Sentences with phrase «intended new efforts»

Well - intended new efforts risk falling into the same traps.

Not exact matches

Onboarding plans are intended to make new employees familiar with the overall goals of a company and support them as they embark on early projects all in an effort to achieve the perception of success (and productivity) quickly.

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.

They were all there for a roundtable discussion intended to kick off a new binational effort called the «United States Canada Council for the Advancement of Women Business Leaders - Female Entrepreneurs», an awkwardly - named effort with the broad mandate of advancing women in the workplace.

But it could be a tremendous benefit if capital is freed up to hire more people, expand marketing efforts, improve technology, buy new equipment and upgrade their facilities — all efforts respondents indicate they intend to do.

During the past year Louisville's news has been dominated by several seemingly disparate issues — the troubled relationship between the police department and the African - American community; efforts to build more mixed - income housing in the city; adoption of a regional plan intended to moderate suburban sprawl; disagreement about the number and location of proposed new Ohio River bridges linking Louisville and southern Indiana; a campaign to attract high - tech business to the downtown area; and a lively election campaign around the issue of a city - county merger.

But this much is certain: The importance new media plays in helping communicate the message of nonprofits will only increase in coming years and organizations that intend to thrive in that environment should make a concerted effort now to stay ahead of the curve.

Despite efforts by Trump to block federal funding for Gateway, a new train link under the Hudson River, the project could receive as much as $ 540 million from a spending bill Congress hammered out — much less than the $ 900 million that previously had been intended, but not the shutout the president had been pushing.

She intends to endorse the MoveNY plan (she was a supporter of the previous congestion - pricing effort), and will continue to work with stakeholders and the communities to transform Amsterdam Avenue, one of the most dangerous streets in New York City, into a complete street.

The agreement contains one new tax, a fee on opioid manufacturers and distributors intended to fund efforts to combat addiction.

On his appointment, Miliband told Livermore explicitly that he did not intend to reshape his political project — but Livermore privately hoped that his new role signalled a willingness by Miliband to change course and «pick up the pace» of the campaign's efforts to appeal to voters.

«By definition, terrorism is taking an action that endangers human lives that appears to be intended to cause intimidation... I believe you set off a bomb, you set off a second bomb, that's an effort to intimidate New Yorkers.»

A report finds New York City wasted $ 2.8 billion that was intended for funding for affordable housing efforts.

The video series, which was organized by the advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, is intended to rally support for a possible legislative effort to legalize same - sex marriage in New York, according to an earlier statement from the group.

Cuomo has said he intends to launch a new effort for campaign finance reform, and Samuels says he could hold public hearings and create an open process to develop legislation, as well as setting a good example on his own, by saying he won't accept any more corporate donations.

We intend to continue these efforts - building on progress we've made and creating new opportunities as we go.»

Dozens of troopers regularly patrol New York City highways, bridges and landmarks, a presence the governor's office said is intended to help the city transition to cashless tolls and continue their counter-terrorism efforts.

Collaborating with the Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action of New York in efforts to fairly fund public schools, she sits on NYSUT's LGBTQ Task Force, which resolves to support legislation banning conversion therapy and to protect intended parental rights.

(CNN)- In what may be an effort to quiet speculation he will drop his bid for a full term, embattled New York Gov. David Paterson is hitting the airwaves with a major ad buy intended to reintroduce himself to voters.

The new document, a 2 - year effort by the council, is intended to build upon a 2000 report, Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, that states and local school districts use as a benchmark to develop their curricula.

In an effort to drive costs down, provisions of the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act accelerated the approval process for new biologics intended to compete with already approved medicines.

In the new study, which was funded by Pfizer and published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, an international group of researchers led by David D. Waters, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco, looked at 9,955 people with an average age of 62 to see if cholesterol - lowering efforts — including taking medication or trying diet and exercise alone — were having the intended effect.

In the latest state - level effort to promote science and technology education, Ohio has launched a new public - private partnership intended to connect 100,000 students over the next 10 years to high - tech careers aimed at helping to fuel the economy.

As reform efforts quickly outpace research evidence, many administrators, teachers, and policymakers are left to wonder: Are the new approaches having the intended effect?

weak effort or disruption should never result, as it often does today, in suspension and then return to the same class, but rather in separation from the students who are working hard, with intense remediation intended to allow a new start in a new class the next quarter.

These efforts are intended to improve the quality of classroom teaching through the use of new curricula or resources used in instruction.

A School - Based Behavioral Healthcare Framework adopted in Alameda County to inform practice — intended to: create a common reference from which educators, service providers, funders, and evaluators can collaborate; serve as a training and technical assistance tool for current, new, and potential partners; serve as a foundation for schools, districts, and providers to target improvements in existing school - based behavioral health systems; and function as a basis for evaluation improvement efforts,

According to Deans for Impact, «Building off many efforts that came before it and reflecting the general consensus of the scientific community, The Science of Learning is intended to serve as a resource to teacher - educators, new teachers, and anyone in the education profession who is interested in our best scientific understanding of how learning takes place.»

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday that she intends to forge ahead with her approach to overhauling U.S. schools, declaring that the Obama administration's efforts to improve them had failed «miserably» and taking a swipe at journalists and critics who have called her ill - prepared for her new job.

This seems to be intended as a preliminary effort directed at determining the viability of such outlets as a real money maker, but there is some reason to think that this could be a big factor in the future of both the Kindle and Amazon's new publishing imprints.

It's in the midst of launching a new online account opening procedure, which — ironically — was intended to shorten the time and effort needed to open accounts.

Owner Jerry Jones previously mentioned that he intended to incorporate art into the new stadium, but this is the first detailed description of that effort.

Presented at American Fine Arts in New York, Meyer's effort was intended specifically as a reply to that year's Whitney Biennial, which had, he argued, effectively thematized politics and subsequently rendered critical artwork the stuff of style, preparing it for ready consumption by the public.5 Notably, the Berlin - based critic Isabelle Graw would roughly contemporaneously take note of museums» increasing desire to invite artists to deconstruct institutional infrastructures and ideologies in their projects, dubbing the growing trend «subversion for hire.

We intend that renewable energy should play an increasing role and accept the European Unions invitation to collaborate in a concerted effort to give new impetus to both the diversity and the efficiency of all forms of energy.

There's only one problem though: according to a number of reports, this new development area of Ordos, dubbed «Kangbashi» — is intended for 1 million residents, but lies mainly empty, despite the local government's efforts to convince people to move from the older, established city center of 1.5 million inhabitants, 15 miles away.

Like past efforts intended to replace the bitcoin used today with a new bitcoin, however, Bitcoin Cash has the same goal, but it seems willing to wait and see if users join the effort.

He does say Microsoft intends to bring its «first - party gaming efforts» across PC, console, mobile and new categories like HoloLens.

Counseling is intended to improve your life in the «real world,» so making efforts to try out and practice new behaviors, approaches, or ways of thinking could be a crucial element to the success of your counseling experience.