Sentences with phrase «of substantial numbers of»

The loss of a substantial number of our partners, our possible inability to replace them, or the failure to recruit additional partners could harm our results of operations.

Future sales, or the possibility of future sales, of a substantial number of our ADSs or ordinary shares could adversely affect the price of our ADSs and ordinary shares.

To complement her considerable political muscle, Sturgeon enjoys the unquestioning adoration of a substantial number of Scots: hundreds (thousands, if the venue can accommodate) turn out to hear her speak; parents proffer their children for kisses from the Sturgeon lips; should you wish to spend an afternoon drinking cider by the canal, you can do so in a Nicola branded hoodie, part of a range of garments bearing the First Minister's name and providing year another stream of income for the wealthy SNP.

Professor Alan Silman, medical director of Arthritis Research UK, said: «Anti-TNF drugs have transformed the lives of a substantial number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and related disorders.

Most significantly, however, the presence of the substantial number of bones identified as mouflon extends the known range of wild sheep.

They explain that, although atherosclerosis is widely thought to be a disease caused by modern lifestyles, CT evidence of atherosclerosis has been found in the bodies of a substantial number of mummies from various locations.

The nutrient composition of the control diet was typical of the diets of a substantial number of Americans.

The entity has a record of results in improving performance of persistently low - performing schools or improving performance of a substantial number of persistently low - performing students within a school or schools operated by the entity in this State or other states.

His second breakthrough was the development of a substantial number of colorful abstract works he described simply as Abstraktes Bild.

The first perhaps marked a satisfactory conclusion to the inward logic of the monochrome and took the form of two sculptural pieces made of panes of glass and painted grey on one side, Richter's second breakthrough of 1977 was the development of a substantial number of colourful abstract works he described simply as «Abstraktes Bild».

Anthony Isaacs, president of the SDT, says a considerable burden had been placed on the tribunal over the past year, due to the length and complexity of a substantial number of cases that involved a large amount of documentary evidence, with the majority of the weight being felt by clerks.

Among construction equipment, cranes and product that is hoisted by cranes tend to be the cause of a substantial number of work injuries and accidents.

If this report meets the needs of a substantial number of members then it will have been worth the time and cost invested.

Seven of the 14 regional centers involved in the trial participated in the trial, based on willingness to participate, the presence of a substantial number of women in the child - rearing ages, and the availability of clinicians experienced at evaluating children.

Schools can help tackle the problem of the substantial number of children and young people who experience mental health problems.

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Ultimately, the news from Microsoft may also have a substantial side effect: forcing an increasing number of companies to take a second look to ensure they are correctly classifying temporary workers, either as W - 2 employees or independent contractors.

When DEA agents showed up at the Aurora site in March 2013, McKesson turned over a substantial number of documents to agents, including Aurora's monitoring program files that helped shed light on why the facility hadn't submitted more suspicious orders.

Meanwhile, the turmoil at Politico may be giving some media watchers déjà vu, or at least flashbacks to another Allbritton - backed venture that went through substantial upheaval: In 2010, a number of senior journalists including former Washington Post digital chief Jim Brady started an ambitious hyperlocal effort called TBD, only to have the entire effort implode in less than two years after what appeared to be a power struggle with Allbritton over the future direction of the site.

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.

Singapore Airlines has a reputation for quality and a substantial amount of business travel to and from the city - state, improving its ability to configure aircraft with a high number of premium seats and charge more than one - stop competitors, according to analysts.

Whether Sportsnet Now will attract a substantial number of subscribers at its price remains to be seen, but that's one of the unknowns that come with being first.

At the moment, he estimates that only 5 percent of his customers order beverages through the app, but it's a number that's been picking up steam over the last few months; if the trend continues, and 5 percent grows to a more substantial slice of the pie, he says he'd push to renegotiate his terms with the company.

To me, and obviously to a substantial number of U.S. businesses both big and small, it is clear that unless America cuts its high business tax rate it will struggle to maintain a competitive edge and remain attractive for investment.

This year, however, a substantial number of schools couldn't provide the salary data we requested, so we've eliminated it as a factor.

In the section about risks to investors, King said «a small number of games currently generate a substantial majority of our revenue.»

