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It's «nice chemistry,» says marine chemist Jeffrey Bada of the University of California (UC), San Diego, but he is not convinced that hydrothermal vents, or any other likely habitat on early Earth, could have provided the conditions created in the lab: «The processes outlined are not likely to take place on a significant scale on the Earth or elsewhere.»

Not exact matches

Microsoft was often vilified for dominating the OS market with Windows, a product accused of utilizing many features others had first, but Apple has avoided criticism on a significant scale.

He's also made significant cutbacks in his personal compensation — mainly by scaling back on bonuses — to keep more cash in the company's coffers.

Keep in mind that even if you do not have significant demand for a co-work space, you should still pursue the idea on a smaller scale.

The expense of air travel ranked as a more significant concern, getting a mean score of 4.9 on a seven - point scale.

The latter two didn't appear to be significant indicators of depression and, predictably, depressed participants» photos were ranked higher on the «sadness» scale.

In many dark energy models, we would expect to see significant effects on both laboratory and cosmological scales.

He also says 2015 will be a «really significant year,» when the company is likely to reach the scale needed to break even on operations.

On a larger scale, the program aims to help close a more significant gap.

Start with a showcase and by working on a small model, show what you can do; something that is manageable but makes a significant impact, if not on a large scale but even a village or a house.

And small - scale manufacturers have had to put investment plans on hold, a significant concern for a product that must be aged for at least three years before it can be sold in the UK.

Many types of emissions from coal - fired plants have been reduced, but the capturing and storing of carbon dioxide, the emission that scientists say is most responsible for climate change, has been harder to accomplish on a significant scale.

The effect on Amazon has been equally significant: I detailed last year how the revelation of AWS» financial results was effectively a Facebook - level IPO, and subsequent earnings reports in which AWS has demonstrated the power of scale — increased revenue plus increased margins — have only solidified the fact that AWS will be a substantial driver of Amazon's revenue and (eventual!)

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

This relationship helped us to achieve more significant scale and to build greater awareness with prospective sellers, strengthened our board of directors by adding Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to our board for a 12 month period, and included an equity investment by Starbucks in our Series D preferred stock financing on the same terms and conditions as all other sales of our Series D preferred stock by us in that financing.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

The Bank of England, RBNZ, Riksbank and Norges Bank, inter alia, make significant use of large scale macro-models, whereas the RBA puts greater reliance on single - equation models.

Following a full - scale review, the business school's flagship Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) degree program underwent a number of significant changes to meet the school's new strategic focus on ethical leadership, entrepreneurship and energy.

After all, while marginal costs may be zero, providing a superior experience in the age of the Internet entails significant upfront (fixed) costs, and while those fixed costs are minimized on a per - customer basis at scale, they can have a significant impact with a small customer base.

We actively make markets on nearly all major exchanges globally, and provide significant scale in over the counter (OTC) trading with large institutional buyers and sellers of crypto assets.

Overall satisfaction rose a significant 30 points in 2017 to 756, on a 1,000 - point scale.

The utopian dream of the free thinkers from Santa Monica to Riga and Tel Aviv of an anonymous community Digital Autonomous Organization, DAO currencies, managed by the membership will not happen on any significant scale while central banks exist.

«Various reports say that the Bank of Israel said at a meeting with foreign banks that it does not plan intervening in the foreign currency trading market on a significant scale and this persuaded the banks that the shekel was about to strengthen.

These acts may seem small and limited, against a global background of persecution and terror, but every act of kindness and mercy, practiced on a wide scale, by ordinary believers, would be significant.

The other, and surely the most significant arena where abstract philosophy must interact with concrete experience, is community life — where principle and practice come together on a personal, human scale.

Remarkable and significant as is the emergence of self - conscious persons by natural processes from the original «hot big bang» from which the universe has expanded over the last 10 - 20 thousand million years, this must not be allowed to obscure another fact about humanity, namely its relatively recent arrival in the universe, even on a time - scale of the history of the Earth.

