Sentences with phrase «substantial time including»

This is a very unique league and, like many others, requires substantial time including a full summer training season to adapt to style of play.

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And, though he admitted he consults «smart people» including his advisor, Bel Air's Todd Morgan, before making a substantial investment, «I'd say about 80 percent of the time, I'm correct,» Kenny G said.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

There's no time to bask in accolades, because AWS faces substantial new challenges, including growing competitive threats from cash - rich rivals like Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT).

It really does cost us substantial time and resources to process and refund a payment, to refund the promoter or affiliate from which the Attendee signed up, to communicate all this with Mark Lack and the Attendee and the promoter and the event planner for the Seminar, and to gear up the marketing machine to fill spots, which includes craft marketing messages, creating emails, postcards, mailings, involving Mark's time, etc..

Beyond finding that companies owned by Mr. Trump had debts of at least $ 650 million, The Times discovered that a substantial portion of his wealth is tied up in three passive partnerships that owe an additional $ 2 billion to a string of lenders, including those that hold the loan on the Avenue of the Americas building.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Shkreli was awarded substantial compensation by the Company during the period of his disloyalty including, but not limited to: substantial cash compensation, 1,605,570 shares of Retrophin stock, a grant of 1,080,000 time based options to purchase Retrophin stock (the «December 2013 Option Agreement «-RRB- and a grant of 400,000 options (half time based and half performance based) to purchase shares of Retrophin stock (the «February 2014 Option Agreement»).

The prior three corporate convictions under the CFPOA have been achieved by the entering of guilty pleas.2 The Court also for the first time interpreted the meaning of key provisions in the statute, including clarifying that an inchoate offence of conspiracy exists under the CFPOA and in what circumstances a real and substantial connection will be required and found.

Nevertheless, sales of substantial amounts of our Class A common stock, including shares issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options or warrants or settlement of RSUs, in the public market following this offering could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity securities.

Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to selll to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

End User shall not acquire any proprietary rights, including intellectual property rights, in or to the Consumer AVM reports, or the information contained therein, which rights remain solely and exclusively in Collateral Analytics («CA») and / or CA's suppliers and licensors and End User acknowledges that the Consumer AVM reports, and information contained therein are valuable commercial products, the development of which has involved the expenditure of substantial time and money.

Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to sell to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

They expect you to have reviewed a substantial number of random files to confirm that all documents have been properly prepared, signed and filed and that you have also considered other factors, including whether your firm deals with properties that are close to the U.S. border, whether your agents are part - time or full - time and the general crime rate in your own area.

Other notable examples of rapid sales of substantial amounts of assets in a short time include General Motors and Chrysler.

The $ 234 billion in announcements for the month included several multibillion dollar M&A moves, most notably the $ 78.4 billion bid by Charter Communications to acquire Time Warner Cable (a deal that likely will face substantial regulatory scrutiny).

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.

The fossil record which shows millions of years of stable species, then an explosion of necessarily mutations, all occurring at the precise necessary time required for complex organisms to develop, and ALL escaping fossilization «the sudden appearance of most species in the geologic record and the lack of evidence of substantial gradual change in most species — from their initial appearance until their extinction — has long been noted, including by Charles Darwin who appealed to the imperfection of the record as the favored explanation» — Wikipedia

The entire Granth is a very substantial body of poetry, consisting mainly of the writings of Guru Nanak and his first four successors, to which were added poems of a dozen or more, one - time famous saints, or bhagats, including Ramananda, Kabir and the well - known Maratha poet, Namdev.

In 2013, the last time 421 - a was up for renewal, substantial donations he made to Gov. Andrew Cuomo included $ 100,000 to the state Democratic Committee that was co-chaired by Wright at the time.

The one year results, revealed today, show that the remede ® system led to substantial benefits in sleep parameters including a reduction in AHI, a reduction in the time spent with low blood oxygen levels overnight, and improvements in sleep efficiency and REM sleep.

Because youth spend a substantial amount of time in school, school wellness policies should include plans designed to increase outdoor activity.

Potential limits to external generalizability include the intensive research assessments (up to 12 hours), the recruitment and treatment of patients in non — primary care academic settings, exclusion of participants with substantial concurrent psychiatric illness and drug abuse, and the limited time of treatment (16 weeks) given the chronicity and relapse potential in alcohol - dependent individuals.

Of course, 84 minutes, counting end credits, is hardly time to build on anything substantial, including characters.

