Sentences with phrase «smaller levels which»

Not exact matches

While funds with small positions can fly under the radar, data from Britain's Financial Conduct Authority showed 10 investment managers had a position of more than 0.5 percent of Sainsbury's stock, the level at which it demands disclosure.

This timeliness and detail comes at a cost, however, as the small sample sizes of the LFS causes the estimates to have substantial standard errors (which can lead to some peculiar results at the provincial and CMA levels).

Encore, which was released in October, isn't the only incentive platform on the market — Achievers, Globoforce and O. C. Tanner are other companies that offer employee recognition programs — but according to Keller it's the only full - service recognition platform now accessible to smaller companies which can opt to manage their own programs, versus paying enterprise - level fees.

In March, the Senate voted to ease regulations on all but the largest banks, which would raise the level at which banks are considered «systemically important» and exempts smaller banks from other rules aiming to curb risky behavior.

While these survey results among small business owners may not surprise political reporters, the level at which optimism has been knocked off track is alarming.

Some top - level executives understand this, enforcing various strategies in an attempt to ensure meetings remain a constructive use of employees» time and resources: Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's COO, reportedly maintains focus by sticking to a strict, bullet - pointed schedule, while Amazon's Jeff Bezos employs a «two - pizza rule,» which keeps meetings small enough so that two pizzas can feed the entire group.

The managers were then grouped into small task forces around these goals where they worked directly with an executive to create solutions to these problems, which ranged from HR initiatives (resulting in things like new performance review methods and a new attendance system) to customer - level projects (such as a customer referral program).

The to - be-announced market is the window through which much of this scale occurs; it levels the playing field for smaller loan originators and community banks and enables lenders to offer longer rate - locks for borrowers.

Twenty - seven percent of all small - business owners said they plan to pull back on spending, versus 19 percent in the retail trade, the lowest level of pullback among the five sectors for which there are enough respondents to split out sector - level results.

Local businesses often struggle to keep up with the multinationals, but a small investment can give you some of the same tools they are using, which helps to level the playing field, with only a fraction of the investment.

Along the way, Denton spent more money than almost any other media company, large or small, on trying to reinvent reader interaction through a proprietary platform he called Kinja, which he hoped would level the playing field between journalist and audience.

Buying into the vision will help a team unite and connect on a deeper level, which will only help foster the cultural equity that formed when the company was smaller.

That's still a «healthy level,» says the report, but it signals that the U.S. will lose ground to developing nations, which are suffering far smaller declines in growth than the industrialized world.

Most Canadian banks offer a business account at the $ 20 monthly fee level which might work for you if you run a small retail business.

Nonetheless, Canada came in third place for the number of researchers in our LinkedIn and conference presenter searches, making it a viable competitor to the U.S., with 1,154 high - level profiles, which is high given Canada's small population and GDP.

True, this has led to an explosion in new companies far beyond the levels seen previously, which is entirely expected — lower barriers to entry to any market means more total entries — but this has actually made it even more difficult for venture capitalists to invest in seed rounds: most aren't capable of writing massive numbers of seed checks; the amounts are just too small to justify the effort.

Latin America Equity Fund allocations to Brazil and Mexico, which hit their highest level since mid-3Q13 and lowest since 4Q13, respectively, coming in March, rolled over during the final month of the first quarter with the latter seeing a small gain in its average weighting.

A separate discussion paper published by central bank staffers in October 2017 concluded that even under an alternative scenario in which the potential level of growth was ultimately 1 per cent higher than forecast by 2020, the effects on inflation would be «small» and «therefore does not affect the stance of monetary policy.»

OPIC can testify to such a phenomenon in the West Bank, which witnessed an economic turn - around at many levels following the US development - finance institution's loan guaranty to a small - business - lending facility Middle East Investment Initiative.

China's Caixin PMI, which focuses on small and medium - size companies, rose to 51.9, its highest level since January 2013.

Personally I think if they reduced it to 50 %, which I believe is the next highest level of support among the provinces that provide any support to private schools, it would be a small enough reduction that there would be little migration to public schools that Farmer Brian alluded to.

At the highest level, said Jones, quality assurance is something with which all stakeholders — especially small to mid-sized firms in niche markets — grapple.

Even at «this level the actual occasion, which is the smallest reality considered in process thought, is the unity of many prehensions.

Yet, perhaps the most potentially repulsive, at least for Western tastes, of grilled meats are found in small poor villages in rural areas: snakes grilled whole, and, on a more intense level, monitor lizards (there are six feet - long lizards, thick as an arm) which are skinned and grilled.

We have uncontaminated oats, which means it hasn't come in contact with wheat or barley etc but it's law you can not label them «gluten free» as they still do contain a certain small level of gluten which 1/5 coeliacs can not have.

Likewise, the ones that disappointed, though small in number, were the ones that lacked balance between oak and fruit or had an overly elevated level of dimethyl sulfide, which according to him, showed traits of creamed corn.

