Sentences with phrase «of meeting the commitment»

So we're likely to be familiar with the pressure of deadlines and the expectation of meeting our commitments.

In particular, there is little reason to believe that technological and financial support of the necessary scale will be delivered by a regime that sees only the countries that inhabit Annex I (a far from perfect rendering of world's high - responsibility and high - capacity nations) as having quantified commitments, and the rest of the world as a mere source of «offsets» designed to reduce the cost of meeting those commitments.

High - income countries had commitments under the Kyoto Protocol (although not all of them met these commitments, and the United States and Canada withdrew).

Despite significant advances in some areas, as a whole they have fallen short of meeting this commitment.

The second — «Reform» — focused on the need for structural reform within government so that government is capable of meeting its commitments and ambitions.

Not exact matches

Virtual meetings Skype, a conference call of even a Google + Hangout can help to bridge commitments, distances or last minute meetings.

Britain's last coal power station will be forced to close in 2025, as part of a government plan to phase out the fossil fuel to meet its climate change commitments.

Speaking about NATO's financial burden, Linkevicius agreed that European countries needed to raise their contributions and meet the 2 percent of GDP (gross domestic product) commitment.

Beijing, however, has reaffirmed its commitment to meeting its targets under the Paris accord, recently canceling construction of about 100 coal - fired power plants and investing billions in massive wind and solar projects.

Forward - looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future: production, costs, and cash flows; drilling locations and zones and growth opportunities; commodity prices and differentials; capital expenditures and projects, including the number of rigs employed and the number of completion crews; renegotiation of our credit facility; management of lease expiration issues; financial ratios; certain accounting and tax change impacts; midstream capacity and related curtailments; our ability to meet our volume commitments to midstream providers; ongoing compliance with our consent decree; and the timing and adequacy of infrastructure projects of our midstream providers.

Before the meeting closes tomorrow with a conversation on leadership between President Bill Clinton and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a «lightening round» series of new commitments will be announced.

People in organizations fear that planning will be a process of extracting commitments and collecting «gotchas» if goals aren't met.

Even if they don't, though, you're still making the commitment to meet with you dependent upon them getting out of email and looking at their calendar.

According to the post, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, the originator of the company's commitment to quirkiness, announced at an all - hands meeting in November that the 1,500 employee company would be restructuring into what is known as a «Holacracy,» in which there are no job titles and no managers.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Record the date of the conversation; whom you spoke to; the specific commitment the person made to you; and finally, what you ever - so - calmly threatened to do if the commitment was not met.

This week, all of the countries except the United States reaffirmed or increased their commitments to raise R&D spending at the second Mission Innovation meeting in Beijing.

The initial meeting should include a discussion of goals and responsibilities, says Straus, including things such as time commitments, accountability and intellectual property.

These meetings fueled communication of ideas and commitment to improvement from every angle of the company.

As the company meets one - on - one with institutional money managers, their tentative commitments to buy given numbers of shares — known as «indications of interest» — are jotted down in the book.

An internal department document obtained by ProPublica also suggests that the slowdown of consular activity may make it difficult for the United States to meet its commitment to processing at least 20,000 immigrant visas for Cubans this year, an annual target that is important to Cuban - Americans seeking to bring relatives from the island.

A coalition of American states, cities, businesses and colleges have vowed to take action so the country — the world's second - largest emitter of greenhouse gases — meets its commitments to the Paris Agreement.

Meeting in private with no written notes and no pre-negotiated official statements or agenda other than a pre-determined mutual commitment to improve the Sino - Indian bilateral relationship, this lakeside walk epitomizes the spirit of an «informal» Sunnylands - style summit - intimacy and interactivity.

Unveiled at the end of January, the Startup America Partnership has just announced a slew of new company commitments, in conjunction with President Obama's Town Hall meeting at Facebook today.

Wasted time in meetings, Rogelberg and colleagues wrote, costs companies in many ways: the direct costs of salaries and benefits associated with participants» time, the time lost that could be used for more productive activities, employee stress and fatigue, and job dissatisfaction and less organizational commitment.

Meet a few of the military spouses who have joined Starbucks since the company announced its commitment to hire at least 10,000 veterans, reservists and military spouses by the end of 2018.

