Sentences with phrase «risk by a significant amount»

They said just adding fresh veggies alone to kibble reduced a dog's cancer risk by a significant amount.

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«Netflix combated this risk by adding a significant amount of content that targeted all members of the family, with children's content a critical «glue» to its offering.»

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.

These discrepant figures are due in part to the fact that Sierra Nevada had «the most significant amount of risk reduction and technology development work to do,» according to a statement by NASA when it awarded the latest round of funding in 2012.

Mutations in dozens of genes raise the risk of the disease by small but significant amounts, and researchers are painstakingly uncovering how each gene might contribute.

They also contain significant amounts of phytosterols, a compound thought to reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering high levels of damaging LDL cholesterol (6).

While we understand the need to incentivize management by placing a significant amount of upper management and director compensation and net worth at risk in the stock market, this needs to be meaningful only at a personal level.

A 20 % down payment is viewed as ideal by lenders because you are investing a significant amount of your own money in your home and therefore the lender's risk is reduced.

As mentioned in the other answer, you can't invest all of your money in one slightly risky place, and to receive a significant return on your investment, you must take on a reasonable amount of risk, and must manage that risk by diversifying your portfolio of investments.

Traders who try to «rush» the account - building process by trading too frequently and risking too much per trade, inevitably end up losing significant amounts of money and thus putting themselves much further behind.

By not refinancing your loans, you risk throwing significant amounts of money away on interest and higher monthly payments.

As Joe said, the stock of any company that is exposed to significant risks can drop (or rise) by large amounts suddenly, and it is common for blue - chip stocks to move significantly in a period of months as changes in the market or the company itself manifest themselves.

By integrating significant amounts of renewable energy and energy efficiency into its energy mix, Ohio can build a more diverse electricity portfolio that minimizes these risks while meeting energy demand cost - effectively and sustainably.

The only good news in the study is that if we act to cut emissions by significant amounts, the risk of temperature rise is similar to previous projections.

Apply that kind of filter across an entire portfolio and a firm might begin to reduce overall risk - weighted exposure by significant amounts.

The investment world is still characterized by a significant amount of risk aversion and conservative behavior since the Great Recession.