Sentences with phrase «made changes in the landscape»

Homeowners, particularly those with swales, water courses and storm sewers on their property, are prohibited from making any changes in landscaping in these areas.

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As social media and technology make data available in real time, the business landscape is quickly changing.

However, at nearly 63 times current earnings - a whopping p / e ratio, to be sure - even if the firm were to grow its profit to the level of Berkshire - $ 8.5 billion - it would still lack the liquid assets and marketable securities the house that Warren Buffett built has, and it would not have a diversified income stream, making it far more vulnerable to changes in the competitive landscape; a major concern when you contemplate that Google operates in an industry where dramatic shifts consumer behavior can happen overnight.

O'Boyle added: «We're really looking forward, we're looking at how the landscape is changing in this country when it comes to mission and how we need to adapt to that and so we're looking at making significant changes when it comes to our ministry and how we go about reaching young people effectively.»

Or at least making an effort to change the landscape of our food industry in ways they can.

The first woman to win a gold medal in wrestling for the United States hopes that her perfect trip to Rio de Janeiro changes the landscape of the sport without the need to make a transition to mixed martial arts (MMA) to show how effective it can be.

Given the cultural hand - wringing over decreasing marital rates, divorce and stepparenting, and the rise in non-nuclear families and non-marital births, her proposal to create a legal status seems to make a lot of sense; family law has not kept up with the vast changes in the marital landscape.

As a father of six children, he also appreciates the challenges that young mothers face today when making life - altering decisions in the changing health care landscape in addition to the various pressures in today's workplace.

«He does have a genuine interest in changing the landscape of the town and making it a more people - friendly type town.»

Natural England commissioned report NECR149 «The role of landscape and site scale characteristics in making species populations resilient to climate change and extreme events» http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5849831096451072 BASC white paper «The role of shooting in landscape - scale land management» http://basc.org.uk/business-intelligence-unit/what-we-do/white-papers/

In a letter to Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, Community Board 2 has called on the Department of Education to approve plans for Hunts Point High School for Sustainable Community Initiatives, a school to prepare students for green jobs, saying the school «is capable of changing the landscape and mindset of the area and making Hunts Point a preeminent educational and vocational destination of choice.»

She knew that completely drying out such a landscape would make it extremely fire - vulnerable — dramatic changes like those seen in Southeast Asia.

«If we can understand how the landscape has changed over decades and what that does to water quality, human health, and ecosystem health, we can begin to make predictions for the future,» said senior author Kathleen Alexander, professor of wildlife conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment and a Fralin Life Science Institute affiliate.

Changes in carbon dioxide levels may make it easier for new plants to take over the landscape, such as more shrubs growing in the Arctic.

Also, insects depend on their surroundings for body warmth or cooling, so changing temperatures make a huge difference in their lives, says coauthor Dilip Venugopal, an applied ecologist working as a policy fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. Pests evolving resistance to Bt might do so faster when a warming landscape, for instance, lets them squeeze extra generations into a year and gives earworms a better chance of surviving the winter.

Climate change and a landscape in the United States covered with lawns and cornfields also make it more difficult for bees to find a healthy meal, she said.

Evolutionary science is thriving right now, he found, but changes in the funding landscape make the future seem murky, for evolutionary science and other basic - science fields.

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The mountainous landscape makes these basins very sensitive to small changes in rainfall.

By making the fly change directions in its virtual landscape, the researchers created conditions where the inertial costs of flapping the wings increase, allowing them also to measure elastic storage.

Another involved making additional flybys of Titan to not only study that moon's bizarre landscape in more detail, but to also use the gravity of Titan to change Cassini's course and fly around the planet at different orbits using less fuel.

Scientists recognized that climate change is rapidly altering the landscape in Antarctica, particularly when it comes to glacier retreat and ice shelf collapse, so they made a pact for how they would approach research as huge chunks of ice broke off.

Large - scale landscape change — loss of wildflower - rich prairies to crop monoculture or conversion of open lands to suburban development, for instance — is a threat to pollinators and may play a major role in declines by making it harder for bees and other pollinators to find a meal.

«When we imagine the landscape of astronomy in the decade of 2030, we realize it is at last within our grasp to make a monumental discovery that will change mankind forever.