A number of high priority targets with strong potential for discovery were identified, including at least 30 known gossan outcrops with similarities to the original gossans above the known lodes at Bawdwin and at least 30 shallow historical mine adits outside the known mine area, with several containing substantial base metal sulphide intersections.

Iger also reiterated comments he has made in the past to the effect that if ESPN wanted to, it could come up with its own over-the-top service similar to HBO Now, and that a substantial number of subscribers would likely pay for it.

That is happening amid an overall aging of the population «shows substantial number of people are being attracted into the labor market,» Yellen said during a press conference following the Fed's September meeting.

The channel has spent substantial sums hiring a number of star journalists, including former Atlantic editor Alexis Madrigal.

A substantial number of people whose lives were upended by Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy have suffered from — and, in some cases, continue to suffer from — PTSD.

The league would have to prove this in court with evidence, not just state it as a fact — and it's not clear at all that watching a couple of tweeted highlight GIFs is going to make substantial numbers of people refuse to pay money to watch an NFL game.

As for the problem of redemptions, there were, as had been feared, a large number of mutual - fund shareholders who demanded millions of dollars of their money in cash when the market crashed, but apparently the mutual funds had so much cash on hand that in most cases they could pay off their shareholders without selling substantial amounts of stock.

The student - oriented mission of The Ted Rogers Leadership Centre (TRLC) is to help a substantial number of students develop the core competencies that ethical leaders need to excel in the businesses of today and tomorrow.

Unless the head of an agency certifies that a proposed Rule is not likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, section 604 of the RFA requires that the agency present a final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) describing the Rule's impact on small entities and explaining how the agency made its decisions with respect to the application of the Rule to small entities.

The number of stocks making 52 - week lows on the NYSE has soared, reflecting substantial technical damage.

«While the overall effect of the 1MDB saga is hard to pin down, suffice to say that it is not something that Malaysia needs at this point, given that it already faces a number of substantial economic challenges ahead,» echoed OCBC economist Wellian Wiranto said in a note on Wednesday.

The Department has determined that this final rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, and hereby provides this FRFA.

[7] A substantial number of commenters that generally believe no delay is warranted nevertheless stated that, if the Department were to proceed with a delay, the delay should only partially apply: the Fiduciary Rule and Start Printed Page 16905Impartial Conduct Standards of the PTEs should be immediately applicable even if other conditions and obligations are postponed.

Moskowitz reportedly sells a substantial number of shares on the secondary market.

Although the patches prevented an AMT explosion, the number of taxpayers affected by the AMT continued to grow throughout the decade (figure 1) because (1) the regular income tax was indexed for inflation, but the AMT was not; and (2) Congress enacted substantial cuts to the regular income tax.

There are a number of countries — China not least among them — whose prospective rates of productivity growth over the decades ahead will surely mean a substantial increase in their real exchange rate.

Capital controls remain in place in a substantial number of large economies and in most smaller ones.

When I was doing my first keyword research 4 years ago, I had no idea how substantial is a number of relevant keyword suggestions for the process.

Regardless of whether Microsoft's data center employs a substantial number of Iowans, it will undoubtedly contribute to the community by building infrastructure, stimulating economic growth, and providing substantial tax revenue:

In addition, we have a number of employees, including many members of management, whose equity ownership in our company could give them substantial personal wealth following our initial public offering.

While some rights holders have argued that the standard for a substantial is very low (the National Post recently argued in a case that «even the reproduction of a small number of words in a newspaper article can be an impermissible reproduction»), the Copyright Board says that its preliminary view is that «copying of a few pages or a small percentage from a book that is not a collection of short works, such as poems, is not substantial.»

In general, a third party that contracts with a substantial number of unrelated merchants to settle payments between the merchants and their customers is a third party settlement organization (TPSO).

These crises began in the emerging world and caused very substantial damage to the economies and financial systems of a large number of emerging market economies.

If a person pre-mines a substantial number of these coins and «accidentally» burns all of them, would that qualify as a loss?

To rein in credit growth, Beijing must force a sharp deceleration in investment growth, which, because investment growth is a substantial source of economic activity, means laying off a large number of workers employed in investment - related activity.