Sentences with phrase «more general trend»

These decisions are emblematic of a more general trend in the courts of subjecting class action settlements, especially coupon settlements, to ever - greater scrutiny.

But the more general trend discussed in the article — the proliferation of patent auctions — has hit a few bumps in the road of late.

Reflecting a more general trend, scientists have deemed it acceptable to participate in climate activism groups that seek to manipulate public opinion with a «narrative that creates public outrage» and to deploy «multiple, complementary legal strategies» to solicit assistance from the machinery of law to go after companies.

And keep in mind, it's more the general trend of so many indies abandoning PS3 (even before the big «mainstream» studios) that bothers me, I don't mean to pick on your game in particular.

I'd like to see a more general trend in this direction.

Free and reduced lunch enrollment is a bit more variable than the other demographic measures, though it still points to a more general trend wherein non-FRL students make up a greater portion of K12 schools than district schools.

But unlike previous studies, the new study used a huge population, meaning it might indicate a more general trend.

It was interesting to find that large favorites have been incredibly profitable when they're trailing big at halftime, but we wanted to examine more general trends.

Not exact matches

«So you're both supporting the case of an investment belief — that these corporations will do better than the market, because they are long - term focused — and you're also creating a new trend that would support corporations in general to think more long term,» says Winslow.

What we've been able to achieve, is take the retail concept of seasons and apply it to our technology - driven brand and apply that concept to monthly collections and more data - driven collections where we study our clients, what they want, what they're buying, along with other general trends and come up with something unique.»

«This trend could be due to several factors (or a combination of them): more startups being targeted for acquihires as their growth slows, capital availability leading to more ready cash on - hand, and a general consolidation of certain industries (e.g., food delivery companies acquiring each other),» CB Insights wrote in a blog post.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

The underlying determinants for these declines are related to the global supply and demand for funds, including shifting demographics, slower trend productivity and economic growth, emerging markets seeking large reserves of safe assets, and a more general global savings glut (Council of Economic Advisers 2015, International Monetary Fund 2014, Rachel and Smith 2015, Caballero, Farhi, and Gourinchas 2016).

Consequently, in the unlikely event that the current bull market in US equities continues for one more year and gold - mining stocks trend upward during that year, the gold - mining sector will then be vulnerable to the downward pull of a general equity decline.

As the U.S. dollar rises the general trend in commodity prices denominated in U.S. dollars is downwards because they cost more when purchased with other currencies.

An added headwind is the seemingly steady trend towards more onerous conditions set by host countries for extractive industries in general, and the seemingly steady erosion of the rule of law in locales once thought to be safe for new investment.

«A general trend of increased merger control complexity to deals has also prompted them to be considered more often, sometimes in exchange for reducing «hell - or - high - water» purchaser covenants to divest existing businesses,» he said.

Bringing together more than 110,000 builders, general contractors, remodelers, and other professionals, the International Builders Show features the latest trends and products in the building construction and design industries.

Generally speaking, stocks have been in a staircase - like uptrend for most of the more than 9 - year bull rally, so this general theory suggests that moving averages may be particularly powerful tools in the current market environment — if the market is indeed trending.

This history illustrates a general trend in modern physics: The more deeply it has probed the structure of matter, the greater the mathematical order it has found.

The general trend of Americans becoming more socially liberal has not translated to the abortion issue in the same way, and a major cause of that, it seems, is the emotivist objection to abortion.

But over the long haul there has clearly been a general trend toward the creation of more elaborate entities.

This trend is likely to have been more accentuated since 1971 with the increase in the number of stations finding paid - time religious programs acceptable: a significant consequence of the economic motivation of the general television industry.

The influence that religious broadcasters may have is more significant, therefore, when they are viewed within the broader context as indicators of a general cultural trend among groups of disenfranchised citizens.

I find it interesting that in the comments, while the general trend is «people need to be more comfortable and open,» many of you censor your use of the word sex.

«The overall general trends in the food industry are that people want to know what they are eating and have more of a connection to the food they are eating.

Given the general oversupply, however, the trend towards higher and more premium priced programs has piqued the interest of buyers seeking to exploit the trend.

Bill Morecraft, Blue Diamond Global Ingredients Division general manager, notes that as the trend for healthier and more nutritious ingredients gains momentum among consumers, food manufacturers continue to seek partners who can help create products that meet these demands.