An increased understanding of the changes happening in Montana, now and into the future, should help our state plan, make decisions, and take actions to promote the well - being of Montanans and our treasured landscapes for many years to come.

According to an argument made by Jacob S Sherkow, published in The CRISPR Journal, he traces some of the key developments in the CRISPR patent estate to the present day but is most interesting for its predictions about how the technology's IP landscape will change in the future.

It's almost time for the leaves to start changing here in New England, making for some stunning landscape photographs.

Adam's goal isn't to upsell singles but to help them understand the dating landscape and make positive changes in their lives.

Honestly, if someone wants to make a new Scarface ever 30 years or so to reflect the changing landscape of crime in America, I'd say just go for it.

Finally, we've learned that, all in all, not much has truly changed in the box - office landscape over the past 30 years, as summers continue to be ruled by sequels and commercially driven pap, with the occasional indie (like Fruitvale Station, The Way, Way Back, and Blue Jasmine) lucky enough to make a drop in the bucket.

Like we said, no predictions, but it's not impossible that Marvel could use the Infinity Gems to completely change the onscreen landscape of its universe — and make room for changes in the real world model as well.

The only novel thing here is that the game is played in the portrait orientation rather than landscape, a change that makes it resemble Square Enix's iOS Dragon Quest games in what I'm sure is a total coincidence.

We follow in almost real time a handful of individuals forced to make split - second decisions after this incomprehensible event that would change their lives and forever alter our world's landscape: the young doctors and nurses at Parkland Hospital, the chief of the Dallas Secret Service, the unwitting cameraman who captured what has become the most watched and examined film in history, the FBI Agents who had gunman Lee Harvey Oswald within their grasp and Vice President Lyndon Johnson who had to take control of a country in a moment's notice.

Our communication work contributes to transforming the landscape within which innovation can thrive by changing mindsets for decision - making at the policy and system level, in practice, and in communities.

This manifested in new systems — from School Grades to new College - and - Career Ready assessments, to meaningful teacher evaluation — things that we can say changed the landscape by telling the truth and putting students and families at the center of all decision - making.

For the REC, it is about taking stock of the changing landscape and coming up with practical solutions that make things easier for schools — in particular through specific initiatives such as REC Audited Education.

In an ever - changing education landscape, these skills must be coupled with the ability to make use of technology skills and a broad access of educational material and learning experiences that increase a student's qualifications within professional industries.

«As the publishing landscape changes, we've seen non-traditional publishers make strides in the quality and success of their content across the world.

With more than twenty presses already working with 0s & 1s and with a mission to provide DRM - free, multiple - file bundles to readers while giving authors an unheard of 80 % royalty, the company stands to make dramatic changes in an already evolving landscape.

In the landscape after the 2016 Presidential election, which was particularly disheartening for American feminism, Steinem continues to encourage women to better the world for themselves; though the path may be difficult, the possibilities to continue to make change are endless.

In the article the writer makes the following observation about the changing landscape for the marketing of films:

The haves and have - nots: Small publishers are left adrift by shift to platforms (Digiday) Changes in the digital publishing landscape are making it harder for the small publisher.

When I started my company, I made it my business to seek that kind of brief in an ever - changing publishing landscape.

With gaming in mind, there's also a G sensor, which makes gaming much more fluid, but it's also useful for easily changing between landscape and portrait mode.

Although it's seen slow growth lately, it's been able to continue growing its business and the FiOS product in a challenging market, and changes in the landscape might make Verizon the company to start investing in right now.

Significant changes in the pet specialty retail landscape have made it difficult to distinguish which businesses qualify for this designation.

As a result, the pet retail landscape is experiencing seismic changes that have made it necessary for us to make the Top 25 list — once a biannual feature — into a yearly fixture in the pages of Pet Business.

Looking for a change and to make a difference in people's lives, Patrick found Nicaragua to be the perfect blend of the safest country in Central America, friendly people, beautiful landscape and the perfect climate.

The perk is so valuable, it made my list of top reasons why I am sticking with HHonors at this time of major changes in the hotel loyalty landscape.

Some of the decisions you've made previously impact the story in fairly significant ways, sometimes removing options from you entirely, whilst other decisions you've made are almost ignored by Bioware, presumably because they looked back at their games and had a panic attack when they realised how hard it would be to finish telling the story they want to of every single one of your choices changed the landscape of the tale.