They give up more than they imagine for something
of uncertain value.
In short, this document feels driven more by philosophy than data, relying on qualitative measures
of uncertain value while strongly de-emphasizing student achievement in general and student growth specifically.
However, it is clear that nodal basin recurrence can occur years or even decades after initial surgery, [2] so patients who choose nodal observation are committed to long - term follow - up
of uncertain value.
For my part, I find these benefits
of uncertain value, suggestive but not wholly persuasive; and, in any event, Kass seems intent more on evoking insights or feelings than in rigorously proving the case for mortality.
Not exact matches
Actual results and the timing
of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties as well as other factors, which include, without limitation: the
uncertain timing
of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure
of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies
of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability
of data at the expected times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial
value of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture
of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing on the intellectual property rights
of others; the
uncertain timing and level
of expenses associated with Alder's development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency
of Alder's capital and other resources; market competition; changes in economic and business conditions; and other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2018, and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
A deal is by no means assured in light
of the company's
uncertain financial prospects and steep price tag — its market
value is more than $ 16 billion after talk
of a sale drove the stock up over the past few days.
Although shareholders have yet to approve the deal, the banks would «re-pay shares at a pre-defined
value in next few months, avoiding the risk
of uncertain evolution
of huge claims by shareholders and clients,» Maria Paola Toschi, global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, told CNBC on Tuesday via email.
Walmart is losing
value compared to 2017, with the future looking
uncertain as the brand started 2018 by closing more than 60
of its Sam's Club stores.
The face
value of these highly abstract and
uncertain financial instruments, the paper notes, was recently estimated at over $ 50 trillion.
Gigging reflects the endlessly personalizable
values of our own era, but its social effects, untried by time, remain
uncertain.
While Blockchain solves an important technology problem, the
value of any given cryptocurrency remains highly
uncertain.
The more
uncertain the outcome, the greater may be the
value of procrastination.
As the organization grew, Johnson felt a hunger to step out and share his story with people who are
uncertain, or ex-Christ-followers, struggling with belief in an age where evangelicalism seems to have given up its core
values in the name
of bringing alleged child molester, Roy Moore, into the Senate.
Human
values, instead
of being variable and
uncertain because they are established by human beings themselves, are revealed by God - become - man.
I say this because no matter how successful, in an obvious way, such preaching may be, its principal
value is that «the old - time religion» (thus conceived and proclaimed) provides for insecure and
uncertain men and women an authority to which they may bow and thus be delivered, as they think, from too much victimization by the «changes and chances
of this mortal life».
If estimating the present
value of innate objects is difficult, how much more
uncertain it must be to ascribe such a
value to an entity imbued with life!
Assessing the present
value of any given, innate, physical investment over the course
of its projected «life» is at best a tentative and highly
uncertain undertaking.
For example, any work
of art that is unfinished remains a possibility with
uncertain value, whereas a completed work is actual with definite
value.
George Will zeroes in on the cause in no
uncertain terms: «Karl Marx, who had a Reaganesque respect for capitalism's transforming power, got one thing right: Capitalism undermines traditional social structures and
values; it is a relentless engine
of change, a revolutionary inflamer
of appetites, enlarger
of expectations, diminisher
of patience.»
This is such a huge subject that I must beg indulgence, therefore, if I give my space to but a small fraction
of the historic faith — namely its main emphases on God, Christ, the Church, and eternal life — and consider only these in our modem context, in the effort to discover what
values they may have for men and women who are tossed about in an unsettled world, with an
uncertain future, and doomed — almost certainly it seems — to a doubtful truce
of arms, at worst to a war which threatens to annihilate man as we have known him and in any event to leave us a bare existence such as we can eke out on a totally devastated planet.
-LSB-...] These common
values do not constitute an anarchic or
uncertain aggregate but form a coherent whole which is ordered and expressed historically on the basis
of a precise anthropological vision.
Warrnambool Cheese & Butter thinks the
uncertain value and timing
of Murray Goulburn's $ 9.50 - a-share cash bid, among other factors, mean the farmer co-operative's bid is inferior to Canadian giant Saputo's $ 9 cash offer.
