Sentences with phrase «real change in the perception»

Dean Blake, Communications Manager at Cabot Academy, in Bristol, says the academy has achieved a real change in perception locally by having a dedicated member of staff.

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But we also knew we'd have to change people's negative perceptions (real or not) of being on a certain street or in a certain area.

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.

But that was a long time ago and continued stupid actions and repeating mistakes, changes peoples view and perceptions, in the real world.

While it is a fact that immigration has been on the rise between 2001 and 2011, we have shown in figure 2 that there was some variation in changes in local areas; if people's perception of immigration levels is based on real change in their areas we'd expect estimates to vary accordingly.

The system expands the athlete's perception and feel for the water by enabling them to hear, in real time, how the pressure of the water flows created by the swimmer changes with their movements.

Over the last 20 years, we've seen a real change in public perception regarding gay people.

But in the real world of business and consumer acceptance, changing people's perceptions can be a glacially slow process.

Seeing Wallace in real life changed perceptions of what people had heard about Pit Bulls and helped to open lines of communication.

These female artists are presenting possibilities on how to create artwork that changes perceptions in real ways.

That place between it existing in the real world, and being something that changes your perception of the real world was a place that was very interesting and fertile.

Living Walls The City Speaks urban conference and mural - a-thon — now an annual event; some excellent and some awful big outdoor wall paintings done by artists from all over the globe, gallery shows of their work, a real change in public and institutional perceptions.

Lemieux puts a woman in the bed, but it's the change in medium that shifts perceptions: The photo makes the desultory scene less satirical and more woefully real.

Which coincidentally is the same PR technique that Friends of Science is using to delay action on climate change; creating the public perception of a scientific debate in order to undermine support for the Kyoto accord or for any real public policy action.

Finally, James Hansen's 2012 paper, «Public perception of climate change and the new climate dice», was important in highlighting the real - world impacts of climate change, says Prof Andy Challinor, expert in climate change impacts at the University of Leeds and lead author on the food security chapter in the working group two report.

I think there is a client perception that certain types of work can only be done by larger firms, so a simple increase in size may help, even if there is no real change in personnel.

Therefore, the real fight is now on the consequences of this change; I would say that my role has been not really been affected by this shift in perception.

I was hoping Here One would be my first real taste of that future we see in sci - fi books and movies, where a computer in your ear can change your perception of the world around you.

BODY: In this presentation, Dr. Stroebel presents research on how house price changes occurring within the geographical area of an individual's social network impact his / her perception of property prices and the decision to purchase real estate.

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«Making my clients feel cared for and valued is how I am trying to change the perception of agents in the real estate industry,» says Tarazi.

The minister's report says, «To ensure that the public continues to trust in real estate brokerage's regulatory framework, these perceptions must be changed.