Sentences with phrase «less an issue of»

«The incident at the Bangladesh apparel factory that claimed 1,000 lives is less an issue of domestic versus foreign manufacturing than it is about fast fashion and the hidden costs of disposable retail,» he wrote in his blog on the company website.

Its less an issue of freedom of speech but good taste.

The media doesn't do a good job (or ANY job) of telling the public there is the BIG issue of CO2 in the atmosphere, then there are the lesser issues of hurricanes, extinction, and sea level rise.

Not exact matches

The study, which was published in the September issue of Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, also indicated that one's perception of available time led powerful people to be, in general, less stressed.

He has been outspoken on a number of issues lately, particularly regarding the gridlock in Congress and the need for less regulation and tax reform.

Changing the venue to a less threatening environment — your office instead of the boss's office, or even a coffee shop — may also soften the situation, and so may suggesting a walk instead of a sit - down meeting to discuss the issues.

The first is the familiar variety issued on a high - ratio mortgage (that is, those with downpayments of less than 20 %).

While they're a solid squad, San Diego State is better, and they've faced plenty of run - heavy offenses over the season that will make preparing for Army's option - offense less of an issue.

Before taking on the issue of race, I decided to look into a subject I thought was less controversial: the dearth of women in tech.

It's just my interpretation of the market, but it seems like there has been a shift in development resources away from smart devices, which is a very crowded space right now, to the types of e-shops where discoverability is less of an issue and we can work together to make games like Shovel Knight and one of my favourites Guacamelee!

Members of the cluster specialize in environmental issues such as recycling old airplane parts, decreasing the weight of planes so that they require less fuel, and encouraging the military to adopt these «green» aviation practices.

Abbott himself has been less outspoken on the issue of regulating bathroom use this session than Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who made the issue one of his legislative priorities.

On Wednesday, China announced fresh tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including cars, whiskey and soybeans — less than 24 hours after the U.S. administration issued a list of Chinese imports that it would target.

As Verizon's deal is then first of its kind, the terms may be less generous than on subsequent issues.

And, as it turns out, data acquisition and evaluation issues are actually the less challenging parts of the problem.

While some people may have concerns there's not enough regulation, it's less of an issue in the U.S. than in other jurisdictions, said Yaya Fanusie, director of analysis for the Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington.

But there are regulatory and tax issues that make the sale of cannabis less attractive from a profit - and - loss standpoint.

All along, the rhetoric has focused less on policy than on Campbell's reversal on the HST issue since the 2009 election campaign, and the extension of sales taxes to services the PST overlooked.

The Paris Agreement — the most significant accord on the issue — will take effect next month after an intense ratification process that lasted less than a year after negotiations concluded, an unprecedented speed in the often slow - moving world of climate diplomacy.

Finance startup Bond Street issues loans to small businesses, many of which have less - than - ideal credit, and it's hatched a plan to stand out in the crowded online lending sector.

That said, this particular case features an obvious First Amendment issue that muddies the waters of what kinds of data should and shouldn't be off limits, thus making the AG's case less than ideal for furthering the cause of consumer privacy rights.

In essence, if correct, this means there is less price risk in government debt securities than corporate fixed income issues, and therefore the extra 10 % should largely be made up of government bonds rather than corporates and preferred shares.

In the past, the EPA has issued between six and eight waivers from the RFS per year to refining operations of less than 75,000 barrels per day...

Unlike media darlings, who tend to interpret the future through an unwavering set of beliefs and to reduce complex issues to a simple, dramatic story, the more accurate forecasters tend to be less confident that they know how things will turn out.

Markets have been on edge in recent sessions amid concerns of a potential trade war between China and the U.S.. On Wednesday, China announced fresh tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including cars, whiskey and soybeans — less than 24 hours after the U.S. administration issued a list of Chinese imports that it would target.

Radiation shielding to minimize dangerous solar and cosmic radiation that are far less of an issue within the protective boundaries of Earth's magnetic field.

Your Summary describes the highlights of your plan, includes only the most critical points, and leaves out less important issues and factors.

Faber is one of the most gloomy people you'll meet in the investment world, constantly issuing warnings about where you should live if the war comes (rural farmland), and what will happpen to the dollar (it will be worth less than toilet paper).

With 90 % of Israelis driving less than 100 km a day — it is, after all, a tiny country — the range isn't a major issue for most.

However, the Fed then issued a much less restrictive set of final rules.

John Kirton, co-director of the G - 20 Research Group at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, called the summit a «very solid success,» pointing to broad agreement on the agenda, much of it focusing on less controversial issues such as women's empowerment and promoting digitalization.

A group of six publishers — including Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, Meredith, News Corp., Rogers Communications, and Time Inc. (now owned by Meredith)-- created Next Issue Media in 2009 and debuted the Texture service in 2012 as a way to increase sales at a time when people are reading less news in print publications.

Some people said the screed, directed at CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, drew attention to prevalent wage issues in the area; others accused the employee of acting entitled and failing to find better or more work or a place to live that costs less than her current $ 1,245 rent.

I have in front of me the report on labour market opinions issued for temporary foreign workers in the Windsor area, and the overwhelming majority of these LMOs were issued for industrial instrument technicians and mechanics for less than six months.

During this 40 month period, there were 641 positive LMOs issued to manufacturing firms, 525 which were for a period of 6 months or less.

In countries with relatively generous data caps or unlimited access to data or where speed is used for billing as opposed to the amount of data it is not an issue or becomes less important over time.

The benefits to the small - business owner include no upfront infrastructure cost, less risk of data security and reliability issues, and ubiquitous authorized access that the business owner can control.

With Chinese growth slowing, a paramount issue for President Obama and American business will be learning what the direction of Chinese policy will be — toward greater opening of its market in the tradition of Deng Xiaoping, or much less welcome alternatives.

Along with these issues is the temptation for Americans across age groups to spend beyond their means on things they might not need, making retirement savings even less of a priority.

Aside from some of the usual sorts of issues we see with any online game at launch, would you say things are playing out more or less as expected?

«We know you have to move slowly, and be less forceful on issues of diet.»

Investors are set to snap up the bonds with an interest rate of less than 3.4 %, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, or about half the rate Sprint would have had to pay if it issued the bonds without any backing.

These more general biases and hurdles, along with the issue of male confusion at women's needs and problems, help explain why femaleentrepreneurs take home a pathetically small share of venture capital — less than 5 percent.

It felt free to issue such an advisory, the central bank said, in part because it was less worried about those record levels of consumer debt and the housing market, both of which economists have said appear to be moderating.

Another way to look at that is if those in the audience who know what covenant - light loans are, which are loans without a lot of stuff tied around you, back in» 06,»07 less than 20 percent of the debt was issued cov - light.

So, whenever you find yourself venting to a colleague, vow to spend the same amount of time (or more) trying to determine how you can make that particular issue less frustrating.

That strategy seems waaaayyyy less risky than actively picking stocks of supposedly «reliable» stocks that issue dividends, which could be cut at any time due to shifting industry trends and company performance.

In a study issued this week (Aug. 11 - 15), Goldman Sachs Bank USA economists Eli Hackle and Hui Shan showed that the homeownership rate of young adults, ages 25 - 34, who were carrying more than $ 50,000 in student, was 8 percentage points lower than for college graduates with less than $ 50,000 in student debt.

With less than 100 days until the May 9 B.C. Election, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has released its 2017 Provincial Election Platform, which outlines key issues and priorities of the regional business community and makes a series of recommendations to the parties running to form the next Provincial Government.

This is significantly less hawkish rhetoric than that of Trump himself, who has promised «fire and fury like the world has never seen» if North Korea issues further provocations.