Sentences with phrase «real decreases in»

There was a 10 point difference between forecasted and real decreases in business activity last year - seven per cent expected a dip in activity, and yet 17 per cent actually experienced one.

This may lead to early, unnecessary supplementation, which may then be followed by a real decrease in milk production; the baby stays asleep longer while breaking down the less - digestible proteins in a breastmilk substitute, and the mother's body does not receive the signal that more milk needs to be made (Walker, 2007).

Critics, including budget watchdog groups, say STAR is inefficient and has simply led to padding of school budgets, not any real decrease in property taxes for homeowners.

But doing this right is often overlooked, and is one of the biggest causes of extended illness, extended recovery time (for injuries) and a real decrease in your ability to come back 100 %.

The data still shows that there is a real decrease in resting metabolic rate with dieting, even if this isn't for the same reasons people usually think it is.

Alternatively, this increased risk associated with being born in the 1990's could be a reflection of a real decrease in incidence of GDV because of improved owner education, management, breeding strategies, or formulations of dog food.

Initially there was a real decrease in transactions using Chinese capital with respect to real estate.

Not exact matches

«A one - year, 1 - percentage - point decrease in real GDP growth» reduces the budgetary balance by $ 4.1 billion.

From the fourth quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2011, real GDP decreased at an average annual rate of 0.2 percent; in the previously published estimates, real GDP had increased at an average annual rate of 0.2 percent.

Since CEO tenure is decreasing and the pool of available CEOs is small, directors need to be certain that their companies have real succession plans in place and that they take care to groom less senior executives for higher - level jobs, Larcker says.

In one recent study, Choi and several colleagues wrote that smartphone addiction, like other impulse - control disorders, can «interfere with school or work; decrease real - life social interaction; decrease academic ability; and cause relationship problems.»

On the other hand, real estate can be controlled much easier by investing correctly in assets that are under market value with multiple exit strategies that help increase the return on the investment while decreasing the risk.

-- When changes in the composition of families are taken into account — including fewer adults per household as family sizes decrease — the real after - tax income of middle - class families increased 30 per cent from 1976 to 2010 — on par with other income groups, but still lower than the top earners

Real home prices in the city decreased 2.5 percent over the year.

The rally in gold to $ 1800 was partly a result of the decrease in US real rates and the inverse relationship that this has with gold.

So, putting all those factors together, Jason may actually experience a 9 % decrease in the real financial value of his compensation if he took the job.

Thus, while the overall CPI may be -2 %, the worker's own cost of living may only decrease.5 %, which would mean a 2 % pay cut is not breaking even, but rather a 1.5 % decrease in real wages.

The decrease in US real rates and the inverse relationship that this has with gold was a contributing factor in the recent rally to $ 1800 ``... most importantly we think US real rates will likely head significantly lower, sending gold to $ 1800 + within a matter of months.»

And that's before you add in the fact that, as mentioned above, some (or all) of the higher earners» spending could be moved offshore, decreasing the real percentage that is paid by them.

To further complicate matters, there was a considerable decrease in demand for ammunition and firearms, since no real legislation arose that would tighten regulations.

Still, many investors are willing wait out decreases in the hope the real estate prices will recover.

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.

This would explain the increasing mathematical sophistication of the economic models from the «political economy» of Adam Smith to the marginal analysis of Marshall in the nineteenth century, and the complexmathematics of modern economics, but at a cost of decreasing relevance to the real world.

You can make them in real mini loaf pans (decrease the baking time a little) or in a big loaf pan (increase the baking time) and they'll work out fine.

I used a small amount of real sugar in combination with sugar - free sweeteners to decrease the amount of carbohydrates while preserving that familiar molasses cookie flavor.

Brazil Segment revenue was negatively impacted by a decrease in bran processing levels as well as a 12 % quarter over quarter decline in the average Brazilian Real versus US Dollar exchange rate.

Brazil Segment revenue was negatively impacted by a decrease in throughput as well as a 27 % quarter over quarter decline in the average Brazilian Real versus US Dollar exchange rate.

