Sentences with phrase «major decreases in»

«The City is looking at major decreases in three neighbourhoods, slashing land prices of up to 40 percent in some cases.

By avoiding canceling mature credit lines, you can prevent major decreases in your credit score.

Studies have shown that automated systems result in major decreases in toll plaza delays and air pollution.

«Efforts to cut unnecessary blood testing bring major decreases in health care spending.»

When the Fed prints, other central banks have to print to keep up, or face a major decrease in their exports; thus a major decrease in economic growth.

Expect a major decrease in your numbers in the next 10 years.

More energy and a major decrease in arthritic pain.

So, the researchers argue, a major decrease in availability of the element would have had catastrophic effects on the ocean's ecosystems — and thus may have caused, or at least played a major role in, the widespread die - offs.

So there is no clear mandate for a major decrease in target consumption.

There's been a major decrease in smoking prevalence since the 1st report on smoking and health by the surgeon general in 1964.

Eating too few calories can cause a major decrease in metabolism.

«We have done a major decrease in the number of vehicles we are putting into fleet, focusing strictly on the retail side of the business,» Swearingen said.

If there is a major decrease in the function of the liver then there may also be a series of other issues of the central nervous system such as loss of balance, seizures or muscle tremors.

If this really is global in extent, and if it really is a 22 % reduction, wouldn't we expect a major decrease in net primary productivity (NPP) due to lower solar radiation?

Scenario B assumed reductions in CO2 emissions, and C assumed a major decrease in emissions starting in 2000.

* Over the last decade or two, rainfall has been markedly below average in our temperate south - west, south and east, and this along with increased average temperatures has caused a major decrease in runoff from our catchments.

In all likelihood, fuel cell vehicles will cost less than battery electric vehicles by the end of the decade (barring some major decrease in battery costs, of course).

The model shows a major decrease in available area in boreal forest of west - central Canada, currently the heart of the species» breeding range; a lack of nesting sites may make it challenging for the Bufflehead to move into new areas farther north.

The major decrease in the rate of unemployment has been seen from 4.6 to 4.4 percent in the month of February this year.

Not exact matches

The number of smartphones reported stolen has decreased in the last year, particularly in major cities like New York, San Francisco, and London.

In tests conducted by SGS, a leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, it found that Teforia could decrease caffeine content by up to 67 percent and could increase the increase the amount of gallocatechin, one of the major antioxidants found in tea, by up to 133 percenIn tests conducted by SGS, a leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, it found that Teforia could decrease caffeine content by up to 67 percent and could increase the increase the amount of gallocatechin, one of the major antioxidants found in tea, by up to 133 percenin tea, by up to 133 percent.

Tom Wynn, director of affluent research at Spectrem, provided several factors for the increased confidence: the steady improvement in job growth, the steady increase in the major stock market indices since the spring, and a decrease in political ambiguity with the election season over, which has an effect on at least some people's outlook.

Housing inventory is off by 5.89 % nationwide, with dramatic decreases in several major markets, including Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle.

One of the big warning signs for a looming drop in prices is a decrease in sales, which, as this graphic shows, is apparent in every major city across Canada — with the exception of Calgary.

For example, tobacco companies exerted hefty influence over American politics for years, but — as information about the toxic effects of smoking became public — major reforms took place and smoking in America has continually decreased.

Following major price increases, use of the two cardiac medicines has dramatically decreased at 47 hospitals, according to a research letter Khot and two others published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Just as an increase in the premium did not signal a new major rally in gold, a decrease in this premium did signal a downtrend.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In this period, the dollar's trade - weighted exchange value decreased 4.5 percent as measured by the Federal Reserve Board's major currencies index.

Humanities and social science majors experience a general decrease in both.

Jerome Wiesner and H. F. York in a widely discussed article in Scientific American conclude that the present situation is characterized by increasing military power and decreasing national security on the part of the major powers.

As seen in Table 7.1, in the period from 1973 to 1981 each of these major paid - time syndicated programs increased in syndication while each of the three major sustaining - time syndicated programs decreased in syndication.

Sweeney says the other major challenge sweeping through the industry is a decrease in industrial customers because of offshoring.

After two consecutive large harvests, the state's 2014 Zinfandel production saw the largest decrease in total tons of any major variety.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

There are strong speculations that the French playmaker could exit the team with decreasing confidence in his abilities by the coach Jose Mourinho but then the huge financial investment in him is a major hindrance.

However, the increasing financial costs associated with parenthood, coupled with a lack of social support that reflect that reality, is one of the major reasons for the decrease in male parental investment.

It is exciting to see that these compounds may play a role in decreasing allergic and respiratory diseases, but important at the same time to note that the primary reason (and major marketing ploy) behind the addition of these supplements is for visual and central nervous system development - something for which we will have to wait and see.

That said, mothers with major depressive disorder who receive In - Home Cognitive Therapy (IH - CBT) in combination with home visiting services usually experience a larger decrease in depressive symptoms in comparison to those receiving home visiting alone, but it also is clear that many home visitors need additional training or supports to address maternal depressioIn - Home Cognitive Therapy (IH - CBT) in combination with home visiting services usually experience a larger decrease in depressive symptoms in comparison to those receiving home visiting alone, but it also is clear that many home visitors need additional training or supports to address maternal depressioin combination with home visiting services usually experience a larger decrease in depressive symptoms in comparison to those receiving home visiting alone, but it also is clear that many home visitors need additional training or supports to address maternal depressioin depressive symptoms in comparison to those receiving home visiting alone, but it also is clear that many home visitors need additional training or supports to address maternal depressioin comparison to those receiving home visiting alone, but it also is clear that many home visitors need additional training or supports to address maternal depression.

As international solidarity between states as well as UN resources have significantly decreased since the financial crisis in 2008, the new precept in international affairs appears to be that no major development project can be carried out without the active participation of major corporations and their front foundations / agencies, often in the form of public - private partnership (PPP).

While NYC saw dramatic decreases in most major crimes during the tenure of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, one category has remained nearly unchanged: grand larcenies.

The de Blasio administration, which called December's jail population a «major milestone,» attributed the drop to several initiatives — a decrease in low - level crime arrests, the citywide supervised release program and expanded diversion programs among them.

Based on NYPD data provided at the press conference, crime in the seven major categories has decreased by over 13 percent compared with the previous year.

The union, which surveyed hundreds of thousands of members, found low morale was a major problem for workers with many fearing cuts were leading to heavy workloads and a decrease in the quality of services.

The new study provides a simple and reliable approach to testing twilight vision, and shows that the light level itself is the major factor explaining the decrease in visual acuity.

«We hope that interventions to decrease macrophage activation early in HIV infection will decrease associated bone loss, which has become a major adverse side effect of HIV infection and its treatment,» Aldrovandi said.

«The decrease in physical activity indicates that autophagy in one organ can have a major impact on other organs, in this case probably muscle or motor neurons,» said Hansen.

«We have the unique opportunity now to plan for a coming explosion of urbanization in order to decrease pressure on ecosystems, improve the livelihoods of billions of people, and avoid the occurrence of major global environmental problems and disasters,» said Roberto Sanchez - Rodriguez, professor emeritus of environmental studies at the University of California, Riverside.

All these cooking fires are, in effect, drying the region, both by contributing to the melting of glaciers that feed Asia's major rivers as well as by decreasing the evaporation that drives rainfall.

Mucin, the major component of mucus, plays an important role in the clearance of bacterial pathogens, but uncontrolled, excessive mucus production can lead to conductive hearing loss and decreased bacterial clearance.