Sentences with phrase «of tangible changes»

The Wall Street Journal story also reported that «while law firm leadership seem aware of fundamental shifts in the market, «there is less evidence of tangible changes in how law firms operate.»

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Knights Apparel, the leading supplier of college - logo apparel to U.S. colleges, has similarly made a tangible statement about economic change.

The Business Model Canvas looks beyond those charts and is especially useful because it combines a practical and tangible approach in covering the various areas and aspects of planning a business but emphasizes the need to iterate as conditions change.

Though BCE claimed it desperately needed the deal for its Bell Media division to compete in an ever - changing and increasingly international market (not to mention to bulk up its presence in Quebec), and altruistically promised to undertake a variety of tangible benefits for the greater good of Canadian society, Blais was having none of it.

As many in the community had noted as early as in 2010, the usability of Bitcoin would be threatened without some tangible change was made to the consensus rules.

In response to the shift in valuation from tangible assets to intangible ones, Conley says, larger firms are now trying to change the «rules of the game» through amicus briefs.

These profound changes send the message that there is no longer any tangible recognition of the risk B.C.'s women and men take when they walk away from secure jobs and pensions, to invest their savings into starting their own small business; businesses that create new tax revenues by providing employment, paying suppliers, and collecting GST and income taxes.

A: There are few tangible markers of the change.

* Change in operating cash flow is replaced with: (i) tangible book value per share growth for companies in the Banks, Diversified Financials and Insurance sectors; and (ii) growth in funds from operations for REITs, with the exception of Mortgage and Specialized REITs.

Of course, it is critical to remember that even when serving others in such tangible ways, lives are messy, people change slowly, and there are numerous setbacks and we walk with people through their difficulties.

«In addition to that, we pursue more tangible things like changing laws, and electing district attorneys we think have the right point of view,» Legend says.

Tangible proof can be found by studying vestigial features, ebryonic development, biogeography, DNA sequencing, pseudogenes, endogenous retroviruses, labratory direct examination of natural selection in action in E-Coli bacteria, lactose intolerance in humans, the peppered moth's colour change in reaction to industrial pollution, radiotrophic fungi at Chernobyl... all of these things add to the modern evolutionary synthesis.

There seems to be an obsession with sensational testimonies and tangible moments of catharsis — you know, those brilliant «this - changes - everything» moments that make every story better.

A 6 month voluntary position with the UN became a 4 - year mission and, in December 2015, Simon and his team were awarded the prestigious United Nations Global Innovation Challenge Award, for the initiative with the greatest «disruptive potential» for far - reaching societal change (creating a tangible impact towards eradicating global hunger and saving millions of lives every year.)

Milan Lucic might still be a very good top - six player that brings a physical element to the ice and tries to change the culture in the room, but he is not going to create a huge tangible swing on the ice in terms of goals.

Even more important than the obvious accomplishment of bicycling across the country, I hope I can say that my visit was the precursor to constructive conversations about how schools can enact tangible change towards healthier kids.

Yet Africans are again discussing the role of the state in economic change, and there is a new, and welcome, emphasis on the tangibles of development (production, infrastructure and employment) in addition to intangibles (democracy and governance championed by the Washington Consensus).

President Akufo - Addo stated that there are certain tangible changes his administration aims to have in place by the end of its first year in office.

While recognising that all countries are affected by the effects of climate change under «One Planet» but some are more vulnerable, the summit seeks for tangible collective action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Reform of the House of Commons Committee (also known as the Wright Committee) suggested a number of changes which have, since their implementation, had a tangible effect on the relationship between Parliament and the executive.

With both the State of the State message and the introduction of the governor's proposed budget later this month, voters will get the first tangible evidence of whether Albany is really trying to change its ways, or if changes are more rhetorical than real.

That's why I prioritized a review of our ethics code and have collaborated with members of the Ulster County Legislature to foster tangible change.

Tangible effects nearby also appear: clinking our peat soil by water extraction is also a form of land degradation, leading to more carbon dioxide emissions, and therefore triggering climate change.

Nevertheless, the breadth of experience I gain as an editor will always be a tangible asset, even if the job description may change as a new era of publishing evolves.

A team of scientists demonstrated another tangible effect of climate change with a new study published Thursday in Science.