«National Accounts is a prime growth area for JTM, and Tim is a terrific addition to our team as we serve more restaurant operations and develop new, on - trend products for that market,» said Scott Bonta, Vice President and General Manager of Sales & Marketing for JTM Food Group.

«We Houstonians really look for that neighborhood spot catering to more than just trends,» said Kyle Noonan, native Houstonian and co-owner of FreeRange Concepts, which founded The General Public.

Now more than ever, Target wants to get ahead of fast - moving trends, said Vice President Amanda Nusz, general merchandise manager and the company's top buyer for baby products.

Among other findings, the report also revealed that while the total number of County residents on Medicaid has risen due to fuller implementation of the Affordable Care Act («ACA»), Erie County's portion of Medicaid costs is projected to drop by more than $ 6.4 million from 2013 due to the Act's implementation and the state's Medicaid cap, and is approximately $ 340,000 less than 2012; the biggest increase in Medicaid recipients was seen among whites age 18 - 64, while other demographics remained consistent; and that the number of persons on Medicaid continues to grow at an average rate of more than 4 % each year, a trend noted by the Medicaid Inspector General's office in his September 2013 report.

The general trend is the further left you go the more collectivist things become.

«It is not just locally in New York, but nationally, and New Yorkers, regardless of what New Yorkers think, are part of national trends,» he said, adding that more than 40 percent of the general electorate will be Catholic.

Everyone knows that older workers earn more than younger ones, but our survey showed that in the life sciences the trend is stronger and continues longer than in the general population.

«There is a general trend that the higher the performance of an energetic material, the more sensitive the material is to insults such as impact, spark and friction,» said Chavez.

This trend may partly explain why, in general, women show better insulin sensitivity and overall more favorable cardio - metabolic risk profiles, than males if normoglycemic.

This trend leads us to investigate whether this is specific for binary systems or a more general feature.

Generally speaking, the days can be cycled and rotated as you wish, though as a general rule of thumb, the trend tends to be that you have more low / moderate days than high days.

Below is a link with general information about the grass - fed trend and diseases in ancient civilizations, as well as an excerpt from a Plant Positive video which is generally more philosophical but does contain a couple points on health implications of grass - fed meat.

«People tend to gain weight steadily, on average — not everybody — and get more fat and tend to lose lean mass up to about age 65, and then what happens is that there's a downward trend: Now people start to kind of slowly lose weight — again, not everybody, but the trend is that as you get older — the general population I see is in the 70s and 80s — they tend to lose weight,» says Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH, acting instructor in the department of medicine and the division of gerontology and geriatric medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Obviously we'll need some more details of what, exactly, the exercise program consisted of — but it seems to jive with the general trend towards active recovery rather than immobilization.

The relationship between an athlete personal best in competition and back squat, bench press and power clean 1RM was determined via general linear model polynomial contrast analysis and regression for a group of 53 collegiate elite level throwers (24 males and 29 females); data analysis showed significant linear and quadratic trends for distance and 1RM power clean for both male (linear: p ≤ 0.001, quadratic: p ≤ 0.003) and female (linear: p ≤ 0.001, quadratic: p = 0.001) suggesting how the use of Olympic - style weightlifting movements — the clean, in this particular case, but more in general explosive, fast, athletic - like movements — can be a much better alternative for sport - specific testing for shot putters (Judge, et al, 2013).

I realize the overall trend is more important, but it's nice to have some general numbers in mind.

Facebook could fit nicely in this trend by serving as a more general social venue where casual users occasionally browse for dates without necessarily branding themselves as online daters.

In matters of marriage and relationships, the general society seems to be displaying a progressive trend towards the acceptance of more mature women getting into relationships with younger males as the norm.

Talk radio host managing editor of NEWD Magazine Tiffani Knowles and Soul Movement Crew's General Manager Creigy D gab for an hour about trends, music, faith and much more.

General trends in our current society show that white men tend to be more family oriented and are more likely to be planning on settling down and starting a family.

Where the first two movies addressed terminology and trends in more general ways, this one follows an undying devotion to its own created universe.

As the arrows show, there was a general upward trend through most of the 1990s and 2000s, but that trend has reversed in more recent years: