«It's an approach that allows the immune system to be on the offense and
on the defense at the same time,» says the study's scientific lead, Richard Koya, MD, PhD, Associate Director of the Roswell Park Center for Immunotherapy.
Yards per play has FSU better on offense by 6.4 to 4.7, but BC much better
on defense at 4.7 to 6.4.
He has very little value
on defense at first base.
Messi does not work
on defense at all........
But even though he's a major minus
on defense at this stage of his career, he gets buckets and rebounds.
He was not effective
on defense at all.
There is no focus
on defense at Arsenal.
I'm more concerned that we just blew half our cap space on offensive player that will probably be the 3rd option when we still have several glaring holes
on defense at all 3 levels.
He's the prototypical modern day PG you want running an offense in this era, and Bud would make him passable defensively (as he did with John Collins, who was a trainwreck
on defense at Wake).
Though his effort may wane
on defense at times, and he preserves energy for a late postseason run — he's now played into June seven years in a row — part of it is that no player in the NBA carries as much responsibility as James.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses
on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect
on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions
on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact
on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact
on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns
on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes
on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco
on favorable terms or
at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted
on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence
on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments
on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest
on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
«During the Trump Administration, we will shift from playing
defense at the FCC to going
on offense,» Ajit Pai said in December last year, a month before president - elect Donald Trump appointed him as the new chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
And certain things are better done
on the federal level than
at the state level: national
defense, a monetary system, interstate commerce (including highways and aviation), the National Park System, and international diplomacy.
«To ignore market trends by impeding progress toward a cleaner energy future,
on the basis of ignorance or ideology, makes no sense,» Nathanael Greene, director of renewable policy
at the Natural Resources
Defense Council, said in a statement.
«We know we can shoot HIMARS [High Mobility Artillery Rocket System] off the flight deck of a ship,» Neller said during remarks
at the
at the Marine Corps League's annual Modern Day Marine expo in Quantico, Virginia,
on Sept. 21, according to
Defense News.
At trial in San Francisco federal court in 2012, the jury deadlocked
on Google's fair use
defense.
Whatever the cause, Williams opened
defense of her Olympic singles gold medal with a patchy -
at - times 6 - 4, 6 - 2 victory over Australia's Daria Gavrilova
on Sunday, gesturing or yelling
at herself as she often does when not all goes her way.
While some people may have concerns there's not enough regulation, it's less of an issue in the U.S. than in other jurisdictions, said Yaya Fanusie, director of analysis for the Center
on Sanctions and Illicit Finance
at the Foundation for
Defense of Democracies in Washington.
Much of this coverage focuses too much
on the political rhetoric
at the expense of the people who actually perform the work of financial regulation; the ones who will be the best and last line of
defense against another financial crisis.
A former assistant US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Hendon is a partner
at Spears & Imes, a boutique firm focusing
on white - collar criminal
defense and civil litigation that has a staff of just 14 attorneys, according to its website.
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.
Trump typically was short
on details of precisely what he has in mind, particularly how much more in federal treasure he is prepared to spend to destroy terrorists overseas and
at home and to transform what many already consider the most powerful military machine
on earth to an even stronger, more Trumpian - like
defense force.
The RAND report estimated that if transition - related services were extended to active - duty personnel, the military's healthcare costs would increase by between $ 2.4 million and $ 8.4 million a year —
at most a 0.13 % increase over the $ 6.2 billion the
Defense Department spent
on healthcare for active - duty personnel.
Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing's
Defense, Space and Security division, boiled down the aerospace manufacturer's astronomical ambitions
at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C.
on Wednesday: «We're building the largest rocket that's going to take us to Mars.»
Many things under way
at Other Lab relate to a DARPA project
on programmable matter (DARPA being the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the famous federal government research laboratory in which far - fetched ideas are pursued until they become not - so - far - fetched.
In another departure from traditional US foreign policy, Trump criticized key NATO allies
at a summit
on Thursday and said they were not spending enough
on defense.
Ida - Gaye Warburton, who worked
on Malvo's
defense team while a law student
at Washington & Lee University, said being able to track down both expert and character witnesses, who knew Malvo independently of Muhammad, was key to the
defense.
