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The combined ratio of 95.5 % decreased 0.5 points due to higher net favorable prior year reserve development (1.0 point), as well as a benefit (0.2 points) from catastrophes, partially offset by a higher underlying combined ratio (0.7 points).

The reasoning behind all of these actions — shoring up streaming rights, decreasing losses, etc. — point to Spotify potentially planning an initial public offering for sometime next year, as has been reported.

Though some experts argue that employee tenures at the top are decreasing, she points to U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics, which find that managers stay with a firm an average of 6.1 years (up from 5.3 years in 1983), as proof that the jury is still out.

As the International Buiness Times points out, recent studies «found that disrupted sleep schedules of six - hour bouts decreased metabolism in volunteers, which could translate to annual weight gain of 10 pounds.»

As a result of this new dynamic, since 2010 a one point increase in the VIX Index has been associated with about a quarter point decrease in equity multiples.

SG&A expenses declined 2 % or $ 70 million to $ 3.47 billion, or 27.7 % of sales, a decrease of 50 basis points as a percentage of sales compared to last year.

Volume / mix decreased 1.6 percentage points, primarily due to lower shipments across several categories, particularly nuts, natural cheese and cold cuts in the United States as well as cheese and coffee in Canada.

Volume / mix decreased 0.8 percentage points as the benefit from a shift in Easter - related sales as well as gains in frozen, macaroni and cheese, and condiments and sauces were more than offset by select distribution losses in cheese and meats as well as lower shipments in foodservice.

Year - to - date PTPP earnings of $ 165.9 million increased 6 % as the positive impact of very strong 9 % loan growth was partially offset by an 11 basis point decrease in net interest margin, an 8 % increase in non-interest expenses and 6 % lower non-interest income.

Lenders interpret a larger personal stake as decreasing the likelihood that you may default on the loan at some point in the future.

Additionally, as expected, SG&A as a percent of revenue, decreased 20 basis points and landfill operating costs as a percent of revenue also decreased.

As shown in the chart, maintaining an open secured card account for two years was associated with a 24 - point increase in median credit score, while being charged off by the lender was associated with a 60 - point decrease in median credit score.

Some VPAG supporters have pointed out that as the number of truly practising Christians decreases the influence of non-Christians increases.

«We've got three different locations we're evaluating at this point,» Duffy says, noting that this will allow its clients on the West Coast to reduce the size of their carbon footprint as Biodegradable Food Service decreases the amount of transportation needed to move the products.

A teaser bet is essentially the same as a parlay wager only the booksmaker gives you points to increase your odds of winning, but decrease your overall payout.

They traded baskets for much of the second half and as a result Team Maione's lead never really decreased to less than 8 points or so.

A teaser involves the same stipulations as a parlay, only you select a number of points to put down to decrease the risk (and reward) of a parlay.

However, a seven point cushion can easily decrease with a few bad results and complacency could now kick in as Blackburn enter unfamiliar terrain.

3) Episiotomy Parameters Linked to Risk for Injury During Birth Emma Hitt, PhD Authors and Disclosures March 8, 2012 — Increased depth and length of episiotomy, as well as increased distance from the midline to incision point, are associated with decreased risk for obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS), according to a new study.

If the next feeding he doesn't nurse as well then he may need a little bit, so it's a gradual decrease of supplementation as the babies feeding better and many times that supplementation at that point if mom is using a breast pump is breast milk and so if it's formula to begin with then as her milk supply increases in volume we switch it over, Some moms are under the impression that it's the formula that treats it, no, it's the milk in general, the feeding that treats it, it's not that breast milk is better than formula, I mean, we know that breast milk is better than formula but it's not that formula is better, it's just that sometimes the quantity is the key, absolutely

In her 1972 work Crises of the Republic: Lying in Politics; Civil Disobedience; On Violence; Thoughts on Politics and Revolution, Arendt points out that the rise of state violence is frequently connected to a decrease in substantive power as regimes mistakenly believe they can retain real control through violent measures (CR 184).

He proposed including a connection to the Hunts Point market so as to decrease the amount of truck traffic in the community.

«Under Mayor Miner's leadership and Colleen Deacon's assistance as Sen. Gillibrand's point person in the region, the infrastructure in our city is crumbling, there is decreased police presence on our streets, the poverty rate is skyrocketing, and the high school graduation rate hovers around 50 percent,» O'Connor said.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone's administration and Democrats in the legislature have defended the program as aimed at improving public safety, and pointed to overall decreases in injury accidents as proof that the program has been effective.

Among other points, the new data shows that the number of UK - born Christians decreased by 5.3 million since the 2001 Census, but Christianity's overall decline was slowed as this was topped up by 1.2 million Christian immigrants.

