Sentences with phrase «more substantial problems»

And conveys a false impression of more substantial problems.

Although in the beginning you might be able to avoid any more substantial problems, several months of improper execution of your lifts you can result with annoying, or even more serious injuries.

Radiographs (or X-rays) can also be vital to ensure that dogs and cats are not looking at a more substantial problem.

Not exact matches

More than a fifth of them are focused on solving a problem, or meeting a substantial unmet need, in the healthcare realm.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

White papers are more substantial pieces of content that allow customers to solve an information problem that represents the solutions your company can offer.

Slovakia's problems are not particularly economic — the Bratislava self - governing region is the sixth - wealthiest EU region, with purchasing power parity per capita income more than 180 % of its regional average — and as a member of the eurozone, the country has attracted substantial foreign direct investment, notably into its auto industry.

The impact of these problems on poverty and human flourishing more generally is substantial.

If believers want to congregate in their special buildings and run their lives by their books - of - magic, no problem, but the instant they try to push their silliness in public, they should expect to be asked to justify their position with something much more substantial than «this book says so» or because their charlatan leader says so.

A substantial body of research now indicates that high levels of involvement by fathers in two parent families are associated with a range of desirable outcomes in children and young people, including: better peer relationships; fewer behaviour problems; lower criminality and substance abuse; higher educational / occupational mobility, relative to that of parents; capacity for empathy; non-traditional attitudes to earning and childcare; more satisfying adult sexual partnerships; and higher self - esteem and life - satisfaction (for reviews see Flouri 2005; Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004).

What's more, in comparison to previous governments, it suffers from a substantial problem in the shape of Plahotniuc, who suffers from the lowest levels of popular support of any political figure in the country, but nevertheless maintains large levels of influence in the media and has a close relationship with both decision - makers in Bucharest and the Socialist Party in Chisinau.

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At the same time, it was clear that there were plenty of interesting problems in theoretical physics that a graduate student was more likely to solve or contribute to in a substantial way.

One in 10 middle aged adults had substantial hearing problems and were more likely to be from a working class or ethnic minority background.

I believe that with smoothies, salads, as well as raw fats I will soon be free of my blood sugar problems, which were brought on by unhealthy foods, and that I'll experience a much fuller and much more substantial lifestyle in every way!!!

One problem with «muscle burns more than fat» is that it's assumed you are actually going to gain substantial muscle from lifting weights.

solve problems and carry through substantial tasks by breaking them into smaller, more manageable tasks

Implementation problems and teacher capacity: The new assessments set forth more challenging proficiency benchmarks for students and required substantial investments in technology, as well as increased testing time.

However, states and the U.S. Department of Education must together confront substantial implementation problems in this area, because the new requirements are fraught with technical complications, will lead to dramatic increases in the number of schools identified as failing, set improvement targets that many see as unrealistic, and are no more grounded in research or experience than the standards set by most states under the old law.

Neil Carmichael, who chairs of the Education Select Committee, suggested there needed to be a mechanism for a more substantial increase for schools in areas that had a long problem with underfunding.

Reasoning and problem - solving skills appear ever more important, and substantial effort, initiative, and collaboration are likely essential for developing these skills.

Among the problems, TICAS says, is that the more substantial costs of college — living expenses, textbooks and transportation — are typically left out of the deal.

ISFM veterinary members who have achieved one or more of these qualifications are recognised as Members of the ISFM Academy of Feline Practitioners - indicating that they have undertaken a substantial post-graduate clinical qualification and thus have a deeper understanding of feline clinical problems.

We actually agree that there is a real tension between a quick and dirty pointing out of obvious problems in a published paper (such as the Douglass et al paper last December) and doing the much more substantial work and extra analysis that would merit a peer - reviewed response.

Then, usually, one finds out (by listening to the more detailed report, or going to the source document itself) that the scientist involved doesn't really disagree that climate change is happening, that human activity is a substantial cause, and that some sorts of big problems will likely result.

The problem — or more accurately the problem for those who believe substantial reductions in GHG emissions are essential — is that policy makers in the developing world seem not to share the West's concern about CAGW.

Relying on the likely more accurate satellite data would only increase the already substantial divergence problem they have between their models and reality.

This post is already too long but, for the sake of completeness, since I've suggested there's a significant problem in the judge's use of «substantial», I'll add a bit more, including a reference to the case that once wasn't quite every Canadian (common law side) judge and civil litigator's favourite case on many aspects of proof of causation and damages.

The government said it would consider whether exercising the power was a proportionate response to the problem, if and when more substantial evidence emerged of caste discrimination occurring in the UK.

