Sentences with phrase «issues as complex»

Effective communications can help engage the public's thinking and engagement with issues as complex as budgets and taxes and early childhood development.

Rarely in education issues as complex as teacher evaluation do courts issue bright - line, black - or - white rulings; rather, as Ruszkowski put it, «we are continuing to implement this year over year knowing that the courts will have to work it out.»

Thomas F. Madden replies: Mike Schorsch is certainly correct to point out that not all Christians who lived before A.D. 1000 agreed on an issue as complex as violence.

She describes the issue as complex.

While reasonable people can have different opinions about an issue as complex as «education reform,» we are left to wonder, yet again, just who are some of those «public servants» are actually advocating for?

Some people might think that two years of data won't be conclusive to determining an issue as complex as climate change.

Not exact matches

Understanding the concepts behind Gantt charts, a critical path, as well as Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) diagrams has been extremely useful in untangling a wide range of complex business issues, processes, relationships and practices.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

«If a business doesn't have the resources to raise capital when it needs to, manage tax situations effectively, or execute increasingly complex accounting issues [such as] revenue recognition, then they could run into some serious problems,» explains Calvin L. Hackeman, a partner at Grant Thornton LLP, a large accounting firm in Chicago that serves both small and midsized businesses.

But as people with experience solving complex problems, leading complex organizations and coping with regulatory and legal issues, they have a valid and vital perspective to express on matters of politics and public policy.

The ad, which showcased Kendall Jenner alongside a number of diverse faces, was completely tone deaf, as it made light of many complex issues.

But ratification could be complex, perhaps requiring all 28 EU members to sign on, as well as requiring a green light on key issues from Canada's 10 provinces.

As a partner in Big 4 focused on the transaction world, Elise advised Boards and senior management on complex issues for Global Corporations as well as Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth FundAs a partner in Big 4 focused on the transaction world, Elise advised Boards and senior management on complex issues for Global Corporations as well as Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Fundas well as Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Fundas Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds.

Investing in people is a complex issue as it requires change in institutions, cultures and norms, all of which is inevitably hard work.

Familiar issues such as say - on - pay and board diversity will grow more complex this year, and guidelines on overboarding will further put the pressure on boards that have gone stale.

As with any policy designed to deal with one aspect of a complex issue, there were side effects.

These will either be severely restricted or prohibited: Higher priced, more complex products that have issues of liquidity and lack of transparency, such as non-publicly traded REITs, variable annuities, proprietary products or limited partnerships of certain types.

They often work closely with successful business leaders, helping them to manage both their professional and personal finances and advising on complex issues such as succession planning and philanthropic activities.

Once other e-governance and trade facilitation initiatives proposed by the FTP are implemented — such as online issue of export obligation certificates, acceptance of mobile applications and 24/7 customs clearance at 18 major seaports and 17 air cargo complexes — business conditions for traders will improve even further.

Lee has worked extensively on issues of competitive, mission critical, complex tech challenges such as cognitive services, artificial intelligence, and IoT.

As Mr. Mowat described it, it is critical to separate overlying vision (which is inherently emotional) and the complex technical structure (which is very complex) of Alberta's natural resource royalties when trying to have a public discussion about the issue.

As a result of this failure, the Finance Department released a set of proposed tax changes: that were unnecessarily complex; deficient in addressing certain double taxation issues; not well thought through in addressing intergenerational transfers of family businesses; and that were not understanding of the application of the alternative minimum tax to minors in order to access the lifetime capital gains exemptions through the proposed election procedure in 2018.

If an investor's situation involves complex financial planning issues that extend beyond allocating investments and related services, they might be better served with a more traditional advisor who provides advice in areas such as estate planning.

As you can see, conversations about medical ethics can get complex and circuitous very quickly (like many socio - political issues do)-- which is precisely the point that most of us miss.

First, as they are forming their beliefs — whatever they may be — students will be aware of the nature of science and its relation to complex ethical and religious issues.

In the Enlightenment view of the world, ethical issues regularly get reduced to issues of civil liberties, which is increasingly being shown to be a far too simplistic category to guide society in dealing with such complex moral problems as incest, abortion, divorce, and substance abuse.

I understand that this is a complex issue — is killing a dog the same as killing an ant?

In an evolutionary perspective, however, the issue of evil is so complex that to say that evil has its origin in God means something very different from what saying this means in nonevolutionary theologians such as the above.

