Sentences with phrase «of moderate interest»

This brief flare of moderate interest is interrupted by long shots of people doing their job.

Statistics show that for every guy who asks a woman out, only one - third will even be of moderate interest to her.

Or perhaps we could use more simple, straightforward language, such as «I'm a serious spiritual aspirant,» «I'm a seeker of moderate interest,» or «I'm a part - time, casual spiritual tourist.»

Not exact matches

Some of her remarks give fresh fuel to liberals» worst fears about Clinton, namely that she is a political moderate, happy to cut backroom deals with corporate interests and curry favor with Wall Street for campaign dollars.

The OECD noted that «short - term inflation expectations appear to be inching upwards,» and said that the Bank of Canada, which has kept interest rates to promote economic growth, «should soon resume tightening at a moderate pace.»

But while there is a lot we don't know, we can identify a group of taxpayers likely to face tax increases from this proposal: people with moderate to upper - moderate incomes who take itemized deductions, like those for mortgage interest and state and local taxes paid.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is maintaining its trend - setting interest rate as its careful assessment of the timing of future hikes continues amid a backdrop of moderating growth.

«If the rise in interest rates is moderate and comes as a result of improvement in the overall economy, that need not preclude stocks from performing well.»

Moderate interest rates were associated with a whole range of subsequent returns over the following decade, and we know that those outcomes were 90 % correlated with the level of valuations at the beginning of those periods (on reliable measures such as market cap / GDP, price / revenue, Tobin's Q, the margin - adjusted Shiller P / E, and others we've presented over time - see Ockham's Razor and the Market Cycle).

A forecast of a secular rise in interest rates from current levels implies that US economic growth will at least hold at a moderate pace.

Hopefully, the more moderate Trump we saw in his victory speech will come to the fore and we'll see a focus on the practical reality of what's in the best interests of business and the US economy.

Actually, the Bank of Canada moderated wages from 1980 to 1995 with inflation - fighting interest - rate hikes.

These positive earnings drivers were more than offset by the combined impact of several factors, including increased energy - related provisions for credit losses, a 17 basis point decline in net interest margin, moderate growth of non-interest expenses, the addition of acquisition - related contingent consideration fair value changes reflecting performance within CWB Maxium Financial (CWB Maxium), higher preferred share dividends, and the 20 % increase to CWB's income tax rate in Alberta.

All in all, the Fed continues to expect inflation to rise gradually toward 2 % over the medium term as the labor market improves further and the transitory effects of energy price declines and other factors dissipate, but the pace for hikes in interest rates could well be moderate, as the Fed has been indicating.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

Net interest income and non-interest income both increased 7 %; however, the combined impact of moderate growth of non-interest expenses, increased provisions for credit losses, acquisition - related fair value changes and higher preferred share dividends resulted in lower earnings.

The burden of interest repayments on household budgets remains at moderate levels despite the increase in household indebtedness.

Some economists have argued, for example, that if a central bank keeps real interest rates low (but positive) over the long term and allows for moderate inflation, a country with its own currency can increase spending very substantially over the long term without increasing taxes. PEF Blogger, Arun Dubois, has blogged extensively about some of these other perspectives.

If ending Federal stimulus moderates the pace of economic growth, inflation fears will ease and long - term interest rates will edge back down, Hunt says.

The fund carries moderate interest - rate risk from bonds with a broad range of maturities.

Yet some of the most substantive theology being written by Baptist scholars today comes from a little - known circle of mostly younger moderates who have shown a surprising interest in quite traditional themes such as the deeper meaning of baptism and the Lord's Supper, the covenantal disciplines of congregational life, and the positive role of creeds and confessions in the life of the church.

It is interesting that this study focused on evangelicals (in the Christians most of the five were prominent evangelicals and most of the five atheists are almost evangelical in their atheism) rather than more moderate middle of the road individuals.

I'm sick of the Republican party abandoning moderate east coast Republicans to pander to these wackjobs who don't represent these interests.

The Christian West polarised even further into a moderate form of fundamentalism at one end and, at the other, into a Christian humanism which showed decreasing interest in supporting the ecclesiastical institution.

Among other things, it looks at Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, and how he was not simply interested in «building bridges» nor in waiting for the white moderates to come around, because it was a matter of justice and something had to change!

One solution would be for them not to maintain their privileged position, but instead to prioritize the interests of the poorer, less secular, and more moderate parts of their coalition.

God experiences fully the discord between incompatible achievements of value, since he honors and appreciates the value of each wholeheartedly, refusing to moderate the cause of any party in the interests of easy compromise.

Instead of an impossible self - denial we set up a practicable self - restraint; instead of active self - sacrificial good will we set up a reasonable disinterestedness and are content if we hold self - love or national or class self - interest within moderate bounds; instead of an impossible purity, charity, and honesty of heart we set up a decent morality.