I simply am not convinced that change can be achieved on any significant scale.

There is a difference between life being insignificant on a cosmic scale, yet significant on a planet where we cohabit with 6 billion other people.

@ midwest rail: 1) you said: «There is a difference between life being insignificant on a cosmic scale, yet significant on a planet where we cohabit with 6 billion other people.»

It is however a significant fact that those movements of our time which have shown the greatest power to inspire men to action on the grand scale, for good or evil, have taken the form of interpretations of history.

She has helped AFSA establish its voice and authority on a range of issues and secured frequent meetings with a number of politicians to lobby for significant reform, as well as leading the process for submissions to government inquiries, including the Productivity Commission's inquiry into the impact of regulation on agriculture, and the Victorian Government's Animal Industries Advisory Committee, which released its report in 2016 that includes recommendations for more scale - appropriate application of the planning scheme around extensive and intensive animal husbandry.

The Innovation Fund was established to honor Robert W. Wilson, who helped the Rainforest Alliance by making significant philanthropic commitments that inspired others» generosity and leveraged our impact on a global scale.

Difficulty in generating scale can be a significant impediment on profitability, growth, and even survival.

The acquisition of Coveris Americas adds significant depth and scale to our existing platform, with flexible packaging operations now expected to be our largest division in terms of TC Transcontinental's pro forma revenues based on its fiscal year 2017.

A growing body of evidence from NBO research worldwide suggests that large scale implementation could have a significant impact on postpartum depression, parenting stress, and a range of other factors that have potential to derail healthy development.

Small improvements on the behaviour scales for crying and inconsolable crying were not statistically significant.

A package of proven prevention and treatment measures are now available that, if taken to scale, would have a profound impact on reducing child deaths and would lead to a significant reduction in the diarrhoea burden in the medium to long term.

And so Britain finds itself outside the EU on the basis of a competent communications operation - working off large - scale public concern about the prospect of continued membership - but without significant intellectual policy work on which to draw on.

Mr Darling said: «Like any lender on this scale, we have ensured that the Bank's lending is subject to significant conditions and controls to ensure that our interests are protected, and in return for this facility Northern Rock has agreed a number of controls.»

This time Corbyn contemplated sweeping changes to his shadow cabinet, recognised that such a move would trigger unwanted resignations on an impossibly big scale, stepped back from such a move but still sacked stroppy dissenters and made a significant move in relation to defence policy.

The 13 - point swing to Labour is not on the same scale as those of Crewe & Nantwich in 2008 or Wirral South in 1997 — but it means a comfortable victory for the opposition and would mean a significant overall majority for Ed Miliband if repeated at a general election.

Without a program like 421 - a, one can't build multi-family rental housing with a significant below - market, or affordable, component on a scale necessary to address the City's needs,» said REBNY President John Banks, though he echoed Mr. LaBarbera's suggestion of a new system of some kind.

Clearly, this is not evidence of entryism on a significant scale.

Cahill said he is «not opposed to the Nevele casino project» and believes «that the destination resort setting is the most appropriate and that a project on the scale of what is proposed for the Nevele could be a significant boost for the local economy, particularly the greater Ellenville area.»

«If this is going to be a significant part of controlling carbon emissions, it would have to be on the scale of one [billion] to 10 billion tons per year.»

«If it is significant on a global scale, it might mean that the natural emissions of organics is also important in cloud formation,» says Bart Verheggen of the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands in Petten.

One factor is that researchers have found warmer temperatures increase the number of young produced by the gloomy scale insect — a significant tree pest — by 300 percent, which in turn leads to 200 times more adult gloomy scales on urban trees.

This is the most significant improvement in global fuel standards for the shipping industry in 100 years, intended to achieve significant health benefits on a global scale.

Can ocean fertilization really help combat climate change on any significant scale?