Sentences with phrase «substantial declines at»

Warren and Salem saw substantial declines at 46 and 22 percent, respectively.

There was a substantial decline at six - month follow - up in the use of primary care and social work services in the intervention group.

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In a study that looked at U.S. regions where at least 80 percent of workers commute, Goldman found uneven results: Improving labor markets and declines in mortgage delinquency, but not enough to translate to substantial retail spending gains on a national level.

Nonetheless, the judge said «substantial damages are not a reason to decline class certification,» because he could reduce them at a later stage of the litigation.

A decline in advertising demand at USA TODAY was offset partially by an increase in national advertising at Newsquest... At USA TODAY, a substantial increase in technology advertising spending, the largest category in the quarter, was more than offset by declines in the entertainment, automotive and financial categories.&raquat USA TODAY was offset partially by an increase in national advertising at Newsquest... At USA TODAY, a substantial increase in technology advertising spending, the largest category in the quarter, was more than offset by declines in the entertainment, automotive and financial categories.&raquat Newsquest... At USA TODAY, a substantial increase in technology advertising spending, the largest category in the quarter, was more than offset by declines in the entertainment, automotive and financial categories.&raquAt USA TODAY, a substantial increase in technology advertising spending, the largest category in the quarter, was more than offset by declines in the entertainment, automotive and financial categories.»

Last week I noted that the Fund would quickly and almost invariably lose at least 1 - 2 % in the event of a substantial market decline, at which point I expected the put options beneath the portfolio to reduce the impact of market fluctuations on the portfolio.

According to this model, a small amount of deceleration in credit growth can occur as additional credit efficiency is squeezed out of the system, but without a sharp decline in GDP growth, substantial and sustainable credit growth deceleration can not occur except after a major transformation of China's growth model, one condition of which is net wealth transfers from local governments to median households of at least one to two percentage points of GDP annually.

The consumer electronics retailer filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday after a lengthy effort at reversing substantial declines in revenue over the past few years.

In practice, that means that the Fund would quickly and almost invariably lose at least 1 - 2 % in the event of a substantial market decline, at which point I would expect the put options beneath the portfolio to reduce the impact of market fluctuations on the portfolio.

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.

Nigeria's economy, despite its substantial oil production (it is the fourth - leading supplier of oil to the U.S.), declined precipitously in the 1980s: at the beginning of that decade a naira was worth more than a dollar, while today's going rate values the naira at less than a dime.

The majority of resistant strains of pneumococcus are of types which are included in the vaccine, for this reason, vaccine introduction in South Africa, has led to a substantial decline in antibiotic resistant invasive pneumococcal disease,» said Dr Cheryl Cohen, co-author of the paper, Clinical Epidemiologist at the NICD and senior lecturer in the School of Public Health at Wits.

This decline in occupational energy expenditure is thought to play a substantial role in the rising obesity epidemic we have observed over that same time period,» says Dr. Lucas Carr, an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology and member of the Obesity Research and Education Initiative at the UI.

A British study looking at 1930 and 1980 nutritional data found substantial declines in calcium, iron and potassium.

It's also part of the National STEM School Education Strategy 2016 - 2026 and comes at a time when Australian student performance in maths is flatlining, a substantial proportion of Australian 15 - year - olds are failing to meet the National Proficient Standard, and Year 12 high - level mathematics participation is declining.

For instance someone locked into a fixed mortgage might look at refinancing when market conditions result in a substantial interest rate decline.

Also quoting from the post at Accrued Interest, quoting from the Moody's report, «Moody's stated that the ratings review was prompted, in part, by concerns about the deterioration in ABK's financial flexibility since the company's $ 1.5 billion capital raise in March 2008, as evidenced by the substantial decline in the firm's market capitalization and high current spreads on its debt securities, making it increasingly difficult to economically address potential shortfalls in the company's capital position should markets continue to worsen.

Appreciating Asset: With the recent decline in home prices, now may be the perfect opportunity to pick up a second home at a substantial discount.

To avoid substantial stock declines early in retirement, I've been thinking about maintaining at least 5 years worth of cash in a money market account (or TIPS ladder) to satisfy living expenses.

At low elevations sites below 3000 feet, the decline is substantial note Diablo and Concrete in figure 8.

OMG — could the stadium wave be right and we are looking at substantial temperature declines across much of the NH as the AO turns negative and AMOC declines?

As Peter Molnar, one of the paper's authors, says in an interview with the BBC, ``... as the climate warms, we may not see any substantial effect on polar bear reproduction and survival for a while, up until some threshold is passed, at which point reproduction and survival will decline dramatically and very rapidly.»

Desert amelioration persists in the regions described above, but substantial decline of forest and woodland is seen at northern, tropical and sub-tropical latitudes.

The plaintiff was successful at trial and was awarded substantial damages, however, the trial judge declined to award additional costs because the defendant put forward a «genuinely available position» to deny liability.

In 2016's first quarter, at least 69 IP partners made lateral moves, which is a substantial number compared with other practice areas, but is a 10.3 percent decline from the 77 partners who made moves in the first quarter last year.

situations involving the removal of a seriously ill person in which substantial grounds have been shown for believing that he or she, although not at imminent risk of dying, would face a real risk, on account of the absence of appropriate treatment in the receiving country or the lack of access to such treatment, of being exposed to a serious, rapid and irreversible decline in his or her state of health resulting in intense suffering or to a significant reduction in life expectancy.

However you look at the economics of the deal, it represents a substantial decline in value for Moviefone, the pioneering interactive info service founded in 1989 — which AOL acquired for $ 388 million in 1999.

There would need to be double - digit percentage declines, and a substantial drop in usage among those still on the platform for advertisers to leave en masse, said Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research.

Sleep duration as an indicator for sleep need declines considerably from the newborn period to late adolescence, but substantial individual variability remains at all ages.

A second analysis revealed a substantial degree of variability in children's outcomes following parental divorce, with some children declining, others improving, and most not changing at all.»