Sentences with phrase «reflecting higher results»

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

FMS earnings before tax as a percentage of FMS total revenue and FMS operating revenue (a non-GAAP measure) were 4.0 % and 4.8 %, respectively, both down 60 basis points from the prior year, primarily reflecting higher depreciation due to vehicle residual value policy changes and lower used vehicle sales results.

The hypothetical portfolios would then be rebalanced for each year of the study period — 1997 to 2014 — to reflect changes that would have occurred over the space of those years as new high - scoring companies were identified and added as a result of the yearly CHAA process.

Unadjusted career average earnings will result in a smaller denominator than career average earnings that are adjusted to reflect wage growth, as in the C / QPP benefit rate calculation, and both are likely to be lower than a measure of best average earnings for people whose earnings are high relative to average earnings for limited periods of time.

At Interactive results reflected lower performance of Disney Infinity partially offset by higher results from our mobile games business.

We also have experienced, and may experience in the future, gross margin declines in certain businesses, reflecting the effect of items such as competitive pricing pressures, inventory write - downs and increases in component and manufacturing costs resulting from higher labor and material costs borne by our manufacturers and suppliers that, as a result of competitive pricing pressures or other factors, we are unable to pass on to our customers.

In a statement, Disney CEO Bob Iger bragged that the results «once again reflect the strength of our brands and high quality content and demonstrate that our proven franchise strategy creates long - term value across all of our businesses.»

Production costs have increased over the past half year, as a result of higher raw materials prices, largely reflecting a period of strong domestic and international demand.

In part, this rise reflected higher prices for basic metal products, resulting from developments in world commodity markets.

The increase in non-interest expenses primarily reflects higher salaries and benefits, mainly resulting from hiring activity and the compensation changes described above, as well as increased premises and other expenses to facilitate business growth.

«Results reflect the company's more aggressive efforts to improve its price relevancy, as well as higher shrinkage in the last two weeks of the quarter given purchases were planned for a higher level of sales heading into the 4th of July holiday,» said Whole Foods.

The result is an increase in short - term interest rates beyond what is currently reflected in market expectations and the consensus view, leaving our 2 - year forecast a bit higher at 1.75 %.

The deterioration in the deficit primarily resulted from lower corporate income tax revenues, down 16.3 % (in part reflecting higher refunds), lower GST revenues, down 7.6 %, lower employment insurance premiums, down 12.5 % (reflecting a decline in EI rates effective January 2017), and higher other transfers and subsidies, up 38.0 % (reflecting the timing of payments related to recent budget proposals).

Results reflected higher annual fees in connection with the company's Marriott Vacation Club Destinations program, higher management fees, and improvements in ancillary operations.

Therefore, curve flattener reflects the consensus bearish volatility view where asset prices continue to boom under policy accommodation, while curve steepener expresses a bullish volatility thesis where higher term premium (as a result of «quantitative tightening») would reverse policy - induced private capital displacement and «financial adventurism.»

Outlook For the full year 2012, the company is increasing its adjusted free cash flow guidance to reflect the favorable terms of the notes receivable securitization, the impact of lower financing propensity which results in a higher percentage of cash sales as compared to financed sales of vacation ownership products, as well as reduced real estate inventory needs.

Profits after interest have tended to decline over the past couple of years, reflecting the impact of the 1994 interest rate increases and a tendency for corporate leverage to increase, but they remain at high levels compared with historical averages; they can be expected to receive a further modest boost as interest - rate reductions in the second half of last year begin to feed through into profit results.

The results of the past month, haven't reflected the progress that Mourinho has made with the team, and despite going out of the Champions League to an under - strength Sevilla side, United are set to finish the highest they have in the League since 2013.

In the past, it was an open question whether the resulting name trends reflected the perceived high status of the names, or simply the effect of mass exposure.

Commenting on the result, Mr. Phillips Oduoza, the GMD / CEO, UBA Plc, said «our 2015 profit is a new high, reflecting the hard work and discipline of our Board, Management and Staff in creating value for all stakeholders.

It added: «These results challenge the existing paradigm that diesel cars are associated, in general, with far higher PM emission rates, reflecting the effectiveness» of engine add - ons like DPFs to stem pollution.

«Overall, these results still reflect that higher rates of crime occur when temperatures are warmer.

Researchers found that a perception of long - term group disadvantage resulted in a higher willingness to adopt populist views reflected in Brexit support.

The results were clear: Students who strategically reflected on how to use their resources to learn effectively ended up with higher grades at the end of the semester, outperforming their classmates by an average of one third of a letter grade.

«Although our study's results may in part be explained by joint injuries associated with high - level physical activity in those with a lower 2D: 4D and the greater susceptibility of knee OA in response to injury than hip OA, they may also reflect hormonal influences on the growth of bone, cartilage, and soft tissue, which warrants further investigation.»

Specifically, activity in area 9 reflected «self - other - mergence,» predicting the degree to which the subjects» self - ability ratings changed as a result of engaging with high performers.

