Sentences with phrase «level in a given region»

«If the oxygen level in a given region of the ocean drops below a species» minimum requirements, it forces the animals to abandon their native habitat.

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Its positions in Southern California, the Chicago region, the Northeast, as well as Florida place it within large population centers, which, according to the DEA, gives it access to «potential high density drug markets that TCOs will look to exploit through the street - level drug distribution activities of urban organized crime groups / street gangs.»

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.

At this present time, in a period of decline in Christian faith and morals which is still unchecked, still sweeping even lower, it remains true that the teachings given men by Christ, although whittled away and progressively abandoned, still preserve a better level of charity, justice, and chastity in human affairs throughout Christendom than prevails in those regions where the name of Christ has hardly entered, or where it is bitterly persecuted.

Revenue from casinos in the northeast has been lower than original estimates given the level of competition and cluster of gaming options in the region.

Alhaji Fuseini gave the warning when officials from the road ministry and management of COCOBOD and its Chief Executive, Dr Stephen Opuni, inspected some of cocoa roads in the Central and Ashanti regions to find out the level of work done.

To track changes in coastal waters and predict when seafood species in the region may be safe to consume, it will be necessary to establish a «temporal data set» — that is, to measure the levels and distributions of contaminant radionuclides at a given location over time, he says.

Although finding the gene (s) responsible and the regulatory regions that are relevant for such conditions does not automatically lead to a cure, such findings can give important clues about what is malfunctioning at the cellular level, a required step in designing therapeutic interventions.

Given that level of demand, the Media Center's model — expert teachers in an urban center broadcast to a remote catchment area — might be applied to the Andean and Amazonian regions of Bolivia and Peru, and beyond that to hard - to - reach places across the world.

The assessment itself was first given in 1969, but the underlying political compromises meant that (a) students were tested by age, not grade level; (b) results were reported either as percentages of test takers getting individual questions right or (starting in 1984) on a psychometric scale that included no benchmarks, standards, or «cut points»; and (c) the «units of analysis» were the entire country and four big regions but not individual states, let alone districts or schools.

eBooks are far from reaching the same levels of popularity in South Africa as in the west and other parts of the world given the high price tag that ebook reading devices attract in the region.

Certain regions may trade at a structurally higher or lower valuation level given differences in expected risk, growth in earnings, and political stability.

Villa Vajra is located 300 metres above sea level in the Ubud's foothills of the central mountain range; this gives it a fresher, more pleasant climate than the southern coastal regions.

There are regional surf guides that give readers a lowdown on surfing condition in different regions to help them determine the best surfing spots according to their interests and level.

Our aircraft are the best in class so as to give you the best viewing and photographic experience and we fly at low levels above the iconic Great Barrier Reef and World Heritage regions of Tropical North Queensland Australia.

Given the early level of success farmers in those regions have already experienced, we are likely to see this practice continue to grow.

«The study findings may seem counter-intuitive, given that (the) sea level has been rising in the region over the past half century, but the dominant mode of change over that time on Tuvalu has been expansion, not erosion.»

Arctic sea ice may completely disappear in our lifetime, according to recent research, which isn't surprising given that ice extent in the region reached an all - time low this year, shrinking to its sixth - lowest level on record.

2) how much does this smoothed pH vary geographically (check in the biggest region containing the ecosystem of interest) Take the max of those variances, this gives an acceptable level under which the ecosystem has proved to be robust.

Perhaps surprisingly - given the recent discovery of significant new sources of methane in arctic regions - the report also found that methane levels actually dipped slightly, 0.06 % from 2005 to 1,782 ppb (which is still 155 % higher than pre-industrial times).

Given that a climate sensitivity to CO2 doubling in the region of 2.5 - 3K is not seriously disputed and that we are rushing headlong to achieve this within 50 years, the only questions are where between 6 and 27m higher is sea level going to end up and how long it will take.

Police.UK details all regions of the UK and gives up - to - date information on every incident of crime in each specific postcode and category, and publishes street - level crime including statistics for burglary, robbery, violence, vehicle crime, other crime and anti-social behaviour.

We don't see this as an ongoing trend, but we do anticipate that DAU in this region may fluctuate given the relatively high penetration level.

Researchers found that fathers who were given a boost of oxytocin via a nasal spray, and then were shown a picture of their 1 - or 2 - year - old sons or daughters, showed higher levels of activity in regions of the brain linked with empathy and reward, compared with fathers who did not receive a dose of oxytocin.