Sentences with phrase «policy changes required»

Some of the policy changes required to address the climate change challenge may strike at the heart of political and economic interests of Pakistan's political elite.

This webinar will help charter leaders understand the policy changes required as a result of Senate Bill 7, regarding electronic communication policies and impacts on TRS annuities.

«They are just the first in a series of necessary policy changes required to build a fair and just global economy,» he said in a statement.

According to The Washington Post, a TSA official said «there has been no nationwide policy change requiring people to remove food from their carry - ons to get through security.

This policy change requiring adopted children to be seen by a physician and a dentist annually is expected to ensure that they are seen by someone in a position to recognize any signs of abuse or neglect.

Not exact matches

But ultimately realizing it will require collective changes in policy and scientific culture — and recognizing that technology, like humans, has its own limits.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

To truly bring more foreign talent into Canadian tech hubs — whether they're from the United States, one of the countries affected by the travel ban, or elsewhere — requires sweeping policy changes.

And he promised to fix the problem, whether it required policy changes, additional store manager training, or unconscious bias training.

Forthcoming elections in April and May 2014 — yes, it requires six weeks for India's 1.2 billion population to conduct an election — could change policies radically.

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.

Despite that reversal, UPS maintains that its denial of Young's light duty request was lawful at the time and that its policy change is voluntary and not required by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.The Chamber of Commerce filed an amicus brief supporting UPS, calling attention to companies that offer pregnant employees «more than what federal law compels them to provide.»

Wiseman says the CPPIB takes no position on whether the Canada Pension Plan is sufficient given overall retirement needs or what changes may be required, but says it has the organization has a «platform» of people, relationships and assets that can be expanded if policy - makers decide that's necessary.

Coalition organizers said the U.S. remains a vital draw for foreign travelers and that only modest policy changes would be required.

«The nature of jobs is quickly changing with automation, globalization, government policies, and other factors, making it impossible for anyone to predict which skills a job will require in the future,» Udemy CEO Kevin Johnson said in a news release.

However, Yellen and other policymakers have been quick to emphasize that longer - term policy changes that improve education, training and workforce development are required to raise productivity.

Comments received by the Department and media reports also indicate that many financial institutions already had completed or largely completed work to establish policies and procedures necessary to make the business structure and practice shifts required by the Impartial Conduct Standards earlier this year (e.g., drafting and implementing training for staff, drafting client correspondence and explanations of revised product and service offerings, negotiating changes to agreements with product manufacturers as part of their approach to compliance with the PTEs, changing employee and agent compensation structures, and designing conflict - free product offerings), and the Department believes that financial institutions may use this compliance infrastructure to ensure that they meet the Impartial Conduct Standards after taking the additional Start Printed Page 16910sixty days for an orderly transition between June 9, 2017, and January 1, 2018.

Finally, investor changes will only require approval when an investor gains control over the management and policies of the firm.

In the end, the leaders agreed to set vague «indicative guidelines» on identifying imbalances, secure in the knowledge that they lack the enforcement mechanisms to require countries to change their policies.

In addition, Chipotle hired a new head of food safety who implemented a number of changes to policies at the Company's restaurants — for example, requiring all employees to wash their hands every half hour, mandating that two employees verified that certain ingredients had been immersed in hot water for at least five seconds to kill germs, and using Pascalization to pre-treat food ingredients.

Monetary policy is maintained through actions such as modifying the interest rate, buying or selling government bonds, and changing the amount of money banks are required to keep in the vault (bank reserves).

The Pentagon's long - awaited study on its policy against gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military found that repeal of the controversial policy would face resistance from some service members on religious grounds, but that repeal would not require anyone to change their personal views or religious beliefs.

Yes, immigration policy is out of control; illegal immigration needs to be sharply stemmed, even if it can not be entirely stopped; and the effective assimilation of immigrants requires major changes in welfare and education policies in order to avoid the welfare dependency syndrome and the cultural balkanization of «multiculturalism.»

