Sentences with phrase «recent years our practice»

In recent years the practice of Android rooting, that is the process of allowing an Android phone or tablet to bypass restrictions set by carriers, operating systems or hardware manufacturers, has become increasingly popular.

In recent years our practice has seen a notable rise in Chinese business activity in the UAE as China has increased its appetite for international investment.

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«We think this is one of the most egregious [conflicts of interest] we've seen in recent years, and it seems to be more widely practiced... To me, it sounds like a commission, and clients approach the adviser operating under the banner of fiduciary expecting those biases to not exist.»

«Evolving regulatory disclosure requirements have increased the disclosure in recent years of information about fees in the industry, but there is nothing new nor unusual about our fees and administrative expenses or disclosure practices which are fully compliant with regulatory requirements,» wrote O'Brien and Poirier to Maclean's.

Airlines» customer service practices have come under fire in recent months, and just last year, U.S. carriers were cleared in a federal investigation regarding exorbitant fare mark - ups in the wake of a deadly Amtrak derailment that drove up demand for air travel on some routes.

The concepts may seem like theoretical jargon, but in recent years, the practice has become fairly common, and has attracted attention from hundreds of corporations looking for new ideas — and new ways to cut costs.

Already a popular practice in the beverage industry, the pace of endorsements and investments by famous names has accelerated in recent years as more celebs look to make money from the increasing popularity of liquor and wine.

J.P. Morgan's provision for compensating employees who leave to serve in government — a practice so common on Wall Street that it has become known as the proverbial «revolving door» — has become a point of contention in recent years, not only at the bank but for the industry as a whole.

In recent years, other large companies, including Microsoft, General Electric and Accenture Consulting, have dropped the practice — often called stack ranking, or «rank and yank» — in part because it can force managers to get rid of valuable talent just to meet quotas.

It's an allowable practice, though it's become more controversial in recent years.

In recent years, PPC best practice has slowly shifted from optimizing for clicks to optimizing for conversions.

Dr Leblanc has served as an external advisor to boards that have won national awards and peer endorsement from institutional shareholders for their corporate governance practices and has also acted as a corporate governance expert witness in recent years.

Despite backing from Founders Fund — along with Kleiner Perkins, ORIX Growth Capital, Artis Ventures and others — Practice Fusion had stumbled in recent years as bigger competitors such as 38 - year - old Epic Systems continue to gain market share.

14 % of respondents believe that insider trading practices in the alternative investment industry have become less prevalent since the FBI arrested Raj Rajaratnam and scared the bejeezus out of everyone, a noticeable drop from January 2016 when 25 % of respondents felt this way; 37 % of respondents think the news of arrests and convictions there has had little impact on insider trading because those who engage in such practices think they are smarter than everyone else and will never get caught, compared with 39 % of respondents in 2016; and 49 % of respondents believe the influx of money into funds in recent years and the explosion in the number of hedge fund firms has put enough pressure on fund managers that there will always be a few desperate enough to try anything, including insider trading, a significant increase from the 36 % of respondents who felt this way in the Roundtable's previous survey on this topic.

It went on to say that in recent years, the practice «has come under certain scrutiny.»

In recent years, however, certain West German theologians, notably Jürgen Moltmann, Heribert Mühlen, and Eberhard Jüngel, have «rediscovered» the doctrine of the Trinity as the basis for contemporary Christian belief and practice.

It's a practice that Mohammed, a 21 - year old recent graduate from the Georgia Institute of Technology, can't imagine life without.

In that regard, I'm pleased to note that the practice of reading has changed somewhat in Russia in recent years.

Although maintaining an emphasis on individual transformation as the key, recent years have witnessed a movement beyond this exclusive focus to advocate the need for transformation on all levels — individual, interpersonal, institutional, and political — and the explicit valuation of social engagement as part of committed spiritual practice.

In recent years, however, I have begun to wonder about the practice of tithes and offerings.

In recent years, the Protestant tradition has not cultivated the practice of traditional spiritual disciplines among either pastors or laity.

In the beginning the Chinese Muslims were very serious about practicing the five daily prayers, but in recent years, due to the influence of materialism, unsettled conditions, difficulties of obtaining a livelihood, and the distance from mosques, only the Ahunds and country people of strong faith observe the five daily prayers.

