«One could imagine you could comply with the 2020 proposal of a 17 percent cut just using offsets and not
a significant change in use of energy at all,» Gruenspecht said.
In addition the Panel on Educational Policy must approve any shutdown, phasing out or
significant change in the use of a school building.
Over the last couple of decades, we've experienced
significant changes in the use of different levels of technologies, implemented throughout schools to ultimately enhance everyday teaching in the classroom and assist with back office administrative functions, writes CEO of IG3 Education, Tony Church.
Not exact matches
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.
Among the more
significant changes are Privacy Shortcuts, an easier - to -
use Activity Log and a new Request and Removal tool for managing photos you're tagged
in.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end -
use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products
in the supply chain;
changes in demand from
significant customers;
changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China;
changes in customer order patterns;
changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines
in average selling prices; delays
in new product introduction; delays
in utility - scale project approval process; delays
in utility - scale project construction; delays
in the completion of project sales; continued success
in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage
in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described
in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end -
use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products
in the supply chain;
changes in demand from
significant customers;
changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China;
changes in customer order patterns;
changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines
in average selling prices; delays
in new product introduction; delays
in utility - scale project approval process; delays
in utility - scale project construction; continued success
in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage
in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described
in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end -
use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products
in the supply chain;
changes in demand from
significant customers;
changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China;
changes in customer order patterns;
changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines
in average selling prices; delays
in new product introduction; delays
in utility - scale project approval process; delays
in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed -
in - tariff contracts
in Japan; continued success
in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage
in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described
in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.
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.
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services
in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline
in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid
change and
significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments
in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission,
use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;
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, operating
in a highly competitive industry;
changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; 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 ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives;
changes in relationships with
significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law
changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; 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 United States and
in various other nations
in which we operate; 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 we
use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events
in the locations
in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock
in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend;
changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.
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 business and operations of the Company
in the expected time frame; 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; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; 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; tax law
changes or interpretations; and other factors.
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services
in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline
in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid
change and
significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments
in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission,
use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to
use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management
changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities
in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties
in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological
changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
Having said that, we will not make
changes that result
in significant additional
uses or disclosures of your personal information without notifying you of such
changes via e-mail.
These widely
used measures of house prices are all less than fully satisfactory
in that the quarterly movements are influenced by compositional
changes and contain
significant lags
in recording transactions; the lags arise because most standard indices record prices as at the date a transaction is settled, which is well after the price was determined by agreement on a contract.
The
change may not seem
significant, but the failure to
use that subordinate conjunction takes away the suspense
in the build - up of those clauses.
Early
in this decade (one could argue about the exact date since a cluster of events is involved) came the technology to make
use of this information to bring about by design
significant changes in actual life processes.
It is
significant that the earliest Gospel, Mark,
uses the term «after three days» consistently
in the prediction passages, but where these are quoted
in Matthew or Luke the phrase has been
changed to «on the third day».23 The
change can be explained by saying that between the writing of the first and the later Gospels the story of the empty tomb had become more widely known, and the phrase «after three days», as a dating of the resurrection event, fell out of
use.
People do, however, claim
significant weight loss by
using coconut oil
in cooking and ingesting the therapeutic dose everyday (without
changing other things about their diets).
Yes, but sadly i think now the problem has become so endemic it is going to be on the wrong side of a nasty season or two, we need a manager who can tear everything up and start again from nothing, Spurs are
used to that, but our systems and organisation have not seen
significant change in 20 years, it takes a lot more rebuilding
If you notice a
significant change in your child's normal pattern (say he
used to poop once a day, and now he's not pooping at all), talk with your pediatrician about constipation solutions.
I noticed a
significant change in my son's diaper rash after just ONE
use!
Using DTI imaging technique, researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, found
in a 2013 study [16]
significant differences
in brain white matter of varsity football and hockey players compared with a group of non-contact-sport athletes, with the number of times they were hit correlated with
changes in the white matter.
Individual growth curve models were developed for multilevel analysis and specifically designed for exploring longitudinal data on individual
changes over time.23
Using this approach, we applied the MIXED procedure
in SAS (SAS Institute) to account for the random effects of repeated measurements.24 To specify the correct model for our individual growth curves, we compared a series of MIXED models by evaluating the difference
in deviance between nested models.23 Both fixed quadratic and cubic MIXED models fit our data well, but we selected the fixed quadratic MIXED model because the addition of a cubic time term was not statistically
significant based on a log - likelihood ratio test.
«
Significant changes in clinical practice have seen an increase
in planned births before 39 - 40 completed weeks» gestation from an increased
use of primary and repeat cesarean section and a greater
use of labor induction.
The investigators noted that the baseline risk of major malformations is 3 percent and of cardiac malformations is 1 percent; however, any increase
in risk is
significant, especially when considering that the benefit of
using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy — when
changes in metabolism cause the drugs to be cleared from the body at a faster rate — is debatable.
