Sentences with phrase «reducing elapse time»

Under this metaphor, the good minister is the one who keeps reducing the elapsed time from the detection of the first wisp of the smoke of conflict, through the scramble down the long ladder and the rush out to the trouble spot, to the stamping out of the smoldering source of smoke before it bursts into the flame of serious congregational conflict.

Not exact matches

As each day elapses, the time to maturity for a bond shortens, which typically also reduces its yield.

Earned premium naturally means that the insurance company did not have to pay claims to the policy holder for the elapsed time period since a payout on the policy would inevitably mean reducing the portion of the earned premium equal to the loss incurred by the policy holder and at times even resulting in loss for the insurance company as they might have to pay out more for the loss than the amount they have earned.

Therefore, if enough time elapses, the amount of the policy loan plus accumulated interest can signifiantly reduce the amount of the death benefit.