Plenty of spice to keep it interesting, but its fruity nature and moderate acidity make it an approachable, quaffable fun drink for everyone... especially when it's burger time!

Fourth, higher quality maternal interactions have been shown to improve brain development at 5, 10 and 24 months.34 Fifth, there is growing evidence to suggest that the beneficial effects of exclusive breastfeeding may be moderated by the infant's genome, 35,36 and the metabolism of the fatty acids in maternal breast milk.37 For example, Krol et al. 36 showed that infants exclusively breastfed for a longer duration (above the 50th percentile) showed a heightened sensitivity and interest in a happy visual stimulus (eyes) than infants exclusively breastfed for a shorter duration (below the 50th percentile).

Specifically, I got the impression that the EC members were supposed to exercise some sort of double - check on the candidate's validity, character and legal qualifications (e.g. lack of conflicts - of - interest) and thereby moderate the influence of pure populism on the outcome, at least to some extent.

That means primarying the incumbent, Republican Rep. Richard Hanna, whom Tenney insists has become too moderate to truly represent the interests of the district.

In both 2006 and 2010, the center - right parties, and especially the Moderate Party, made a targeted electoral appeal to insiders, whereas the Social Democrats were seen to protect the interests of outsiders.

There is however interesting long term perspective - what if nuclear deal is followed and sanctions lifted... In spite of all hostile rhetoric on both sides, some moderate thawing would be quite possible.

As a moderate independent the GOP could grab my attention by making the neutralizing of special interests a top priority with publicly financed elections, non-partisan redistricting, universal voter registration, open primaries, etc..

Senate Finance Committee Chair John DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, says there's no question that the interests of moderate to conservative upstaters will not be well represented if Cuomo follows through on his pledge to retake the Senate for Democrats.

It makes no mention of his party affiliation, which is interesting, since he's one of the more moderate members of the GOP conference — a fact that surprised some attendees at a recent debate between the congressman and his Democratic opponent, Dan Lamb, a former aide to retiring Rep. Maurice Hinchey.

But it is interesting to note the very warm feelings being expressed today for Schweitzer — a red state Democrat who is viewed by insiders as an intriguing White House contender because he polls well with independents and moderates, even though he's not as well known as Cuomo or Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley or any other of the numerous candidates likely to rise to the top tier of if former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decides not to run.

«This governor has fancied himself as a sort of fiscal hawk but willing to deal with other issues from a more moderate or liberal perspective,» said Blair Horner, the executive director of New York Public Interest Research Group, citing Mr. Cuomo's conservative - minded moves, like the property tax cap, and his more progressive policies, like same - sex marriage.

There is an argument that it has always been like this; that from its earliest moments the party has been a fusion of radicals and moderates, working - class self - interest and middle - class altruism.

«I'm a fiscal conservative, but I'm also a moderate in that I've got to represent the interests of my district, and it's a diverse district.»

The 36 - year - old Orthodox Jewish lawyer, who formerly practiced corporate law at Rosenman & Colin, considers himself politically moderate and, in the context of the committee, very much a middleman between conflicting interests.

The September and October guided park walks highlighted below offer visitors varied terrain, great scenery, interesting discussion points, and different levels of walking (1 sneaker is easy, 2 sneaker is moderate, 3 sneaker is strenuous):

The walks highlighted below offer varied terrain, great scenery, interesting discussion points, and different levels of walking (1 sneaker is easy, 2 sneaker is moderate, 3 sneaker is strenuous).

One of my side interests is moderating a biotechnology career discussion on the Internet, which allows me access to a lot of young people who are aspiring to move into the ranks of «biotechnologists.»

At odds with the low levels of factual knowledge, most respondents reported that they had a «moderate amount» or a «great deal» of understanding about climate change, where polar change has been a major area of interest.

«This is an interesting study confirming conventional wisdom that alcohol is a social lubricant and that moderate use of alcohol makes people happier, more social and less inhibited when it comes to sexual engagement,» said Dr. Wim van den Brink, former head of the ECNP Scientific Program Committee.

In this interesting study from the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition [2], low to moderate amounts of MCT oils (15 - 30 g per day) were found to enhance daily calorie burning, which could in theory help burn more fat.

If you are NOT a bodybuilder and only interested in anti aging benefits, I recommend you consume low carbs, healthy fats and moderate amount of protein in breakfast.

I mean, I know what sedentary / moderate activity / high activity levels are to me personally, within my own parameters — which incidentally are changing as my body changes on this lifestyle — but I'm interested in what you've got to say about it, as you've got the years of experience on the lifestyle and have obviously met so many like minded / bodied people.