Sentences with phrase «means an increased risk»

Depending on when the birth occurs, this can mean an increased risk of infant loss.

Get ready for many more such spectacular images: This year marks the peak of the sun's 11 - year cycle of activity, which means an increased risk of damage to satellites — but also a high chance of brilliant aurora displays.

Application of pyrethroids just prior to conception meant an increased risk of 82 percent, and during the third trimester, the risk was 87 percent higher.

Of course, heavier weight means increased risk of tears and sprains.

Oral steroids can increase the level of the low - density lipoprotein or LDL and also decreases the level of high - density lipoprotein or HDL which means it increases the risk of atherosclerosis — a condition where fatty substances block the blood flow in the arteries that can also lead to heart attacks and stroke when it reaches the brain.

Firstly, it is very important to forget such accessories as hats, heavy belts, cowboy boots — adding any of those elements means increased risk of looking like a caricature from a western movie.

In financial markets, uncertainty about the future means increased risk.

Adding unreliable, unpredictable electricity sources such as wind and solar will inevitably decrease system reliability — which means increased risks of system collapse with its monumental costs even if every practical safeguard is used.

Keep in mind that many workers experience prolonged and repeated exposure to these substances, which means an increased risk of respiratory problems.

It means an increased risk of inadvertent non-disclosure.

But high traffic also means an increased risk of boating accidents and personal injuries.

Fewer people buying renters insurance means increased risk and exposure for you, as well as for your commercial carrier.

This can mean an increased risk of being in a collision when you are driving.

The majority of Ventura residents drive themselves to work each day, and a large number of cars on the road means increased risk for an accident.

Not exact matches

That means market makers have to widen their spreads in order to compensate for the increased risk.

Eve admits in its prospectus: «The highly competitive nature of this market means that the Company is continually subject to the risk of (a) loss of (or failure to increase) market share, (b) reductions in margins and (c) the inability to secure new customers.»

Although the law would allow people to grow up to four plants at home, Bourque, who represents 125,000 real estate brokers, said there's no limit on plant size, meaning growers could raise giant plants that produce 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of grass a year, increasing the risk to homes and health.

Such an outcome could prove to be a classic unintended consequence: Morneau's reforms — meant to reduce or contain the accumulated risk created by precipitously over-leveraged homebuyers — may unwittingly increase the overall systemic risk in the economy by driving red - lined borrowers to the sort of uninsured subprime mortgages that have proliferated in the shadow banking sector.

While increasing debt means more spending, which is good for the U.S. economy, it also puts more Americans at risk of insolvency.

I expect, however, that there will be three first - order effects that will be very similar to those that followed the BP spill: 1) increased public consciousness of the dangers inherent in transporting oil and oil products and more aversion to having these products moved nearby; 2) increased calls for alternatives to oil rather than alternative means of transporting oil; and 3) decreased trust in regulators» and firms» abilities to sufficiently mitigate risks from transporting oil.

For retailers, cross-border transactions can mean back - office administrative headaches, regulatory and compliance woes, steep processing fees, currency conversion overhead, and a markedly increased risk of consumer fraud.

That means making sure prices cover not only the direct costs of supplying energy but also the environmental externalities associated with production and use of fossil fuels — the waste water (which increases a variety of risks), and the broader side effects from vehicle use — congested roads, traffic deaths, and so on.

An old adage says that there is no free lunch in investing, meaning that if you want to increase potential returns, you have to accept more potential risk.

Sometimes that means reducing risk by increasing the portion of a portfolio in more conservative options, but other times it means adding more risk to get back to your target mix.

The resulting increased weight in stocks meant the portfolio had more potential risk at the end of 2016.

Toughened penalties mean increased urgency to monitor the routine plan processes that create operational risks.

What this means in practice is that we have kept maturities of our investments very short, particularly for low - risk issuers such as governments and agencies, while we seek out opportunities to increase portfolio yield with what we think is well - priced corporate debt.

This increase in risk means that a marketplace must respond to a rising consumer concentration.

Such positive developments in profits mean American Express still earns our Very Attractive rating, and, despite the price increase, still presents an excellent risk / reward profile.

Essentially, higher margin debt means the risks to the downside are increasing.

If all stocks are always priced appropriately — meaning there is no way to increase return without increasing risk — then diversification is a free good.

Most bonds (not junk bonds) represent a less risky investment than most stocks, which means that stocks have to offer a higher return as a premium for increased risk.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

This means investors who want higher returns must consider taking on greater risk — by increasing leverage or moving into riskier asset classes.

Yes potentially longer - term low oil prices means the risk of lower earnings next year are increased.

The field of imagination at any rate is broad, ranging from automatic, instinctual, or reflex actions (in which the problem of meaning is virtually, but not entirely, non-existent), to more or less habitual modes of response to «natural signs,» and rising ultimately to sophisticated conceptual activity and various poetic or secondary forms of meaning — making in cultural and social significations.19 In the higher reaches of semiotic activity an increase in imaginative freedom is accompanied by a greater risk of error.

«Initiatives such as the Courtauld Commitment, aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the grocery sector, along with high profile food recalls, mean that suppliers and retailers are giving increasing priority to driving out waste, reducing risk and optimising performance,» points out Alan Mutch.

It means giving three servings of such rice cereals will definitely increase the risk of developing cancer.

Rupturing your membranes also puts you on a clock, has a greater chance of cord prolapse meaning emergency, increases your risk of infection and takes away your baby's buffer to the strong contractions caused by Pitocin, your epidural can slow labor, making you unable to move and / or push effectively, doesn't allow for proper fetal descent, you will most likely have a catheter placed to your bladder, increasing risk of bladder infections, and if all else fails, at 5PM, you will have a C / S at 5PM before your baby gets too tired or sick to continue laboring (because the doctor is tired of waiting).

Without a rebound bar, this means a baby could be violently pushed against the back of the vehicle seat, increasing risks of head, neck and spine injury.

Excess pounds before pregnancy can mean increased health risks for both expectant mother and developing child.

During pregnancy, your weakened immune system means you have an increased risk of catching flu.

Does this mean increased pain and risk?

However, this means you could have a multiple pregnancy, which can increase the health risks for both you and the babies.

The increase in breastfeeding moms is good news for babies — it means they're less likely to experience gastrointestinal or ear infections, be at risk for obesity later in life and develop diabetes.

There are certain factors that mean your baby may be at an increased risk of developing eczema...

A retrospective series of SIDS cases indicated that mean maternal body weight was higher for bed - sharing mothers than for non — bed - sharing mothers.172 The only case - control study to investigate the relationship between maternal body weight and bed - sharing did not find an increased risk of bed - sharing with increased maternal weight.173

Do you mean to say that not breastfeeding after having given birth increases all these risks or not breastfeeding ever?

It's meant to counter the empirical scientific evidence that co-sleeping increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

There's proof fracking can increase the chances of earthquakes SCIENTIST Robust regulation means risks are now minimal.