Sentences with phrase «less efficiency in»

If a forest covers a snowy expanse, «that has a strong warming influence,» he notes, because of little cloud cover resulting from less efficiency in evaporating water.

Within a given company, looking at how gross margins change over time gives you a sense of the trend toward greater or less efficiency in production activity.

«Bigness» is, moreover, a «powerful evangelistic tool «28 and provides the resources necessary for effective programs of worship and ministry.29 The local church is here viewed as a mechanism with the capacity for greater or lesser efficiency in doing the work of God.

Not exact matches

If mobile pricing doesn't come down in 2013 — and it's not expected to — mobile viewers will have to hope that the encoding efficiency of video is drastically improved so less data is used per stream.

In our increasingly time - crunched, efficiency - addicted corporate culture — where we're somehow more and less connected than ever — that counts for a lot.

«Everybody worries about making mistakes,» he says, «but when it comes to choosing between working 24 hours [and risking] having your mental faculties function at less efficiency, and spreading that out over more time, most lawyers would tell you the former is more likely to result in fewer mistakes.

The Trump administration's main justification for weakening fuel standards — less - than - expected consumer interest in efficiency due to lower gas prices — is actually the reason why the nation needs more stringent standards in the first place, The Conversation argues.

The Medela Pump in Style Advanced offers a hard - to - beat combination of efficiency and ease of use, making the tiresome chore of pumping quicker and less frustrating.

In fact, a smart business owner will value that extra efficiency, particularly when a sudden rush order requires more work in less timIn fact, a smart business owner will value that extra efficiency, particularly when a sudden rush order requires more work in less timin less time.

That said, I actually think this is less likely; insurance operates best at more scale, not less: first and foremost, the larger the pool, the more risk can be spread, as well as obvious efficiency gains in administration.

If venture investors across the spectrum could pull back just a little — resist investing in that marginal deal, maybe not stretch quite as much on valuation or perhaps provide a little less capital to a financing (giving the entrepreneur a chance to build a business with more capital efficiency); it certainly would be of significant help.

Saving oil and natural gas through efficiency gains and investment in renewables would also generate profit by allowing BC to import less oil from Alberta and to export more of the natural gas it already extracts.

Leerink analyst Ana Gupte said in a note to clients that the benefits to the consumer are «at the heart of the antitrust debate with efficiency arguments less convincing.»

However Azeez admits that part of the catch - up challenge is the low fuel price in the GCC, which makes energy efficiency a less significant driver for Industrial Internet adoption.

«In 2015, we were a little less than one system per day — efficiency has essentially doubled.

Kant's approach may hold at bay the antihumanism of modern science (we are just clever animals in an insignificant corner of a vast cosmos), and it may serve as a bulwark against the ruthless rationality of economic efficiency and the putative demands of progress, but Michalson concludes that Kant's approach to the question of God makes theology less and not more plausible.

Our calling is to invite all to turn from gods which are even less than human, and from idols like power, profit, property, creed, class, caste, language, race, success, technocratic progress, managerial efficiency and the ego, and thus experience the fulfilling realization of God's Reign which consists in justice, freedom and fellowship, tender love, universal compassion and equitable sharing of resources.

Of course that judgment may be exercised in the name of «efficiency» or «technological rationality,» but I think that those concepts are themselves much less monolithic and more open to personal and cultural interpretation than Hall seems willing to grant.

If it is objected that production in and for small communities would be less efficient than large - scale centralized production, it could be answered, first, that when the true costs of transportation are calculated, this may not be true, and second, that efficiency in that sense is less important than a good life in a self - reliant community that has some control over its own destiny.

«Customers have confirmed in their trials that Maxilact Smart enables a double - digit increase in production efficiency by enabling faster production, meaning more throughput in less time,» Roes said.

With 436 factories in 85 countries making products sold in 189 countries, the company aims to improve resource efficiency, quality and productivity in our operations to do more with fewer resources and less waste.

This could have resulted in these businesses becoming less able to plan and less able to innovate in the market, with resulting reduced economic efficiency and consumer detriment,» ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said.

Investment in infrastructure that will reduce our impact on the environment while improving the efficiency of our operations helps our company produce more for less impact on the environment and communities.

Thoughts on woo: The oo sound is the loudest sound possibility, generally, for humans, due to the resonance developed by mouth formation, and less muscle use in mouth and throat to form, therefore, also the easiest to scream (along with long «O» but this doesn't allow for maximum efficiency of transdiaphragmatic pressure conversion to sound projection).

Due to the efficiency of fat cells provided in breast milk, those who have been breastfed are less likely to be overweight throughout life.

