Sentences with phrase «significant change effort»

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More than 170 countries agreed early Saturday morning to limit emissions of key climate change - causing pollutants found in air conditioners, a significant step in the international effort to keep global warming from reaching catastrophic levels.

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.

But significant changes in policies since then — not least, lower primary surpluses and a weak reform effort that will weigh on growth and privatization — are leading to substantial new financing needs.

Due to increasing complexity and length of annual and quarterly financial reports, meeting these criteria requires a focused effort and, perhaps, significant changes in the way research is created by most firms.

It has been indicated that there is also the need for significant changes within the present structure of religious television, both in terms of integrity of message and practice, in representativeness of a diversity of religious traditions and viewpoints, and in the relation of communication efforts to the wider work of the church.

That month will also mark two years since the first GreenPalm certificate changed hands, so it will be a significant milestone for us — and for the producers, who will have earned a total of $ 9m in premiums for their efforts to work sustainably.

The global energy sector is in the midst of a significant transition, driven by new technologies, changing consumer preferences, and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The current and projected future impacts of climate change on nature in Massachusetts are very significant, requiring a thoughtful and comprehensive approach and a sustained effort.

Like so many things in life, the issues surrounding stillbirth will require significant efforts, resources, and people to realize changes in the number of families affected every year.

In terms of proving progressive credentials to the Left my guess is that the Conservative leadership would also point to the party's acceptance of homosexual rights, efforts to promote women and ethnic minority candidates and the significant emphasis that the party has placed on civil libertarianism and combating climate change.

But the Assembly made significant modifications to other Cuomo proposals, including some the administration has described as key to its efforts to change the state's Medicaid program.

As the de Blasio administration seeks to meet its ambitious affordable housing goals and, in that effort, pass significant changes to the city's zoning rules, Diaz Jr. has emerged as the loudest opponent of the plans, further ruffling feathers at City Hall after several previous high - profile disagreements this year.

As time ran out on the latest international climate change negotiations, an agreement was reached that includes all significant countries in the effort to reduce greenhouse gases.

Finally, despite failing to obtain a more substantial salary increase, I was satisfied that I had made a significant effort to change my situation and had experienced a modest measure of success.

The group notes that streams that have the optimal combination of several imperiled mussel species, low chance of a significant temperature swing with projected climate change and being in a protected area are few, but are a good bet to start conservation efforts.

Researchers found working out in a group lowers stress by 26 percent and significantly improves quality of life, while those who exercise individually put in more effort but experienced no significant changes in their stress level and a limited improvement to quality of life, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

They would make critical comments toward their significant other, be less interested in sex, or try to sabotage their partner with unhealthy food in order to derail their partner's efforts and prevent the partner — and the relationship — from changing.

Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.

As world leaders hold climate talks in Paris, research shows that land surface temperatures may rise by an average of almost 8C by 2100, if significant efforts are not made to counteract climate change.

Also today, NHGRI and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that all three sequencing centers will devote a significant part of their efforts to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Pilot Project, which is testing the feasibility of a large - scale, systematic approach to identify important genomic changes involved in cancer.

Comprehensive efforts to constrain the impacts of climate change will require significant global cooperation to reduce GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

There is a significant difference between a sandbag and the conventional weighs though; the sandbag changes its shape during the workout, which means the effort you are putting is dynamic (you'll be changing the force you use during the lift), more stabilizing muscles are used to control the bag (including core muscles) and you are working on your grip at the same time because the bag is harder to hold than a dumbbell or barbell.

We also know that following a diet that requires significant changes in food choices can take a lot of effort.

The zigzag design of the EZ bar provides a natural grip without any significant change in muscle effort.

Stress has numerous physiological downsides which will increase the likelihood of putting on fat and losing muscle and, amongst these changes, lowering testosterone levels is one of the more significant ones which will put a brake on your training efforts.

Although this is a major change, significant effort was undertaken to minimise the impact on mods: (a) the APIs were supported for a long time with increasingly prominent warnings in the SMAPI console about their deprecation and removal; (b) dozens of pull requests were submitted to update affected mods; (c) unofficial updates were created for mods which haven't updated officially yet; and (d) the changes were actively communicated and documented to modders.

I'd make sure to emulate the behaviour of screen items changing state, as the cursor rolled over them, and this placed a significant burden on the development effort.

In these projects, students will help plan, implement, or assess a significant improvement effort that is of high priority to the organization, test their own theories of change, and reflect on their own leadership styles.

Now, a new study from researchers at Harvard University's Center for Education Policy Research suggests that effort led to positive growth in student achievement in English, with no significant changes in math.

First, that standing up for what you believe in is always worth the effort, and second, that you have to keep speaking up to achieve significant and lasting change.

And the argument that I'm trying to make is that if there's a significant segment of the black community who feels, even if there are now things that are better, but they have not played a significant role in making it better, or they haven't played a significant role in the power relationships, or if you have significant numbers of people who see the effort to change education and the way that it's being done as a larger part of the disempowerment of black people in the city of New Orleans, even the good things that are happening, in my mind, they are, uh, there's a danger in the ability to sustain it if we, if we can't build on a broader base of support within the black community itself.

In the past, there have been attempts to address singular aspects of the teacher pipeline, and while these efforts may have made significant changes to one area, the system as a whole remained largely unchanged.

