Sentences with phrase «moderate loss of»

For three participants, the improvement was enough to move them up one category, such as from severe to moderate loss of smell or from moderate to mild.

Not exact matches

Collins, a moderate who voted against the GOP's efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare earlier this year, says the bills will offset the impact of the loss of the individual mandate, but experts largely disagree, arguing that the elimination of the mandate will spike health costs and reduce choice in plans.

The underlying combined ratio of 95.5 % increased 1.1 points, primarily driven by (i) loss cost trends that modestly exceeded earned pricing, the impact of which has been moderating in recent quarters, and (ii) normal quarterly variability in both loss activity and expenses.

Moderate and conservative lawmakers have said the legislation needs some major changes in the wake of a brutal Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score projecting widespread coverage losses and short - term premium hikes.

We continue to hold index put option coverage under about 90 % of our stockholdings, though primarily as a «stop loss» against any major continuation, rather than a defense against moderate declines.

These positive earnings drivers were more than offset by the combined impact of several factors, including increased energy - related provisions for credit losses, a 17 basis point decline in net interest margin, moderate growth of non-interest expenses, the addition of acquisition - related contingent consideration fair value changes reflecting performance within CWB Maxium Financial (CWB Maxium), higher preferred share dividends, and the 20 % increase to CWB's income tax rate in Alberta.

Despite the weakness in manufacturing payrolls (a loss of 36,000 jobs in goods - producing sectors in May) that accompanies this secular shift, labor market tightness has allowed for some moderate wage gains and further declines in the unemployment rate, beyond the influence of the declining participation rate.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

Net interest income and non-interest income both increased 7 %; however, the combined impact of moderate growth of non-interest expenses, increased provisions for credit losses, acquisition - related fair value changes and higher preferred share dividends resulted in lower earnings.

Despite the weakness in manufacturing payrolls (a loss of 36,000 jobs in goods - producing sectors in May) that accompanies this secular shift, labour market tightness has allowed for some moderate wage gains and further declines in the unemployment rate, beyond the influence of the declining participation rate.

In prior cycles before 2009, this set of conditions alone (the crudest possible combination of overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions) was typically followed by moderate to severe market losses.

All of this reflects what might be called a «liquidation syndrome» that is selective for awful drops that began in 1969, 1972, 1987, 2000, 2007, and the more moderate but still steep losses in 1998, 2010, and 2011.

A moderate spillover would lead to similarly muted effects on major indexes, with an incremental fall of 2.8 % in global stocks and modest losses in corporate and emerging - market debt.

Martin weighs the merits of his «all truths are timeless,» or can be so formulated without loss of truth, against what he takes to be my view (for no reason in my writings that I can see) that all are time - bound; he ignores the moderate or less extreme view that some (namely, truths about extremely universal and abstract, eternal and necessary things, including the essential structure of time as such) are timeless, and others (those about less universal and abstract, also non-eternal and contingent things) are time - bound, but this not in every way a careless thinker might suppose but in a definite and logically intelligible way.

DuPont, Unilever and Sealed Air discuss the role of packaging and the need for collaboration in mitigating food loss and waste in a session moderated by James D. Downham, president and CEO of PAC, the Packaging Consortium.

After further losses in light air to Cud - more, the wily Irishman who skippers the British entry, White Crusader, and to first - time Cup skipper Terry Neilson on Canada II in a moderate breeze that died, Conner reclaimed his reputation for invincibility, a reputation that persists despite his 1983 loss of the Cup to Australia II.

The effect of topical virgin coconut oil on SCORAD index, transepidermal water loss, and skincapacitance in mild to moderate pediatric atopic dermatitis: a randomized, double - blind, clinical trial.

Pregnancy After Loss Support depends on the many generous volunteers who give of their time to write, moderate, and develop programs for our courageous mamas.

«Freezing hunger - signaling nerve may help ignite weight loss: Pilot study demonstrates safety of new weight - loss treatment for mild - to - moderate obesity.»

Many conservatives attempted to frame Mr. Hoffman's defeat as a victory, saying that despite Mr. Hoffman's loss, conservatives prevailed because the moderate Republican candidate, Dede Scozzafava, was forced out of the race.

McMahon does attempt to analyze, based on the limited details available, what the changes could mean to a typical New York middle class family, and he finds that even with the loss of the state and local tax deduction, many would save a small to moderate amount of money.

For an exemplary implementation of their method, the scientists applied it to the city of Copenhagen in Denmark: They found that a moderate mean sea level rise of 11 centimeters until mid-century would in the same period double economic losses in this city, given no action is taken.

However, only a few of the more infected fields had low to moderate yield losses.

