Sentences with phrase «more global concerns»

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«DoD continues to be concerned about the negative impact on our key allies,» it said, and «targeted tariffs are more preferable than a global quota or tariff.»

Bonnie Gwin, Global CEO and Board of Directors Practice at the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, agreed with the advice, adding that at this moment of rising activist pressure, mounting cyber security concerns, and a more constant media spotlight, being on a board is harder, higher - stakes and more demanding than ever.

Democrats are also more concerned about global unrest than Republicans.

The IMF cites a number of risks to their optimistic outlook for the next two years, risks that are more concerning for the medium term (2020 and beyond), including geopolitical strains, a sudden and severe tightening of monetary policies, waning popular support for global economic integration, and a move toward protectionist trade policies that would impact global trade.

Arguably more concerning is the fact that these dropping oil prices indicate a slowing global economy, and that we are potentially already in a deflationary spiral and admit no wit or wisdom to get out.

Global investors have regained some of their risk appetite and invested more of their cash in spite of the continuing oil price weakness and concerns over corporate earnings and global gGlobal investors have regained some of their risk appetite and invested more of their cash in spite of the continuing oil price weakness and concerns over corporate earnings and global gglobal growth.

While the trade data had little impact on U.S. financial markets, concerns about weakening global demand pushed Brent crude oil prices to the lowest level in more than four years, dragging down U.S. stocks.

Coupled with a global technology sell - off, concerns about its growing spending have clobbered its shares more than 10 per cent since a January record high.

Today, as the global population faces more serious challenges — from resource scarcity to concerns about income inequality and education — companies around the world are committing themselves to creating a profit while also defining their broader contribution to society.

Even investor concerns have started to migrate from the strength of global growth to more focus on regional geopolitical risks.

Crude oil prices fell more than 2 % on Friday after Goldman Sachs cut its crude forecasts, citing global oversupply and concerns over the Chinese economy, and after Saudi Arabia dismissed the idea of an oil producer summit.

This is especially important as the potential in Canada - Korea relations moves beyond the purely bilateral sphere of the past 50 years to more cooperation on international issues of common concern, such as the health of the global economy, effective global governance in the G20 and elsewhere, and preserving a peaceful and secure Asia Pacific region.

While the decision to leave the EU has caused notable market upheaval, global market declines were actually more extreme in the first few months of 2016 due to significant commodity price weakness, concerns regarding slowed economic growth in the U.S. and China, and monetary decisions by major central banks.

The issues at play here, such as some easing in concerns regarding the crisis in the eurozone and the prospects of slowing growth in emerging markets, look to be much more global in nature, relative to the natural - gas market.

On that occasion Australian bond yields rose significantly more than those in the US, reflecting market concerns that Australia would not be able to maintain control over inflation in an environment of strong global expansion.

A new survey by our Grassroots ® Research team — Allianz Global Investors» proprietary in - house research division — has found that UK residents are growing more concerned about employment, less confident in their household finances and more worried about Brexit hurting the economy over the long term.

Global equity markets have more than doubled from 2008 - 2009 financial crisis lows, but with concerns about China, credit, central bank policies, currencies and commodities all piling up, where do we go from here?

Those I talked with didn't seem concerned about a «Grexit» and instead were more worried about local issues like taxi strikes and port closures, reinforcing that Greece's direct impact on Europe and the global economy appears to be small and that the recent Greek drama may not be a reason to avoid investing in the region.

We conservatives know that the human issues involved in all of the above are more urgent than global warming and related concerns.

Reviewers of the book in the New York Times and elsewhere opined that ecology was little more than a commonsensical concern for global housekeeping, and quite innocent of the far - reaching and rather alarming implications about which I warned.

I'd be more concerned about a global, half - century pedophilia coverup by one of the most powerful organizations in the world than profanity.

It's more likely we'll all be asked why we didn't spend more time concerned about our neighbors in Darfur or fighting the global AIDS pandemic.

The views of a visiting pope, respected by Catholics and many non-Catholics alike as a moral and spiritual leader of great prominence, will not make persons now unconcerned about global warming suddenly begin to grow concerned, nor even make skeptics of religious freedom begin to take its claims more seriously.