Two changes she considers particularly significant are the $ 1.25 billion allocated for districts to use specifically for CCSS implementation efforts and the passage of the Local Control Funding Formula.

In his effort to pinpoint which communities win and which lose, Malloy is also proposing a significant change to the way in which poverty is defined, a factor that drives how much money towns get under Connecticut's education formulas.

There are many dimensions of action affecting this moment in time — a renewed focus and emerging consensus regarding the kinds of learning outcomes essential for success in today's globally connected world; significant efforts to promote innovation affecting all facets of education, particularly regarding new teaching and learning strategies and opportunities; and a renewed focus on key elements of necessary systemic change, in which the roles of the federal government, the states, school systems and schools are better aligned and more coherently understood.

In contrast, the approach under waivers, dubbed turnaround, was much more focused — applying only to the 5 percent of schools identified as «priority» schools and based on key principles outlined by the Department (see sidebar Turnaround Principles).62 Fewer schools were part of the effort, but in turn, the effort was much more intensive and required significant changes in school operations, culture, leadership, and practice.63 The hope was that a more disruptive and ambitious strategy will yield dramatic results: after three years, these schools would no longer be in the bottom 5 percent, and another group of schools could be identified to undergo turnaround.

In addition, Excel Bridgeport actively lobbied on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» bill and the organization has also spent significant resources in support for Mayor Bill Finch's efforts to change Bridgeport's Charter, by eliminating the elected board of education and replacing it was an appointed board that would allow stronger mayoral control over the education budget and school issues.

Ronan gave her significant political cover when the city teachers» union pushed back on pieces of the turnaround effort, including staffing changes at four of the targeted schools that replaced nearly everyone — even, in some cases, secretarial workers and custodians.

Actual results may differ materially from those expected because of various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the continuing effects of the U.S. recession and global credit environment, other changes in general economic and industry conditions, the award or loss of significant client assignments, timing of contracts, recruiting and new business solicitation efforts, currency fluctuations, and other factors affecting the financial health of our clients.

The changes, described as the most significant of any «facelifted» model in the company's long history, are part of efforts to improve the traditional luxury sedan and wagon's competitiveness in the face of stiff German luxury - car opposition.

In an effort to improve disclosures to consumers about mortgage loans and home - equity lines of credit (HELOC), the Federal Reserve has proposed some significant changes to Regulation Z, or Truth in Lending Act (TILA).

Evolution of HARP 2.0 & No Loan to Value Limits on Underwater Refinance The HARP refinance program was introduced in the early days of President Obama's first term but the relief effort wasn't really well - received until the second version was rolled out with significant changes being made to the underwriting criteria.

Almost any new program of any size and substance is going to encounter a few bumps at the outset — especially an effort that requires significant changes in internal systems and computer programs at large financial institutions as well as 103 counseling agencies across the country.

* Training / Behavior Modification hasn't resulted in an acceptable change in the dog; * There is significant risk and / or evidence that dog is going to seriously injure someone; aggression problems don't automatically mean the dog will injure someone or is dangerous; I am referring to the idea that even with reasonable precautions, supervision, training and behavior modification, the dog is still going to get around all of that and hurt someone; * You have made a reasonable effort to work with the dog and situation; meaning you have PAID a professional to help you, worked the situation properly and diligently, and you still can't trust the dog to not hurt itself, another animal or a person; * The dog is so dangerous you can't place the dog with someone else; * The owner isn't willing, or is unable, or unqualified, to work with the dog any further, even with supervised professional help; some people won't follow instructions, so some of these dogs would be fine in the hands of someone else, but not the current owner; * Regardless what you do (behavior modification, training, and / or behavioral medications) nothing has made the dog manageable, and your trainer is recommending you consider euthanasia; * Even behavioral medications can't alleviate the problem; I am experienced working with drugs prescribed by veterinarians and can give you feedback as to how things are going, or when you might wish to consider another drug; * This dog is too dangerous to work with.

While there are quite a number of individuals active and interested in this area and, more generally, the social sciences aspects of global change, developing funding for significant research in this area and an associated effort to build a community of researchers has proven problematic.

Finally the report has identified the major financing options available for climate change related activities in Pakistan as well as the significant unilateral climate resources, U$ 4.5 billion in 2007 - 2009 alone, that the country is already committing to climate change without getting any global recognition for its efforts.

There is a growing recognition that the magnitude of health «co-benefits,» like reducing both pollution and cardiovascular disease, could be significant, both from a public health and an economic standpoint.273, 272,309 Some climate change resilience efforts will benefit health, but potential co-harms should be considered when implementing these strategies.

«Eddie's significant expertise, drive and enthusiasm will help lead our marketing efforts as we continue to tackle threats and create scalable change for the protection of our ocean, waves and beaches.»

In order to block proactive government policymaking and keep corporate interests unregulated, libertarian groups have focused a significant part of their efforts on climate change on distorting the science to confuse public opinion, denying the seriousness of the problem, and, most recently, impugning the integrity of the climate science community.

Modern conservation efforts have gone a long way to mitigate human contributions to these climate variations since the Industrial revolution, which is generally marked as the point at which human contribution to climate change became statistically significant.