As the article points out, we should continue to expect these large annual increases as the formula has not changed: increased capital costs at DEP and decreasing water usage across the CitAs the article points out, we should continue to expect these large annual increases as the formula has not changed: increased capital costs at DEP and decreasing water usage across the Citas the formula has not changed: increased capital costs at DEP and decreasing water usage across the City.

Plattsburgh City School District Superintendent Jay LeBrun attributes the overall decrease to the link between student scores and teacher evaluations — a major sticking point last year as educators battled with the state Department of Education and the governor over reforms that would have wedded the two.

«Under Mayor Miner's leadership and Colleen Deacon's assistance as Sen. Gillibrand's point person in the region, the infrastructure in our city is crumbling, there is decreased police presence on our streets, the poverty rate is skyrocketing and the high school graduation rate hovers around 50 percent,» she said.

Researchers pointed to decreasing congressional institutional capacity as a decades - long trend that has generated bipartisan concern.

Plus, he points to two clinical studies that have shown that the fever - reducer acetaminophen — commonly known as Tylenol — decreased fever - associated birth defects, and he suggests that doctors and patients consider the drug's use to treat fevers early in pregnancy.

Rats with decreased neurogenesis were almost twice as likely to relapse, pointing to an interesting connection between learning and memory and addiction.

In pregnancies complicated by fetal congenital heart disease (CHD), global placental perfusion was significantly decreased and regional variation of placental perfusion significantly increased as pregnancies progressed, findings that point to non-invasive imaging providing an early warning of placental dysfunction.

More powerful determinants, such as smoking, drinking and diet, Bhaskaran points out, are factors that people can modify in their daily lives to decrease their odds.

Loeb points out that much of the concern over cancer risk is that, as part of standard therapy for advanced prostate cancer, tumor growth is decreased by drugs that drastically reduce rather than increase male hormones.

Despite climate question marks, Hurley points to his recent research as evidence of what decreasing emissions could do.

As well as human influences, Novelli points out that the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991 may be responsible for a recent decrease in stratospheric ozone levelAs well as human influences, Novelli points out that the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991 may be responsible for a recent decrease in stratospheric ozone levelas human influences, Novelli points out that the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991 may be responsible for a recent decrease in stratospheric ozone levels.

Other scientists have pointed to coat - color mismatch against snowless ground as a cause for recent range decreases of hares, ptarmigan and other species.

A warmer climate would at first be expected to speed the retreat of existing glaciers, but the amount of water produced at some point may decrease as the glaciers dwindle or disappear.

WRT Gavin's response to 27, that is exactly my point, the confidence one can have in the Annan and Hargreaves limits decreases as you get outside of the limits set by recent climate parameters, not because their work is wrong, but because there may be other significant factors which become important.

Second, many frog - eating predators die when the toads arrive (after all, cane toads are basically acting as booby - trapped frogs, from a predator's point of view)-- and so, survival rates of frogs tend to increase not decrease when the toads arrive.

Decreasing the size would be good only to a point, as the smallest particles tend to plasticize at low loadings and aggregate at high loadings, both of which harm macroscopic... -LSB-...]

In fact, the solubility of carbon dioxide in water increases, geometrically, as water temperature decreases, reaching maximum solubility at the freezing point.

GSK3β, the first neighbour of β - catenin is a central, highly multi-functional protein known as a key protein difficult to inhibit without causing side effects and toxicity.41 In glioblastoma and NSCLC cancer, previous studies found that the decreased level of FRAT1 influences the GSK3β activity to phosphorylate β - catenin and by that, inhibit the WNT pathway.39, 40 The role of FRAT1 in colon cancer is less known but based on its function in other cancer types and its special influencing position in colon cancer signalling, we point out its relevance as a potential target in colon cancer therapy (Fig. 3d).

However, dissenting scientists pointed out that increased consumption of vegetable oils and decreased consumption of saturated fats were, according to data supplied by the 1977 Goals themselves, associated with increased levels of heart disease.17 As a result of this shaky scientific foundation, significant scientific controversy continues about some of the original and current assertions upon which the DGA recommendations are built.

First, it has a profound influence on the amount of food that you eat, dramatically increasing or decreasing your appetite as needed to maintain the set - point weight.

The purpose of all the background information was to drive home a point - pure water alone can be detrimental to long term performance, as athletes require other nutrients to function, while too much sugar or salt in the digestive system will slow water absorption and result in a similar performance decrease, along with severe GI distress.

As the ankle was moved from 90 degrees (neutral) to 150 degrees (toes pointing down) the fascicle length decreased.

As you can see, within this model, the point in time where you measure force impacts whether you will expect to observe an increase or decrease in force expressed at high velocities after training.

On the other hand, Jones points out, research shows that whole grains decrease the risk of disease - causing inflammation, as do the fruit - or - vegetable replacements for grains in meals.

The results were nothing short of stunning — those who received spirulina experienced significant weight loss at as much as 11.8 kilograms and had BMI decreases of as much as 3.1 points.