«The threat of climate change is as ominous as ever, its effects are as tangible as ever,» Kerry said at an Arctic Council meeting in Sweden in 2013, noting significant common desires among all eight Arctic nations.

Perhaps the most tangible change to intelligence work addressed in Obama's speech is the end of the Section 215 program — which enables the government to collect large volumes of metadata, including phone numbers as well as the time and duration of calls.

Measuring sea level is an increasingly important part of climate research, and a rising mean sea level is one of the most tangible consequences of climate change.

Like the long - duration space missions that came before it — the Galileo mission to Jupiter, the twin Voyager probes and, more recently, the European Rosetta mission, for example — Cassini irrevocably changed our perspectives, become ingrained in the lives of the people who worked with the mission and had tangible impacts on society.

«This is a really tangible way for people to understand the impact of climate change,» says Rashid Sumaila, one of the study's authors who has been working with the UBC's fisheries research unit for over 20 years.

These examples are very tangible, and discussing a change of heart, a gut feeling, or an opinion can come quite naturally.

When combined with the tangible benefits above, the act of changing your routine, learning a new skill or experience, and spending time with yourself can make nature - based therapy a great option for everybody — even those who aren't suffering from a specific medical ailment.

Personal sessions get to the heart of what you need to experience tangible and sustainable positive change in your life!

Observe the tangible, visible results of your journey through a living world — build structures, customize outposts, and change the landscape itself as environments are re-honed in the wake of your Inquisition.

We expressed doubts at the time about this change having any effect on the popularity of gacha mechanics in mobile games, and so far we haven't seen any tangible effect on loot boxes in mobile games.

Most significantly, it's the first film that really explains what the Stones are, and therefore changes them from being a vaguely ominous background element to a fully - fledged, tangible part of the MCU's central storytelling.

Marling, who starred in and co-wrote Another Earth, lends a credible and appealing down - to - earth quality to her workaholic academic, while Berges - Frisbey, who appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, brings a quicksilver quality to Sofi that makes her both tangible and elusive; she's one of those women whose looks change based on angle and circumstance, who can look stunning one moment and rather ordinary the next, a quality that piques fascination.

FARROW: But, you know, I think what we see now is a community really struggling to take that kind of nuclear blast of the Weinstein story and translate it into tangible, lasting change.

«Chasing Ice»: Science, spectacle and human passion mix in this stunningly cinematic portrait as National Geographic photographer James Balog captures time - lapse photography of glaciers over several years, providing tangible visual evidence of climate change.

It's an example of a great placeholder where it can change in an instant once we have something tangible to go on.

The first practical application of these changes can be in the area of community self - assessment of their assets, both tangible and intangible, as an input to identifying their development project or organizing a community enterprise.

«There were some very practical outcomes such as changes in practice, accompanied by developing tangible «products»... these included a real and accepted definition of global citizenship, new student reports and assessment tools for global citizenship, enhanced use of technology for curriculum mapping, a more global and accessible library collection, just to name a few.

«There is a sense of excitement because there is such tangible, profound change happening — you can see it.

Every year, competitors are asked two questions in order to seek out tangible expressions of DesignShare's key theme, Designing for the Ever Changing Future of Learning.

While gift exchanges will always be popular, less tangible traditions of gifting and gratitude can be a welcome classroom change.

The activities also encourage pupils to make a tangible difference to the lives of the communities they have learnt about by holding a fundraising event or campaigning for change - and they'll be in with a chance of featuring as our star school on our website and social media channels!

The common core standards effort — and the hard work of CCSSO, NGA, and their partners — won't bring about positive, meaningful change for students unless we translate the standards from words on a page to tangible improvements in learning and teaching.

Some tangible changes will include the breakdown of Barringer High School into three separate schools and an almost certain turnover of staff and leadership at West Side High School, which will become the newest «renewal school» in the district.

Classroom - based rewards were tangible and implicit and included changing incentives each week (tangible awards — including vouchers redeemable for things like pizza parties, candy and food coupons, and t - shirts — were granted on the basis of a 2 % increase in the homework return rate per week.

In her inspiring interview with The Global Search for Education this month, Sajia defies traditional gender roles and offers a tangible sense of hope for change in even the most tragic circumstances.