Not exact matches
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the
proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products
over our products or reduce their inventory
levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
The president has
proposed increasing spending by 7 percent
over mandated
levels, or by approximately $ 74 billion.
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.
Ideally, a trigger would hold back some share of the
proposed tax cuts unless sufficient revenue
levels have been achieved
over a multi-year period.
On a more fundamental
level, the negotiations remain at an impasse
over a collection of U.S. proposals dubbed «poison pills» by U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue, including the
proposed sunset clause, an extreme approach to rule of origins for the auto and textile / apparel sectors, and measures that would undermine investment protection, government procurement, and trade in seasonal produce.
Although voters approved an advisory referendum in March to fund the two -
level center, residents are divided
over the
proposed site, which is bounded almost entirely by homes.
All of us involved in youth sports - from parents, to coaches, from athletic trainers to school athletic directors to the athletes themselves - have a responsibility to do what we can to make contact and collision sports safer, whether it by reducing the number of hits to the head a player receives
over the course of a season (such as N.F.L. and the Ivy League are doing in limiting full - contact practices, and the Sports Legacy Institute recently
proposed be considered at the youth and high school
level in its Hit Count program), teaching football players how to tackle without using their head (as former pro football player Bobby Hosea has long advocated), changing the rules (as the governing body for high school hockey in Minnesota did in the aftermath of the Jack Jablonski injury or USA Hockey did in banning body checks at the Pee Wee
level), or giving serious consideration to whether athletes below a certain age should be playing tackle football at all (as the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend).
The Senate budget resolution would reject Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
proposed cap on STAR property tax rebates and wants to expand the program while also freezing tax increases on the local
level for seniors while phasing it out
over the next decade.
The resolution outlines $ 2.7 billion in funding
over five years for a universal pre-k and after - school programs at
levels requested by New York City's mayor Bill de Blasio, but does not include the mayor's
proposed tax on high - income city residents.
The governor
proposes a property tax relief plan — a circuit breaker — that wisely ties a family's property tax burden to its income
level, targeting meaningful relief to
over one million New Yorkers that need it the most.
The poll is anomalous in giving the Conservatives a lead
over the opposition, but it is in line with other surveys which find the public still trusts the Conservatives with economic policy, despite George Osborne admitting he would exceed the borrowing
levels proposed by Alastair Darling and be unable to eradicate the deficit by the next election.
That has prompted County Executive Mark Poloncarz to
propose spending $ 3.75 million
over five years to hire six more health sanitarians and a nurse to manage the cases of children who test at
levels that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers to be concerning.
Although Erie County health officials do not have a precise number of children affected, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz
proposed $ 3.75 million
over five years for lead prevention, a portion of which will address the lack of case management for these children diagnosed with
levels of 5 to 9 micrograms.
Poloncarz has
proposed spending $ 3.75 million
over five years to hire six additional health sanitarians and a nurse to manage the cases of children who test at
levels that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers to be concerning.
Mayor Bill de Blasio asserted today that Albany will back his
proposed tax on wealthy residents to fund subway repairs and reduced fares for low - income New Yorkers because of «a lot of pressure» at the grassroots
level that recognizes the state's responsibility
over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The governor
proposes a property tax relief plan (Circuit Breaker) that wisely ties a family's property tax burden to its income
level, targeting relief to
over one million New Yorkers that need it the most.
The
level of spending in the
proposed budget is most likely a low estimate for how much the city will ultimately spend on its operations
over the next fiscal year.
The state Board of Regents
proposed allocating $ 125 million for pre-K in its budget proposal, which asked for a $ 1.3 billion increase
over the current fiscal year's funding
level.
The Governor's
proposed Executive Budget would cut state library funding to $ 84.5 million, a reduction of approximately $ 2.5 million
over 2009 - 10 budget
levels.
In the aggregate, these reductions represent the toughest NIH budget
proposed by any Administration in
over 40 years, and would return the NIH budget nearly to its pre-doubling
level in constant dollars (see budget graph above).
The U.S. Department of Defense
proposes to spend $ 2 billion on basic research in 2011, an increase of $ 200 million, or 10 %,
over its current spending
level.
SAN FRANCISCO — A giant tidal barrier stretched across the Golden Gate is among the adaptation remedies
proposed by a Bay area nonprofit to cope with anticipated sea
level rise caused by climate change
over the coming century.
Several MR methods have been
proposed over the last decade to obtain quantitative estimates of the tissue blood oxygen saturation (StO2) using a quantification of the blood oxygen
level dependent
The fines in Massachusetts — just
over $ 1,000 — are higher than what is being
proposed at the national
level.
