Sentences with phrase «reduce potential points»

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As the auditing firm KPMG points out, automating repetitive administrative tasks has the potential to reduce operational costs by as much as 75 percent.

When the data point to a potential defector, a salesperson contacts that customer to review and resolve the problem, dramatically reducing the loss of accounts.»

HACCP is used in the food industry to identify potential food safety hazards, so that key actions, known as Critical Control Points (CCP's) can be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of the hazards being realized.

With 2 points staked our balance is reduced to 115.1 with potential winnings totalling 14.85.

Although Levy believes that the «availability of regular sex with a robot will dramatically reduce the incidence of infidelity as we know it today,» he also acknowledges there may be some potential sticky points.

The government had by this point built up large reserves of foreign exchange to buffer against potential volatility, reduced annual inflation from 31 per cent in 2004 to 7,5 per cent a decade later, and established of a sovereign wealth fund to help diversify the economy.

This reduces the potential need for re-work, increases reliability of service and saves our customers time and money,» Mr Thakwani pointed out.

The findings on why we distrust atheists also point towards another potential way of reducing such prejudice: by reminding people of charitable and altruistic acts committed in the name of atheism.

David Hone of Shell International makes a valuable point on the potential for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce...

«It points to the potential use of prescribed fires to reduce severe fire effects across landscapes,» he said.

«Our findings point to two potential impacts from additional research — analyzing the diversity and composition of the microbiome to predict response to immunotherapy and modulating the gut microbiome to enhance treatment,» said Wargo, senior researcher on the project and co-leader of the Melanoma Moon Shot ™, part of MD Anderson's Moon Shots Program ™ to reduce cancer deaths by accelerating development of therapies from scientific discoveries.

Keasling, who holds joint appointments at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley, pointed to potential benefits of JBEI research that go beyond decreasing the nation's dependence on fossil fuels and reducing its carbon footprint on the environment.

In an accompanying editorial, Francesco Celi, MD, of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Bethesda, Md., notes that «taken together, these studies point to a potential «natural» intervention to stimulate energy expenditure: Turn down the heat and burn calories (and reduce the carbon footprint in the process).»

Another poster has pointed out the potential benefits of phytic acid, but it can be reduced if desired by simply soaking the seeds.

It is interesting to note that the KBs are able to produce more energy compared with glucose because of the metabolic effects of ketosis — the high chemical potential of 3 - β - hydroxybutyrate leads to an increase in the ΔG0 of ATP hydrolysis.3 A further point to underline is, as shown in Table 1, that glycaemia, even though reduced, remains within physiological levels because of the fact that glucose is formed from two sources: from glucogenic amino acids and from glycerol liberated via lysis from triglycerides.7

SEGA has not confirmed this, so chalk it up to a rumor, but it would be interesting to see if this game is released at a reduced price point to garnish more potential sales.

Kohn knows the research literature, especially on motivation to learn, and generally gets the arguments right: too much working for points and grades reduces the potential pleasure of mastering knowledge and ideas.

«Clearly, there is a great need for rigorous evaluation research, which should focus both on the impact of school discipline reforms and on their potential unintended consequences,» the authors note, emphasizing that reducing suspensions is a starting point in effective school discipline reform but that changing school culture can have «spillover» effects on teachers and peers which raise important questions for further study.

By engaging gifted individuals from diverse backgrounds in challenging curricula, educators are more likely to recognize their abilities and potential, understand differing points of view and cultures, and reduce underachievement.

A growing body of evidence points to the need and potential for redesigned math policies that reduce — rather than reinforce — educational inequities.

The team worked out the smallest of details, such as rethinking how the front doors meet the instrument panel, simplifying merging points and reducing potential alignment issues.

Guides also enable doctors or physicians to make or validate medical decisions at the point of care, decreasing time to diagnosis / prescription and reducing potential medical errors, according to RIM.

Of course, the publishers» take per copy also was reduced, a point the publishers no doubt made as they prevailed on the agents to accept a change they believed was necessary to prevent a potential perpetual monopoly on ebook sales by Amazon.

