to do so we make judgments and
predict outcomes of our actions and the actions of others.
It will help
you predict outcomes of your actions on the road without having acted.
Not exact matches
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.
You can't
predict the
outcome of all
of your
actions, but there are some things you can do to reduce your risk
of failure within a few short months.
Better understanding
of these responses will help managers to
predict and interpret
outcomes of management
actions and adapt
actions to suit their particular management objectives.
Consequently, the probability
of achieving the required
outcomes is
predicted and preventive
action can be taken.
The ability
of children to control impulsive behaviour and plan before
action may be critical to their success in adult life; it has been suggested that possessing such self - control in childhood can
predict health, relationship and career
outcomes in adulthood.
Whether it's playing a game that
predicts the
outcome of certain
actions or using role play to test out new techniques, the flipped model allows better retention through experience, teamwork, and peer - based learning.
Inference - making is an important component
of several major social studies processes specified in the national social studies standards, such as making generalizations, evaluating sides
of an argument,
predicting the
outcomes of various
actions, sorting fact from opinion, determining the
outcomes of a decision, detecting bias, and interpreting points
of view (Sunal & Haas, 2002; NCSS, 2008).
Climate science says, «this is a range given our inability to completely
predict massive human and insitutional
actions and the availability and development
of technology, so here are some scenarios — if the conditions are X0, we see X1 as a likely
outcome.
They are not trying to accurately
predict the future, but rather provide a range
of possible
outcomes based on the uncertainty
of human
actions.
• The readiness
of the nation to
predict and avoid public and occupational health problems caused by heat waves and severe storms • Characterization and quantification
of relationships between climate variability, health
outcomes, and the main determinants
of vulnerability within and between populations • Development
of reliable methods to connect climate - related changes in food systems and water supplies to health under different conditions • Prediction
of future risks in response to climate change scenarios and
of reductions in the baseline level
of morbidity, mortality, or vulnerability • Identification
of the available resources, limitations
of, and potential
actions by the current U.S. health care system to prevent, prepare for, and respond to climate - related health hazards and to build adaptive capacity among vulnerable segments
of the U.S. population
Fifty - seven self - identified happily - married, middle - class couples in the Midwestern U.S. participated in a study investigating how men and women may differentially benefit from providing versus receiving sensitive support.1 Researchers were interested in how (a) the sensitivity
of support provided (i.e., its responsiveness and attentiveness to the spouses»
actions and comments) and whether (b) the husband or wife provided or received the support might
predict marital
outcomes.
Prosocial behaviors (i.e.,
actions that benefit others) are important markers
of healthy social functioning, and understanding the factors that
predict such
outcomes among recent immigrant Latino adolescents is important.