In its target's statement, expected as soon as Tuesday, WCB will point to the
uncertain value and timing
of Murray Goulburn's $ 9.50 - a-share cash bid, as well as its competition approval condition, as reasons to reject the offer.
Meanwhile, the
value of sterling seems reliant on the impression
of certainty about Brexit — just when we're about to enter a highly
uncertain period.
fl = the fraction
of habitable planets that have life As we move to the right in Drake's equation, the
values of the terms become increasingly
uncertain.
However, experts were
uncertain about this
value and estimated it is possible that walleye could decrease by as much as 40 %, but could also increase by over 60 %
of its recently measured biomass.
Although estimates
of this parameter, based on observations, are very
uncertain, observers generally quote
values in the range from 50 to 90 kilometres per second per megaparsec.
But at present, the
value of W is
uncertain by a factor
of 10, with most astronomers putting it somewhere between 0.1 and 1.0.
However, experts were
uncertain about this
value and estimated it is possible that walleye could decrease by as much as 40 percent, but could also increase by more than 60 percent
of its recently measured biomass.
The precise sensitivity
of the climate to increasing CO2 is still fairly
uncertain: 2 — 4.5 °C is a fairly wide range
of likely
values.
Group
values for reported energy intake or diet composition during the intervention were not reported; therefore, it is
uncertain whether the differences in weight loss between groups could be ascribed to differences in energy intake or other metabolic effects
of pulses on energy expenditure.
In ancient times, it was used in a variety
of potions
of uncertain therapeutic
value and was a favorite in various poison - for - hire schemes.
Gambling is the wagering
of money or something
of value (referred to as the stakes) on an event with an
uncertain outcome with the primary intent
of
The final group showed very low levels
of the positive motivation factors (self - efficacy,
valuing, mastery), above average
uncertain control, and below average anxiety and performance avoidance.
However, research undertaken by Ofqual last year suggested the vast majority
of students, parents and professionals felt confused about the new grading system, with many left
uncertain about the
value of the grades compared with the traditional system.
As you know, many
of the software programs being used in schools have
uncertain value, and can undermine student privacy, engagement and authentic learning.
I've often written
of the
value of inaction in the face
of an
uncertain future.
Their returns, according to proponents
of the efficient - market hypothesis, have to do with investors rationally requiring extra compensation for investing in
value firms, which tend to be procyclical, have high leverage and have
uncertain cash flows.
Franklin Templeton makes the case for «ugly»
value stocks in age
of defined contribution pensions, life - long investing and
uncertain markets
Due to the
uncertain nature
of the market, the
value of the cash and death benefits are not fixed.
We also don't believe the incremental but
uncertain future
value of the company's NOL in a merged entity offsets the hard cash equivalent
value shareholders would receive in a liquidation in the current environment.
As we've seen with bank debt, if you have nervous &
uncertain bondholders, a flexible trigger & tactics, and access to new guaranteed funding, you can significantly impact the profile & nominal
value of your outstanding debt.
There is one consumer - friendly note, though, in these
uncertain times: The bank may not demand a payment that exceeds the
value of the home.
The Archaeology
of Another Possible Future expands Glynn's interest in the rise and fall
of empires, labor, and shifting cultural
values, in order to speculate upon our
uncertain future.
Neither is there reason to shift the range — most models (including large ensembles with systematic variation
of uncertain paramaters) give
values smack in the middle
of the traditional range, near 3 ºC.
The nature
of the tuning also matters: allowing an
uncertain parameter to vary within reasonable bounds and picking the
value that gives the best result, is quite different to inserting completely artificial fluxes to correct for biases.
You yourselves state under Fig 13: «Note that the smoothed
values at the ends
of the series are much more
uncertain due to the presence
of end effects on the spline filters, especially for (e — f).»
The wizards are
uncertain about the
value of what they propose to buy and they are
uncertain that even putting up $ 1 trillion will end the crisis.
In the end, what mix
of values and data, particularly when dealing with
uncertain levels
of risk, is the best bet?
Cost benefit analysis in its pure form generally involves four steps: (1) identifying and quantifying the costs and benefits
of a proposed policy; (2) analyzing risks and probabilities
of uncertain consequences; (3) discounting for the «time
value of money»; and (5) calculating the «ratio
of benefits to costs» in order to make a policy recommendation.