«We're thrilled to be named to the Crain's Fast 50, which reflects OnDeck's commitment to meeting the financial needs of small businesses nationwide,» said Noah Breslow, chief executive officer, OnDeck.

The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada are expected to walk away from their meetings this week with new continental commitments to tackle climate change and boost clean energy generation.

The Fed concluded its two - day policy meeting with a commitment to purchase mortgaged - backed securities at a rate of $ 40 billion per month.

Despite what officials described as a warm meeting, China and the European Union could not agree on a broader final communique meant to focus on a range of other issues discussed at the talks, including a commitment to free trade and measures needed to reduce a global steel glut.

«Utility - scale solar power is a vital part of cost - effectively meeting our sustainability commitments,» said BART Sustainability Director Holly Gordon.

The CEO said he would indeed remain a member, reaffirming a commitment to stay part of the group he made prior to the meeting, following the resignation from the council of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick in response to both employee and public reaction.

The Fed concluded its two - day policy meeting with a commitment to purchase mortgage - backed securities at a rate of $ 40 billion per month.

The research organization Oil Change International and other research organizations have concluded that, because of this high GHG emission feature, in order to meet our Paris Accord commitment (and save a habitable planet for future generations) 80 % of the Tar Sands must «stay in the ground».

Importantly, none of these groups could point to federal government dysfunction on climate policy to defend their own inaction, he said, because the wild rhetoric of government dissidents like Craig Kelly does not reflect mainstream government policy for the nation to meet its Paris commitments for a 26 - 28 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

(September 20, 2016) At the 12th and final Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, 30 partners joined No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project, an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, Vital Voices Global Partnership, and WEConnect International to announce a new series of commitments that address significant gender gaps and advance the gender equality targets of the United Nations» Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This large difference leads to two conclusions: first, fiscal forecasting by the Department of Finance has lost all credibility, and second, the Government is on track to meet its balanced budget commitment for 2015 - 16 if not sooner.

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First, the Department of Finance decided to build additional prudence into the April 2015 Budget for 2015 - 16 to ensure that the Government's commitment to a balanced budget would be met under any circumstance.

At this point Limited Partner B, also with a $ 2 million primary commitment, is unable to meet the future capital call obligations for the remaining $ 1.6 million of unfunded commitment and decides to offer the interest for sale.

«The introduction of the red and the white BlackBerry Passport colors underscores our commitment to break through the sea of rectangular - screen, all - touch devices, offering different styles that meet mobile professionals» personalities.»

However, absent rapid deployment of carbon capture and storage, it is difficult to see how there is room for this level of emissions growth in pan-Canadian climate plan designed to meet the commitments in the Paris Agreement.

Entrepreneurs should treat their business pitch similar to a sales process and clearly understand that the goal of the first meeting with an investor IS NOT to get a funding commitment but to win them over in order to establish a solid relationship, and possibly, to secure future meetings.

The project included identifying companies, like American Express, that demonstrate a strong and genuine commitment to diversity, interviewing leading diversity experts, including Bernard Anderson, Wharton practice professor of management, on the characteristics of an effective diversity program, and looking at which companies are doing the best at meeting certain standards and why.

It's all part of our commitment to create a delivery network that meets the unique needs of every city we serve,» Uber said.

There was a strong commitment to securing long - term gas supplies Steel manufacturing capacity will grow to 300 million tons by 2025, which, alone will mean that India will need to import at least 150 million tons of coking coal to meet the demand.

This is expected to be one of the signature moments of the meeting, and will demonstrate the commitment the company has to equal and respectful opportunity for all.

Bozell says he plans to ask Zuckerberg for a meeting «with the hope we can come out of it with a commitment to transparency and not just a seat at the table but equal seating at the table.»

«While we commend the Prime Minister for his commitment to assert leadership and convene this meeting, which was called for by business and community associations across the country, the situation has worsened,» said Val Litwin, President and CEO, BC Chamber of Commerce.

The Trudeau government's fiscal plan as updated in the Fall Economic Statement meets a number of progressive commitments, but also raises a lot of questions about what can be expected of the federal Budget to be tabled next March.