Sentences with phrase «most significant decline»

Marshmallow experienced the most significant decline, shedding 1.1 percentage point of market share between now and last month, followed by KitKat, which is currently on 13.8 percent of Android devices, compared to 14.5 percent of devices a month ago.

Though a majority of Americans still know at least one evangelical, the group experienced the most significant decline in familiarity.

The schools with the highest percentage of students of color experienced the most significant declines in school climate.

With new competition from Illinois Basin and ongoing natural gas displacement, annual average Central and Northern Appalachia prices reflected their most significant declines since 2009, falling 18 % and 14 %, respectively, from 2011.

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Part of the decline in reserves since mid-2014 reflects the paying down of external debt, JEM, and most of the rest reflects the funding of significant amounts of capital flight.

Given the ending of most of the Economic Action Plan stimulus spending in 2011 - 12, one would have expected a significant decline in «other transfer expenses» between 2010 - 11 and 2011 - 12, much more than the $ 1.1 billion forecast by the Department of Finance.

However, the most obvious appears to be a significant decline in the total number of bitcoin transactions.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

While the largest bakers experienced unit sales gains during the year, most other bakers experienced declines, significant in some cases.

Prior to this discovery, in most western industrialized countries SIDS rates ranged between approximately 1.5 to 4 infants per 1000 live births (compared to industrialized counties in Asia, such as Japan, which has the lowest SIDS rates in the world,.05 infants per 1000 live births21) with enormous increases amongst minorities, especially impoverished indigenous peoples such as the Maori of New Zealand, the Cree of Northern Canada, and the Aborigines of Australia.19, 22,23 Native peoples in the United States demonstrated similar exponentially increased SIDS (or SUDI rates, see below), as much as two to seven the times the rates found amongst white Americans.13, 19 Despite significant declines among almost all cultural and / or ethnic groups, SIDS rates still remain the leading cause of death for infants between one month and one year of life in the United States and elsewhere.13

Most indicators of the state of biodiversity (covering species» population trends, extinction risk, habitat extent and condition, and community composition) showed declines, with no significant recent reductions in rate, whereas indicators of pressures on biodiversity (including resource consumption, invasive alien species, nitrogen pollution, overexploitation, and climate change impacts) showed increases.

The two species are among «the most beloved and magnificent animals» now «facing significant declines» because of uncontrolled poaching in Africa, Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) said in a teleconference with reporters today.

The most significant changes occurred in a gene called RbAp48, whose expression declined steadily with aging across the study subjects.

The iconic sugar maple, one of the most economically and ecologically important trees in the eastern United States and Canada, shows signs of being in a significant decline, according to research results published today (Oct. 21, 2015) in the open - access journal Ecosphere.

In August 2007, the journal Science published the results of a study * which concluded that the trans - national conservation measures required to be implemented by European Member States under the EU Birds Directive have made a significant contribution to reverse the population decline and provide protection for many of Europe's most threatened bird species.

But their most significant asset, from a medical standpoint, is their ability to provide protection from cancer, heart disease and cognitive decline.

When researchers analyzed blood samples of unhappy couples immediately after a big fight, they saw a significant decline in immune function, with the biggest drops happening in those whose fights were the most hostile.

«Despite «Starlet» s strong reviews in the NY Times, LA Times and other key outlets complimented with significant print and online advertising, this weekend the appeal of «Skyfall» and «Lincoln» for the arthouse attending demographic proved to be difficult to overcome, as most specialty holdovers experienced steep declines and suppressed openings of ours and other specialty releases,» Music Box said in a statement.

A glimpse at his body of work reveals an artist in significant creative decline, and «Edge of Tomorrow» just might be the most shallow and disposable film he's ever starred in.

The most significant takeaway is the significant decline in Texas math scores since 2011, when Texas scores peaked, and it points to some obvious conclusions.

This steep decline in education funding is arguably the most significant threat to our children's education, and thus, the country's future.

When asked to state the most significant challenges faced by the district, survey takers frequently cited retaining quality teachers, declining student enrollment, lowering class size, the budget and insufficient marketing of the district's high points.

Except in the event of a significant market decline, most of the day - to - day fluctuation in Fund value can be expected to be driven by the difference in performance between the stocks held by the Fund and the indices it uses to hedge (primarily the S&P 500 Index).

As a reminder, in the event that the dollar continues to strengthen against most major currencies, the forward currency contracts in our hedged funds, the Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund and Tweedy, Browne Value Fund, should continue to provide significant protection against foreign currency declines.

Most of our investments have characteristics that have been associated empirically with above - average investment rates of return over long measurement periods: a low stock price in relation to book value, a low price - to - earnings ratio, a low price - to - cash - flow ratio, an above - average dividend yield, a low price - to - sales ratio compared to other companies in the same industry, a significant pattern of purchases by insiders, a significant decline in share price.

The PtP option (like most investments) performs best when the market is climbing steadily with few significant declines.

The fund invests in longer term bonds, which gained the most after Treasury yields saw a significant decline this week.

Look closer though & there's a couple of mitigants: i) The government's rather silly prudence has probably been a negative, when most investors would prefer a focus on growth at all costs, and ii) the advantage of the pound's significant decline vs. the US dollar (& other global currencies) is offset by an equally significant appreciation vs. the euro.

She says most of the government contracts have an out clause that says, basically, if your credit report shows a significant decline in your ability to pay your suppliers on time, you lose the contract.

Gross goes on to note that «homes are the most highly levered and monetarily significant asset that American consumers own, if they decline much further they will drag the rest of the economy with them,» and therefore any further decline needs to be stopped quickly in order to avert additional crises.

Since then, Argo's assets under management have continued to decline, no significant fund realisations have been reported, fee receivables from three separate Argo - managed funds have been written - off, free cash flow has turned negative, additional shareholder funds have been invested in illiquid loans and investments, an emphasis of matter paragraph has been added to the most recent audit report, and the dividend has been eliminated.

The stock fell up to 35 % in a couple of days, most likely on the back of a significant revenue decline.

This segment of time is significant because it is during this phase that ancient Maya civilization eventually declined and most of the area was abandoned.

The most recent and comprehensive study, reported by IPS, projects significant declines in crop yields and major price increases.

«Regarded as one of the world's most productive marine environments, the Bering Sea is widely thought to be rapidly warming and losing sea ice... Results show that, rather than declining, mean annual sea ice extent in the Bering Sea has exhibited no significant change over the satellite sea ice record (1979 — 2009).

For most of them, costs have declined over the last decades and the authors expect significant technical advancements and further cost reductions in the future, resulting in a greater potential for climate change mitigation.

An accelerating decline is projected for oil - fired generation, which is still more significant in Japan than in most other developed countries.

On one hand, these two papers provide some of the most compelling evidence yet that neonicotinoids play a significant role in the death of bees around the world; and yet, most researchers agree that pesticides alone can not account for the declines we're seeing.

It is rapidly becoming the most significant contributor to the overall decline in bird populations.

«Lewis's Woodpecker is on the 2016 State of North America's Birds» Watch List, which includes bird species that are most at risk of extinction without significant conservation actions to reverse declines and reduce threats.»

Fifth Circuit Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham described the decline of trials as one of the most significant changes in the American judicial system since the nation's founding.

The condition is one of the most commonly diagnosed signs of asbestos exposure, causing chest pain and a significant decline in breathing function, which deteriorates as you get older.»

Over that time, industrial properties experienced the most significant increase in prices, at 8.0 percent, while lodging properties experienced the only decline, at 13.0 percent.

According to an analysis of the plans by Moody's Analytics, the nation's most expensive real estate markets could see significant declines in home values under both versions of the tax plan.