Sentences with phrase «other than the outcome»

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Some markets are likely to fare better than others, but observers say countries with currencies linked to the dollar, like Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, have a lot riding on the outcome.

But I've yet to see a really robust version of that argument, let alone an explanation of why firing makes more sense, ethically, that this punishment alone is the right one, ethically, than all those other outcomes, or — for those who believe this is true — why he deserves everything on the menu.

These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the unfavorable outcome of litigation, including so - called «Paragraph IV» litigation and other patent litigation, related to any of our products or products using our proprietary technologies, which may lead to competition from generic drug manufacturers; data from clinical trials may be interpreted by the FDA in different ways than we interpret it; the FDA may not agree with our regulatory approval strategies or components of our filings for our products, including our clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies and, for ALKS 5461, evidence of efficacy and adequacy of bridging to buprenorphine; clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all; the results of our clinical development activities may not be positive, or predictive of real - world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to governmental payers; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading «Risk Factors» in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

He noted that the more a state spends, the worse its health outcomes are; the U.S, which spends 18 % of its GDP and more than any other nation, has similarly poor results.

They are basically free rolling: all upside with little downside (i.e. other than a complete wipeout, which if that was the expected outcome they wouldn't invest in the first place, they are going to push or make money).

We all know that good feedback is essential to cultivating the behaviors and outcomes we want while correcting those we don't, but what makes some people more effective at feedback than others?

And now that the time for revisionist history has arrived, and strategists no longer have to serve a political agenda and scare investors and traders into voting with their wallets, the research reports calling for precisely the outcome that we expected are coming in fast and furious, starting with none other than Goldman, whose chief strategist David Kostin issued a note overnight in which he says that «the equity market response to the election result will be limited» and adds that «our year - end 2016 price target for the S&P 500 remains 2100, roughly 2 % below the current level of 2140.»

As discussed below, the Department believes the approach adopted in this final rule likely yields the most desirable outcomes including avoidance of costly market disruptions, more compliance cost savings than other alternatives, and reduced investor losses.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

It is not known whether the lower - than - expected outcome for other transfers will carry forward.

As indicated in previous reports, we, along with others, believe that the deficit outcome for 2010 - 11 will be at least $ 7 billion lower than estimated in the October 2010 Update.

«[With] an increasing amount of content and a finite amount of consumer attention, arithmetically there's no other possible outcome than each individual post on average is going to get less reach,» said SocialFlow CEO Jim Anderson.

While not insignificant, such investments constitute a much better outcome than fully writing off their business, dealing with leasing issues, and managing all the other negative consequences of closing shop.

«When a stock is relatively expensive, it is much harder to assess whether other people have simply done a better job than me at assessing the probabilities of successful outcomes.

In my case, I'm heavily influenced by Charlie Munger's warning that the worst outcomes are the result of jealousy that accompanies «seeing other people get richer faster than you.»

Being rich or poor is a worse predictor of test outcomes in Canada than in almost any other country.

In part, this difference reflects the higher proportion of public - sector employees covered by enterprise agreements, as enterprise agreements have generally been yielding higher wage outcomes than other wage - setting streams.

A much better than expected outcome for 2013 - 14 would likely result in a balanced budget for 2014 - 15, all other things remaining equal.

For example, in the AFR, the Department of Finance implies that most of the better - than - expected outcome for «other revenues» was due to one - time factors, which would not be expected to carry forward.

And, on the other hand, I never seem to be satisfied with the outcome: I seem to always hear the mistakes louder than the song itself, no matter how hard I try.

Anyway, trying to communicate this, and the other issues, to my then pastor was also fraught with problems as he seemed too preoccupied with how my leaving was making him feel than with the years of rejection I described which led to me leaving, I say leaving but I only moved to a church up the road (I had been in the first church for over 20 years but couldn't bear it any longer, which was a sad outcome).

Does god alter sporting outcomes because he likes the players or because he likes someone else, like the down on his luck guy placing a bet or the faithful servant who just happens to like one team more than the other?

I believe free handouts in America may be worse than n other countries, but giving people a sense of worth is one of the great outcomes of paying for the things you need.

Despite the fact that even today many in the Confessional Church will not see and admit it, there could have been no other outcome than that this truth of the freedom of the church, despite the claims of National Socialism, should come to signify not only a «religious» decision, not only a decision of church policy, but also and ipso facto a political decision.

