On numerous occasions, Quinn has argued about
the negative impact the measure would have on small businesses during continued softness in the economy.
Not exact matches
In a sign of some uncertainty among investors about the
impact of the BOJ's latest
measures, Japanese markets were volatile following the announcement, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index down giving up initial gains and moving into
negative territory.
But «it is likely that the uncertainty surrounding the presidential election had a
negative impact, especially among lower income consumers, and without that added uncertainty, the confidence
measures may not have weakened,» said Richard Curtin, the leading economist of the University of Michigan's preliminary consumer confidence survey.
Several drug companies, Merck, Pfizer and Amgen, released identically worded statements to CNBC on Monday they have «serious concerns about this poorly - written
measure because of the
negative impact it will have on Californians,» adding that, «We are part of a broad and growing coalition of organizations.»
Multipliers are frequently used in offsetting to compensate for the risk of failure of the offset
measures and the time lag between when
negative impacts of the development project are felt and the positive
impacts of offsetting come to fruition, often a period of many years.
Unfortunately,
negative impacts from the budget sequestration persisted in the real economy despite the Federal Reserve's unconventional policy
measures.
Capital Markets Foreign Exchange The surging dollar, falling euro and plunging emerging - markets currencies had a record $ 32 billion
negative impact on the earnings of companies in North America and Europe in the first quarter, according to Scottsdale, Arizona based FiREapps, which helps corporations
measure and manage foreign exchange exposure.
The EC hopes these
measures will help «alleviate the
impact of Russian restrictions on imports of EU dairy products and to limit the
negative effects on the internal market.»
«While SNE supports breastfeeding and the principles on which this law was drafted, we are concerned that the
measures would not have the intended outcome, and could even result in
negative health
impacts.»
«Do you support
measures that increase accountability, transparency and that increase the input of school district parents in the decision to permit and maintain charter schools, as well as
measures to reduce the
negative fiscal
impact on school districts with large numbers of charters?»
County executives in New York are urging federal lawmakers to not end the deduction of state and local taxes and the federal tax exemption for municipal bonds, arguing in a statement Thursday that both
measures would have a
negative impact on local taxpayers.
It
measured each state legislator based on two tiers, which include whether legislators voted for or against bills that would create or eliminate government agencies, programs, and regulations, and bills that would
impact the free market in a positive or
negative way.
«The most cost - effective
measure we could take is the control of feral pigs at a cost of $ 2 million per annum in targeted location across the Basin, as they have a
negative impact on both native plants and animals,» she said.
In addition, «researchers found that women's exposure to pesticides during pregnancy,
measured through urine samples, was associated with
negative impacts on their children's IQ and neurobehavioral development, as well as with ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder] diagnoses.»
While they are less likely to diet or take other
measures to lose weight than young women, those who do are at a greater risk of
negative health
impacts, like bone and muscle loss, kidney failure, and even death.
The organization takes a holistic approach to selection, rather than «using a blunt instrument like cut scores on Praxis or content exams, which can dramatically
impact diversity in a
negative way,» says Anne Mahle, who currently serves as senior vice president for public partnerships but led recruitment for many years.149 Although the average GPA of corps members is 3.42, TFA maintains a relatively low cutoff requirement of 2.5 and instead places greater emphasis on candidate evaluations designed to
measure characteristics that TFA's research has shown its most effective teachers share.
Private estimates of the
negative impact of the new housing
measures on overall economic growth vary, but most expect the contractionary effect to be roughly a 30 - to - 50 basis point reduction in growth over the next twelve months.
Our
measures for earnings, dividends, and sales are a five - year average to smooth cyclical peaks and troughs and to minimize the
impact of
negative numbers for each.
We believe that by taking
measured steps to build corporate and social responsibility into every aspect of our business, we can reduce the
negative effects of the travel industry on our environment, and accentuate the positive
impact of tourism by working to preserve the destinations we love for future destinations» said Pham Ha, founder and CEO of Luxury Travel Ltd..
This legacy of broken promises to establish strict
measures to address the growing and
negative impacts on the water resources of the tar sands region, Droitsch maintains, deserves more attention and scrutiny particularly as the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is being reviewed by the U.S. State Department.
The Initiative supports cities responding to the
negative impact of climate change that is already being felt worldwide, and to put in place appropriate mitigation
measures.
How would you suggest that they
measure whether or not their sacrifices have been successful when you do not even know what the actual
negative impacts of a warmer world will be?
The Living Product Challenge calls on manufacturers to not only reduce their
negative impact but also
measure and maximize their positive
impacts on the world.
The policy goal in this case represents the benefits of the projects and all the other
impacts are
measured as costs or as
negative costs (co-benefits).
According to BBC Mundo, some scientists have warned that the
measure could have a
negative impact on investigation, as experts that find it hard to reach the jungle could seek other areas to develop their studies.
