Sentences with phrase «issue rises to the level»

Not every operational issue rises to the level of being a safety issue.

Not exact matches

The CDC said «travel notices,» like those issued for Zika - struck countries like Brazil and Singapore, have not been issued for these destinations, but such warnings would be considered if the number of cases rises to the level of an outbreak.

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.

The issue adds to a growing list of aviation - related problems because of global warming, including increased turbulence, stronger headwinds and swamped airport runways due to rising sea levels, he said.

In November 2017, three Chinese state companies signed an agreement to invest in a $ 43 billion LNG project in Alaska.120 Xi's engagement with Alaskan state officials may have been a way to mediate potential fallout from rising tensions over trade between China and U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, yet it suggests that Beijing conducts careful diplomacy on Arctic issues on both the regional and national levels.

Rising home ownership costs in Vancouver, Toronto and Victoria pushed overall housing affordability in Canada to its worst level since the end of 1990 in the third quarter of 2017, according to the latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued today by RBC Economics Research...

This rise of the environment as an election issue is due to a number factors, including greater public interest in environmental issues (such as global warming) and the appearance of green politics at the federal level.

The other issue is when we talk about doing something about climate change, doing something means to avoid major sea level rise, we need to reduce emissions globally starting today... seven percent per year.

We issued a bearish call on PKW in WILTW July 30, 2015, and, while the ETF's price has risen marginally since then, its relative strength has been abysmal, and appears perilously close to breaking down below its post-Brexit support level.

In the New York primary, the level of political discussion never rose above the issue of relocating the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — a blatant, shallow appeal for Jewish votes.

Just in time for Bali, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a new crisis report listing the ten cities most due to be flooded by warming - induced sea level rise.

The Australian Beverages Council and its members recognize public concerns about today's health issues, most notably the rising levels of obesity relating to poor diet and lack of physical activity.

It is outrageous that no attention has been paid to this issue that has contributed so much to rising levels of obesity.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders» campaign is resurrecting an issue that rose from a state - level fight in New York to cause trouble for Hillary Clinton's first White House run: The battle over whether undocumented immigrants should be eligible for driver's licenses.

Bachmann, who did not mention the contraception issue at all, but focused on quality - of - life economic issues, such as the price of gasoline that has risen in the last several months, but appears to be leveling off.

I remain committed to achieving real action on gun control, sea level rise, healthcare, education and so many other issues affecting our everyday lives and the brighter future we hope to leave to our children that now more than ever require champions.

He added that he had «too much faith» things had been handled properly at the jail, he was surprised at the level of neglect and issues at the prison rarely rose to a high level of public discourse discourse even during his campaign for mayor.

Governor Cuomo has directed state agencies to assist local communities in Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, and Wayne counties for possible flooding issues due to rising water levels on Lake Ontario and is urging all residents in the region to prepare for flooding.

Across the nation, concern over contamination has risen in places like Seattle, where the city recently sued the agribusiness giant Monsanto over chemical pollution in the Duwamish River, and in Minnesota, where a state report issued last week found that up to 60 percent of groundwater samples from wells in the central part of the state had unsafe levels of nitrates.

Explores environmental justice issues related to climate change and sea level rise's effects on island nations, and the resulting predicament of climate refugees.

Beyond honing communications skills, participants said while the discussions often started off with broad trends in climate science, invariably the exchanges shifted to specific local issues such as wildfires, ozone levels, crop rotations, sea level rise, droughts and air quality.

«The findings of this paper demonstrate that long - term issues like global sea - level rise are certainly a threat to countries like Bangladesh.

«Rising groundwater levels are expected to be a chronic problem and will likely be a major issue for all large cities along the coast in the future,» said David Bjerklie, a Geological Survey hydrologist and lead author of the report.

As fuel prices for imports rise and more and more environmental issues linked to food production come to light, the level of interest in aquaponics is «increasing astronomically,» Rakocy says.

The finding, detailed in the Jan. 22 issue of the journal Nature, suggests that this process could be important to more accurately modeling how Greenland will respond to climate change and contribute to the already 8 inches of global sea level rise since 1900.

On December 28, 2012, Governor O'Malley issued an executive order that requires State agencies to consider the risk of coastal flooding and sea level rise to capital projects.

Exposure to low - oxygen air sends EPO levels soaring in normal mice, but these conditions did not induce a rise in the hormone in the animals without HIF - 1α, the researchers report in the 18 April issue of Cell.

