Sentences with phrase «lack of new associates»

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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.

A new survey from J.D. Power and Associates finds that travelers have become more accepting of baggage and reservation charges, but still hate the lack of legroom.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

The holidays are already an emotional time for shoppers, with little kids tugging at parents to buy them things, with pressure to get the perfect gifts for new family members, friends and business associates, and with a perceived lack of time to get it all done perfectly.

The Need for a New Philosophy of Science Massimo Pigliucci, associate editor for Biology & Philosophy and member of the Philosophy of Science Association has, in his Philosophy Now column, emphasised the philosophical incompatibility of the success of scientific method with a priori, transcendental metaphysics (e.g. of Kant), whilst acknowledging the general lack of a coherent philosophy of science.

Other factors that are often associated with motherhood may contribute to hair loss: lack of sleep, new responsibilities, juggling things with a new baby, etc..

The baby blues will also often include feelings associated with coming off the high of labor and birthing to the new realities of a demanding little creature, less sleep, being anxious about this new responsibility and concern about spousal support (or the lack thereof).

«There is a lack of clarity in the Bill with regard to the relative harm associated with different types of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and the appropriate sentence commensurate with the offence,» they noted.

However, it's a strong indication of the lack of respect everyone has for the State of New Jersey when both teams who play there are associated with NYC and bear the name «New York».

One crucial outcome of scientific knowledge is to generate new and better ways of being ignorant: not the kind of ignorance that is associated with a lack of curiosity or education but rather a cultivated, high - quality ignorance.

In an effort to reduce patient misdiagnoses and associated poor patient outcomes from lack of prompt treatment, a Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality researcher is helping to lead the way in providing hospitals a new approach to quantify and monitor diagnostic errors in their quality improvement efforts.

There has been a lack of reliable markers, early indicators and risk factors associated with pancreatic cancer, but this new way of differentiating between healthy and malignant tissue offers hope for earlier diagnosis and treatment.»

A new study explains brain mechanisms associated to the lack of sensitivity to music.»

«We have now been able to associate genomic instability with the uncontrolled formation of R - loops caused by the lack of histone 1 and this is completely new,» emphasised Bernués.

Dr. Howard Kaufman, associate director of clinical science and chief surgical officer at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, recently told Woodbridge Patch that the state's rising rate of melanoma can be attributed to lengthy sun exposure and lack of adequate safeguards at the Jersey Shore.

In a previous study, Shaw, an associate professor in Salk's Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory and researcher in the Institute's new Helmsley Center for Genomic Medicine, demonstrated that cells lacking a normal copy of the LKB1 gene fail to activate AMPK in response to low energy levels.

«To describe electronic cigarette use as «a new drug use option» and part of «at - risk teenagers» substance using repertoires» is unnecessarily alarmist, given the evidence that regular use among never smokers is negligible, the lack of evidence that electronic cigarette use acts as a gateway to tobacco use, and the likely low level of harm associated with electronic cigarette use.»

Although next - generation sequencing has revolutionized the ability to associate variants with human diseases, diagnostic rates and development of new therapies are still limited by a lack of knowledge of the functions and pathobiological mechanisms of most genes.

It lacks many of the things normally associated with his work — New York, a nebbish lead, a tidy resolution — and even the web of romantic entanglements feels more like something out of a telenovela than a typical drama.

The new study, conducted by Stanford University Associate Professor Eric Bettinger, Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Bridget Terry Long, and University of Toronto Associate Professor Philip Oreopoulos, tracked nearly 17,000 low - income individuals and determined that cumbersome financial aid forms and lack of information about higher education costs and financial aid prevented access to higher education.

While no exact details have emerged as to what exactly Lite means at the time of this writing, we suspect it simply leaves out some of the functionality that's associated with the hardware specs of the new devices - the new Curve lacks the touchscreen and sensors (magnetometer, accelerometer, proximity) that its more upscale sibling the Bold Touch will possess.

«We are making this change after years of concern about the lack of scientific evidence to support the current practice of annual vaccination and the increasing documentation that over-vaccinating has been associated with harmful side effects,» said the announcement of a new vaccination protocol at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Don't allow him to associate this new era with loneliness and lack of attention.

(Sec. 199) Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, to: (1) determine areas of the United States that lack a federal power marketing agency; (2) develop a plan or criteria for such areas for investing in renewable energy and associated infrastructure; (3) identify any federal agency within such an area that has, or could develop, the ability to facilitate such investment; and (4) recommend to the House Energy and Commerce Committee the establishment of any new federal lending authority for existing federal agencies.

In a new post today, he describes how the firm's 60 first - year lawyers came out of a summer associate program and era that now seems quite foreign, where warnings of the crush of work and the lack of any «work - life balance» awaiting them were common.

One of the conclusions was that the students» level of stress often seems to be associated with 1) their lack of knowledge of or familiarity with their new environment — most of our students just being out of college — and 2) their lack of organization in terms of time and stress management.

Maybe the programs don't handle many cases, or maybe new associates lack the time to participate, but nonetheless law firm pro bono is one example of law firm responsiveness to student demands.

1 For example, a 2015 survey conducted by LexisNexis found that «95 % of hiring partners and senior associates who supervise new attorneys» believe that «recently graduated students lack key practical skills at the time of hiring.»

``... notwithstanding the passage of some 16 years since the time of the brief solicitor - client relationship, the lack of recollection of that relationship by both D.G.C. and Sachs J. prior to the release of the Decision, and the independent concurrence of Frank J. and myself in the Decision authored by Sachs J., in my view prudence dictates that the Decision be set aside, this panel stand down from this matter, and a new panel be constituted by the Associate Chief Justice to re-hear the appeal.»

A new survey, conducted for insuranceQuotes.com in January 2015 by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, found that 60 percent of 18 - to -29-year-olds are renters — compared with 36 percent of Americans overall — but they're also the age group most likely to lack knowledge about renters insurance.

The lack of TouchWiz references isn't new, as Samsung has slowly moved away from a term associated with overbearing changes and features.

In addition, little knowledge is available on the effect of parenting support programmes delivered to immigrant parents.24 The few studies available have mostly shown little or no improvement in the mental health of immigrant parents25 26 or even poorer outcomes for immigrant families27 and families with low socioeconomic status.28 Scarcity of studies in this area may simply because few immigrant parents participate in such programmes.24 Several studies have reported difficulties in recruiting and retaining immigrant parents in parenting support programmes.29 30 Factors such as belonging to an ethnic minority, low socioeconomic status, practical aspects or experienced alienation and discrimination all contribute to low participation.28 31 Other studies have demonstrated that low participation and a high dropout rate of immigrant parents are associated with a lack of cultural sensitivity in the intervention, poor information about the parenting programme and lack of trust towards professionals.24 A qualitative study conducted with Somali - born parents in Sweden showed that Somali parents experienced many societal challenges in the new country and in their parenting behaviours.

Bridging Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice: Preventing Unnecessary Detention of Foster Children Ross, Conger, & Armstrong Child Welfare, 81 (3), 2002 View Abstract Examines the lack of coordination between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and describes a New York program to reduce problems associated with this gap.

«During the settlement process, refugees share the difficulties associated with adjusting to a new and very different culture, the limited access to information, the disruption of their lives and the schooling of their children, the issues of poor health and difficulty in accessing appropriate and affordable housing, the pressure of adjusting to a new environment, the difficulties in entering the employment market and the relative lack of understanding of their communities by Australian service providers.

According to a new survey by Los Angeles - based CEL & Associates, apartment dwellers have three major gripes about their housing situation: lack of parking, poor security, and inadequate follow - up to maintenance complaints and reports.