Sentences with phrase «key challenge for the future»

Understanding how we influence forest health and function is a key challenge for the future, as we increasingly realize the importance of forests to the maintenance of a healthy planet.

«This is a key challenge for the future — learning which features are needed and how to get them to work together,» said Shaw.

«Transportation is an engine of our economic strength, but it also represents a key challenge for the future of US energy use,» NREL Senior Analyst Austin Brown was quoted in a press release.

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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.

Using Shanghai as a case study, Dr. Zhou identified the key challenges to low - carbon city development in China as well as the role that Shanghai can play in creating a sustainable path of development for Chinese cities to model in the future.

«The key challenges of this parliament as I see it are delivering Brexit and actually making sure that our public services are in a fit state for the future.

Schneiderman had played a key role among Democratic state attorneys general in challenging the Trump administration, and the question of who succeeds him will have implications for future mayoral races in the City — and possibly even this year's gubernatorial primary.

Professor Peter Horton FRS, Chief Research Advisor to the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures at the University of Sheffield and corresponding author of the paper, said: «Our findings bring into focus a key part of the food security challenge — resolving the major conflicts embedded in the agri - food system, whose primary purpose is to make money not to provide sustainable global food security.

Convention highlights included a series of public debates on key issues and challenges facing Mars exploration and the future of the U.S. space program, as well as the final face - off of university student teams presenting designs for the Mars Society's International Gemini Mars competition.

The detailed understanding of these key processes and their associated multi-scale physics is a challenge for the future of space physics.

For stretch and challenge learners could create an Identification key which can be used to ID the tree in the future.

The latest videos focus on the importance of building clinical partnerships around «natural connections» with the community, the key challenges to keep programs going, and aspirations for the future of the UNLV - Clark County School District partnership.

This early virtual field experience was created as a pilot project to help create a more suitable form of field experience aimed at helping teacher candidates gain a better understanding of VS. This section identifies the five key elements for a successful early field experience of VS, the challenges, and suggestions for future implementations.

The objective of the presentation is to identify the successes and help the education design world learn the key lessons from them in order to deliver new solutions that meet the needs of children and educationalists now and in the future; and to identify the opportunities and challenges for integration into the city that architects and planners are having to address.

This report, Preparing future leaders: Effective preparation for aspiring school principals, highlights the key challenges in preparing principals for current and future school needs and provides an up - to - date and comprehensive picture of the current state of play across Australia.

This partnership involves schools from multiple countries across the globe and aims to address the key challenge of infusing deep learning to improve teaching and learning... ultimately to lead to more successful futures for all students.

We're going to cover the main challenges facing investors starting in their 30s, as well as the key things to focus on for the future.

The report highlights the key opportunities for further growth in the sector, along with the major challenges it must overcome in realising its future potential.

The tackling of climate - related distinctive challenges will improve the credibility of practical, sustainable solar houses as a key requirement for their mass - production locally or around the globe in the near future.

«Climate change will be a key issue that future citizens of Texas will need to understand and confront, and they deserve social studies textbooks that reinforce good science and prepare them for the challenges ahead,» she said in a statement.

The report considers the challenges and opportunities in these four key markets, examining their likely future trajectories and what this will mean for major law firms.

Striking the appropriate balance across a law school's obligations to key stakeholders — students, the legal profession, society [and by extension future clients], and the university and pursuit of knowledge — is not a challenge for the faint of heart.

Leoncio Montemayor, project manager at Solarplaza, was joined by David Groarke of Indigo Advisory Group and Killian Tobin of Omega Grid to give a broad overview of the advantages blockchain provides to the energy sector; highlighting examples, trends and results for use cases for utilities, as well as key learnings and challenges for the future.

Company information — demonstrating your knowledge of the organisation is key, do look at company reports and the website but also check out their key products and services, their competitors and find out what challenges lie ahead for them in the future.

I have had very high engagement scores over my tenure as a manager under many challenging circumstances, which translates to strong sales performance and retaining key talent for future...