This question has become a political issue in other coastal states - notably North Carolina, where the state's Coastal Resources Commission issued a report, based on the latest computer models, advising coastal communities to plan for up to 39 inches of sea sea - level rise by 2100, well beyond historic norms.

«Policymakers in several countries, especially in coastal cities, are aware of the issue to some extent, but overall awareness on options to address sea - level rise is much [more] limited,» said Ancha Srinivasan, principal climate change specialist at the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines.

Dr Jochen Hinkel from Global Climate Forum in Germany, who is a co-author of this paper and a Lead Author of the coastal chapter for the 2014 IPCC Assessment Report added: «The IPCC has done a great job in bringing together knowledge on climate change, sea - level rise and is potential impacts but now needs to complement this work with a solution - oriented perspective focusing on overcoming barriers to adaptation, mobilising resources, empowering people and discovering opportunities for strengthening coastal resilience in the context of both climate change as well as existing coastal challenges and other issues.»

The estimation of changes due to sea level rise (SLR) and climate change is a major issue with respect to future coastal management decisions.

As an islander who stands to lose everything to ocean acidification and sea - level rise, Binger takes the issue personally.

The key issue in predicting future rates of global sea level rise is to understand and predict how ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica will react to a warming climate.

The severe coastal flooding brought by storms in January and March has drawn renewed attention to the issue of sea level rise, and how prepared or unprepared we are for it.

Three issues of importance to the future of coral reefs are highlighted: (1) the role of multiple stressors and synergies; including sea level rise, storm impacts, fisheries impacts, water quality, and biotic responses, (2) the nature of resilience, and (3) the importance of domino effects.

That damage accumulates with age to cause secondary effects, which in turn cause further issues, and by the time the process of dysfunction rises to the level of being called a disease it has become a huge mess of broken mechanisms, confusion, and dead ends.

Miami's regional collaboration on resilience issues, particularly sea level rise, is a source of strength in its bid to host the second Amazon headquarters.

At a post-Irma summit in South Florida, officials said the key to preparing the region for future storms goes beyond dealing with sea level rise — it requires addressing chronic issues like low wages, aging infrastructure, and high housing costs.

The Knight Foundation awarded $ 1 million to the Harvard University Graduate School of Design to conduct a three - year study that will work with residents in Miami and Miami Beach to build solutions to local issues, especially issues stemming from sea level rise.

In order to engage as citizens, to vote at the local and national level, they need to understand how local issues — such as the rising cost of gasoline or environmental degradation — are shaped by world events.

There are, to be sure, innumerable regulatory, budgetary, and implementation issues posed by ESSA, and these are bound to engage the new Education Secretary, although they won't likely rise to the level of White House attention.

In serving clients, Rose works to help educators and others at the state, district and local levels to use data and evidence - based practices to address the many equity issues that arise across the three - state region.

This should theoretically help the better creators rise to the top and discourage people from uploading poor and / or exhaustingly difficult levels, but so far it has done little to discourage the latter issue.

Quantum Break is the latest release from Remedy, and while its time - shifting story seems poised to take things to the next level with its sky - high production values and a story that's told through both in - game action and a stylish, well - delivered TV series that's been grafted onto the experience, the game's lackluster gunplay and some serious pacing issues keep this sci - fi shooter from ever rising above mediocrity.

NORFOLK, VA. (Jan. 14, 2016)-- As the City of Norfolk and many of its leading arts and educational institutions focus their attention this winter on water and sea - level rise, the Chrysler Museum of Art presents an unexpected approach to these issues with Norwood Viviano — Cities: Departure and Deviation.

Oceans brings together the work of over 20 artists who explore the cultural, political, and biological dimensions of the oceans, examining the effects of human - made issues, such as climate change and rising sea - levels, and reimagining human's relationship to the planet.

This need to reclaim more tactile and decorative avenues as a way to address important current social, political and economically relevant issues at a global level also signifies ongoing artistic shifts infused by the rise of technological insertion in everyday life.

That way potentially serious issues, that don't rise to the level peer review publication themselves, can be raised and hopefully addressed.

Still, I like the idea of having our own working list here, in part to shift this discussion away from unresolvable whipsaw debates (over issues like how fast and far sea levels will rise by 2100).

The likelihood of serious sea level rise under «business as usual», and impacts on water resources may not have the acute drama associated with polar bear population decline or the possibility of massive methane clathrate releases, but they are much more likely to figure on policy makers agendas — just as other long term chronic issues (such as pensions) do.