As God prehends the universe at the instant the piano teeters, he sees the various possible ways this little drama could be played out, sees all the ramifications of the possible scenarios, and realizes that some ways the action might unfold are better than others, that is, some outcomes would produce a future which when he, God, prehended it would make his experience more rich, more harmonious, more beautiful than his experience would be were alternative outcomes to produce quite different futures.

There is little argument to support the legitimacy of that practice, other than a mention of some cases whose outcome Ball approves on moral grounds.

Other than that it is just cheap entertainment where the outcome is: one person wins, and one person loses.

And the outcome of this battle has much more dire consequences than any of those others.

In other words experience is the outcome of physiological events because it is a function of the organization of atoms rather than being inherent in the atom itself.

On the other hand, in fact, they seem to treat their own choice of hypotheses as something more than simply the outcome of determined conditions.

I had nothing else to go on other than that inspiration but did I ever impress myself with the outcome!

Some recipes calls for bao flour or Hongkong flour (gives your bao a whiter colour than normal flour but Hongkong flour is very expensive if you live overseas), while others uses a traditional method which takes 3 days but gives a fluffy outcome.

Hi Lenahc, I have never made this cheesecake other than using the exact measurements outlined, so I'm not much help with adjusting the measurements and having a successful outcome.

Not a whole lot of progress was made toward changing that outcome this offseason, other than hoping that the slew of pitchers in their 20s can improve on what the likes of Bronson Arroyo and Scott Feldman managed.

Sometimes you get a close finish and the outcome says a lot more about one Team than the other..

A Mayweather knockout win would pay +550, which is the biggest underdog of all of the outcomes other than a draw at +1200.

So after we rolled in the cash and people from the board came with bold statements like «we can buy any player other than Messi and Ronaldo», we signed nobody but Cech and the outcome is familiar.

The Super Bowl is obviously unlike any other game for several different reasons, but there's something that may alter the outcome of the game more than other factors — the halftime show.

Schemes, scouting and specific plays can have a much bigger impact on the outcome of a football game than in other sports.

Sean Miller's group may be hotter than any other team listed here, but being dropped into a region where defense and toughness are expected to reign was a less - than - ideal outcome.

The game after international break is always tricky... 3 pts playing terribly is much better than a lot of other outcomes.

It can be argued, in fact, that playing conditions figure more crucially in the outcome of tennis than in any other professional sport.

They can't expect any other outcome than for players to paid under the table.

The most popular football scoreline is 2 - 1 to whichever side is deemed to be the stronger, and statistically this drops in more often than any other outcome.

It has been reported than Van Gaal's pursuit of Schneiderlin depends on the outcome of his attempts to sign Schweinsteiger — but it should really be the other way round.

It's not exactly clear what's behind the trend of more parents moving away from corporal punishment — it could be a result of doctors and other child health and welfare experts spreading the word about extensive and well - researched evidence showing a clear link between corporal punishment and negative outcomes for kids, or it could be that this form of punishing kids is less socially acceptable than it used to be, or a combination of both factors.

• For these and other reasons, although children in mother - stepfather families tend to experience better financial support than children in lone mother households, and their stepfathers tend to be of higher «quality» than their biological fathers in terms of education, employment, psychopathology etc. (McLanahan et al, 2006) their outcomes and adjustment are not superior to children in lone mother households, although there may be cultural variations.

Infant deaths that occurred as a result of bed sharing under these circumstances have resulted in health authorities such as the American Academy of Pediatrics recommending that parents not sleep with their infants.6 It is ironic that not only does blanket condemnation of bed sharing potentially make parenting unnecessarily more difficult for some mothers, it also has the unintended outcome of increasing deaths in places other than beds, such as sofas.

Dr. Fisher believes that dispassionate, rigorous study of birth across all settings is more important than ever given disparities in women's access to trained and licensed care providers, current and future physician workforce issues, rising costs of health care, and unacceptably high rates of adverse outcomes for mothers and infants in the U.S. compared to other industrialized countries.

Other than furthering the schism between the medical and natural childbirth camps, news that elective induction at 39 weeks prevents adverse outcomes could place a strain on hospitals.