«It seems new national security advisor John Bolton could be starting his first day in the White House in the worst way possible: by having to plan a military strike
on Assad's ability to deliver chemical weapons attacks in Syria,» Harry Kazianis, director of
defense studies
at the Center for the National Interest, told CNBC.
«We know they have been or are looking to hire criminal
defense counsel,» Ackman said
at the 13D Monitor Active Passive Investor Summit
on Monday.
«When the
defense contractors get slammed by a big sell - off, they should be right
at the top, No. 1, of your shopping list because the things people are worried about — like the Fed possibly getting too aggressive — matter a lot less to the
defense industry than, say, to the industrials,» explained CNBC's Jim Cramer
on Wednesday.
It's often the case that smaller companies, operating
on lean start - up principles, are able to move rapidly, test out new technologies, and scale them up
at a substantially lower price point that it would cost a large
defense contractor.
«What really happened, I think, is that the government did stop fumigating, which was a factor,» said Adam Isacson, the director for
defense oversight
at the Washington Office
on Latin America.
A guide explains in front of the 3D map of South China Sea
at Nanjing Ocean National
Defense Education Museum
on July 12, 2016 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China.
«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up
on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved
at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court
on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their
defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.
To conduct their study, Dedrone and personnel from Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall installed drone detection systems
on the roof of the National
Defense University
at Fort McNair.
The missile's reentry vehicle, or where North Korea would put its warhead, burned up during the final seconds before touching down
on the ground, Mike Elleman, the senior fellow for missile
defense at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said
on press call organized by North Korea analysis website 38 North.
From left, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former
defense minister Moshe Ya'alon and former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz speak
at a press conference
at the Prime Minister Office following Operation Protective Edge
on August 27, 2014.
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon visits soldiers
at an Iron Dome Missile
Defense system battery,
on July 25, 2014 (Ariel Hermoni / Ministry of
Defense / Flash90)
«We reiterated to China that they have a diplomatic responsibility to exert much greater economic and diplomatic pressure
on the regime if they want to prevent further escalation in the region,» U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters
at a joint news conference with
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Keeping benefits
at their current levels required under law will mean less federal spending
on education, infrastructure and
defense unless Congress cuts benefits, raises taxes or both.
It would set FY 2019
defense budget authority
at $ 716 billion, the total amount requested by President Trump (including OCO) and slightly lower than CBO's baseline amount, but increase
defense spending
on net over the budget window.
Health and Medicare outlays are rising rapidly
on a dollar and percentage basis, now well ahead of
defense,
at over $ 1.2 trillion.
Tellis holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a senior fellow
at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in international security and U.S. foreign and
defense policy with a special focus
on Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
The logo of Europe's biggest insurer Allianz SE is seen
on the company tower
at La
Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, March 2, 2016.
Prior to joining City Capital, David was an Investment Banking Analyst
at BB&T Capital Markets in the Aerospace,
Defense & Government Services Group focusing
on providing financial and strategic analysis, valuation, industry research, due diligence and preparation of comprehensive client marketing materials.
The main event of the day - long series of meetings was «Energy for
Defense II»
at the TCF Bank Stadium
on the University of Minnesota campus — a
Defense Alliance information and networking event that attracted 165 individuals representing industry, academia and government.
Washington, D.C., 16 January 2014: The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced the release of its substantive report
on the status of Department of
Defense (DoD) use of clean energy technology
at its extensive base facilities worldwide.
At the time Wylie worked for SCL Group, the UK
defense contractor that went
on to form CA with funding from US billionaire, Robert Mercer.
In 2013, Sergei K. Shoigu, the Russian
defense minister, told university rectors
at a meeting in Moscow that he was
on a «head hunt in the positive meaning of the word» for coders.
Interestingly, just as in every other commodity market, the greatest
defense for venture capitalists turns out to be brand: firms like Benchmark, Sequoia, or Andreessen Horowitz can buy into firms
at superior prices because it matters to the startup to have them
on their cap table.5 Moreover, Andreessen Horowitz in particular has been very open about their goal to offer startups far more than money, including dedicated recruiting teams, marketing teams, and probably most usefully an active business development team.