«We developed this treatment for patients with mild - to - moderate obesity to reduce the attrition that is common with weight - loss efforts,» said David Prologo, M.D., FSIR, ABOM - D, an interventional radiologist from Emory University School of Medicine, and lead author of the study.

The article, «Effects of weight loss while feeding a moderate - protein, high - fiber diet on body composition, voluntary physical activity, and fecal microbiota of overweight cats,» is published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research.

Moderate - risk styles, the authors say, include some of the same styles noted to be high risk, but because they are performed on natural, unprocessed hair, they are less likely to result in hair loss.

Plaisance says previous research shows that continuous moderate intensity exercise does burn more calories, but further studies have shown that people who perform high - intensity interval training seem to produce the same amount of weight loss doing 20 minutes of exercise as those who do 60 minutes of moderate - intensity exercise.

«DME is the leading cause of moderate vision loss in working - age adults with diabetes.

85 % of economic losses come from light to moderate drinkers — you and me.

The research team investigated the association between weight loss and the progression of cartilage changes on MRI over a 48 - month period in 640 overweight and obese patients (minimum body mass index [BMI] 25 kg / m2) who had risk factors for osteoarthritis or MRI evidence of mild to moderate osteoarthritis.

«A mild - moderate hearing loss will make the perception of speech sounds difficult, particularly in a classroom environment with background noise and other distractions.

Three groups of participants were used in the study: people with mild - to - moderate hearing loss and mild tinnitus; people with mild - to - moderate hearing loss without tinnitus; and a control group of age - matched people without hearing loss or tinnitus.

As it turns out, the drug, capecitabine (brand name, Xeloda) had given him a moderate case of something known as hand — foot syndrome (aka chemotherapy - induced acral erythema), which can cause swelling, pain and peeling on the palms and soles of the feet — and apparently, loss of fingerprints.

Fogerite said a larger randomized controlled trial would be needed to determine whether yoga could be used as a prescribed treatment for individuals with moderate disability due to MS.. More than 2.3 million people — two to three times more women than men — throughout the world are diagnosed with this disease which can cause poor coordination, loss of balance, slurred speech, tremors, numbness, extreme fatigue and problems with memory and concentration.

Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury was defined as a loss of consciousness for more than 30 minutes, alteration of consciousness of more than 24 hours or amnesia for more than 24 hours.

According to Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, moderate to severe visual field loss due to glaucoma, in the central 30 degrees in at least one eye elevates crash risk.

A major clinical trial sponsored by the National Eye Institute showed that a daily supplement of 500 milligrams of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E, 15 milligrams of beta - carotene, 80 milligrams of zinc, and 2 milligrams of copper reduced the risk of moderate or severe AMD - related vision loss by up to 25 percent.

Moderate intensity, long - duration cardio is not one of them — in fact, according to some studies, the longer your cardio sessions, the greater the muscle losses.

Celery is a very cheap vegetable that can be found in any market, has a low amount of calories and a moderate content of fiber, that will aid in boosting your metabolism and increase weight loss.

Research suggests that a 10 - minute sweat session with 1 minute of high - intensity exercise (think sprints, on foot or a stationary bike) can lead to the same benefits — including improved cardiovascular health, increased endurance, and fat percentage loss — as exercising at a moderate pace for 45 minutes.

According to a small new study, folks who did 3 sets of 20 - second all - out bike sprints reaped the same benefits after 12 weeks — increased endurance and fat percentage loss — as those who cycled at a moderate pace for 45 minutes.

Another 7.3 million individuals have early AMD, which is normally linked to no or moderate vision loss but does increase the risk of advanced AMD.

That agent, aducanumab, is designed to bind preferentially to the early clumps of amyloid as they form plaques, and therefore may be more useful in mild or moderate patients who are already showing signs of memory loss and other cognitive problems.

But for maximum fat loss, I recommend four to seven days per week of cardio or other vigorous physical activity for 30 to 45 minutes (based on results) at a moderate pace.»

But, if you're experiencing a mild or moderate form of memory loss or difficulty concentrating, consider the effects of your hormones on your mind.

With a healthy diet and moderate amounts of regular exercise, there's simply no need to pop pills to lose weight, and a healthy weight loss program won't expect you to.

These are some weight loss changes that you're likely to see and a sample timeline of when you're likely to see them if you stick to a healthy reduced - calorie eating plan and a moderate exercise program.

Moderate cardio training doesn't provide near the amount of fat loss that people think it will and if anything, you'll become bored before you get any significant results.

The Dukan Diet is a weight loss system that requires you to exert a moderate amount of self - control and self - discipline.

Moderate - protein, because too much protein will kick you out of ketosis and too little protein will cause muscle loss.