Working with an experienced marriage counselor can have
a significant affect on your relationship.
In the research study we introduced in Monday's posting on The Gottman Relationship Blog, «Patterns of Marital Conflict Predict Children's Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors» (1993), Drs. Gottman and Lynn Katz found that a child's temperament does not have a statistically
significant affect on marital satisfaction, its change over time, or the style in which the couple engages in marital conflict.
For example, rain during the hour before an outdoor concert could have
a significant affect on revenue but rain falling during the last hour of the concert may not.
In any case, CO2 may be just tagging along for the ride with respect to having
a significant affect on the temperature of the earth.
So changing your vaccine protocols could have
a significant affect on practice finances.
Asset allocation may have a more
significant affect on performance returns than industry weighting, stock selection, market timing or any other portfolio management decision.
Governmental actions in India can have
a significant affect on economic conditions in the India region.
Additional studies reviewed indicated that computer - assisted learning programs also had
a significant affect on student participation and student achievement.
Working to build the perfect body can have
a significant affect on a person's lifestyle.
Both avoiding high blood pressure throughout middle age or delaying the start of the development of high blood pressure seem to have
a significant affect on a person's remaining lifetime cardiovascular disease risk.
Has a statistically
significant affect on the probability of pregnancy.
Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of «The Humor Advantage,» says losing even just one employee can have
a significant affect on many aspects of your business.
How you set up and run your company from the beginning can have
a significant affect on how you eventually exit.
Despite a lower birth rate, it seems that having had cancer has
no significant affects on the health of their children.
Not exact matches
significant changes in discount rates, rates of return
on pension assets, mortality tables and other factors could adversely
affect our earnings and equity and increase our pension funding requirements;
A 2013 Federal Trade Commission study found that 20 percent of consumers identified errors
on their reports that might
affect their score, and 5 percent had an error
significant enough that it could result in their paying higher loan rates.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may
affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely
affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition,
significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing
on additional capacity
on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States
on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in
significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively
affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default
on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the
significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively
affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of
significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses
on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a
significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report
on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
The company announced
on its official blog
on February 26 that the change «will
affect mobile searches in all languages worldwide and will have a
significant impact in our search results.»
The discovery of
significant problems with a product similar to one of our products that implicate an entire class of products could have a material adverse effect
on sales of the
affected products and
on our business and results of operations.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change
affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may
affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including
significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports
on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
... Even the better performing companies had
significant gaps in disclosure
on key issues that
affect what a user can and can not say or do, or who knows what about their activities,» noted the Ranking Digital Rights researchers.
Changes in real estate values or economic conditions can have a
significant positive or negative effect
on issuers in the real estate industry, which may
affect your investment.
Similar to the Company, Dignity Health is subject to
significant regulatory oversight, which provides Mr. Dean with additional insight in analyzing and advising
on complex regulatory issues
affecting the Company.
Important factors that may
affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with
significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments
on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.
Currently, we do not expect the utilization of our net operating loss and tax credit carry - forwards to be materially
affected as no
significant limitations are expected to be placed
on these carry - forwards as a result of our previous ownership changes.
A complete ban
on pledging, however, could discourage our executives and directors from owning
significant levels of FedEx stock, which we believe would negatively
affect stockholders.
Many of our
significant distributors operate
on narrow margins and have been negatively
affected by business pressures in the past.
Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based
on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the
significant limitations
on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have
on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect
on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have
on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely
affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely
affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places
on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report
on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.
«This would
affect those
on a lower income the most, with a
significant devaluation of the new currency, by 65 percent, and financial contraction of 22 percent
on top of the (GDP) reduction of 14 percent that occurred between 2009 and 2011.»
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.
In the event that one or more Authorized Participants having substantial interests in Shares or otherwise responsible for a
significant portion of the Shares» daily trading volume
on the [EXCHANGE] withdraw from participation, the liquidity of the Shares will likely decrease, which could adversely
affect the market price of the Shares and adversely
affect an investment in the Shares.
Although sales taxes
on soft drinks in Ireland and France have both been associated with a reduction in consumption, the health effects have not been studied.15 16 No
significant effect
on obesity of US state sales taxes has been found, although the level of taxation there has probably been too low to
affect health.13 17 The modelled estimates of the health effect of a 20 % sugar sweetened drink tax in the United States vary, but such a tax has been predicted to reduce obesity by up to three percentage points.13 18 The effect of a sugar sweetened drink tax in the UK has not, until now, been formally estimated.
With Vitamin A deficiency
affecting low - income communities that rely
on rice as a primary food staple, scientists conducted surveys of rice varieties around the world and failed to identify any varieties that contain
significant amounts of beta - carotene.
There are two
significant trends
affecting sanitary conveyor construction: firstly, governmental compliance regulations continue to be more stringent and, secondly, companies are looking to cut cost
on capital purchases as well as maintenance and cleaning.
Arsenal have been through a traumatic season largely around the Sanchez saga which I believe had a
significant negative
affect on the team's performance.
The performances of C.Ronaldo have taken a
significant downhill ride and people are starting to suggest that one of the main reasons
on why this is happening is due to the rupture of his former girlfriend Irina Shayk but whether or not this is true, it's something that Real Madrid do not want to see as the Portuguese is the main star of the Spanish club and it's starting to
affect the chances of Real Madrid for them
on winning major pieces of silverware in this campaign.
The way in which Liverpool play under Klopp should give the away team
significant hope that their creative players will be able to get
on the ball and
affect the game.
This pillow helps you sleep
on your stomach, improve circulation to you and your developing baby and relieve lower back pain.During pregnancy, your body experiences
significant cardiovascular changes that can
affect your circulation.
If it does
affect IQ (0 to 7 points according to various studies) the effect wils be
significant across society and not
on an individual level.
Our Great Lakes Program focuses
on significant environmental issues that
affect the wildlife and people in the Great Lakes region — from algae to spruce and minnows to moose.
However, there is one statistically
significant result that suggests that constituency factors and re-election concerns might be
affecting MPs» positions: MPs elected in seats with higher levels of UKIP vote share are more likely to be uncommitted
on the referendum.
Obviously, our main focus is
on the Executive Budget's business tax reform provisions, but the broad scope of the budget's spending and programmatic initiatives
affect many of our members, and I have attached an overview of other
significant Executive Budget provisions of concern to The Business Council members.
«It will
affect 1.3 million people
on Long Island, and we're talking about a
significant difference for many homeowners — in the thousands of dollars of difference.»
President Mahama has sounded his preparedness to take
on the three - time leader of NPP
on significant issues
affecting the country.
Together with mathematician James Murray and other colleagues, Gottman created a set of equations that takes into account partners» overall outlook
on life, persuadability and the extent to which they let their
significant other's compliments or snide digs
affect them.
«
Significant increases in summer temperatures will
affect the carbon cycling in the lakes, with potential consequences
on atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and the Earth's climate,» he added.
And hopefully, international collaboration to reduce plastic litter will lay a foundation for broader cooperation
on other
significant issues
affecting the health of our oceans.»
Professor Andrew Scott, one of the lead authors, said: «High oxygen levels in the atmosphere at this time has been proposed for some time and may be why there were giant insects and arthropods at this time but our research indicates that there was a
significant impact
on the prevalence and scale of wildfires across the globe and this would have
affected not only the ecology of the plants and animals but also their evolution.»
The study, in the current issue of Research in Nursing & Health, revealed that while physical environment had no direct influence
on job satisfaction, it did have a
significant indirect influence because the environment
affected whether nurses could complete tasks without interruptions, communicate easily with other nurses and physicians, and / or do their jobs efficiently.