Our changing domestic and global circumstances require solidarity, a commitment to institutions and policies that advance the common good of equal dignity and freedom for all, Hollenbach argues.

There is no silver bullet for how to reduce food waste, it will require policy changes as well as changes in the actions of everybody along the supply chain, but we also believe that DuPont can provide solutions that make some of those changes easier.

Dr Karen Brooks, Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets WASTE NOT, WARM NOT: Both required in the complexity of food waste and climate change, 29 August 2016

Making Europe's production, consumption and trade in food environmentally sustainable is possible, but it will require a major shift in public attitudes, policies and knowledge and seizing current opportunities for change, according to a newly published European Environment Agency (EEA) report.

The UK is unprepared for the most complex ever change to its food system, which will be required before Brexit, according to a new briefing paper published by SPRU, the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex.

Your pets, unless they bother your neighbors, may not require any change of policy.

We are complete (sic) suprised that KLM has changed the infant policy, requiring child seats on board the aircraft to be «forward facing».

Although I appreciate the process required in hospital systems to implement new policy, and it really is quite necessary, it is not unlike asking a massive cruise ship to change course.

With new policies of some colleges — including some highly selective schools — of not requiring the SAT and accepting the Common Application, change is beginning to occur, she said.

Additional Accountability Requirements: School Nutrition Policy, revised in 2005, requires «each school conduct evaluations [of the school health environment] using a nationally recognized, validated survey to identify strengths and weaknesses and prioritize changes as an action plan for improving student health.

Nestlé must state in writing that it will make the required changes to bring its baby food marketing policy and practice into line with the International Code and Resolutions (i.e. end its strategy of denial and deception).

Mass Audubon strongly advocates that Massachusetts should have statutorily required policy and planning requirements on the adaptation side of the climate change equation.

The contract calls for drug testing for employees when deemed appropriate during work, a change from the previous policy, which required that only new employees be tested.

It prefers to invest in countering the boycott and trying to improve its image rather than make the required changes to its policies and practices.

Significant to these policy changes, MDCH worked hard to assure that all infant and early childhood consultants and in - home providers received specialized training and reflective supervision as required to meet the criteria for endorsement.

He added further changes to the law would be introduced next year which would require the public sector to involve disabled people at every step of their policy - making processes.

The introduction of grammar schools, reducing other schools to the equivalent of secondary moderns, is an example of a tumultuous and contentious policy change that requires the verdict of the voters first.

Amid delays that were based, in part, on political point - scoring, the system lasted only five years before the Welsh Assembly Government moved forward with a referendum to get rid of the LCO system and devolve further powers in one go — evidence, perhaps, that a system which requires the agreement of both devolved and central governments on policy changes might prove detrimental to effective governance.

«I still believe that legislative hearings will be required to get all the answers and help shape the necessary policy changes, and ensure this never happens again.»

A «wholesale transformation of the energy system» is required, the report says, and given the scale and complexity of the change a decarbonisation target should be included in the energy bill to provide a policy commitment for the investors who will need to provide the capital for the development of new technologies.

We are requesting that New York change its policy and require explicit consent from residents to allow for their information to be shared.

It requires a fundamental change of Government policy, including the reinstatement of the requirement for qualified teacher status and a proper national system of regulation of, and entry to, the profession.

More than two years into his tenure, a court - appointed monitor overseeing changes to the New York Police Department's stop - and - frisk policies has found that some officers are still failing to document the encounters as required, according to a new report.

Day lobbied the County Executives of America, an influential non-partisan advocacy group of which he is a board member, to pass a resolution calling for New York to change its policy of requiring counties to pay for Medicaid

«A path back to growth will require a change in fiscal policy, but on its own this will be insufficient.

«Radical change is now required to shape up the policy of organisation and delivery alongside a clear set of policies and principles so people know what we stand for,» he argued.

From the Charity's perspective we felt that the hospital had taken a bold step by reviewing the policy of cannula insertion, and making a step - change that is now a prescribed procedure requiring a doctor's authorisation to insert them.