«
Using a numerical climate model we found that sulfate reductions over Europe between 1980 and 2005 could explain a
significant fraction of the amplified warming
in the Arctic region during that period due to
changes in long - range transport, atmospheric winds and ocean currents.
By 2015, they report, about half of the orangutans estimated to live on Borneo
in 1999 were found
in areas
in which resource
use has since caused
significant changes to the environment.
However, there were no statistically
significant differences
in marijuana
use before and after policy
changes in any state pairing.
The combined effect of the three, the scientists found, is that the global energy system could experience unprecedented
changes in the growth of natural gas production and
significant changes to the types of energy
used, but without much reduction to projected climate
change if new mitigation policies are not put
in place to support the deployment of renewable energy technologies.
The genomics era has had a profound impact on life science research, leading to
significant developments such as the
use of expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs), which link polymorphisms
in single genes to quantifiable
changes in gene expression associated with specific diseases.
Using carbon dating and chemical analysis, researchers from Northumbria University, Newcastle have shown that
significant changes in dust levels occurred
in Romania around 6,100 years ago, despite the climate
in Eastern Europe being relatively wet at this time, indicative of an extraregional source of such dust, most likely to be from the Sahara.
«Understanding the major step
changes in land utilisation over the last 80 - 100 years provides a unique understanding of the drivers within
changing land -
use that might have the most
significant impact on pollinator communities,» Dr Senapathi says.
In this work, we have focused on the use of gold nanorods, in which minimal variations in their length or width result in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
In this work, we have focused on the
use of gold nanorods,
in which minimal variations in their length or width result in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in which minimal variations
in their length or width result in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in their length or width result
in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in significant changes in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Progra
in the color of the light they absorb,» says Luis Liz Marzán, scientific director of CIC biomaGUNE and researcher at the Ikerbasque Program.
THE RESULTS Both studies found that
changes in land
use related to biofuel production would be a
significant source of greenhouse gases
in the future.
Although there was no
significant difference between the two groups
in breast shrinkage, breast oedema, breast induration (hardening), and pigmentation
changes, the benefits of
using IMRT
in these patients were clear.
The models» results also play a
significant role
in the latest assessment report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC), where they are
used to link the mitigation options described for different sectors such as buildings, transport, or energy supply.
They
used the model to estimate stress
changes induced
in the area by two wastewater injection wells and the more than 70 production wells that remove both natural gas and
significant volumes of salty water known as brine.
«Many clinical trials
in pulmonary hypertension also
use the catheter test as an outcome measure, but it could provide a
significant advantage to be able to replace it with a less invasive MRI scan, as our model also provides more detailed information on physical
changes to the heart itself.»
JBEI has established world - class and differentiated expertise
in the
use of ionic liquids (ILs) as a viable biomass pretreatment solvent and potential game
changing conversion technology, but there remain several
significant scientific challenges that must be addressed before an affordable IL - based process is commercially viable.
SAM analysis was
used to identify statistically
significant changes in microarray data, and the bioinformatics programs GoMiner, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), and HiMAP were
used to identify
significant ontological categories and analyze the N - methyl - D - aspartate (NMDA) receptor interactome.
a Python - based program package that can be
used to efficiently detect and characterize
significant conformational
changes in simulated biomolecular systems.
Watch Video David L. Chandler MIT News Office Scientists agree that
changes in land
use such as deforestation, and not just greenhouse gas emissions, can play a
significant role altering the world's climate systems.
An international team of astronomers
using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made an unparalleled observation, detecting
significant changes in the atmosphere of a planet located beyond our solar system.
«Cell - nanoparticle interactions can produce
significant change in cellular behaviour that we can observe
using this technique,» explains Irtisha Singh, who is one of the senior authors of this study.
Using published and newly acquired CaCO3 data and a model for carbonate compensation dynamics, we show that a
significant change with respect to carbonate saturation is unlikely to have occurred
in the SCS during the last glacial — interglacial transition.
By contrast,
using label - free quantitative mass - spectrometry, a
significant change in protein abundance was noted, of which 200 were proteins of unknown function.
«Here is one more way that your cheat meal can be
used: There are
significant weight loss benefits
in changing your calories intake for a couple days
in a row,» Guinta added.
Dr. Herta Spencer, of the Veterans Administration Hospital
in Hines, Illinois, explains that the animal and human studies that correlated calcium loss with high protein diets
used isolated, fractionated amino acids from milk or eggs.19 Her studies show that when protein is given as meat, subjects do not show any increase
in calcium excreted, or any
significant change in serum calcium, even over a long period.20 Other investigators found that a high - protein intake increased calcium absorption when dietary calcium was adequate or high, but not when calcium intake was a low 500 mg per day.21
The ketogenic diet
used in cancer treatment is very different from «regular» keto and you may have to consider making
significant changes.