The ADA, and others,
propose that acceptable postprandial glucoses of 140 mg / dl or higher are «safe» for the diabetic, yet multiple studies have demonstrated that
levels over 120 mg / dl are damaging or destroying body cells, and some research suggests that
levels over 110 mg / dl are causing renal damage.
re: «The ADA, and others,
propose that acceptable postprandial glucoses of 140 mg / dl or higher are «safe» for the diabetic, yet multiple studies have demonstrated that
levels over 120 mg / dl are damaging or destroying body cells, and some research suggests that
levels over 110 mg / dl are causing renal damage.»
The report also
proposes that the minority of independent schools that are
over funded should be quickly brought back to their SRS funding
level.
One
proposed regulation in the Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) is for states to analyze the performance of student subgroups separately in order to show how states are
leveling the playing field
over time to ensure educational equity.
He argues that this
proposed re-design of California's school finance system would give districts much needed flexibility
over use of use of funds as well as recognize the higher
level of resources required to educate students who are living in poverty and / or whose primary language is not English.
He argued that this
proposed re-design of California's school finance system would give districts much needed flexibility
over use of use of funds as well as recognize the higher
level of resources required to educate students who are living in poverty and / or whose primary language is not English.
Today's
proposed standard would establish performance requirements that each new motorcoach and large bus must meet when subjected to a dynamic test in which the bus is tipped
over from a raised platform onto a hard
level surface.
After last night's picnic flash mob the escalating battle
over the
proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport in the UK has reached a new
level today with Greenpeace taking direct action.
Given the human tendency to favor current needs
over future risks, some environmental and legal scholars are
proposing that governments at various
levels appoint a «legal guardian of future generations» to consider the impact of policy choices on citizens yet unborn.
Post # 7 (B Buckner): So, let me get this straight, you are seriously
proposing that by pure coincidence the
levels of CO2 started rising naturally
over the last 100 years or so to
levels not nearly seen in at least 650,000 years... and probably for millions of years?
4 It
proposed capping emissions at year 2000
levels over the period 2010 - 2016, and in subsequent years they would be reduced to 1990
levels.
JULIA Gillard has invoked a doomsday - like scenario of metre - high sea
level rises and a 2000 km southward shift of Australia's climactic zones as she battles an opposition scare campaign
over her
proposed carbon tax.
On this basis it was concluded that the earlier
proposed 70 % improvement in Carbon Compliance from 2016,
over 2006
levels, was «not deliverable as a national minimum standard for all dwellings».
The
proposed ERO would be industry - led and could
level penalties for violations of standards, but its authority
over grid operations (as distinct from planning standards) is still to be defined.
In its submission to the consultation exercise it said: «The Tariff
levels for wind appear to decline dramatically
over 500 kW,» which meant that, according to one community scheme developer they asked: «There will be no schemes
over 500 kW at the current
proposed Tariff
levels.»
It is also
proposed that,
over time, the changes at the higher mesospheric
level dominate because the higher
level effect gradually filters down to lower
levels through the descending column of air within the polar vortices as described above.
In South Australia, concerns
over high
levels of renewables causing grid instability at times of summer peak demand, combined with a couple of large - scale power cuts, have led the state government to
propose investing directly in battery storage and a gas - fired power plant.
He
proposed that an increase in low
level cloud coverage would result in lower temperatures as they acted like a shade
over the earth, while also reflecting more sunlight away from the earth's surface.
The
proposed plan to spend millions on retention bonuses for top -
level executives has been accompanied by public outrage
over reports that sales prices during liquidation sales may have been intentionally inflated before being placed on sale,
«Given the fact that
over 90 per cent of the budget of the Court went to pay judicial salaries and benefits, the
proposed level of cuts was impossible and the proposal itself created a real potential for significant harm to the justice system.
Once you're at
level 10, you're going to have to buy a bouquet from Pierre's Shop (so they can become your boyfriend / girlfriend) and then after, buy the Mariner's pendant
over on the beach (to
propose marriage).
• Effectively able to operate equipment such as overhead and floor mounted grease guns and transmission machines to ensure appropriate
levels of fluids • Demonstrated expertise in assessing vehicles to determine problems with brakes, belts and tires and
propose viable solutions • Highly experienced in performing
over 40 oil changes per day, in a variety car models • Skilled in the use and maintenance of a vast variety of tools and equipment to locate and correct malfunctioning areas including ignitions, brake shoes and wheel bearings
Therefore, we
propose an analytical framework, which can determine life satisfaction and the
level curve of life satisfaction
over time in countries.
President Obama
proposed an initiative that would provide $ 75 billion
over the next 10 years to enroll all 4 - year - olds in the United States whose households earn up to 200 percent of the federal poverty
level in high - quality preschool programs.
A
proposed Bridging Berm will both protect the area from storm surges and rising sea
levels, and offer waterfront access for relaxation, socializing, and enjoying river vistas by providing pleasant, accessible routes
over the highway into the park.