Sentences with phrase «keep the current levels»

For example, when giving was consistently below our budget we issued a soft - freeze to staff, which meant that the only allowed expenses were those that kept the current level of ministry.

The debate on whether to replace the corporate average fuel economy rule or keep the current levels frozen continues.

Not exact matches

And if he wants to keep all of his pay, Valeant stock will have to rise 460 % from its current level in just a little more than three years.

Keep the addictive item in front of you, along with a paper on which you can rate your current level of addiction from -10 to 10.

Both Royal Bank (TSX: RY) and TD Bank (TSX: TD) boosted their quarterly dividend payments, leaving CIBC (TSX: CM) as the unexpected lone wolf to keep its payouts at their current level.

Still, Fitbit has something of a first - mover advantage that's likely to keep its share price floating at its current level of around $ 32, which is more than 40 percent higher than its trading start price.

Following the announcement, crude oil immediately spiked 2.5 percent over uncertainty of how this might affect the Middle Eastern kingdom's position on keeping oil production at current levels.

Keeping benefits at their current levels required under law will mean less federal spending on education, infrastructure and defense unless Congress cuts benefits, raises taxes or both.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says it will need to keep interest rates at current, stimulative low levels for some time to come, although it had some good news

We want to enter the stock at the current levels and keep a stop loss of $ 39, which is just below the low created on October 19.

The ECB has said it intends to continue bond purchases until at least September, to keep interest rates at current levels until «well past» the end of the program.

The lead bank plans to keep rates at their current level for the foreseeable future, perhaps even until the late stages of 2014.

It will keep the fed funds rate at its current near - zero level «for a considerable time» after it finally ends QE, especially if the core inflation rate remained below 2 percent.

He adds that Transport Canada «will have to do more, just to keep the accident rate per revenue - generating passenger mile travelled in Canada at current levels.»

Markets also expect the monetary authorities in the euro area and Japan to keep policy rates at their current low levels for some time.

Given the huge opportunity cost of allocating to cash or bonds at current yield levels, even generally optimistic return assumptions for stocks are enough to keep portfolio level returns near 0 % real.

It just goes to show that even if the oil price is in the doldrums, there are oil related companies that are profitable at current levels that keep sending you a chunk of the profits.

The difficulty for the ECB in managing market expectations on monetary policy in the face of stronger economic growth was evident elsewhere in President Draghi's remarks, as he repeatedly stressed the need to keep the region's interest rates at current levels while the central bank winds down its QE program.

Astrachan kept his buy recommendation on Costco but slashed his stock - price target to $ 173, which was 10.1 % above current levels, from $ 191.

«Current projections imply that EU milk deliveries would not be able to keep up with the annual increase in quotas over the phasing out period, leading to a steady decline in quota utilisation at aggregate EU level,» said the report.

This is according to the Mirror, who state that Pep Guardiola's side could offer the England international an extension to his current deal at the Etihad following the player's form that he's displayed so far this season, but only if he keeps up his current level of fitness.

Before getting figured out, this defensive plan offered us the best chance to keep scoring down to a manageable level with our current personnel.

At that point we watch the roster / asset shuffle start all over again, as I don't see them keeping many (if any) of the current «core» players.This is complicated by the fact that the talent level of those core players isn't high enough to make them valuable assets that can be used to make notable improvements in the near - term.

The 21 - year - old has notched 14 goals in all competitions this term, and there's been loud suggestions that he'll get a call - up to the England squad if he keeps up his current levels.

Henry added that «if Giroud and Ozil keep performing at their current level, there is no reason why they can't stay top right to the end of the season.»

Some might say that it was a well planned move, while other might call it luck, the fact remains that Mourinho now wants to add more stars to his current side, in order to keep performing at the top level and winning titles.

In addition, we propose to keep paternity leave and pay at the current level of 2 weeks.

Specifically, the SNA is asking to: keep the level of whole grains in the total number of grain foods served at 25 %; avoid further reductions in sodium; eliminate the requirement that kids take fruit or a vegetable with their meal (returning to the old system in which kids could — and often did — pass up those healthful foods); and allow schools to sell on a daily basis a la carte items like pizza and fries, as opposed to the current plan which would allow these items to be sold only on the same day they appeared on the main lunch line.

The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed only a minor measure holding salt reductions to their current level and keeping the proportion of whole - grain items at 50 percent.

He's already chosen to hurt people who are already stretched in order to provide a tax cut to people who can afford to keep paying at their current levels.

Gunnels said that under Sanders» plan, state and local governments would keep spending at current levels.

The budget keeps TAP benefits at current year levels.

KINGSTON — As the clock keeps ticking, the likelihood of the governor calling a special session of the legislature diminishes and that means any hope of passing legislation to allow Ulster County to keep its sales tax at its current level fades.

Astorino also said the legislative session should be shorter, running January through April 1, just after the completion of the state budget, though he would be willing to keep lawmakers» salaries at the current level despite the change.

Leaders of state - level education organizations have estimated that lawmakers need to approve an overall aid increase of $ 1.7 billion just to meet payroll raises and other expenses and to keep school programs running at current levels.

The legislature later amended the state's two - year, $ 40 billion budget to keep some business taxes at current levels.

Sources say the leading plan would raise the current minimum wage of $ 9 per hour to $ 12.50 in upstate counties by 2021 followed by an economic study to determine whether the wage level should keep rising to an eventual cap of $ 15 per hour, possibly by 2023.

In the meantime, Ritchie says the goal is to keep putting pressure on the Army to keep Fort Drum at its current staffing level.

The current schedule of police classes keeps the city's department level — but its ranks are low by historical standards.

Keeping the ethics monitoring groups at current levels comes at a time when Mr. Cuomo, lawmakers and other state officials are all floating various ideas to strengthen existing ethics laws, including heightened disclosure requirements, increased penalties and an overhauled per - diem system.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Common Council today amended the city budget by adding $ 1.6 million to keep firefighter staffing at the current level, a change Mayor Stephanie Miner plans to ignore as she cuts staffing by four positions per shift.

Instead, in an effort to avert a government showdown, Congress passed and Trump signed into law on Sept. 8 a bill that left final fiscal year 2018 spending levels to be decided in December by keeping the government running at current spending levels until Dec. 8.

For 50 years we manage to keep the planet at its current temperature, sea levels stabilize, endangered species rebuild, and all this while we're still burning fossil fuels at a leisurely pace.

Strong currents and a quick cleanup kept oil levels on Santa Fe to a relatively low 1 liter per meter of beach, while northerly Genovesa emerged unscathed.

In this 2 - back level, you'd try to recall which number appeared two steps ago while keeping track of the current stimulus.

The researchers found that federal funding decisions about whether to keep CHC grants at the current or enhanced levels will have significant effects on future growth.

By comparison, scenarios for fossil fuel emissions for the 21st century range from about 600 billion tons (if we can keep total global emissions at current levels) to over 2500 billion tons if the world increases its reliance on combustion of coal as economic growth and population increase dramatically.

Also, does partial repair of current 7 categories of damage mean they will evolve into some new currently unpredictable different types of damage and thus needing qualitatively different therapies or will current therapies incrementally improved be able to keep reversing the level of damage many times over?

To keep your metabolism firing, super-set every exercise with skipping for 2 to 10 minutes, depending on your current fitness level.

Recruiting and keeping good nurses is a major challenge for U.S. hospitals, notes Patricia W. Stone, PhD, RN, an associate professor of nursing at Columbia University who has studied nurse staffing levels and quality of care, but wasn't involved with the current study.