The neuropsychologist, contrary to the opinions of the psychiatrist and neurologist instructed, raised the issue of vulnerability and that due to pre-existing emotional vulnerability, together with her perceived disability, social isolation and problems in executive functioning since the SAH, Ms D was even more vulnerable to being exploited and manipulated by others and at high risk that she would allow the substantial damages she was to receive to be gambled away by her partner in order to appease and placate him.

On the positive side, this team approach still is likely to be less expensive than resort to litigation.21 Furthermore, the resulting agreement and more positive relationships may prevent many future problems with unknown but potentially substantial costs.

Each of our partners has more than 20 years of experience resolving substantial and complex problems on behalf of a variety of clients.

Law firm Hugh James, which obtained the figures, said the use of family members as «DIY» executors was becoming more common but carried substantial problems.

906, represents a substantial step back towards a more balanced approach to the problem.

Vancouver Criminal Defense Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan negotiated over several months with Crown Counsel and after those negotiations, the Prosecution agreed that in the face of a variety of problems with the Crown case, and even more so, given substantial steps the Client had taken towards rehabilitation, the most appropriate way to deal with the case was to DROP ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES and accept a guilty plea under the Motor Vehicle Act.

A substantial body of research indicates that regardless of race and age, female offenders have higher rates of mental health problems, both internalizing and externalizing, than male offenders.19 In a study of serious «deep - end» offenders, females exhibited both more externalizing problems and more internalizing problems than males.20 Moreover, a recent study using common measures and a demographically matched sample of community and detained youth found that gender differences were greater among detained youth than among community youth, with detained girls having more symptoms of mental illness than would be predicted on the basis of gender or setting alone.21

Parental mental illness Relatively little has been written about the effect of serious and persistent parental mental illness on child abuse, although many studies show that substantial proportions of mentally ill mothers are living away from their children.14 Much of the discussion about the effect of maternal mental illness on child abuse focuses on the poverty and homeless - ness of mothers who are mentally ill, as well as on the behavior problems of their children — all issues that are correlated with involvement with child welfare services.15 Jennifer Culhane and her colleagues followed a five - year birth cohort among women who had ever been homeless and found an elevated rate of involvement with child welfare services and a nearly seven - times - higher rate of having children placed into foster care.16 More direct evidence on the relationship between maternal mental illness and child abuse in the general population, however, is strikingly scarce, especially given the 23 percent rate of self - reported major depression in the previous twelve months among mothers involved with child welfare services, as shown in NSCAW.17

As a result, they tend to spend more time onlooking (watching other children without joining) and hovering on the edge of social groups.8, 11 There is some evidence to suggest that young depressive children also experience social impairment.12 For example, children who display greater depressive symptoms are more likely to be rejected by peers.10 Moreover, deficits in social skills (e.g., social participation, leadership) and peer victimization predict depressive symptoms in childhood.13, 14 There is also substantial longitudinal evidence linking social withdrawal in childhood with the later development of more significant internalizing problems.15, 16,17 For example, Katz and colleagues18 followed over 700 children from early childhood to young adulthood and described a pathway linking social withdrawal at age 5 years — to social difficulties with peers at age 15 years — to diagnoses of depression at age 20 years.

Excessive drinking in adolescence can cause substantial harm to individuals and is associated with future alcohol - related problems.1 — 3 Drinking in adolescence is particularly risky because it is much more likely to be heavy and episodic (binge).4, 5 Excessive drinking during adolescence, while the brain is still developing, can be a major cause of trauma, physical injuries, hospitalisation, prolonged disability and premature death.1 — 3, 6 Alcohol contributes substantially to motor vehicle collisions, homicides, suicide, assault, sexual risk - taking and many other problems in Canada and the USA.7 — 16

Second, reliance on CD alone to predict APD has been found to result in a substantial number of false - positive predictions (Lahey et al. 2005; Maughan and Rutter 2001; Storm - Mathisen and Vaglum 1994), whereas recent findings suggest that, in particular, the combination of externalizing and internalizing problems in adolescence predicts more serious antisocial outcomes than conduct problems alone (e.g., Fombonne et al. 2001; Sourander et al. 2007).

Parents said they learned more positive and fewer negative strategies, which led to a substantial reduction in behavioural problems in their children.

A large number of individuals with moderately increased risk levels contribute more cases than a small number with extreme risk levels.41 Parenting programmes that target high - risk populations therefore miss a substantial number of families who develop the problem even though they are not currently in the elevated risk group.3, 9,11 The potential impact of such programmes at the population level is therefore minimal as only a small proportion of families in the general population participate in evidence - based programmes.10, 11 As Rose emphasized more than a decade ago, strategies that focus on high - risk individuals will deal only with the margin of the problem and will not have impact on the general population.