Otherwise, protection was
rated as adequate or good.
The systems on the Mitsubishi Outlander
rated as Adequate (1.9 points) and on the Honda Civic as Marginal (0.44 points).
In this test, top marks were earned by PRE-SAFE Brake (3 points) on the Mercedes Benz E-Class; City Safety & Collision Warning with Full Auto - Brake (2.9 points) on the Volvo V40, and Forward Collision Mitigation on the Mitsubishi Outlander (2.1 points); whereas the systems on the Volvo XC60 (1.9 points), Fiat 500L (1.8 points) and Ford Focus (1.7 points) were
rated as Adequate.
A penalty was applied and the driver's head protection was
rated as adequate.
Protection of both child dummies was good apart from the neck,
rated as adequate for the 6 year dummy and marginal for the 10 year dummy.
This was penalised and the protection of the head was
rated as adequate.
In the more severe side pole impact, protection of the chest was
rated as adequate and that of other body regions was good.
Protection of the head and the chest was
rated as adequate and dummy readings indicated good protection of all other body regions.
In the side barrier test, the side curtain airbag did not deploy as intended and, while dummy readings were good, the score for the head was penalised and protection for this part of the body was
rated as adequate.
The governor wants 100 more charter schools and an overhaul of teacher evaluations, which he says are «baloney,» because virtually all teachers are
rated as adequate.
Not exact matches
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.
The experts
rate conditions such
as whether the education system «encourages creativity, self - sufficiency and personal initiative,» and whether it provides «
adequate instruction in market economic principles.»
A number of operational features were required to implement such an overnight reverse repo, or ON RRP, facility: It would need same - day settlement; 16 the operation would need to be run predictably, every day, and
as late in the day
as possible, to give lenders time to bargain with other counterparties using the outside option of investing with the Federal Reserve; 17 an appropriate spread below IOR would be required to ensure that the facility neither induced large changes in the structure of money markets nor lost the ability to support interest
rate control; 18 and the operations would need enough unused capacity that lenders could credibly propose to leave borrowers that did not offer an
adequate interest
rate.19
The complaint states that in promulgating the final revisions to PTE 84 - 24, which make the exemption available to «fixed
rate annuities,»
as defined by DOL, but not to one class of fixed annuities — specifically, «fixed indexed annuities» — the Department «acted without providing
adequate notice and an opportunity for comment, reflecting arbitrary and capricious conduct in excess of its statutory authority and in clear violation of its obligations to make necessary findings under applicable law.»
While there are some signs of recognition such
as the Fed's reduction in its estimated neutral
rate from 4.5 percent to 3.0 percent during the last 2 years, the IMF's explicit use of the term secular stagnation in its World Economic Outlook, ECB president Mario Draghi's call for global coordination and greater use of fiscal policy, and Japan's indicated interest in fiscal - monetary cooperation, policymakers still have not made sufficiently radical adjustments in their world view to reflect this new reality of a world where generating
adequate nominal GDP growth is likely to be the primary macroeconomic policy challenge for the next decade.
Low fertility, the one - child policy and the cost of raising children in a system without
adequate maternity facilities have all caused the birth
rate to fall just
as more old people are living longer.
Regardless of your downpayment amount and mortgage
rate,
as a homeowner, you should carry an
adequate homeowners insurance policy.
With an FHA streamline, you can move into the new, lower FHA premiums
as long
as there is an
adequate reduction in
rate + MIP, according to FHA guidelines.
In my view, investors who view current valuations
as «justified relative to interest
rates» are really saying that a decade of zero total returns on stocks is perfectly
adequate compensation for the risk of a 45 - 55 % market loss over the completion of the current market cycle - a decline that would historically be merely run - of - the - mill given current valuations, and that certainly can not be precluded by appealing to low interest
rates.
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.
Global examples have shown that soft drink taxes fail to have a meaningful impact on obesity
rates and ultimately serve
as a Band - Aid solution to a complex public health issue, which first and foremost requires access to
adequate nutrition education and health care.
Furthermore, once he was pressed into the service, the results, while not
as astounding
as the match
ratings may suggest, were
adequate for a reserve defender.
For the purpose of this review, we defined «high quality»
as a trial having
adequate sequence generation, allocation concealment and an attrition
rate of less than 20 %.
I can see the appeal of aligning the starting
rate of income tax with the minimum income which people need for an
adequate standard of living
as a medium term goal.
However, the association is not
as clear in adolescents, an age group that is known to lack
adequate sleep and have an overweight and obesity prevalence
rate of 30 % in the US.
