Sentences with phrase «other significant contributions»

Other significant contributions to the overall damage costs came from production processes ($ 23 — 28 billion) and manufacturing combustion ($ 8 — 21 billion).

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I'd also like to thank the many people who have come forward to share articles, information and other significant contributions towards helping this site become a valuable resource and destination for painters around the world.

The school board did not publicly release an official grade for Mr. Hornbeck, but found he had «met the management objectives agreed upon as well as made other significant contributions,» according to a board letter.

I have a proposal: Let's ask John Paul II for a good miracle: The cure of 100,000 african children suffering from AIDS, or any other significant contribution to mankind.

Not exact matches

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.

They have positively influenced the lives of others, and have made significant contributions in their profession.

MAX award winners must have demonstrated service to the Haskayne School of Business; embrace the values of leadership, commitment, excellence, integrity and dedication; be an advocate of higher education; have positively influenced the lives of others, and have made significant contributions to his or her profession.

They have also positively influenced the lives of others, and have made significant contributions in their profession.

Award winners have demonstrated exceptional service to the Haskayne School of Business and embrace the values of leadership, commitment, excellence, integrity and dedication; are advocates of higher education; have positively influenced the lives of others, and have made significant contributions to his or her profession.

Or, he said, significant contributions to open - source coding or other computing projects could be seen as a form of original research.

Whitehead's theory of «prehensions» here offers a significant contribution: it attempts to describe the manner in which one entity is actually, not just metaphorically, immanent in another — actually immanent in that it contributes to and is constituent in, the other's subjectivity.

When linked with other information, though, these smaller studies make a significant contribution to the overall picture.

Significant contributions to this pivotal understanding were provided, at least in nuce, by such varied individuals as the Wesley brothers, the American reformer Alexander Campbell, and Søren Kierkegaard, as well as Albrecht Ritschl and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin among others.

Scientists say the amounts of meat now eaten, and the ways livestock are raised, appear to exceed the carrying capacity of the planet, resulting in a significant contribution to climate change, water pollution, deforestation, and other environmental crises.

We «re confident that U.S. consumers can add «environmental track record» to many other reasons for choosing California wines, including quality, diversity, value, and significant contributions to local, state, and federal economies through jobs, taxes, charitable donations and tourism.

His work also influenced other eminent psychologists, including his colleague Mary Ainsworth, who also made significant contributions to attachment theory.

Dan Samson of Lovin» Scoopful a premium ice cream company that not only makes its customers happy, but is making many others happy as well through significant contributions to causes that help empower the human spirit.

Those nuclear ties have also come with some significant campaign contributions from Exelon Corp., the Chicago - based company that operates more nuclear plants than any other single company.

«DOC's new Use of Force policy was also drafted with significant contribution from uniformed members of staff from across the Department and other bodies, including the unions and the Board of Correction,» Klein, the mayor's spokesperson, said.

Mr. Oquaye contended that even though the first President, Dr Nkrumah played a significant role in the struggle for independence from colonial rule, the contributions of others must not be overlooked.

«Achieving these lapse — or savings — targets will be a significant budgetary challenge, especially in light of the high levels of fixed costs for FY 2018, such as debt service payments, pension contributions and other costs.»

I'm as much a fan of Mr. E = mc2 as anybody, but consider this: I'd be willing to bet that, when viewed from centuries hence, Einstein's most significant contribution to civilization will not be as arguably the greatest physicist of the modern world but rather as an inspirational role model whose life and work ignited the lives of countless other great young thinkers.

The new money should spur collaborations between scientists from Canada and other countries; the haplotype map project, for example, also involves significant contributions from the United States and the United Kingdom.

The massive projects needed now — such as devising a model of climate change detailed enough to be truly predictive or batteries efficient enough to compete with gasoline — can not wait or depend on chancy funding, he believes.He added that a strong national commitment to goal - centered basic science could help solve other important problems by drawing America's talented young people into scientific work and providing them with better opportunities for aspiring researchers to build careers with a realistic chance of making both a significant scientific contribution and a decent living.

This «real world» evaluation — the largest randomized control trial in the world for a sexual abuse intervention — is a significant contribution to the evidence base, providing benchmarks for others to evaluate interventions.

«Our study provides a significant contribution to the discussion about renal denervation when considering the procedure for high risk patients who are suffering from uncontrolled hypertension and have exhausted all other options.»

