Sentences with phrase «pace of expansion of»

Due to the relentless and accelerating pace of expansion of cities and the demand for new buildings, the buildings tend to be similar to each other, characterised by the extreme homogeneity and by a predominantly uniform design environment built.»

But by 1980, the report states, the pace of the expansion of special - education programs and services «slowed dramatically,» as the school systems «struggled to maintain the status quo with fewer financial resources.»

Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner is worried about the slow pace of expansion of the country's high - voltage lines needed to transport offshore wind energy from the North Sea to industrial areas in the south of Germany.

But «while growth rates of mortgages slowed over 2008 - 2009,» CGA - Canada reported last May, «the pace of expansion of consumer credit accelerated.»

Not exact matches

The pace of expansion is at its slowest in three quarters.

Golub called the pace «unheard of» for an expansion that has been going on this long — since mid-2009.

As he explains, the pace of Suitsupply's expansion has thus far been dictated by its ability to find the right people.

After almost nine years of mostly sluggish expansion, the U.S. economy has shifted into a higher gear and is creating jobs at a record pace.

«Investors want to see evidence that you need even more money because of additional users, contracts or pace of expansion.»

While he's predicting a strong expansion in China, Schultz isn't planning to speed up the pace of store openings.

The pace of the company's growth has been steady from the start, with gradual expansion coming from the purchase of flagging gyms in mid-sized Ontario communities, but has accelerated in recent years.

Growth in that range would leave economic expansion for all of 2016 at around 1.7 or 1.8 percent — «a moderate pace,» for sure.

For the next three years, economic expansion is assumed to progress at a pace of 2.5 % -2.6 % a year, up from 2 % in 2012 and 1.6 % in 2013.

As Tim Duy, a University of Oregon economics professor who is an avid Fed watcher, wrote in a recent blog: «When the Fed turns hawkish and steps up the pace of rate increases, is when we need to be increasingly concerned that, like all good things, this expansion will come to an end.»

Growth and scale demand different management styles and therefore different types of leadership, while the pace at which expansion takes place also requires careful judgment.

It went from being owned and run by a second - time entrepreneur to a limited partnership that brought U.S. retail experience to the table — private equity funds Advent International and Highland Capital Partners acquired a 48 % stake from Wilson in 2005 — and finally a public listing that has enabled the company to accelerate the pace of expansion.

But after years of robust expansion, Shoppers has started to slow the pace; there are, after all, only so many drugstores one country can take.

China's exports rode a global trade boom last year, expanding at the fastest pace since 2013 and serving as one of the key drivers behind the economy's forecast - beating 6.9 percent expansion.

The Commerce Department reported on Thursday that the economy grew by 3.2 percent in the final quarter of 2013, echoing the even stronger 4.1 percent pace of expansion in the summer months and providing the White House with a rare bit of good news despite dismal public approval ratings.

In rising further above the midpoint of 50, the reading signalled an accelerated pace of expansion.

But sources said he was not happy with the changes and the slow pace of development of its products that came after more ambitious promises for expansion of the concept by Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

If the annual pace of output offers a more reliable signal for the economy by minimizing short - term noise, the latest GDP data offers a clue for expecting that the expansion will roll on at a healthy clip for the near term.

Their affordable franchise startup fees, coupled with their completely new improved line of up - sell possibilities and franchise expansion flexibility model allows franchise owners to determine the pace of their businesses growth.

Overall then, while the risks to the economy have not gone away entirely, developments over recent months suggest that the chances of achieving well - balanced growth and a more restrained pace of credit expansion have improved.

This was particularly the case for Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines and mainly seemed to reflect concerns by international investors about whether their recent pace of economic expansion could be sustained.

Prospects for next year are for better growth again, even taking account of the expected slowing in the pace of the US expansion.

The pace of economic growth picked up to about 2.5 % in 2017, modestly better than its 2.1 % average rate during this expansion.

Manufacturing production rose at the slowest pace for a year, as rates of expansion in new business and new export orders eased to the weakest since April 2015 and January 2015 respectively.

«We will accelerate the pace of global expansion, and our new target is to be in 200 cities by the end of this year,» said Mobike CEO Davis Wang.

These market fluctuations may, of course, represent an over-reaction to short - term movements in the economic data, but it is possible that they are signalling some genuine easing in the pace of global expansion since the March quarter.

Instead, regional stability will depend on China's success at reducing systemic risks to its financial system — which it aims to accomplish primarily by controlling the pace of credit expansion (see Figure 1) and by gradually deleveraging its state - owned enterprises, or SOEs.

The Bank informs the public of its intention to expand the monetary base, and by implication JGB purchases, in the future and, moreover, stands ready to adjust the pace of expansion is that appears necessary for securing the 2 % inflation target.

While it's true that Notley won with the Alberta Tory dynasty and other opposition parties crumbling all around her, the Alberta NDP platform for 2015 had blanched out many past pledges to slash university tuition fees, regulate the electricity network or tightly control the pace of oil sands expansions.

The gathering pace of economic expansion is one reason that European markets have been least affected by Asia, with share markets in particular remaining stronger than elsewhere.

The main contributors remain the same: declining oil and commodity prices, renewed concerns over the pace of expansion in China, and the impact of rising interest rates and a strong dollar on the U.S. economy.

«The US economy is still maintaining a healthy pace of expansion,» said Sam Bullard, a senior economist at Wells Fargo.

By late 1996, the rapid pace of increase in US equity prices seemed to be an emerging source of concern to the US Federal Reserve, as it had the potential to cause imbalances which could ultimately undermine the continued expansion of the US economy.

The pace of credit expansion remains subdued and the rebound in January bank credit flows came before the most severe episode of financial market stress, which could have an impact on banks» balance sheets with a few months» delay.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The implementation of R&D and technological innovations and collaborations with such companies has been moving at a high pace resulting in the new product launches, expansions to emerging countries and partnerships.

As shown in Figure 3, for more than two decades Medicaid spending in New York and nationwide rose at a pace well above the general cost indicator for state and local governments; the near doubling of the price index between 1991 and 2011 was more than matched by the greater than quadrupling of national Medicaid costs and an approximately 350 percent increase in New York's Medicaid expenses.7 (The more rapid growth in other states likely reflected their expansion of eligibility, which New York had already implemented.)

A new report is slamming the state of New York for the slow pace of expansion in pre-kindergarten programs.

First up was New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who came armed with a new report that he says shows how he could enact universal access to pre-kindergarten at a «rapid pace,» in an expansion that he calls one of the largest in the nation's history.

The ongoing Tema Port Expansion Project is a major intervention to accelerate the pace of Ghana's development in the current...

Around 7 billion years ago, something stepped on the cosmic accelerator and picked up the pace of the expansion.

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These kinds of things both drive and control the pace of your outward expansion.

If you liked the pacing and mechanics of Gauntlet or the old Final Fight style of side - scrolling beat -»em - ups, then Mystic Heroes is a great expansion of and improvement on that sort of gameplay, with lots of well - rendered characters onscreen.

Despite being fairly meaty in size the expansion lacks any sort of meta - game reward or replayability, not to mention the awkward integration and occasional issue with pacing.

If you liked the pacing and mechanics of Gauntlet or the old Final Fight style of side - scrolling beat -»em - ups, then Mystic Heroes is a great expansion of and improvement on that sort of gameplay.