Only 23 percent of the participants who received the placebo reported the same results, reflecting a high likelihood that they were also lying, but to a lesser extent compared to those receiving oxytocin.

It said the decision to withdraw from the area reflected the results from the exploratory well, the project's high costs and the unpredictable federal regulatory environment in the area off the U.S. state of Alaska.

When the researchers analyzed the results by sex, they found smaller benefits among women, largely reflecting higher background fatal injury rates for female cyclists in central London.

We are now potentially seeing the results of improvements in prevention and treatment of key cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol reflected in the risk of developing dementia.»

The eruption also produced erratic weather and spectacular sunsets throughout the world for many months afterwards, as a result of sunlight reflected from suspended dust particles ejected by the volcano high into Earth's atmosphere.

Quantitative RT - PCR using RNAs extracted from brain, thorax and abdomen of workers revealed that statistically significant and prominent Acks induction was observed only in the brain when the bees were exposed to high temperature, and scarce Acks expression was detected in the thorax and abdomen under both room and high temperatures (Figure 5O), further supporting that Acks induction under a high temperature reflects neural activity and does not result from some «heat shock responses» that could occur independently of neural activity.

This result is thought to reflect the effect of a supermassive black hole, since it would be impossible to maintain such high - temperature state over the region of several hundred light years in general star forming activities.

The results show that the gap around the node at sufficiently low temperatures can be well described by a monotonic d - wave gap function for both samples and the gap of the R = La sample is larger reflecting the higher Tc.

The decrease in insulin AUC to baseline values after 12 wk of the ad libitum high - protein diet most likely reflects a decrease in the stimulus for insulin secretion resulting from the overall decrease in energy intake by this point in the study.

A diet that is low in essential vitamins and minerals and high in acid forming foods will reflect results in acidic urine.

While both ibuprofen consumption and working out both resulted in increased I - FABP levels (reflecting small intestinal injury), levels were higher after cycling with ibuprofen than after cycling without ibuprofen.

In a 2005 study, scientists gave female rats high and low doses of caffeine and observed that `' caffeine selectively increased visits to the male when physical contact was possible,» a result they say suggests that `' the effects of caffeine on female mating behavior may reflect an increase in both sexual motivation and locomotor activity.»

In addition, the administration greatly expanded the TIF program, which awards grants to high - need districts to fund performance - based compensation systems, and established a new rule for winning applications: proposals would need to differentiate teacher and principal effectiveness, based in significant part on student growth, and create compensation systems that reflected those results.

«These results, in addition to our record - high graduation rate, reflect the incredible efforts of our students, our teachers, the district and our community.»

Professor Milgram was the only math content expert on the Validation Committee reviewing the standards, and he concluded that the Common Core standards are, as he told the Texas state legislature, «in large measure a political document that... is written at a very low level and does not adequately reflect our current understanding of why the math programs in the high - achieving countries give dramatically better results.»

The results from the High Quality Schools Campaign (HQSC) reflect DCSRN's growing understanding of the nuances of the DC public school choice sector and, in particular, how these nuances impact underserved families.

• A tale of two headlines: Results of the California High School Exit Exam were released yesterday, and for LAUSD there's good news and bad news, reflected in two headlines: The LA Times has it like this: «Two - thirds of sophomores pass exit exam, a record high for LAUSD&raqHigh School Exit Exam were released yesterday, and for LAUSD there's good news and bad news, reflected in two headlines: The LA Times has it like this: «Two - thirds of sophomores pass exit exam, a record high for LAUSD&raqhigh for LAUSD».

Assessment literate people believe the results of high - quality assessments accurately reflect the extent of student mastery of the learning target.

Prof John Jerrim, of the UCL Institute of Education in London, says that Canada's high league table ranking reflects the narrow socio - economic gap in school results.

Because nearly 80 percent of students with high levels of attendance in 2014 also were high attenders in 2013, it is not clear whether the broader positive outcomes for high attenders after the second summer are the result of cumulative attendance over both summers or program improvements in the second summer, and researchers concluded outcomes likely reflected a combination of both.

We hope this analysis can shed light on the positive developments that have resulted from the hard work of DPS educators, while also illuminating those places where the district needs to dig in, reflect on what is not working, and set a course with a higher probability of success.

This reflects research trends that show higher participation in AP classes across the country for Hispanic students, but could also be a result of external factors, such as the recent increase in Hispanic residents living in New Haven and its surrounding suburbs.

«Ranking highest in the entire industry for initial quality is the result of Kia's decade - long focus on craftsmanship and continuous improvement, and reflects the voice of our customers, which is the ultimate affirmation,» said Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and EVP, Kia Motors America.

Our most recent Driver Power customer satisfaction survey saw owners rank parent company Citroen 20th out of 32 brands — although this result reflects the entire range, not just the DS5, which has been built to high standards to reflect its luxury image.