In recent years there are encouraging signs that the Court is moving away from extreme separationism to a doctrine of «equal regard,» meaning that institutions and practices can not be discriminated against simply because they are religious in nature.

This is an ancient practice which has been revived in recent years in several churches.

Fr Mark Vickers is Parish Priest of Hatfield South and chaplain to Hertfordshire University For those passing through seminary in recent years there often seemed only two absolute rules of confessional practice:

A recent survey of the sexual practices of a cross-section of Americans found that couples 45 to 54 had a median figure for frequency of «making love» of 52 times a year; those 55 and up only dropped to 49 times a year.

While speaking about the newly - released Planned Parenthood videos, a presidential candidate has walked back from a recent defense of their practices to say something you don't hear much anymore from the pro-choice crowd: «I have said for more than 22 years that....

Batcha said that 99 percent of the 47,000 responses submitted to the FDA during the most recent comment period earlier this year found that consumers believe the organic seal indicates better animal welfare practices and advocated for the rule to become effective without further delays by Nov. 14.

Brazil's economy has boomed in recent years, on the back of its extensive natural resources and industrial - scale agricultural practices, to become the seventh largest in the world.

In recent years, some Restaurateurs have discouraged tipping or adopted policies that do away with the practice in their

In recent years the plantation processing sector has invested heavily in the development of modern efficient sawmills, reconstituted and engineered wood production facilities and best practice pulp mills.

The global market for vanilla has experienced tremendous volatility in recent years, as the entire supply chain has struggled with price fluctuations, limited supply and poor farming and harvesting practices that harm the quality of beans.

By its recent appointment of Switzer, NWNA, whose brand portfolio includes 12 popular U.S. bottled waters, is looking to continue to shape environmental and social best practices of the industry for years to come.

Russian speed skaters hole up in Alma Ata 12 months a year and practice their art to such a degree that in the recent Olympics they swept all but one event.

He has rarely taken prize money in recent years, and betting on the birds, a big thing in New York City where a man can win $ 6,000 on a race, is a practice he avoids.

The number of teams and seasons per year, throwing history (including pitch count, number of practices and games) and any recent changes in throwing techniques are important risk factors for injury.

Other than the very general practices of adding potential years of control and acquiring fixable groundball pitchers, it was a pretty weird and unique trade in recent Pirates history.

In recent years, the word «transparency» has been thrown around in political arenas, bureaucratic agencies, and business model practices.

Wearing a baby in a sling is a common practice in many different countries around the world, but in recent years, it has become more popular with parents in the United States as well.

Many states have also enacted rules changes establishing a progression up to full - contact in preseason practices, similar to the heat acclimatization schedules integrated into preseason workouts in recent years.

But in recent years, widely circulated videos of parents spanking or striking their children with repeated blows have sparked angry public debates about the practice.

An extensive underground network of illegal practitioners has developed in Missouri in recent years, according to Sen. John Loudon, the Missouri lawmaker who spearheaded legislation that would allow nationally certified midwives to practice in the state.

Planned births occur where a considered decision is made to deliver an infant, and in recent years there have been significant changes in clinical practice resulting in an increase in planned births before the ideal time of birth at 39 - 40 weeks» gestation.

«In recent years, the commercialisation of infant feeding has impacted on professional practice through the development of sponsorship by the Baby Feeding Industry of medical conferences and meetings, along with gifts to health workers.

Recent analyses indicate that sub optimal breastfeeding practices, including non-exclusive breastfeeding, contribute to 11.6 % of mortality in children under 5 years of age.

In practice, in recent years, the European Parliament, with the cooperation of the Commission, has increased the level of transparency and accountability which applies when the EU negotiates trade agreements with third countries.

The state has spent several years developing new rules to regulate the title insurance industry, which has come under scrutiny in recent years for its practice of giving gifts to clients.

It's a question hospitals have wrestled with in recent years as their business practices and tax benefits have drawn increasing scrutiny from the IRS.

According to Rosenthal, contracting practice woes have been ameliorated and their details brought into the limelight in recent years, as evidenced by the Department beginning to post contract information online.

As the New York Times noted earlier this week, Silver seems to have begun practicing law outside of the firm in recent years, according to a close reading of his financial disclosure forms.