A professional «listing inspection» is just good business, it may facilitate a smoother transaction by putting potential buyers at ease, reducing negotiating points, and bypassing annoying delays.

That is, if you are shifting the rewards points to your travel budget so that you can travel in a luxurious style with minimal cost, aren't you giving up the potential benefit of reducing your credit card purchases?

Your point that the investment could be lower at the end of the 3 years is a concern, although with a safe investment, it is less so, but this reduces the potential gain.

Obviously, i) we now have very negative Russian sentiment, ii) 2P reserves have been reduced to 72.5 million boe, and iii) when a share does this badly, investors hate it long past the point it actually turns the corner, but the potential's finally here for a substantial revaluation of PTR at some point.

Plus, according to Khalsa, lab tests have shown that with longterm exposure at low doses, fipronil has the potential to cause nervous system and thyroid toxicity, thyroid cancer, altered thyroid hormone levels, liver toxicity, kidney damage, convulsions, whining, barking, crying, loss of appetite, locomotor difficulty, reduced fertility, fetus mortality, smaller offspring, loss of hair at or beyond the point of application, moist inflammation, chemical burn and itching.

While all of the cards we're comparing earn points or miles that can help you secure free or reduced - cost travel, comparing earning potential and redemption options is also important when selecting the right card.

That reduces the potential liability of the points even further.

SEGA has not confirmed this, so chalk it up to a rumor, but it would be interesting to see if this game is released at a reduced price point to garnish more potential sales.

A reduced color palette highlights the occasional stopping point of a solid form, suggesting a potential for our attention.

Although APS plans to reduce its coal burn from the current 35 % to 17 % by 2029, by increasing its natural gas burn from 19 % to 35 %, it will actually increase its greenhouse gas emissions in the near term, since the global warming potential from methane, which is leaked at multiple points of the natural gas supply chain, is 86 times that of carbon over 20 years, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2013 report.

This combination allowed the team to do a much more detailed assessment of the way different policies would affect decisions by the power producers and distributors — a key point, since the electricity sector has the most immediate potential for changes that could reduce emissions, and is the biggest contributor to emissions overall.

In the meantime, as the NY Times points out, it may make sense to consider individual actions, such as more energy efficient appliances and increased vehicle efficiency, if the data shows net savings as a result of energy independence, reduced expenditures for fossil fuel due to reduced energy uses and potential reduction in defense expenditures as a result of reduced dependence on the middle east for oil.

Noting that energy efficiency measures alone could get us to reduce emissions 80 % by 2050 (the amount most scientists say we need to cut in order to avoid the worst of climate change), he pointed out that there's an entire potential workforce ready to be trained to retrofit buildings and do other green jobs — and that it makes perfect economic sense.

The page explains hidden fees that may reduce the value of a gift card month - by - month until it bottoms out at zero, points out the potential for expiration dates, notes differences between «national» and «store» gift cards, and offers tips for both gift card buyers and recipients to help maximize card value.

To be candid, if the real and potential benefits of providing legal advice include speed of service and reduced cost respectively, to achieve a positive outcome, which has ultimately come about via the use of sophisticated IT / AI at some point during the legal service / problem continuum, and as a legal buyer my main concern is the right result, quality, value for money and / or price (which remains the issue in many instances), and I know lawyers and law firms can now do the work quicker, smarter and more accurately using AI and cognitive computing technology, can I therefore expect my legal fees to be reduced?

Once you do, that means three more years of the previously discussed Reduced Insurance Rates and Potential Point Reductions.

This could point to a trend where local businesses are starting to see the potential of bitcoin to improve their customer experience and reduce payment costs.

Business Development Manager — Microsort, Redmond, WA — 9/2009 -6 / 2011 • Led SaaS sales and business development for the PNW region • Conducted market research to identify prospective targets and potential influencers • Coordinated a team of 19 in securing and managing new customer accounts • Became key point of contact for customer relationship management and development • Liaised with technical teams to ensure implementation according to customer goals • Proposed new product concepts to meet market demand • Delivered a 39 percent boost in revenue within a single year through skillful customer targeting • Reduced the sales cycle from two weeks to eight days by bringing in additional support staff • Landed multiple major branded client accounts in the technology sector