Sentences with phrase «major area of growth»

Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust, said: «The digital sector is set to be a major area of growth for the UK over the next few years and there are many fantastic and financial rewarding careers on offer for talented young people.

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This metropolitan area (which includes Oakland and Fremont, Calif.) saw the largest proportion of venture capital - backed business exits over the past year compared to other major cities, meaning there are a large number of what Kauffman identifies as «growth companies» in San Francisco and the East Bay.

Amazon has not only turned its back on the ill - fated Fire Phone, but has seen dramatic growth in several major areas of its business, including the Amazon Web Services cloud platform that many corporations use to automate much of their online operations.

It is no coincidence that the two main areas which are experiencing negative interest rates, sub-par growth and near - deflation — i.e. Japan and the Eurozone (plus the three euro - linked economies of Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland)-- are also the economies where the major central banks have implemented flawed versions of QE.

Just as important, at a time when fears over China's slowing economy are widespread and there's evidence of retail saturation in the country's major metropolitan areas, nearly half of survey participants said they expect to be better off financially in the next 12 months — and they are eager to spend, contrary to gloomy assumptions about the drag of sluggish economic growth on consumer sentiment.

One of the major areas of conflict that has occurred as a result of the rapid growth of paid - time religious broadcasting has been the threat it has posed to the established church, particularly in relation to its traditional local organizations.

While some of this growth comes from the ability to embed small store footprints into high streets and high - density areas, much of it is the result of major supermarkets moving into this space with their brands: Tesco Metro, Tesco Express, Sainsbury's Local and Carrefour Metro.

There are two important reasons for this: more leisure time for shooters to be afield and the rapid growth of shooting preserves and trap and skeet fields, many of them near enough to major metropolitan areas to draw on a previously untapped group of sportsmen.

The world's first Green Investment Bank putting millions into green jobs and growth; our youth contract to get every young person out of work earning or learning; more apprenticeships than this country has ever had before; major investment in areas facing difficulties from the Regional Growth Fund and greater freedom to boost jobs in our great cities; and we will take further steps to make our tax system fairegrowth; our youth contract to get every young person out of work earning or learning; more apprenticeships than this country has ever had before; major investment in areas facing difficulties from the Regional Growth Fund and greater freedom to boost jobs in our great cities; and we will take further steps to make our tax system faireGrowth Fund and greater freedom to boost jobs in our great cities; and we will take further steps to make our tax system fairer too.

• Private job growth in the region's three major metropolitan areas - Syracuse, Utica - Rome, and Ithaca - lags well behind that of upstate peers Albany and Buffalo.

The plantations are being developed on areas of highly degraded, effectively second - growth forests that have been logged repeatedly over more than 40 years; large parts burned during the major fires that swept Sabah in the early 1980s.

Cohen's first breakthrough in this area occurred when he discovered, working with worms, that reducing the activity of the signaling mechanism conveyed through insulin and the growth hormone IGF1, a major aging regulating pathway, constituted a defense against the aggregation of the Aβ protein which is mechanistically - linked with Alzheimer's disease.

«Over recent years, major investments in research in areas like immunology, cell biology and genetics have provided impressive insights into the basic biology of fundamental processes, such as injury, repair and neoplasia (abnormal cancerous tissue growth),» Elias said.

Global health is one of the institute's four major «areas of engagement,» the other three being human freedom, economic growth, and education reform.

While particularly painful for the families of Truxton and Mount Vernon, barring charter school growth into new areas is a major problem for ALL charter schools, regardless of authorizer.

For this reason, Hudson thinks educators and students will might find more value in CCSS cluster - level reporting — perhaps some in the form of heat maps that also emphasize proficiency and growth in the the Major Work areas.

The foundation's education program pursues this endgame through three major program areas: support for vouchers, both publicly and privately funded; support for charter school start - ups to encourage and enable the rapid growth of the sector; and public policy advocacy, to ensure that the road is clear for expansion with minimal regulatory interference.

The real estate board said Wednesday there was strong growth in sales transactions for all major home types in the area but a lack of supply limited growth in the City of Toronto itself.