This reduces their efficiency in delivering iron to your baby, meaning that more iron is available to harmful bacteria (leading to digestive problems) and LESS is available to baby.

The Government has put in place legislation which requires any future Government to reach this first goal however this analysis and subsequent figures from Policy Exchange's report: Warmer Homes — Improving fuel poverty and energy efficiency policy in the UK highlights current resources are less than half of what is required to meet this target, let alone a more ambitious timeframe.

The Coalition is only doing what many private businesses have already had to do in the way of efficiency drives that have succeeded in delivering «more for less».

Rather, it anticipated increased efficiency and less overlap in government services.

Achieving more for less in this age of austerity is not just a technical question of managerial efficiency.

In total, expenditure on energy efficiency schemes to protect the health and welfare of vulnerable households will be less than half of the financial support available in 2010 - 201In total, expenditure on energy efficiency schemes to protect the health and welfare of vulnerable households will be less than half of the financial support available in 2010 - 201in 2010 - 2011.

In an age of cuts and efficiency drives from government, our biggest challenge remains in equipping the next generation with the skills we need to deliver projects more for less.&raquIn an age of cuts and efficiency drives from government, our biggest challenge remains in equipping the next generation with the skills we need to deliver projects more for less.&raquin equipping the next generation with the skills we need to deliver projects more for less.»

Reducing emissions through energy efficiency With respect to its own multibillion - dollar portfolio of drilling operations, refineries and pipelines, Exxon Mobil said it «addresses the risk of climate change in several concrete and meaningful ways,» including through energy efficiency measures, deployment of less carbon - intensive technologies at its facilities and even the development of products that help consumers use energy more efficiently.

Compared to all previous implant waveforms, they found the new ones were indeed superior in terms of energy efficiency while no less able to perform their nerve stimulation role.

Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware of how their driving impacts fuel efficiency.

For instance, refrigerators today consume about 75 percent less energy than they did in 1972 due to federal and state efficiency standards.

In the bipartisan 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, we increased new fuel economy standards for vehicles, along with other provisions to increase energy efficiency, save drivers money, reduce pollution, and strengthen our security by making America less dependent on foreign oil.

Even a 10 per cent loss in overall efficiency could make electric cars the less environmentally attractive option.

«This is a victory for drivers who, by 2016, will get 35 miles per gallon, spend less on fuel and send less of their dollars overseas,» Jackson said, although the new rules still leave the U.S. behind Europe, Japan and China in terms of the timing or strength of fuel efficiency standards.

Melting bitumen in place is less unsightly than mining tar sands, but increasing efficiency, lowering costs and — perhaps most importantly — minimizing greenhouse gas emissions remain challenges

The low concentration and the high efficiency in boosting tertiary oil recovery make the nanofluid both more environmentally friendly and less expensive than options now on the market, said Ren, who also is a principal investigator at the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH.

In addition, last fall, Syngenta put forward a more global strategy called The Good Growth Plan which makes six commitments to improve resource use efficiency, including finding ways to produce more food with less waste, degradation, and poverty.

If their efficiency could be transferred to crops, we could grow more food in less time using less water and less nitrogen fertilizer.

A downside of fuel cells, however, is that they have a capital cost in the thousands of dollars per kilowatt of capacity, and the round - trip efficiency through the electrolyzer to the fuel cell and then back into current is less than 50 percent — meaning that for every two kilowatt - hours put in the bank, only one comes back out again.

Plug - ins are expected to reach up to 60 miles on a charge (great for a commute but not for a longer trip); and though the Tesla reportedly went 241 miles on a charge in a recent European road rally, its everyday stop - and - go efficiency will likely be less and drivers will need «pit stops» far from home.

Sound scientific advice will emphasize conservation and efficiency improvements, as well as research on less carbon - intensive substitutes, as part of a strategy that will clearly be important in the national interest of the United States and its friends.

Need for strong public outreach Agricultural production accounts for the greatest amount of global water consumption, and in this sector the authors suggest a variety of efficiency proposals such as improved irrigation systems and switching to crop varieties that consume less water.

«The lower operating temperatures during cold start are due to increasing fuel efficiency in advanced combustion engines, which leaves less energy in the tailpipe exhaust,» said Abhaya Datye, a distinguished professor at UNM's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and study co-author.

Tactics include using alternative refrigerants that trap less heat and improving efficiency in coolers.

Ekmark says we are now entering an era in which vehicles will also gather real - time information about the weather and highway hazards, using this to improve fuel efficiency and make life less stressful for the driver and safer for all road users.