Sentences with phrase «of earlier concerns»

There are a number of rules and restrictions that restrict the ability to extend patent rights — i.e. get more than the patent owner bargained for, including «double patenting» but some of the earlier concerns about extending patent protection through double patenting no longer apply under our current Patent Act which requires that patents and any divisional patents expire on the same day.

Main Gallery: Dyads This new series of paintings is an extension of earlier concerns involving structural order and serial variance reacting within a set of prescribed criteria.

In recent days, Magnette also expanded the scope of his earlier concerns — protecting his tiny Belgium region's farmers from larger interests — to take on the newly configured investor - state dispute resolution mechanism.

«If this intervention continues to show improvements in such larger studies, then the method would have real potential use for families at the point of early concern, or if their child is genetically at risk of developing autism.»

In spite of early concerns that hospitals» economic strengths would lead them to dominate the formation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a new study published in the June issue of Health Affairs reveals the central role of physician leadership in the first wave of ACOs.

Some of the earliest concerns pertained to amateur vivisection, which in the 18th and 19th centuries was frequently conducted before paying audiences as a form of pubic spectacle.

When it comes to working with UDK instead of the full source code version of Unreal Engine 3, Le and his team were impressed with UDK's flexibility in spite of early concern.

One of the early concerns with wind energy was the risk it posed to birds, but this can be overcome by conducting studies and careful siting to avoid risky areas for birds.

Not exact matches

The Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production standard (WRAP) both grew out of U.S. market reactions to labour abuses in Central America during the 1990s, while the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) and Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) worked to address early European concerns with the fair treatment of workers across North Africa, India and Bangladesh.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Shares in the company that also owns the Taco Bell brand fell 5 percent early on Wednesday, after its chief financial officer said lingering concerns at KFC UK would contribute to the current quarter likely being «the worst» of the year.

Then, in the afternoon, stocks resumed earlier declines after the minutes from the Federal Reserve's March meeting showed considerable concern over the mounting specter of a trade war.

Despite early signs that a fast - food diet is no healthier in Beijing than it is in Boston, consumers who are new to middle - class dining seem less concerned about the health risks of the high - fat, high - sodium fare that many Americans now seek to avoid.

Early on Thursday, China hit back, citing antitrust concerns in Qualcomm's proposed acquisition of NXP Semiconductors.

«We have the safety and security of a Schedule I bank and being CDIC - eligible,» says Dickinson, noting that those were the main concerns of early prospective customers.

«Like many of you, I'm concerned about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump,» Zuckerberg said, referencing the orders Trump signed earlier this week to build a wall along the U.S. - Mexican border and prioritize the deportation of undocumented immigrants from so - called sanctuary cities in the U.S.

The shake - up at South Korea's biggest company is designed to ease investors» concerns about a leadership vacuum following the arrest and conviction of group scion Jay Y. Lee on bribery charges earlier this year.

Early digital currency investor Roger Ver says bitcoin is «a game of hot potato» and he's «really, really concerned about the future of bitcoin.»

But Monday and early Tuesday, some of those concerns abated.

Early concerns include users blindly walking into traffic, reported muggings choreographed around remote gaming locations, and the social etiquette of celebrating a rare Pokémon capture in the Holocaust Museum.

Considering the fact that one in three Americans has no retirement savings whatsoever, this is one of the most pressing concerns you should have for retiring early.

Shares of JBS reversed early losses and were adding 1.2 percent in late morning trading in São Paulo, arresting concern over revenue losses in a key market.

Asian stocks declined on Friday, following a four - day losing streak in the S&P 500 a day earlier, amid concerns about more changes in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

U.S. stocks briefly entered correction territory earlier this month after concerns of rising inflation sent interest rates surging.

«This should alleviate earlier concern around the eventual shortfalls of gasoline supply and help nudge gasoline prices lower.»

While Apple has not gone as far as Salesforce in opposing the bill in Indiana, where it operates two stores, the iPhone maker has expressed its concerns earlier this year about whether that bill and others like it would undermine existing civil rights law and damage the business climate of those states.

An early conflict - of - interest concern involved his law firm's representation of some of the people caught up in the investigation, including Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, and Jared Kushner, the president's son - in - law and senior adviser.

