Sentences with phrase «lower value activities»

By reducing the amount of time they spend on lower value activities your legal team can spend more time on higher value work.

Similarly, this aversion to adopt technology, process, and models stripping away low value activities to more appropriate resources?

Are non-billable or low value activities eating into your bottom line?

Not exact matches

Ask, «If I had 10 less hours of low - value work each week, could I fill this time with higher value activities that would be worth more than the cost of an assistant?»

M&A deal value in the U.S. last quarter slipped to its lowest total since 2013 while activity in Europe surged.

Rank your activities over the course of the week into three categories: High Value, Low Value and No Value.

So look at those Low or No Value activities and determine if you can do one of the following to each: consolidate, automate, delegate or eliminate.

Merger activity this year is down 14 percent from this time last year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, which cited the lower dollar value of deals in the health care and materials sectors.

«For example, if you intend to do an offline community or organization, invite a few of the people whom you wish to connect with one another for a dinner or some other type of low - key activity to test your thesis about the potential value of the community.

Instead of relying on low - skilled jobs to provide value for the economy, imagine, for instance, a future in which someone well equipped with digital tools could combine a variety of work activities.

Much of the venture activity in edtech in the US posits that edtech will look more like SAAS companies in other sectors, high growth driven by a stable low cost of user acquisition relative to life time value.

Over the past 30 years, during which earnings growth hasn't been stellar, market values have instead been driven by Federal Reserve - induced low interest rates leading to corporate share repurchase strategies and merger and acquisition activity.

Betting activity is much lower, as compared to the regular season, but the contrarian value that we have seen appear in baseball (value on home teams, plus contrarian value based on betting percentages)-- also appears during spring training.

«In the yoga group, compared with values obtained before a practice session, the high - frequency band of the heartrate variability spectrum (parasympathetic or vagal activity) increased by 64 % in the 20th week and by 150 % in the 36th week, and both the low - frequency band (sympathetic) and the low - frequency to high - frequency ratio were reduced.

We tested a prediction that detection of distal threat would elicit activity in brain regions associated with value - based and complex decision making, such as the anterior cingulate and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), whereas proximal threat would engage low - level midbrain regions implicated in reflexive escape behavior (i.e., PAG).

SAR studies demonstrated that the introduction of a benzylamine group (compound 157) in place of the azamacrocyclic ring lowered the antiviral activity, although the compound showed activity with an EC50 value of 0.49 μM.

I refused to let low - value people and activities or outside pressure discourage me from my mission to heal.

While activities demanding little or no «effort», like sleeping, sitting, standing, walking and jogging go in the direction of aerobic activity, with low power requirement and consequently very little wellness value.

While Epps believes that most parents understand the value of structured activities, there are many barriers low - income parents face that prevent their children from becoming involved.

Testing, especially with value - added measures attached, functionally requires teachers to waste precious time on low - yield activities (practicing inferring; finding the main idea, etc.) that would be better spent building knowledge across subjects.

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The Group focuses its business activities on commercial & residential construction loans and value - added capital requirements and services (mezzanine & equity structures) in the Greater Toronto (GTA); Alberta (principally the Calgary / Edmonton corridor) and southwest BC (primarily Vancouver / Lower Mainland).

In ETF trading, consistently low investor trading costs can not be assured unless market makers have sufficient knowledge of portfolio holdings to enable them to effectively arbitrage differences between an ETF's market price and its underlying portfolio value and to hedge the intraday market risk they assume as they take inventory positions in connection with their market - making activities.

All our conservation programs and activities work toward the following goals: Protected high conservation value marine and coastal areas, low - impact sustainable fisheries, reduced negative impacts and risks of shipping, doubling of the wild tiger populations of Nepal, responsible development solutions that conserve wildlife, community - level habitat - friendly renewable energy, land - use management to support a low - carbon economy, and one in 10 Canadians caring for nature.

