Sentences with phrase «strong numbers the problems»

Trouble masked by strong numbers The problems certainly were not related to the domestic markets, whose fundamentals remained strong, particularly in the retail sector.

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Last year the sales numbers came in strong for the fourth quarter, but there was only one problem: as revenues rose, profits plummeted.

Another problem that arises in financings these days is that, after a VC submits a $ 2 million term sheet, all of a sudden a large number of «helpful investors» pop up who were waiting for a «strong lead» and now all of a sudden a $ 2 million round becomes a $ 2.75 m round.

«Their numbers aren't so bad, but to continue those policies without enacting a relatively strong fiscal austerity program is going to cause problems.»

It took a number of existing technologies and combined them to provide a strong answer to many of the problems in payments security.

I think your anecdotes are helpful in understanding the problem, but I think your conclusion is too strong without a much more thorough examination of large numbers of protests.

In light of this, Andrea Marina Alma and colleagues tested whether the leaf - cutting ant Acromyrmex lobicornis reduces the problems imposed by Patagonia's strong winds by increasing the number of workers that are better able to deal with this environmental factor (i.e., larger ants).

But, when a film's choice of music is its strong suit, there's a problem and I Am Number Four is most definitely evidence of this.

Lifelong learning arrangements, particularly those in informal and non-formal settings, can confer a number of benefits: they can provide people who live in countries that do not have universal education with access to learning opportunities on a continuous basis; they can address the problem of conventional formal schooling being too far removed from local cultural and social environments; and they can alleviate economic hardship, particularly for young people in developing countries who may experience strong pressures to earn income to help support their families or, particularly if they are girls, to take on significant responsibilities at home (1, 4).

Continue developing a strong number - sense, mental - math and problem - solving skills while learning to multiply two - digit numbers, practicing long division, and working with decimals and fractions.

Using the research - based Singapore Math Method, our Kindergarten math course will help your child develop strong number sense, mental math, and problem - solving skills.

Students with strong number sense make reasonable estimates, compute fluently, use reasoning strategies, and use visual models based on their number sense to solve problems.

The company's vehicles recorded a higher - than - average number of problems, but Strategic Vision found that strong designs, technological innovations, and brand equity helped buoy quality scores.

Tracy: I believe the number one problem that prevents veterinary practices from being successful is that they do not have a strong business plan and operational model to adopt and follow the path of profitability and success.

A disadvantage in any sulfa drug is a number of adverse side - effects, but I have not had any problems, probably because I do not keep dogs on the medication longer than recommended, and have genetically strong breeding stock.

As strong and smart as the Boxer is, this breed is unfortunately prone to a number of serious health problems which results in a relatively short average lifespan of just 8 to 10 years.

Citing the lack of content in comparison to previous releases, the threadbare single - player options, and a number of online problems, users have voiced their concerns in the strongest possible terms.

Pooh, Dixie, The problem is that a number of papers show a strong solar signature in planetary temperature.

The underlying problem in all of this is that a large number of scientists have an incredibly strong vested interest in the «existence» of anthropogenic global warming.

By the nature of this problem, it is hard to precisely identify what either are — but in particular precise probabilities — and putting numbers on it only conveys a stronger sense of precision than we have.

So the problem is most likely something to do with a greater number of particularly Strong Cyclones, which appears to be the same thing which has been warming the high Arctic all winter.

Since chief court clerks balance a number of priorities, strong organizational, prioritizing and problem - solving skills are critical as well as the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects.

This number might even skew higher for customer service agents who require strong soft skills to solve problems while representing the company.

In 2010, more than 1 in 5 children were reported to be living in poverty.6, 10 Economic disadvantage is among the most potent risks for behavioral and emotional problems due to increased exposure to environmental, familial, and psychosocial risks.11 — 13 In families in which parents are in military service, parental deployment and return has been determined to be a risk factor for behavioral and emotional problems in children.14 Data from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health demonstrated a strong linear relationship between increasing number of psychosocial risks and many poor health outcomes, including social - emotional health.15 The Adverse Childhood Experience Study surveyed 17000 adults about early traumatic and stressful experiences.

Recent publications from the ACE Study have shown a strong, graded relationship between the number of adverse childhood experiences, multiple risk factors for leading causes of death in the United States, 23 and priority health and social problems such as smoking, 24 sexually transmitted diseases, 25 unintended pregnancies, 26 male involvement in teen pregnancy, 27 and alcohol problems.28

Having a strong and supportive relationship with a number of adults helps a child manage the world, by giving them a sense that there is a help when they need it, and therefore they will be able to trust that their needs will be met and their problems can be managed.

MIT using bibliotherapy was chosen as a comparison group because: (a) it seemed inappropriate to withhold treatment by assigning children to wait - list groups when the efficacy of moderately intensive parent training is well - established; (b) comparisons to alternative treatments provide stronger tests of treatment efficacy than do comparisons to untreated controls; and (c) WLC cause problems in assessing outcomes because WLCs generate a disproportionate number of dropouts that are difficult to address in «completer» analyses (Werba et al., 2006).

Recent reviews11, 12 have identified a number of PMT interventions that have a strong evidence base for improving conduct - problem behaviour in preschool - age children, including Helping the Noncompliant Child, 24 the Incredible Years, 25 Parent - Child Interaction Therapy, 26 Parent Management Training - Oregon, 27 and Triple P (Positive Parenting Program).28