Leaders from GAFCON (Global Anglican Future Conference) have met behind closed doors in London, and issued a statement saying they are «particularly concerned... More

Consumers — particularly millennials — are increasingly concerned about global warming and the Earth's finite resources, and believe that this demands a shift toward a more plant - based diet.

«As the global availability of nutritional, high - quality food supplies becomes more critical — due to a growing worldwide population and rising food prices — consumers are becoming increasingly concerned with food freshness, shelf life and cost.

There had been some concerns of Liberty adding more races in America and F1's global expansion continuing, potentially threatening some European races.

In an effort to contribute to a more inclusive approach to global security, I previously proposed a new principle of security, the multi-sum security principle, which accounted amongst other things for cultural respect as a security concern.

However, what concerns me more than this is the «either / or» falsehood being peddled when it comes to the idea of «global Britain».

After the meeting Senator Akshar, who represents Binghamton, says he's not against the ideas in the bill, but he says GOP senators want a more «global conversation» that addresses some of the Republican senators» concerns about labor unions having undue influence if the LLC loophole is closed.

But he says GOP Senators want a more «global conversation» that addresses some of the Republican Senators» concerns about labor unions having undue influence if the LLC loophole is closed.

Dr Harry Bulstrode, a Cancer Research UK scientist at the University of Cambridge, said: «Zika virus infection in babies and children is a major global health concern, and the focus has been to discover more about the virus to find new possible treatments.

Nearly 40 percent of Americans are part of categories called the «alarmed» or «concerned,» meaning they are more likely to say global warming is man - made and are motivated to do something about it.

The hotel chain is celebrating its 50th anniversary by planting 10 million trees across the 34 countries in which it operates with the hope that the effort will help combat deforestation and global warming and attract more customers concerned about the state of the planet.

Dr Chris Neale, Research Fellow, from the University of York's Stockholm Environment Institute, said: «There are concerns about mental wellbeing as the global population becomes older and more urbanised.

«The NRC has been pressured by the nuclear industry, directly and through Congress, to low - ball the potential consequences of a fire because of concerns that increased costs could result in shutting down more nuclear power plants,» said paper co-author Frank von Hippel, a senior research physicist at Princeton's Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), based at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

For almost every place and issue, from global warming to local beach pollution, Democrats express more concern than Republicans.»

There is a much more complicated set of issues concerning how Iraq fits into global strategies, but there is no time for a public discourse about those larger issues.

«They confirm that the scale of the illegal wildlife trade — including trade in plants — is much greater than we had previously thought, and that wildlife trafficking concerns many more species than the charismatic rhinos and elephants which tend to receive global attention.

Concerned about how such pollution was affecting his family, Beijing - based data scientist Yann Boquillod founded AirVisual Earth, an online air pollution map that uses data from satellites and more than 8000 monitoring stations to display global air pollution in real time.

As climate change has become a more prominent public concern, some scientists have worried that it might distract attention from related environmental problems, such as the global loss of biodiversity.

In an online survey of 342 parents of young children, those who reported high levels of biospheric concern also reported feeling the most stressed about global climate change, while those whose concerns were more egoistic or altruistic did not report significant stress related to the phenomenon.

Claverie and Abergel are concerned that rising global temperatures, along with mining and drilling operations in the Arctic, could thaw out many more ancient viruses that are still infectious and that could conceivably pose a threat to human health.

Are we ready to assume all resposibility for mankind who seems to be more concerned about whats causing global warming then the ultimate effects of sustained ignorance will lead us.

A new study has revealed more about the mechanisms behind this process — knowledge that could prove useful in crop production in light of global concerns around food and water security.

The global thirst for coffee beans has also led us to the outer edges of the earth on a hunt for more farmland, making mass deforestation a huge concern in business.

In a world that needs to be saved from history's» effects like war, global warming, poverty, religion's ideology, hyper - consumption, etc.... Today's education (both classroom and beyond the classroom) has to be able to shape concerned individuals who can learn from human history and be more innovative than the box allows them, to be.

This manifesto calls for action that helps move simultaneously toward a more localized socio - economic structure and toward a supra - national mindset that helps us transcend the parochial concerns of a corporate - capitalistic globalization to activate a global citizens movement.

As the global marketplace makes economic competition and concern about career prospects far more acute, the NCTM's call for a greater concentration on critical thinking is a timely one.