The highest value ever recorded throughout this sampling effort was a sample taken about 1,600 miles west of San Francisco, at 11 Bq / m3, which the researchers described as «more than 500 times lower than safety limits established by the US government for drinking water and well below limits of concern for direct exposure while swimming, boating, or other recreational activities.»

I said the global temperatures will trend down when my low value average solar parameters are met following 10 years of sub-solar activity in general.

''... worked with two sediment cores they extracted from the seabed of the eastern Norwegian Sea, developing a 1000 - year proxy temperature record «based on measurements of δ18O in Neogloboquadrina pachyderma, a planktonic foraminifer that calcifies at relatively shallow depths within the Atlantic waters of the eastern Norwegian Sea during late summer,» which they compared with the temporal histories of various proxies of concomitant solar activity... This work revealed, as the seven scientists describe it, that «the lowest isotope values (highest temperatures) of the last millennium are seen ~ 1100 - 1300 A.D., during the Medieval Climate Anomaly, and again after ~ 1950 A.D.» In between these two warm intervals, of course, were the colder temperatures of the Little Ice Age, when oscillatory thermal minima occurred at the times of the Dalton, Maunder, Sporer and Wolf solar minima, such that the δ18O proxy record of near - surface water temperature was found to be «robustly and near - synchronously correlated with various proxies of solar variability spanning the last millennium,» with decade - to century - scale temperature variability of 1 to 2 °C magnitude.»

That said sub solar activity in general has been occurring for a good 10 years and this time around when solar parameters decline toward my low solar value averages they should be able to exert an influence on the climate through primary / secondary means.

For many years now there have been «preliminary discussions» among interested parties about streamlining lower value claims but the government's consultation paper; Case Track Limits and the Claims Process for Personal Injury Claims published on 20 April 2007, resulted in a frenzy of activity from all stakeholders.

These high - cost, small - value activities typically result in lower overall investment performance.

Increasingly it's a question of having low expectations in terms of support, adding value and sales / marketing activity.

Hospitality Sales Manager — Duties & Responsibilities Direct all daily operations, sales, customer service, and finances for multiple hotels, resorts, and other businesses Recruit, train, and direct staff ensuring they understand the brand and adhere to company policies and procedures Design and implement marketing and sales campaigns resulting in increased revenue Consistently exceed sales goals through effective marketing, networking, and other tactics Make cold calls in a courteous, yet assertive manner that translates to sales results Perform research on prospective leads and existing clients to assist in developing sales strategies Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Develop a rapport with customers and orient them to various products and services Encourage high customer retention by maintaining friendly, supportive contact with existing clients Interact with support staff and company resources effectively to create the best consumer experience Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Study internal literature to become an expert on products and services Set company budgets, maintain profit / loss statements, and ensure overall financial health Cut operational costs through effective inventory management and employee scheduling Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers securing quality products at low prices Create employee development programs building staff skill sets and value Utilize employee recognition tactics to build morale and company loyalty Perform administrative duties such as data entry, filing, faxing, and phones as needed Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity

Furthermore, a study investigating parasympathetic and sympathetic activity through the use of RSA in 12 patients with BPD and 28 healthy controls had ECG recorded for three 5 min stages (at rest or stressed) found BPD was associated with lower values of RSA suggesting increased levels of sympathetic activity and decreased levels of parasympathetic activity.33 Meyer et al recorded 5 min ECG signals on 27 participants with BPD, 23 in remission from BPD, 18 suffering from PTSD and 23 healthy controls.34 Significant differences were only found between PTSD participants and controls; however, BPD participants had reduced variability across linear time and frequency domain measures compared with controls.

Values for CA: Low (L) = no or low caries activity; Intermediate (I) = moderate caries activity; High (H) = high caries activity; values for DH: Low (L) = healthy foods; Intermediate (I) = cariogenic diet with moderate intake frequency; High (H) = cariogenic diet with high intake frequency; Values for OH: Low (L) = plaque on few approximal surfaces (PI < 20 %); Intermediate (I) = general approximal plaque (PI 20 — 50 %); High (H) = more than general approximal plaque (PI > Values for CA: Low (L) = no or low caries activity; Intermediate (I) = moderate caries activity; High (H) = high caries activity; values for DH: Low (L) = healthy foods; Intermediate (I) = cariogenic diet with moderate intake frequency; High (H) = cariogenic diet with high intake frequency; Values for OH: Low (L) = plaque on few approximal surfaces (PI < 20 %); Intermediate (I) = general approximal plaque (PI 20 — 50 %); High (H) = more than general approximal plaque (PI > 50 Low (L) = no or low caries activity; Intermediate (I) = moderate caries activity; High (H) = high caries activity; values for DH: Low (L) = healthy foods; Intermediate (I) = cariogenic diet with moderate intake frequency; High (H) = cariogenic diet with high intake frequency; Values for OH: Low (L) = plaque on few approximal surfaces (PI < 20 %); Intermediate (I) = general approximal plaque (PI 20 — 50 %); High (H) = more than general approximal plaque (PI > 50 low caries activity; Intermediate (I) = moderate caries activity; High (H) = high caries activity; values for DH: Low (L) = healthy foods; Intermediate (I) = cariogenic diet with moderate intake frequency; High (H) = cariogenic diet with high intake frequency; Values for OH: Low (L) = plaque on few approximal surfaces (PI < 20 %); Intermediate (I) = general approximal plaque (PI 20 — 50 %); High (H) = more than general approximal plaque (PI > values for DH: Low (L) = healthy foods; Intermediate (I) = cariogenic diet with moderate intake frequency; High (H) = cariogenic diet with high intake frequency; Values for OH: Low (L) = plaque on few approximal surfaces (PI < 20 %); Intermediate (I) = general approximal plaque (PI 20 — 50 %); High (H) = more than general approximal plaque (PI > 50 Low (L) = healthy foods; Intermediate (I) = cariogenic diet with moderate intake frequency; High (H) = cariogenic diet with high intake frequency; Values for OH: Low (L) = plaque on few approximal surfaces (PI < 20 %); Intermediate (I) = general approximal plaque (PI 20 — 50 %); High (H) = more than general approximal plaque (PI > Values for OH: Low (L) = plaque on few approximal surfaces (PI < 20 %); Intermediate (I) = general approximal plaque (PI 20 — 50 %); High (H) = more than general approximal plaque (PI > 50 Low (L) = plaque on few approximal surfaces (PI < 20 %); Intermediate (I) = general approximal plaque (PI 20 — 50 %); High (H) = more than general approximal plaque (PI > 50 %.)

As «attributes», the factors «Caries Activity», «Dietary Habits», «Oral Hygiene» and «Medical Risk Factors» were set in columns, each having a discrete value «Low risk», «Intermediate risk» or «High risk» as given in the dental records.

On the other hand, a less service - oriented property that helps residents with lower acuity levels and fewer activities of daily living (ADLs) will derive more of its value from the real estate component of its value.

On the lower sections of the productivity mountain, the low - value activities will be pulling at your attention and fighting you.

Then there is the low - value section where, again, the activities may be essential but better done by someone else so that it frees up your time to do the high - value and the high - lifetime - value activities that pay dividends over and over again.

All right, so let's do a quick exercise and pause for five to 10 minutes to take note of no more than five items per section where you have no - and low - value activities that can be procrastinated, delegated or outsourced.

In other cases, homes are valued and sold at a lower price than homes further away from oil and gas activity.

CAAMP says that during the past nine months, the dollar value of housing resale activity was 8.3 per cent lower than during the year prior to the 2012 tightening of mortgage requirements.

With lower cost of debt should yield more refinancing activity, higher Mortgage REIT profit and potentially expanding asset value if more people can qualify for mortgages.