* While we quit fructose on the I Quit Sugar: 8 - Week Program, this recipe contains a small amount of rice malt syrup (a blend of glucose and maltose), which can still affect your blood sugar levels.

, this recipe contains a small amount of rice malt syrup (a blend of glucose and maltose), which can still affect your blood sugar levels.

Speculation on milk prices is keeping them at an artificially low level and could cause the collapse of the Spanish dairy sector, warns the organisation which represents the interests of some of Spain's smallest farms.

Unconscionable conduct (agrees with NFF that they have not provided protection and support reforms «to provide transparency in the supply chain» and recognise that «certain classes of suppliers... are predisposed to suffering from a special disadvantage...»; misuse of market power (legal framework must «level the balance of market power in negotiations...», «ensure transparency in the transmission of market prices» and «not allow for final market risks to be borne by the primary producer» and provide «transparency of contract processes» - specifically, Canegrowers supports effects test and a process giving ACCC greater power to «regulate anti-competitive behaviour and impose penalties», shifting «the decisions framework from the judicial system to a regulatory system» which would make it more accessible to small producers); collective bargaining (notes limits of Sugar Industry Act (Qld); authorisation and notification approval costly and limited and not a viable alternative - peak bodies should be able to «commence and progress collective bargaining with mills on behalf of their members» and current threshold too restrictive)» competitive neutrality (mixed outcomes - perverse outcomes in the case of natural monopolies - suggest remove «application of competitive neutrality provisions to natural monopoly essential services»)

Yes, there is a great demand for success amongst the top clubs because the game at that level generates ludicrous amounts of money no small part of which comes from fans pockets.

As for those of you still looking for your opportunity, whether that means a roster spot opportunity or competing at a smaller level of collegiate athletics or continuing your development at the junior college level (which I am a fan of), your not having the opportunity to sign a NLI is a challenge to you.

Am never one to excuse our continuous failings and Wenger's general ineptitude but all this talk of Afobe been another one we missed out on is a bit preposterous and very very premature... yes he's scored a few goals for Bournemouth but can we all take a step bck and recognise that playing for a team who will be happy just to avoid relegation is very different from playing for a club which demands trophies and high achievements every season (yea, I know we have been found wanting on these fronts for a long time)... some players are better in small clubs with limited expectations and very neat to no pressure... that is why history is littered with stories of good players who went to big clubs and flopped only to go down a few levels and find their form again....

On top of that, only a small percentage of Division I colleges offer the sport — 22 men's Division I teams and 33 women's teams — which means that there's less interest at that level.

Data from the levels below MLB is much less trustworthy, and the shorter seasons mean smaller sample sizes from which to draw conclusions.

For a small minority this fixture has brought an abhorrent and unwanted level of anti-Semitic abuse, which has no place in our stadium or society.

You can always start creating little things, making your small dreams come true and you will be surprised how much talent and passion you have within yourself, which will lead you to the next level of your creative life.

The substance has small, yet effective levels of succinic acid, which has been proven to reduce inflammation and alleviate pain.

The lower level can also be divided into smaller rooms (which accommodate approximately 50 people with tables and chairs).

The doctor may order blood tests to measure your baby's bilirubin levels, which usually involve taking a small amount of blood from your baby's heel.

Women with PCOS often develop small, fluid - filled cysts on their ovaries (hence the name), which are not dangerous but lead to higher levels of male hormones in the body.

Pregnancy — is a wonderful event, completely change the life of every woman.Adjusting to the beat of a small heart, the mother tries to do everything to make your child feel comfortable during all nine months.Unfortunately, for many weeks, forty expectant mother has to experience not only the joy of emergency meetings with the baby, but also a lot of unpleasant sensations that accompany pregnancy.Some of the inevitable companions of pregnancy do not carry any hazard to the fetus, while others require constant medical supervision.One of the most serious complications in the waiting period is a child gestational diabetes — a condition in which increased levels of glucose in the peripheral blood.

The Br Baby travel cot comes with a bassinet level for a cosy sleep space for your small baby which can be removed when baby gets bigger.

The purpose of infant car seats is provide your child with a safe, supported seat that either elevates him to the level at which he can use an adult seat belt safely, or (in the case of small babies) keeps him secure in the seat by means of a harness.

Langport, which claims to be the smallest town in England, describes itself as the heart of the Somerset Levels.

A significantly greater number of small donors contributed to campaigns in New York City, which matches donations of less than $ 175 at a six - to - one ratio, than contributed to state - level elections, -LSB-...]

On the payment of a small registration fee (the level of which has not yet been decided), they too could vote in leadership elections.

However, the Federation for Small Businesses (FSB) warned against any further rises in the minimum wage, which has gone up every year since its introduction in April 1999, to a current level of # 5.35 for the over-22s.

A significantly greater number of small donors contributed to campaigns in New York City, which matches donations of less than $ 175 at a six - to - one ratio, than contributed to state - level elections, where no matching exists.

The agreements, which Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone negotiated beginning in 2012, in initial years generally held down salary levels, or provided small raises, and contained no retroactive pay.