In early July, the country's tourism secretary, Enrique de la Madrid, announced the government would implement a trial security program in Los Cabos, Cancun, and Acapulco that month, because those areas «are the destinations that concern us most at the moment because of the impact they have on [Mexico's] image abroad.»

But U.S. stocks briefly entered correction territory earlier this month after concerns of rising inflation sent interest rates surging.

Greece was one of the early flashpoints for Germany's concern about the growing competition from China.

Although it is fair to say that the recent uptick in volatility has in part reduced earlier concerns about prolonged low volatility and associated reach - for - yield behavior, it has placed added focus on the resilience of liquidity, particularly in markets, such as the market for corporate bonds, that may be prone to gapping between liquidity demand and supply in stressed conditions.

Early on, Macdonald's biggest concern was that employees would be nervous about staying with the firm without the security of a much larger holding company behind it.

NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters)- The S&P 500 pared early losses on Tuesday after a Trump administration official said he hoped to further open China's economy to U.S. companies, though manufacturing data stoked concerns of rising costs that could cut corporate profits.

As Bloomberg reported earlier this summer, a «sea of dudes» climate among AI developers has some concerned about gender bias cropping up in AI programs even before those programs start interacting with users.

The transition is a long - awaited victory for privacy advocates and tech companies wary of broad government surveillance at a time when national security concerns are heightened in the wake of the Paris attacks earlier this month.

An earlier Fidelity study said that for three - quarters of couples, being unable to afford the cost of health care in retirement is their top concern.

Another devaluation could trigger a jump in inflation if it is implemented early this year, economists say, a major concern in the country of 90 million where millions live hand to mouth.

Had someone stepped in early on to address the problems and concerns of the first rep, all of the ensuring dramatics and lost dollars could have been prevented.

«Gaps are certainly of special concern to those considering early retirement, since they are eligible for Social Security benefits at 62, but must wait until age 65 to receive Medicare,» said Kimberley Foss, a certified financial planner and founder of Empyrion Wealth Management.

He expressed concern last year about legislation he feared could lead to the early release of felons, and moved quickly at the Justice Department to ensure privately operated prisons would be available for continued use.

The good news from credit conditions, hiring intentions and capital spending plans on the economy and likely earnings growth can provide upside appreciation potential while sentiment, intra-stock correlation and even valuation suggest concern... Overall, we can get to a 1,975 kind of outcome, but we may also see choppier markets and early indicators on volatility also intimate reasons to be worried.

Those early concerns focused on «fake news,» some of it produced by profit - hungry websites simply looking to generate clicks.

When Berkeley first agreed to offer an executive program in the early 2000s, the school decided on a partnership with Columbia because it was in the midst of a number of initiatives and administrators were concerned about stretching the school's resources.

As part of an aggressive new voter - targeting operation, Cambridge Analytica — financially supported by reclusive hedge fund magnate and leading Republican donor Robert Mercer — is now using so - called «psychographic profiles» of US citizens in order to help win Cruz votes, despite earlier concerns and red flags from potential survey - takers.

Early European concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to energy security were compounded by broader fears about a possible U.S. - Russia grand bargain, including the potential relaxing of U.S. sanctions against Russia imposed after its invasion of Crimea in 2014.

«The sharp decline in March export growth after very solid performance in January and February suggests some exporters may have front - loaded exports (early) this year due to concern over the possibility of a Sino-U.S. trade war after the U.S. hiked tariffs on global imports on solar panels and washing machines,» said Lisheng Wang, an economist at Nomura in Hong Kong.

Hope for positive effects from interest rate cuts, versus continued deterioration of corporate earnings and employment, as well as sudden concern over the debt problems in Argentina (which we noted in early May).

«I think, given the extraordinary evidence we've heard so far today, it is absolutely astonishing that Mark Zuckerberg is not prepared to submit himself to questioning in front of a parliamentary or congressional hearing, given these are questions of fundamental importance and concern to his users, as well as to this inquiry,» Damian Collins, the member of parliament heading the UK committee, said earlier on Tuesday.

thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!

These concerns stem in part from the «farm rush» of the 1990s and early 2000s, when agricultural workers from China moved to the fertile land in the Far East along the border.