Sentences with phrase «on assumptions which»

conclusions are based entirely on assumptions which are the AWG catechism — don't you know how hard i laughed at the «dirk gently» «it's all there in the static»?

It should be noted simple linear regression using ordinary least squares is not really the best method for assessing these data as it depends on assumptions which are violated by global temperature measurements.

They construct their arguments so no other conclusion is possible but based on assumptions which are blatantly false or clearly unknown.

However from what I have read and what I have seen, much of the actual science seems to be flawed, and is heavily weighted on assumptions which are in turn based on assumptions, based on sketchy data, in which much of the methods used are questionable.

Calculator results are hypothetical, based on assumptions which you choose.

«It always makes sense to look in front of you and not make decisions based on assumptions which are nearly impossible to predict,» said McClary.

Here you might reflect on the assumptions which underlie each option.

The whole tree ring proxy enterprise turns on this assumption which limits how far back in time one can validly do reconstructions (to a few hundred yrs in my opinion).

Not exact matches

Such statements are based on management's current views and assumptions that could ultimately prove inaccurate and are subject to risk factors such as (but not limited to) changes in raw materials prices, currency fluctuations, the pace at which cost - reduction projects are implemented and changes in general economic and financial conditions.

«There's no assumption that there's some kind of blocking going on,» he said, which is all the more reason to put as much concrete, steel, and other radiation - absorbing building materials between you and a blast.

On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel Communications, which was publicly traded at the time, announced that it had agreed to a leveraged buyout totaling $ 26.7 billion, including $ 18.7 billion for the shares plus the assumption of $ 8 billion in debt.

This estimate is based largely on the assumption that bitcoin can increase its share of the «alternative currency» market, which is mostly gold, from 0.7 % to 5 %.

Our previous assumption was that the launch of the CurrentC mobile wallet by MCX — which focuses on offers as a value proposition to consumers — would drive volume in 2015, but since the launch of the app has been delayed again and again, we no longer expect this to happen in the next year.

A lack of historical data on which insurers can base assumptions is a key challenge.

You're trying to create adaptability, questioning the fundamental assumptions on which our companies are based.»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Unlike your heart rate, which is a directly measurable number, energy expenditure requires the use of an algorithm based on a set of broad assumptions.

Although, VirtualArmour believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward - looking information is based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward - looking information as VirtualArmour can not provide any assurance that it will prove to be correct.

The group quickly determines the mission team's potential strength (knowledge of the terrain), potential weakness (susceptibility to disease), assumptions being factored into the decisions (they do not face nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons), things they must not do (damage property, which would lead to loss of popular support), the principle information requirements, high - value targets, and so on through a checklist of easily overlooked considerations.

That complicates Walt Disney Co's $ 52 - billion deal to buy a range Fox assets, including Sky, which was based on the assumption that Fox would complete its purchase.

Forward - looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of forward - looking terms such as «believe,» «expect,» «may,» «will,» «should,» «would,» «could,» «seek,» «intend,» «plan,» «goal,» «project,» «estimate,» «anticipate» or other comparable terms.

Gilead bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other market specific and other relevant assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday dismissed the assumption that Apple will merge its iOS mobile software with its OS X computer software — which means iPads and Macs are going to stay separate products even with all the new similarities between them.

Forward - looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward - looking statements.

Forward - looking statements reflect current estimates, beliefs and assumptions, which are based on Loblaw's and Shoppers Drug Mart's perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances.

The model on which it was based is a marvel of restrictive assumptions: an economy that is closed to trade, expectations about inflation that are essentially myopic, interest rates that are largely impervious to the demand for credit and investment that is largely impervious to interest rates.

The assumptions used in the valuation of these awards are set forth in the notes to our consolidated financial statements, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2018.

You should not place undue reliance on forward - looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, are not guarantees of future performance or results, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or quantify.

The comparison was created using assumptions, which may vary depending on the financing vehicle, or combination thereof, you deploy.

This argument, which seems more ideological than empirical, is based on standard trade theory in which there is an implicit assumption that any intervention will drive trade performance away from its optimum, so that the United States always gains from the further opening up of its own market, even if trade partners don't reciprocate.

This meant that Main Estimates of government spending, which were tabled on February 28, 2012, were based on economic assumptions presented in the previous Fall 2011 Update and not those in the 2012 budget.

There is no representation or guarantee regarding the reliability, accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein or that the facts on which such assumptions are based will materialize as anticipated.

While the assumptions about the future unemployment rate may be affected by policy, the fact is that slower U.S. population growth, coupled with an aging population, place substantial limits on labor force growth, which will leave U.S. GDP growth almost entirely dependent on changes in productivity.

Forecasts are based on certain assumptions and on our views of market and economic conditions which are subject to change.

The government is revising this year's budget, which was drawn up on the assumption that oil prices would average $ 48 per barrel, well above the current price of $ 28.

However, PBO's forecast is based on a number of assumptions, which if not realized, would put their forecast at risk.

I based my growth expectations on what I think were conservative estimates of consumption growth and the growth in productive investment (with which the reported data is currently consistent, although do not prove my assumptions one way or the other), but I always pointed out that as long as credit growth accelerated, the growth in non-productive investment would remain high, in which case reported GDP would also remain high for much longer.

With respect to Awards granted to an Outside Director that are assumed or substituted for, if on the date of or following such assumption or substitution the Participant's status as a Director or a director of the successor corporation, as applicable, is terminated other than upon a voluntary resignation by the Participant (unless such resignation is at the request of the acquirer), then the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise Options and / or Stock Appreciation Rights as to all of the Shares underlying such Award, including those Shares which would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance - based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100 %) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met.

As a matter of routine, startups should regularly review the data and the fundamental assumptions on which their sales forecasts are based.

Among other things, it has been criticized as a scam — based on economic assumptions that are described as «laughable» — and has come under fire from the U.S. Senate for the ease with which drug dealers and other subversive elements can make use of it.

We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

I would have liked the meetings to focus on validating or trashing the basic premises or assumptions on which the entire business model was structured.

Accordingly, notwithstanding receipt of the IRS private letter ruling and / or opinions of counsel or other external tax advisors, the IRS could determine that the distribution and certain related transactions should be treated as taxable transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes if it determines that any of the facts, assumptions, representations, statements or undertakings that were included in the request for the IRS private letter ruling or on which any opinion was based are false or have been violated.

The ethical paradigm of neoclassical economics centers on «homo economicus,» who is driven by self - interest to seek the maximization of subjective material preferences — which is shown to be achievable (under highly restrictive assumptions) by competitive markets.

The return assumptions are based on hypothetical rates of return of securities indices, which serve as proxies for the asset classes.

«The Russian budget now is including $ 100 per barrel for the next three years and some more optimistic assumptions on economic growth, which are probably over-optimistic,» Guriev, who is currently a professor of Economics at Sciences Po, a French public research and higher education institution, told CNBC at the UBS European Conference in London.

In this issue of Institutional Strategy Quarterly, we explore the details behind our own long - term return assumptions and risk management process while also focusing on ways in which investors can think about the relationships among risk, return, and portfolio construction in this lower - return environment.

In years where the Main Estimates were tabled prior to the Budget, the Main Estimates were based on the economic and fiscal assumptions in the last Economic and Fiscal Statement, which is usually released in the fall of the preceding year.

King lets many bankers off too easily here — their excessive leverage and risk - taking were based on flawed assumptions which could easily have been avoided.

Consistent risk - controlled approach which includes conservative growth assumptions, position limits based on sectors and individual securities and an explicit sell discipline