There are statistics which show a very
low number of reported voter fraud cases, but at the same time such statistics are useless unless the voting officials are focused on catching immigrants voting illegally.
Such stigmas result in very
low numbers of reported rapes by men.
To claim that
the low numbers of reported incidents is because there's been few incidents would be folly.
Not exact matches
While tech IPOs are at their
lowest number since 2008, health care, including biotech, is one
of the hottest sectors
of the year for
number of filings, per Renaissance Capital's third quarter
report.
«Firearm - related deaths are the third leading cause
of death overall among U.S. children aged 1 to 17 years, surpassing the
number of deaths from pediatric congenital anomalies, heart disease, influenza and / or pneumonia, chronic
lower respiratory disease, and cerebrovascular causes,» wrote the CDC in its
report.
According to at least one Wall Street research firm, the
number of iPhone owners planning to upgrade to the next model is at a historical
low, and recent
reports suggest Apple has scaled back iPhone production by half.
The
report said Qantas recorded poor fuel efficiency because it used older, fuel - intensive aircraft, carried a
low amount
of freight (therefore making it less efficient) and also had relatively
low numbers of passengers on each plane.
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.
The
report also confirms that though a higher
number of men apply for financing through crowdfunding, women are more successful because they tend to ask for
lower amounts and meet their targets more readily.
According to the
report, companies with the highest
number of women in top management positions had better financial performance than companies with a
lower representation.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount
of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability
of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction
of generic versions
of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect
of lowering prices or reducing the
number of insured patients; the possibility
of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels
of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits
of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages
of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development
of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate
of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's
reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
The NERA
report also states that the administration ignores the negative consequences
of similar retirement regulations in the U.K., noting that «a sizeable
number of low - balance clients lost their advisor.
For each
of the indicators the «
Report» shows the percentage
reporting each response, the net difference between the
number of higher / better responses and
lower / worse responses, and the «diffusion» index.
But among companies that did any testing on public roads, Tesla
reported the
lowest number of miles — 550, or more than 99 percent fewer than Waymo
reported — and a relatively high
number of disengagements, 182.
For each
of the indicators measured (New Orders, Backlog
of Orders, New Export Orders, Imports, Production, Supplier Deliveries, Inventories, Customers» Inventories, Employment and Prices), this
report shows the percentage
reporting each response, the net difference between the
number of responses in the positive economic direction (higher, better and slower for Supplier Deliveries) and the negative economic direction (
lower, worse and faster for Supplier Deliveries), and the diffusion index.
«Given a property inventory overhang
of two to five years in
lower - tier cities and China NBS
reporting the
number of unsold new homes nationwide increased 14 % to 437 million square metres as at 31 October, inventories are likely to remain a problem for China's property sector,» says Dhar.
At Ohio State University's Fisher School, for example, the average EMBA debt load is $ 37,347 — among the
lowest of any top ranked school
reporting numbers.
The
number of homes listed for sale, which stood at an 11 - year
low at the end
of last year, fell even further in January, according to a
report released Thursday.
The
number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms plunged by 32 percent in December to the
lowest monthly total in more than 13 years, a
report on Thursday showed.
According to the Euler Hermes Global Index
of Business Failures, the rate
of U.S. business insolvencies has somewhat recovered since 2008, but 2014 still saw 29,965 business failures, only marginally
lower than the
number reported at the height
of the Great Recession.
With Forbes
reporting that Brazil shed nearly 900,000 jobs in 2015, unemployment expected to reach 12 % in 2016, and cuts to subsidies for
low - income families according to the IB Times, the
number of potential consumers in the country continues to shrink.
According to a Bloomberg
report, the company has
lowered the
number of Homepods being manufactured by one
of its partners, Inventec Corporation, and is...
By some calculations, as many as 48 million
of Twitter's
reported active users — nearly 15 percent — are automated accounts designed to simulate real people, though the company claims that
number is far
lower.
But according to the group's baggage
report of 2016, the
number of mishandled bags per thousand passengers fell to an all - time
low of 5.73.
End
of BuybacksS & P 500 companies will repurchase $ 500 billion shares this year, the
lowest number since 2012, according to a
report in Barron's.
Earlier this month, the Denver Metro Association
of Realtors (DMAR)
reported that the
number of homes for sale in Denver is still near a record
low, despite a slight increase in recent months.
The
number of reported concussions suffered in football each year is estimated at 100,000, a
number that experts suspect is considerably
lower than the
number of actual concussions.
A Christian charity has told Premier it's concerned about latest figures that reveal despite prosecutions for «honour - based» violence being at their
lowest level in five years, the
number of reports to police have gone up.
Moynihan's
report hypothesised that these penalties increased the
number of low - income black children born outside marriage — which then stood at 25 per cent.
