television that have been stressed by television researchers and theorists; the privatization of experience at the expense of family and social interaction and rela - tionships; (33) the promotion of fear as the appropriate attitude to life: (34) television's cultural levelling effects which blur local, regional, and national differences and impose a distorted and primarily free - enterprise, competitive and capitalistic picture of events and their significance; (35) television's suppression of social dialogue; (36) its distorted and exploitative presentation of certain social groups: (37) the increasing alienation felt by most viewers in relation to this central means of social communication; (38) and its negative effects on the development of the full range of human potential.

Based on multiple epidemiological studies, the World Health Organization in 2007 and the American Medical Association in 2012 each issued statements warning that extended exposure to light at night increases the risk of certain cancers, probably via alterations to circadian rhythms and associated hormone levels.

And there are a number of studies — William Rees who's at the University of British Columbia was in that session and he brought up some studies that showed that, right: Beyond a certain point of material income, happiness doesn't increase, satisfaction doesn't increase and in fact even utility, you know, to society or utility even to economic prosperity does not increase beyond a certain level of income and that's individual, corporate.

«We know that certain people are at greater risk of having an attack over other people, but within a person, we have not been able to predict increased risk for an attack with any level of accuracy,» said lead author Tim Houle, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital.

To be certain that adoptees at high - genetic risk did not have an effect on their families as to increase dysfunction, the proportion of the families» levels of dysfunction between the low - genetic risk and high - genetic risk adoptee families were compared, and there were no significant differences found.

For example, if you choose to bike for the warm up you may begin at a certain level of RPMs, then increase that level for the next round, and your final round may be a series of seated and standing sprints.

More vitamin C is contained in the adrenal glands than any other organ in the body and is required at higher levels during times of stress.11 - 14 Physical stresses on the body such as ingestion of heavy metals,15 - 20 cigarette smoking,21 - 24 immune impairment,25 - 31 extreme temperatures,32 - 36 and chronic use of certain medications such as aspirin also signal the need for increased intake of vitamin C. 37

In theory, muscles can either increase their rate of force development, or increase their maximal contraction velocity while producing a certain level of tension (or they can do both at the same time).

Researchers at Yale University and the University of British Columbia found that women with high levels of «cognitive dietary restraint» (putting a lot of mental energy into restricting certain foods) had significantly higher cortisol levels, bigger appetites, increased consumption of sweets, more negative moods, and higher body - fat levels — even despite getting more exercise.

Many charter leaders also argue that weighted student lotteries, which allocate an admissions preference to certain student groups in order to increase their likelihood of admittance, maintain a balance between low - income and higher - income students in a school population.88 Blackstone Valley Prep, for example, reserves at least half of its seats for low - income students, ensuring its student body reflects the level of income diversity in northern Rhode Island.89

Remove state maintenance of effort requirements (which require states to maintain their own education funding at a certain level to access federal funds), cap funding for federal education programs at FY12 levels, and limit future funding increases to the rate of inflation.

Michelle: It's really interesting, seeing what can happen when you use gaming as a vehicle instead of just as looking at gaming for an increase in test scores for a certain content level.

On the other hand, getting a credit card limit increase could help you if you're applying for, say, a mortgage, and you make certain to keep your spending at its previous level.

On a side note, my account at TD Ameritrade has reached a certain dollar amount threshold where apparently the customer service level increases.

But it's likely that Charlie sold as the price increased, as with net - net investments you need to sell at fair value, because your margin of safety is no longer present once the stock appreciates to a certain level.

I say that because at a certain level increases in performance over other mice becomes damn near impossible for a human to really judge.

With increases in levels and the finding of new recipes, you can build the likes of Claymores to protect certain paths, and funnel the bad guys into a killing field with Molotovs and fences to allow you to become ever more efficient at killing.

The climate science community needs to communicate effectively that sea level rise is likely to continue, but that the rise by the year 2100 is almost certain to be below two metres and that there is currently very little evidence to suggest that increases at the top of this range are likely.

The rising sea level increases pressure at certain depths, which expands the area of methane hydrate stability.

I would have assumed that a certain fixed amount of staff would be needed to keep the pipeline running at low levels and that any marginal increase in volumes would require a relatively small increase in variable labour.

Increasing the GHG content could, under certain circumstances, increase the radiating efficiency of the atmosphere, particularly at upper levels, lowering the average temperature, like painting a hot stove black.

Rosanne D'Arrigo, senior research scientist at the Tree Ring Lab at Columbia University «s Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory, hypothesises that «beyond a certain threshold level of temperature the trees may become more stressed physiologically, especially if moisture availability does not increase at the same time.»

Depending on the type of term insurance purchased, the premiums will either stay level for a certain period of time, or they will increase at specific ages along the way and eventually end.

Nobody actually likes having an HOA when they're subject to it, but they do tend to increase property values as well as keep the neighborhood at a certain level.

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Julie: Exactly, and over the period of the day; how the cortisol levels were going; how they were feeling; was their stress reducing or was it increasing at certain times of the day.

At the child level, temperamental features evident in infancy and toddlerhood such as irritability, restlessness, irregular patterns of behaviour, lack of persistence and low adaptability increase the risk of behaviour problems7, 8,9 as do certain genetic and neurobiological traits.10, 11 At the family level, parenting practices including punitive discipline, inconsistency, low warmth and involvement, and physical aggression have been found to contribute to the development of young children's aggressive behaviour.12 Children who are exposed to high levels of discord within the home and whose parents have mental health and / or substance abuse issues are also at heightened risk.13 Other important correlates of aggression in children that can contribute to chronic aggression include faulty social - cognitive processes and peer rejection.At the child level, temperamental features evident in infancy and toddlerhood such as irritability, restlessness, irregular patterns of behaviour, lack of persistence and low adaptability increase the risk of behaviour problems7, 8,9 as do certain genetic and neurobiological traits.10, 11 At the family level, parenting practices including punitive discipline, inconsistency, low warmth and involvement, and physical aggression have been found to contribute to the development of young children's aggressive behaviour.12 Children who are exposed to high levels of discord within the home and whose parents have mental health and / or substance abuse issues are also at heightened risk.13 Other important correlates of aggression in children that can contribute to chronic aggression include faulty social - cognitive processes and peer rejection.At the family level, parenting practices including punitive discipline, inconsistency, low warmth and involvement, and physical aggression have been found to contribute to the development of young children's aggressive behaviour.12 Children who are exposed to high levels of discord within the home and whose parents have mental health and / or substance abuse issues are also at heightened risk.13 Other important correlates of aggression in children that can contribute to chronic aggression include faulty social - cognitive processes and peer rejection.at heightened risk.13 Other important correlates of aggression in children that can contribute to chronic aggression include faulty social - cognitive processes and peer rejection.14

Although greater early local production of proinflammatory cytokines at wound sites is beneficial because it is associated with enhanced healing, greater systemic production of proinflammatory cytokines can represent a maladaptive response.24 Both physical and psychological stressors can provoke transient increases in plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines, particularly IL - 6,25 as can negative emotions like depression and anxiety.26 - 28 More frequent or persistent stress - related changes have broad implications for physical and mental health; sustained elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been linked to a variety of age - related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline.29 - 31