Even among Christians, for whom scripture should be a guide to life's challenges, many cling to the idea that issues such as abortion and the end of life are so complex that only a simple - minded person, unable to see two sides of an argument, could possibly take a firm stance.

Journalist Peter Seewald became famous for his books written in collaboration with Joseph Ratzinger, later Benedict XVI: what began as one interview for a major German newspaper developed into a series of books over a number of years, exploring deep theological issues and the complex debates of our time.

While guarding against a rush to judgment, we can easily think of ministries that are pushing all or many of the current success buttons: they are carried out by a professional elite; they utilize the best marketing and media techniques; they dispense a personal fulfillment strategy to essentially anonymous folk who are regarded as consumers and called to respond in carefully prescribed ways which do not implicate them or their leadership in the more complex and controversial human issues.

In the search - committee setting, people often come together initially as strangers — people who do not know one another well enough to discuss complex and sensitive issues such as sexism.

It may be that Kelley had «domestic issues», or «mental health» issues, or other factors (as is so often the case, real life stories are usually far more complex than the 24 hour / 24 second sound bite culture we live in) and that his expressions of hatred against Christianity were only secondary factors, if factors at all.

As we approach the complex issue of transgender we do well, as Wimber reminds us, to remember that each of us is broken, groaning and waiting for restoration in ChrisAs we approach the complex issue of transgender we do well, as Wimber reminds us, to remember that each of us is broken, groaning and waiting for restoration in Chrisas Wimber reminds us, to remember that each of us is broken, groaning and waiting for restoration in Christ.

The churches have failed to see that the challenge of world hunger (and the whole complex of related peace, liberation and development issues) constitutes a theological crisis for the church as well as a political, social and economic crisis for the world.

This is a complex and not easily definable issue and anyone with «easy» answers in my view is not admitting the fallen and terrible condition of mankind in general and that as much as we would attempt to make categorical statements as to «all war is wrong» or «war is the right soultion» we are making statements that just cant stand up to either biblical exegesis or the reality of the world we live in.

However, I pray as a «matter of course» about complex business problems, or security issues (my job is computer security).

He said, «In my parish duties I found that the simple idealism into which the classical faith had evaporated was as irrelevant to the crises of personal life as it was to the complex social issues of an industrial city.»

These may include not only broad philosophical issues such as whether the universe has a purpose, but also questions we have become accustomed to think of as empirical, such as bow life first began or bow complex biological systems were put together.

When you pro-life contradictions stop acting like life begins at conception and ENDS AT BIRTH, when you stop using abortion as a political wedge issue to shore up votes and show that you actually understand and act on ALL the complex issues at work, you might actually find others more sympathetic to your alleged cause.

Complex historical and literary issues are involved here, but a consensus exists for viewing the genocidal violence recounted in many of the stories in Joshua and Judges as the product of a royal period in which kings were attempting to justify their own nationalistic ideologies by appeal to divine favor.

It is seldom that in a complex issue, such as the race question or the international order, the immediate next steps that are open will embody everything that love prompts us to desire.

The purpose of the meeting is described on the conference website: «within the complex and multifaceted issue of the Science / Faith relationship, this event focuses on the possibility of reconcilingin the same philosophical position the «Creation» and «Evolution'thinking, without frst pretending to be a scientifc theory or secondly being affrmed as a dogma.»

The issue should be understood as «which is more important, the individual replicator (the gene), or the patterns generated by interactions of a myriad of replicators with a complex environment?»

Referred to on the street as «The Devil of Hell's Kitchen,» this blind lawyer by day, superhero by night, regularly turns to his Catholic Priest for assistance with wrestling through complex spiritual and moral issues.

While on one hand this is a wonderful thing, it often poses a whole new set of complex issues and churches are often a bit lost as to how to deal with them.

In Western Europe and North America matters are more complex in the sense that the issues multiply and religious forces are divided, But just as much is at stake.

Its reliance on legislative and judicial procedures to decide a complex theological, moral, and ecclesial matter has only heightened even more the disagreement while minimizing the possibility of serious, sustained engagement on basic issues such as theological anthropology, justification and sanctification, the nature of sin, repentance and forgiveness, Scriptural authority, and the nature and purpose of ordained ministry.

The issue is as complex as it is controversial, and further negotiations are called for among some very cool and very astute heads on all sides.

The way in which this offer was made was as unfair as its contents: after Israel refused to negotiate seriously on these or any of the other complex «permanent status» issues for nine years, Ehud Barak presented a take - it - or - leave - it offer at Camp David.