For their 2012
numbers, I used the production figure in their press release and the sales figure from the State
of Sustainability Initiatives 2014
report; the latter gives a
lower production figure
of 348,793 metric tons provided directly from RA.
One way, I believe, to address the problem
of under -
reporting and increase the chances a concussion will be identified early on the sports sideline may be to rely less on athletes themselves to remove themselves from games or practices by
reporting concussion symptoms (which the most recent study shows occurs at a shockingly
low rate, [9] or on game officials and sideline observers to observe signs
of concussion and call for a concussion assessment, but to employ technology to increase the chances that a concussion will be identified by employing impact sensors designed to monitor head impact exposure in terms
of the force
of hits (both linear and rotational),
number, location, and cumulative impact, in real time at all levels
of football, and in other helmeted and non-helmeted contact and collision sports, where practical, to help identify high - risk impacts and alert medical personnel on the sideline so they can consider performing a concussion assessment.
Experts on breast - feeding said they were cheered by the
report's
numbers but noted that rates
of breast - feeding at 6 months
of age have remained unchanged and are significantly
lower than goals set by government agencies.
He cites to studies that have
low numbers of patients, don't
report platelet concentrations and lack control groups.
In 2003, according to a
report by the Trust for America's Health, Kentucky had the third highest level
of overweight high school students, as well as the third highest
number of low - income children between two and five years old in the country.
Some lactation consultants have
reported that they have more than the usual
number of calls about
low milk supply after Thanksgiving, and this has been attributed to the sage which is typically a seasoning used in turkey stuffing.
The
number of hours
of sleep can predict depression and women who
report more hours
of sleep have
lower rates (Dorheim, Bondevik, Eberhard - Gran, & Bjorvatn, 2009b).
High and
low frequency support were
reported together in the main publication, as there was no difference in the
number of contacts women received in these groups.
A
report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies released today suggests Britain is set to miss its legally binding target
of reducing the
number of children in poverty to ten per cent or
lower by 2020.
The
Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed today's House
of Commons Work and Pensions Committee
report which makes a
number of recommendations on how universal credit could better support self - employed claimants.
But he noted that technical
reports from the more recent elections had shown that the incidence
of malfunction in relation to the
number of Card Readers deployed was statistically
low.
The
report found that a
number of small and mid-size arts organizations in
low - and middle - income neighborhoods are financially strained.
Following
reports over the weekend that Cameron is considering a cap on national insurance
numbers issued to
low - skilled migrants, Clegg said he does not back the idea floated by the Conservatives, as it was a founding principle
of the EU that people should be able to move freely.
«Although the
number of electoral fraud cases
reported last year is relatively
low, we can't be complacent and we believe it is important to continue to raise awareness
of the issue.
The bulk
of the
report focuses on changes to be made over the next 10 years, including criminal justice reforms aimed at
lowering the
number of people in city jails.
Question topics included the recent rollout
of the City's municipal ID program, an internal PBA meeting
reported to have degenerated into yelling and shoving over PBA President Pat Lynch's demands for an apology from the mayor and whether that provided «consolation» to the mayor, whether he takes comfort from the
low number of PBA members
reported to have signed «stay away from my funeral» statements, Bratton's comment that the «well was poisoned» by de Blasio's bring
of former Sharpton aide Rachel Noerdlinger, a potential Teamsters strike at Hunts Point market, Governor Cuomo's consideration
of legislation allowing public access to grand jury minutes, the mayor's objections to a City Council proposed bill outlawing police use
of chokeholds, a
reported Cuomo / Lynch meeting and what role the governor should fill in the Lynch / de Blasio dispute, whether the mayor is willing to acknowledge «missteps», the
reports of Legionnaire's Disease in Co-op City, de Blasio's reaction to a possible 2016 Mitt Romney candidacy and when he last spoke with the Rev. Al Sharpton.
In third place this week is a
report on new figures which showed that the
number of foreign students wishing to study in the UK long - term has fallen to its
lowest level since 2007.
The total
number of violent crimes
reported to the SPD in 2015 was
lower than the total
number of violent crimes
reported in 2014, 2013 2012 and 2011.
A
number of gambling operations in New York and neighboring states has
reported lower revenues since the vote amid the harsh winter.
The governor has faced pressure to step aside from the race for months as record -
low poll
numbers rolled in, and that pressure reached the breaking point this week when the New York Times
reported his office had intervened in a domestic violence case involving one
of his top aides.
«In recent years, [NSF] has struggled with the logistics
of evaluating a rising
number of grant proposals that has propelled funding rates to historic
lows,» but «one piece
of the agency has found a potentially powerful new tool to flatten [submission] spikes and cut the
number of proposals: It can simply eliminate deadlines,» Eric Hand
reported last Friday.