«It will add to what is already being done by other scientists on the Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf, will bring a new data set for models and will make a significant additional contribution to research activities at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station».

UNITY's initial funding has been led by founding investor ARCH Venture Partners, with significant contributions from Venrock, WuXi, Mayo Clinic, UNITY's management team and others.

Hubble continues to make significant contributions to the search for other worlds.

It has made significant contributions, not only to combating the Hendra and Nipah viruses, but to understanding other important emerging viruses.

However: at present there is no compelling causal evidence to show that nuclear DNA damage alone has a significant effect over the present human life span in comparison to other contributions to degenerative aging.

Perhaps most significant of its contributions, Age of Empires was one of the first games to really offer players creative avenues other than wiping out an enemy to secure a victory.

Educators in one community, Graham said, assumed that they knew what was good for other areas, but they failed to take into account the significant contributions of community, family, and culture in education.

An evaluation study of the district's equity fund highlighted several implementation challenges.65 Some PTAs simply did not comply with the district's policy to give back some dollars, and the district had difficulty figuring out how to exempt some PTA expenses fairly from redistribution.66 The evaluators did not examine how this policy affected PTA revenues, but there was significant pushback from members of the community, with some parents threatening to reduce donations during initial policy negotiations.67 A group of parents voiced that the approach was punitive, and that instead, parents should be encouraged to donate to a separate equity fund or to other, less affluent schools.68 Other districts that have considered establishing an equity fund have feared similar pushback, worrying that rich parents will threaten to leave the district, disinvest in their schools, or decrease their overall contributioother, less affluent schools.68 Other districts that have considered establishing an equity fund have feared similar pushback, worrying that rich parents will threaten to leave the district, disinvest in their schools, or decrease their overall contributioOther districts that have considered establishing an equity fund have feared similar pushback, worrying that rich parents will threaten to leave the district, disinvest in their schools, or decrease their overall contributions.69

One of her most significant contributions to her school is a job - embedded professional development program which she created collaboratively with three other colleagues.

Earlier in its history, the New York office of Appleseed made significant contributions in a number of other fields including access to the New York State Earned Income Tax Credit, consumer debt, health care, and others areas.

Mr. Ulvi has made significant financial contributions to support the PASS © partnership at Sandy Lane Elementary School and other Council programs.

I believe ACER has a significant contribution to make to important education debates in the UK and other EU countries, in particular addressing the challenge of under - achievement of disadvantaged children and contributing to the UK government's national plan to improve social mobility through education: Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential.

The School Reform Initiative's store offers books and other resources written by SRI facilitators, staff members, board members, and others who have made significant contributions to our community of practice.

The awards are presented annually by the automaker to the Ford vehicles that make a significant contribution to vehicle design and stand apart from all others at the Show.

This achieved two objectives — on the one hand, they increased the torsional stiffness of the chassis by 12 percent to provide improved handling precision and, on the other, they were able to reduce weight by 20 kg (44 lbs), making a significant contribution to the reduction of overall vehicle weight.

Ford's Corporate Design Awards are given annually to the vehicles that make significant contributions to vehicle design and stand apart from others at the SEMA Show.

Ford Motor Company will again recognize design achievements at the 2009 SEMA Show with its Corporate Design Awards, given annually to builders that make significant contributions to vehicle design and stand apart from others at the Show.

I applaud both for their significant contributions, and devalue neither by recognizing the other, (I am forever grateful I finished school before they introduced the valuing, validity, and self - esteem stuff.)

Other startups have offered little more than bells - and - whistles that were intended to spark a renewed interest in old favorites; but even those companies, many of whom have now gone by the wayside in the evolution of digital reading, have made significant contributions to our modern perception of reading.

On the other end of the scale, Blume won the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1996, an ALA lifetime achievement award recognizing an author and her body of work for «significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.»

Adobe announced today that the company is joining the Readium Foundation with the intention to make a significant contribution to the development of the Readium SDK project, a full - featured EPUB 3 rendering engine optimized for native apps on tablets and other mobile devices.»

DPSP contributions do not attract CPP, EI, worker's compensation and other salary - related costs, which can represent a saving of up to 10 % for employers and a significant saving for employees.

It's not uncommon for 20 - somethings to move in with their significant others while at the same time starting a new career job and making their first RRSP contributions — all of which come with their own set of tax implications.