Unlike the gut of a gorilla or a ruminant such
as a cow, the human gut is simply not large enough to turn vegetable matters into fatty acids at an
adequate rate for ideal metabolic and nervous system health.
Incidence
rates are important to collect
as they can help to predict the future health burden on the population at large, and ensure
adequate testing and treatment services are available.
However when dietary carbs are limited but
adequate protein provided, the «thermostat reduction» (
as measured by resting metabolic
rate) is much less, and the size of the furnace is maintained.
The Opotowski team, which found that low vitamin A levels had
as great an effect lowering BMD
as did high vitamin A levels, suggested that vitamin A deficiency may contribute to increased fracture risk by allowing bone matrix to grow faster than it can be mineralized.12 Indeed, although the net effect of vitamin A is to stimulate osteoclasts and slow the growth of osteoblasts, vitamin A also causes osteoblasts to secrete a variety of enzymes and other proteins that are important to bone mineralization, including osteocalcin, which is a protein that plays a direct role in attracting and binding calcium within the bone matrix.6 By slowing the growth of the matrix but increasing the
rate at which it is mineralized,
adequate vitamin A helps to ensure sufficient bone density.
Morgan stressed that school's will be judged on the progress of pupils, and even school's
rated as «good» by Ofsted could face intervention if they fail to demonstrate
adequate progress under new guidelines.
NCLB requires annual testing of students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 (and at least once in grades 10 through 12) and that states
rate schools, both
as a whole and for key subgroups, with regard to whether they are making
adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward their state's proficiency goals.
For purposes of determining
adequate yearly progress on the indicator set forth at subparagraph (15)(iv) of this subdivision, the graduation
rate cohort for each public school, school district, and charter school for each school year from 2002 - 03 through 2006 - 2007 shall consist of all members of the school or district high school cohort,
as defined in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, for the previous school year plus any students excluded from that cohort solely because they transferred to an approved alternative high school equivalency or high school equivalency preparation program.
In place of using student test scores, the state Department of Education wants federal officials to permit California districts to use high school graduation
rates and the participation
rates of students in this spring's 11th — grade Smarter Balanced tests
as measures of
Adequate Yearly Progress in high schools.
Turnover is higher in districts that meet shortages by hiring teachers who have not completed an
adequate preparation,
as novices without training leave after their first year at more than twice the
rate of those who have had student teaching and rigorous preparation.
The No Child Left Behind Act requires states to use four - year graduation
rates as part of measuring each high school's
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and provides guidelines for how to calculate the
rates.
As before, the horizontal red lines represent the suggested contribution
rates for workers to earn
adequate retirement security.
Agreement
rates of.8 and above are seen
as strong and generally
adequate for most purposes.
In districts that meet shortages by hiring teachers who have not completed
adequate preparation, turnover is higher,
as novices without training leave after their first year at twice the
rate of those who have had student teaching and preparation.
While the law aimed to close these gaps, they persist despite incremental progress.20 Even after making statistical adjustments to proficiency
rates under NCLB, by 2005 — four years after the law passed — the
rates of schools making «
adequate yearly progress» started to decline.21 Any school missing a single target for any subgroup for two years in a row initiated particular actions, such
as offering free tutoring or the option for students to transfer to a higher - performing school.
As Congress begins preparing for debate over the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, state schools chief Tom Torlakson has joined the chorus of voices calling for the replacement of
Adequate Yearly Progress with a new growth system - one that not only measures student academic progress but also health and wellness, and school dropout
rates.
Conversely, it ought to do better than the regular Yaris on the subject of engine performance, which owners
rate as being only
adequate.
In the full - width rigid barrier frontal impact, protection for the driver's chest was
rated as marginal and that of all other critical body areas
as good or
adequate, for both driver and rear passenger.
In the frontal offset test, protection of both the both dummies was good or
adequate except for the chest of the 6 year dummy which was
rated as marginal based on chest decelerations.
In the full - width rigid barrier impact, protection of the driver was
rated as good except for the chest, protection of which was
adequate.
For the 6 year dummy, protection of the chest was
rated as marginal and the of other critical areas
as good or
adequate.
Protection of the rear seat passenger was
rated as good or
adequate for all body regions.
In the frontal offset test, dummy readings indicated good or
adequate protection for all critical body areas of both child dummies, apart from the neck of the 10 year old dummy, protection of which was
rated as marginal.
Protection of the 6 year dummy, sat in a high - back booster, was
rated as good and
adequate for the head and neck respectively but dummy readings of chest deceleration indicated marginal chest protection.
Otherwise, protection was
rated as good or
adequate.
In the frontal offset test, protection of the 10 year dummy was
rated as at least
adequate.