In contrast to SSBs, reported energy intakes from alcoholic beverages and confectionery increased, which suggested that the decrease in SSB intake may have been real rather than underreporteIn contrast to SSBs, reported energy intakes from alcoholic beverages and confectionery increased, which suggested that the decrease in SSB intake may have been real rather than underreportein SSB intake may have been real rather than underreported.

Throughout the season, player ratings increase or decrease depending on how an individual has been performing in real life.

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 184In 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 184in 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 184in substantive power as regimes mistakenly believe they can retain real control through violent measures (CR 184).

We can get some indication from a recent NAO report (Central government staff costs, 2015) which used unpublished Cabinet Office data to calculate that the total annualised salary cost for the civil service in 2014 was # 11.13 billion, a decrease of # 2.49 billion in real terms on 2010.

Most civil service grades saw a real - terms decrease in median pay.

Haggling and bargaining for (supplemental) salaries is a byproduct of a combination of the increase in the price of commodity goods, a decrease in real salary and the intertwining of the formal economy with the informal.

We must also recognise that the value of the winter fuel payment has decreased in real terms, while energy prices have risen.

When compared to 2000 levels of spending, is this an increase / decrease in federal government spending (in real dollars) per citizen?

If NY State became a real partner in funding education local property tax levels would decrease — especially with the local property tax cap in place.

He added she had acted irrationally in failing to take into account the extent of the decrease in asylum support rates in real terms since 2007 and the freezing of rates in absolute terms since 2011.

The average decrease in real - term budgets was 11 % last year and will be at least 21 % this year.

In real terms, in 2015 dollars, that represented a decrease from $ 8.03 to $ 6.8In real terms, in 2015 dollars, that represented a decrease from $ 8.03 to $ 6.8in 2015 dollars, that represented a decrease from $ 8.03 to $ 6.84.

Recent real - estate data show a decrease in foreclosures in the greater Milwaukee area, yet members of the Milwaukee Common Council are not taking the good news as reason to rest on their laurels.

Adjusted for inflation, the decrease would approach 5 percent in real dollars.

«Thus, even though the 72 % decrease in pneumonia risk with vitamin E in ATBC participants who quit smoking may be a real effect, it should not be generalized to current elderly males in Western countries.

«We have yet to make real progress in turning the world toward decreasing CO2 emissions,» says the study's co-author Chris Field, director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Global Ecology in Stanford, Calif. «A greater buildup of CO2 means more warming.»

In addition, downward social comparison effects — or comparing oneself to someone perceived as less skilled — were identified as participants that perceived their avatar as more obese than their virtual opponent showed decreased physical activity in the real world while playing the gamIn addition, downward social comparison effects — or comparing oneself to someone perceived as less skilled — were identified as participants that perceived their avatar as more obese than their virtual opponent showed decreased physical activity in the real world while playing the gamin the real world while playing the game.

Unfortunately, there are still some issues, for instance with their nominal operating life: Conversion efficiencies decrease sharply when the material is exposed to UV radiation and electric field, as is the case in real operating conditions.

«The ACT inpatient care model is a fine example of applying implementation science to the goal of decreasing length of stays and lowering healthcare costs in a localized real world environment,» said Nadia Adams, M.H.A., executive director of the Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science.

Wouldn't the real issue about Antarctic cooling be: if the amount of water locked up in the ice cap increasing or decreasing, and at what rate?

The increasing depleation of ozone over the Pole regions, Real Climate (6 May 2005) Record Artic Ozone Loss, has at least coincided with decreased temperatures, comment 5, and increased snow falls in the Antartic continents interior, New Scientist (28 May 2005) in Brief, p. 17.

The lifespan of each cartridge varied considerably, so they were also replaced whenever the real - time exposure monitor detected a decrease in output of a specific E-cig.

But the real problem is that after a few weeks of rigorous dieting, the body will adapt by decreasing the production of your thyroid hormones, which in turn will slow down your metabolism, making it even harder to burn off calories.