Sentences with phrase «major source of revenue»

Of course, launch details have absolutely zilch to do with how the phone's features or performance, but we mention it to highlight one important aspect of the business: with the exception of Nokia, phone manufacturers aren't betting on Windows Phone handsets as a major source of revenue.

LexisNexis has made a similar shift in focus by the acquisition of Choicepoint and Seisent, companies in the risk analytics business, which has become its major source of revenue and profit growth.

Tourism in Cape Town has grown into a major source of revenue since 1994 when the first democratic elections were held in South Africa and all sanctions were lifted.

Pumping it Up The pump category is a major source of revenue when selling to reefers, since it is a member of their «trinity» of reef care.

The South Lake Animal League Thrift Shop is another major source of revenue for the organization.

Tea tourism is big business in Sri Lanka — and a major source of revenue for Amba.

«Over time, this is likely to lead to a disinvestment in the UK of pharmaceutical industry jobs and this has been a major source of revenue and employment for the UK.»

The Governor, who was represented as the Special Guest at the forum by the Commissioner for Economic Planning & Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade, expressed confidence in the regime of President Buhari to combat the fiscal failures of the past administration, which, he said, was responsible for the economy downturn we are experiencing following the crash in the price of crude oil — our major source of revenue.

«Next to customs duties, the management of direct taxes (profit and income taxes) is one of the weakest arms of the domestic tax system and it remains a major source of revenue leaks,» the economist noted.

If the White Sox don't develop another major source of revenue, the ball game's over.

But many industry watchers expect video, and specifically, mobile video, to be a major source of revenue growth engine for Facebook in the next year.

Maybe the pressure of losing a major source of revenue will stoke some creative thinking.

If completed, the Chinese copper mine would be a major source of revenue and employment for Afghans, according to Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.

Indeed, IE lives within the Windows division — Microsoft's core business, and a major source of revenue (about $ 19 billion a year) and profit (about $ 12 billion a year), while Microsoft Advertising is part of the Online group, which is on track to lose more than $ 2 billion this year.

Not exact matches

The NCAA Tournament is a major source of advertising revenue for television, generating more than $ 1 billion per year in ad sales.

ZocDoc gets paid a flat fee of $ 3,000 per doctor per year, so this national expansion will also be a major revenue source for the company.

Taking a page from the we'd - make - you - pay - for - the - toilet - if - we - could ethos of Europe's budget airlines, major carriers alike having begun exploiting new revenue sources — everything from early boarding to upgraded meal offerings.

And the roads could also be monetized, providing a second source of revenue beyond tolls for major roads — a possibility sure to attract any government.

As you calculate anticipated revenue, separate individual income sources, such as online vs. retail sales or sales from different major product lines, to get a clear picture of potential ups and downs from each revenue stream.

They have been struggling with three major sources of fiscal stress: slow tax revenue growth, growth in pension contributions that has been heavily concentrated in a few states, and Medicaid spending growth driven by recession - related enrollment.

Though Facebook is an advertising powerhouse — it accounts for nearly 20 % of U.S. mobile ad revenues, according to eMarketer — it has yet to tap into digital video as a major revenue source, unlike Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube.

It also assumes that there are four major factors of production in an economy and that all revenues must go to one of these four sources.

Estimates are based on the analysis of various elements related to the ad spending market, including macro-level economic conditions; historical trends of the advertising market; historical trends of each medium in relation to other media; reported revenues from major ad publishers; estimates from other research firms; data from benchmark sources; consumer media consumption trends; consumer device usage trends; and eMarketer interviews with executives at ad agencies, brands, media publishers and other industry leaders.

Although the policy game is a major source of illegal gambling profit, betting on sports is, perhaps, the largest in revenue and public interest.

Apart from the nuclear issue, the exploitation of Scotland's fossil - fuel resources is a major industrial activity, and even more a source of tax revenue, while there is outstanding potential for renewable energy generation, especially wind, wave and tidal.

Revenue from real property tax — the major component of IDA tax breaks — is the county's second largest revenue source, according to data from the state comptroller's Revenue from real property tax — the major component of IDA tax breaks — is the county's second largest revenue source, according to data from the state comptroller's revenue source, according to data from the state comptroller's office.

Additionally, as @Brythan's answer noted, they are not nearly a major revenue source for these companies and therefore, can not exert editorial pressure on the company by threatening loss of business.

Many of the City's historical major revenue sources, such as sales taxes, mortgage taxes, building permits and State aid, have been negatively impacted by economic conditions, necessitating greater reliance on the local property tax.

Calling the project «a major victory for Manhattan's West Side community,» she said that it will provide «a new, sorely needed source of revenue» for the Hudson River Trust.

Wall Street is one of the city's economic engines and a major source of tax revenues.

In addition, a policy that was found to impact the availability of behavioral health treatment services in health centers was whether state Medicaid programs — the major source of insurance revenue for health centers — pay separately for behavioral services when they are rendered on the same day that medical care is provided, a policy known as same - day billing.

Cons: The major problem with geologic sequestration right now is economics: unless geologic sequestration is coupled with EOR, there aren't many sources of revenue associated with the process (especially when carbon prices remain so low and uncertain).

If a dating site has a large member base, it can result in a lot of money making clicks and that's a major revenue source for the site operators.

Almost all of Zynga's revenues come from Facebook, and it's a significant revenue source for the social - media site as well — more than 11 % of Facebook's revenues come from Zynga — so any slowdown at Zynga is a major negative for Facebook.

According to legal observers, the outcome of the case, Lawrence County v. Lead - Deadwood School District No. 40 - 1 (Case No. 83 - 240), could affect school finances in many Western states, where millions of acres of land are owned by the federal government and thus are not subject to property taxes, a major source of school revenue.

In sum, in the event of a major global financial collapse a lot of Apple's «paper» investments might simply «blow up» and Apple in such a scenario would very likely have to downsize dramatically, possibly discontinue many (more) products [vii] and / or possibly try to find alternative revenue - generating sources to survive.

The public school revenue figure he used is accurate, and it has the virtue of being comprehensive in pulling in the three major funding sources.

Another major source of state operating revenue, General State Aid, is up slightly compared to last year.

For example, CPS» allocation of Title I, its major federal revenue source, is declining.

U.S. schools receive funding from three major sources of public education revenue — federal, state, and local government funds.

This has been a major source of hidden revenue for all registered investment accounts for too long now.

After the new overdraft law last year restricted banks from collecting overdraft fees, which happened to be one of their major income sources, banks are looking for other ways to make up the lost revenue, one of them is eliminating free checking and replacing it with one that either has monthly maintenance fee or requires a high account balance to avoid such fee.

Belize's reef is home to over 1,400 species of plants and animals and is a major source of tourism revenue for the country of Belize.

While the 36 - mpg - averaging Escape Hybrid is no Prius, Ford's willingness to forego a chunk of profit (financing is one of Ford's major revenue sources) and Americans» interest in jumping on the hybrid bandwagon are promising signs: 1,441 Escape Hybrids were sold in March alone.Of course, more than ten times as many gas - only Escapes (and over 8,000 petro - drunk Expeditions) were sold in the same month.

The product offerings of Canlii, Austlii and all of the other Lii are effectively competing with the core offerings of products based on recycled public documents that have been the primary sources of revenue and profit of the major legal publishers.

Where it sees a future source of revenue is in major enterprises through a paid - for service, which will initially be rolled out for free.

The fact is, Google is still the major source of quality referrals and revenue for most businesses.

As many may already know, one of Wyoming's greatest sources of revenue is the energy industry which took a major hit in 2015.