They then asked six questions reflecting how seriously they take the issue (including «Global warming and climate change will have a noticeably
negative impact on the environment in which my family and I live») and three
measuring their personal feelings of responsibility (including «My actions to reduce the effects of global warming... will encourage others to reduce the effects of global warming through their own actions»).
Criteria Description Fish Toxicity
Measure of the acute toxicity to fish (both saltwater and freshwater) Daphnia Toxicity
Measure of the acute toxicity to Daphnia (invertebrate aquatic organisms) Algae Toxicity
Measure of the acute toxicity to aquatic plants Persistence / Biodegradation Rate of degradation for a substance in the environment (air, soil, or water) Bioaccumulation Potential for a substance to accumulate in fatty tissue and magnify up the food chain Climatic relevance
Measure of the
impact a substance has on the climate (e.g., ozone depletion, global warming, etc.) Other Any additional characteristic (e.g., soil organism toxicity, WGK water classification, etc.) relevant to the overall evaluation but not included in the previous criteria 1.3.3 Material Class Criteria The following material classes are flagged due to the concern that at some point in their life cycle they may have
negative impacts on human and environmental health.
Assuming AGW for the sake of this point: Surely if we're going to
measure impact of warming, we need to consider both positive and
negative aspects.
Just as you think B.C. has every right to consult with British Columbians about Alberta bitumen and other petroleum shipments passing through B.C., we believe the Alberta government has every right to consult with Albertans on the best possible
measures to protect our lands from the potential
negative impact of B.C. forest products coming into Alberta.
Our experience so far of lay appointments is of: (a) fiscal
measures (increasing fees and reducing legal aid) which have a
negative impact on access to justice; and (b) unseemly spats with the Lord Chief Justice about law reform and the freedom of the press.
Longer distances generally equate to long periods of sitting in the truck, which can have a
negative impact if
measures aren't taken to ensure a proper level of fitness.
The ways in which we neglect self care; the
negative and distorted thoughts we entertain; the
measure of discontentment, bitterness, guilt or shame we harbor - are factors that
impact emotional well - being and the quality of our relationships.
Other non-health
measures in this Budget are likely to also have profound
negative impacts on health, as
In Australia, the loss of language has been
measured to have specific
negative impacts on the generations who are directly affected.
3 THE EXTENT AND CHARACTER OF HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN THE EARLY YEARS 3.1 Key findings about health inequalities in the first four years 3.2 Introduction 3.3 Pregnancy, birth and the first three months 3.3.1 Risk factors and health outcomes in the early years 3.3.2 Inequalities in the early stages 3.4 Health
measures in the first four years of life 3.5 Overview of health outcomes 3.5.1 Physical health 3.5.2 Problems reported by parents 3.5.3 Psychosocial health 3.5.4 Body mass index 3.6 Inequalities in health outcomes 3.6.1 Area deprivation 3.6.2 Household income 3.6.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.6.4 Conclusion 3.7 Exposure to risk factors likely to have an adverse
impact on health 3.8 Inequalities in exposure to risk factors for poor health outcomes 3.8.1 Area deprivation 3.8.2 Houshold income 3.8.3 Socio - economic classification (NS - SEC) 3.8.4 Conclusion 3.9 Summary
measure of
negative outcomes
It is particularly concerned at the
negative impact of the NTER
measures on the enjoyment of the rights of indigenous peoples and at the fact that they suspend the operation of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and were adopted without adequate consultation with the indigenous peoples.
the NTER legislation is inappropriately classified as a «special
measure» under the Race Discrimination Act because of the
negative impacts of some of the
measures on Indigenous peoples and the absence of adequate consultation or consent by Indigenous peoples to the
measures.
It is the Commission's view that the terms and conditions of the
measure are reasonable, able to be complied with and do not have a
negative impact upon the equal enjoyment of rights in public life by people of a particular race - and therefore are not racially discriminatory.
Explored gender differences in parents on
measures of positive and
negative psychological wellbeing (anxiety, depression, stress, positive perceptions) and the
impact of child characteristics (ASD symptoms, adaptive behaviours, behavioural and emotional concerns) on parent outcomes.
Good quality CCTs of programmes adopting a health promoting school approach to mental health promotion should be undertaken using a range of robust outcome
measures, positive as well as
negative, and
measuring long - term
impact
The Campaign Steering Committee is concerned about the potential
negative impact of proposed
measures contained in the 2014 - 15 Budget.
The annual survey, which
measures how affordable housing issues affect consumers, also found that more than three quarters of renters (77 percent) said they would be less likely to buy a home if they were required to put down a 20 percent down payment on the home, and a strong majority (71 percent) believe a 20 percent down payment requirement could have a
negative impact on the housing market.