Their response was to bid up what has worked for the past few years — growth stocks and so - called defensive areas of the major indices including shares of larger companies.

In addition to his local and area leadership responsibilities, as Managing Partner for the past 20 years, he has had full P & L responsibilities, client service, acceptance and retention responsibilities, been responsible for the leadership, development and growth of the Audit, Tax and Advisory functions, lead all major business development initiatives, had responsibility for all HR, technology and real estate decisions, and represented the Firm in the community from a professional reputation and civic leadership standpoint.

Thailand opened a new chapter in the history of its travel & tourism industry by holding its first trade show that focused heavily on four key niche - market segments that are set to be major growth areas in future.

In New York City, the borough of Brooklyn is a hot growth area these days, with new attractions and major gentrification going on.

For example, if there are new trends in major practice areas, then the meeting might entail a review of the firm's ability to take advantage of those potential growth areas.

This is as a result of increased growth, not only in the traditional areas of the extraction industries (those being oil and gas and mining) and major infrastructure projects funded by international institutions (such as the World Bank), but also in new growth areas reflective of the growth in sophistication of African economies.

According to the filing, the IA is focusing on three major areas: the removal of rules against blocking, throttling and paid prioritization distort competition and places the burden on consumers, the removal of well - established, bright line net neutrality rules harms internet companies» ability to reach customers across the country, and the new rules harm future growth in the internet ecosystem as a whole.

Formulate and execute strategic plans to measure performance and determine areas of major growth potential.

I offer a supportive approach for clients seeking therapy as an opportunity for self - exploration, growth, or to problem - solve different areas of a client's life, including relationships or major life changes.

House prices within the country's major metropolitan areas continue to good capital growth, registering healthy growth rates with pockets of excellence such as Cape Town Metro which has experienced house price growth in excess of 20 percent over the past year to date.

Starwood expects to build new hotels for most of planned properties, targeting «walkable» locations with nearby dining, retail and entertainment areas in major cities or central locations in smaller markets with strong job and population growth.

«There was also a record number of deals concluded since 2011, with 83 retail properties ranging from neighbourhood to small regional malls sold during the year; a clear indication of transactional interest returning to key metros after three years of growth outside the major metropolitan areas.»

Home prices showed continued growth in a majority of metropolitan areas in the third quarter, but all four major regions saw increases at or below 5 percent from a year ago, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors ®.

«They are all anchored by major discount and / or grocery stores, they are located in high - traffic areas and in the southeastern United States, which is predicted to be one of the highest growth areas for the next 15 to 20 years,» Cosenza says.

Home prices showed continued growth in a majority of metropolitan areas in the third quarter, but all four major regions saw increases at or below 5 percent from a year ago.

Positive underlying fundamentals continue to support all of the major commercial real estate sectors, but a slowdown in job creation and ongoing tight loan availability has tempered growth in some areas.

«There is clearly room for growth in the sector — every major metro area can certainly support outlet retail,» says Michael P. Glimcher, CEO of Glimcher Realty Trust, a Columbus, Ohio - based regional mall REIT that also owns outlet centers in Elizabeth, N.J. and Auburn, Wash..

Using this information, we identified five cities that offer some combination of affordable housing, economic growth, job opportunities, proximity to major metro areas and recreational activities.

Other growth pockets include so - called satellite cities on the outskirts of major urban areas, such as Eko - Atlantic (Nigeria), Hope City (Ghana), and Konza City (Kenya).

For the TREB market area as a whole, double - digit year - over-year rates of sales growth were experienced for all major home types during the first quarter.

It's a perfect location: There's the famously sunny weather, at the northern edge of Silicon Valley's endless growth, where the Bay Area's major freeways intersect — and in its midst, the San Francisco airport.

«We have a rapidly diminishing supply of affordable housing, with rent growth outstripping income growth in most major metro areas,» said David Brickman, executive vice president and head of Freddie Mac Multifamily.

Its major metropolitan areas - Austin, Dallas / Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio - all are posting record home sales and enjoying rapid income growth and an enviably high quality of life.

The strategy though was mostly buying during a time of panic, and buying in major metro areas that experience high growth.