With the breathing room afforded by a substantial but not excessive 155 - minute pre-credits runtime, this outing has time to give good material to all of the large cast, from the returning fixtures like Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) to the new roles filled by three Inception cast members (including a fine Joseph Gordon - Levitt, whose prominence raises some well - founded suspicions).

And an internship program allowed qualified students to spend substantial amounts of time at local business or professional sites, including restaurants, hospitals, and law and architectural offices.

But all teacher training courses include substantial amounts of time for trainees based in schools.

Resources dedicated to teaching and learning Ultimate administrative and budget targets should include student loads that promote personalization, substantial time for collective planning by teachers, competitive salaries for staff, and an ultimate per - pupil cost not to exceed that at traditional schools by more than 10 percent.

Against this backdrop, principals understandably devoted substantial resources, including the time of their instructional coaches, to collating student test data, designing intervention systems for low - performing students, and asking those whose content knowledge they trusted most (school - hired coaches) to teach or tutor students.

(4) physical and mental restoration services, including, but not limited to, (A) corrective surgery or therapeutic treatment necessary to correct or substantially modify a physical or mental condition which is stable or slowly progressive and constitutes a substantial handicap to employment, but is of such nature that such correction or modification may reasonably be expected to eliminate or substantially reduce the handicap within a reasonable length of time, (B) necessary hospitalization in connection with surgery or treatment.

On the heels of Time magazine, National Public Radio has released a substantial list of the best books of 2013, which includes a dozen comics and graphic novels among its...

Schwab has evolved over time to include a substantial online trading presence.

Exceptions include clients with very large portfolios or those who spend a substantial amount of time in the U.S. since currency risk is hedged somewhat if you have annual expenses in U.S. dollars.

The primary consumer protection problem areas that have given rise to the States» actions include: (1) unsubstantiated claims of consumer savings; (2) deceptive representations about the length of time necessary to complete a debt relief program; (3) misleading or failing to adequately inform consumers that they will be subject to continued collection efforts, including lawsuits, and that their account balances will increase due to extended nonpayment under the program; (4) deceptive disparagement of consumer credit counseling; (5) deceptive disparagement of bankruptcy as an alternative for debtors; (6) lack of screening and analysis to determine suitability of debt relief programs for individual debtors; (7) the collection of substantial up - front fees so the debt relief company gains even if it fails to perform; (8) lack of transparency and information for consumers as to payment of fees, status of accounts, and communications with creditors; (9) significant delays in active negotiation or engagement with creditors, coupled with prohibitions on direct consumer communications with creditors; and (10), in the case of debt settlement companies, basing savings claims (and settlement fees) not on the original account balance, but on the inflated amount due (including late fees and default rates of interest) at the time of settlement.

These do not include the Company's remaining cash burn during this period of time, which we will see was, and remains, substantial.

This release contains forward - looking information that involves substantial risks and uncertainties about the intention to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of a minority ownership stake in Pfizer's Animal Health business, including the anticipated timing of such a transaction and the potential benefits to Pfizer.

Other stuff includes the fun Nostradamus missions Throw in random events around the streets and missions to help fund and upgrade your own personal Cafe and you've got a game with a substantial amount of content, and for the first time the vast majority of it actually feels worth completing.

Only two important characters, including Korra, appear for a substantial period of time, though they thankfully have the correct voice actors.

The February issue also includes an in - depth technical article called «Scrum Rising», of which it's explained: «Scrum is an agile development methodology which can save your studio a substantial amount of crunch time, headache, botched plans, and disorganized employees — or so says High Moon's Clinton Keith.

The program will include a substantial amount of independent studio time for participants to delve into their practice, as well as a combination of professional development opportunities, studio visits and tours to get a sense of the artistic and cultural of community at the Joan Mitchell Center and the city of New Orleans.

It emphasizes new acquisitions — many on view for the first time — and includes a substantial number of works by African and African - American artists, as well as works from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Mexico.

It emphasizes new acquisitions — many on view for the first time — and includes a substantial number of works by African and African - American artists and works from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Mexico.

Mike Whiting received his MFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY in May of 2002, and has since developed a substantial profile as a contemporary artist of our times through his solo exhibitions at Plus Gallery, numerous group exhibitions across the US, and a number of monumental outdoor works commissioned for entities across the US, including Denver's iconic «Rhino» sculpture at the intersection of Larimer and Broadway.

Two recent studies of methane emissions from frozen sea - bed sediments, including one published in Science and described in The Times today, found substantial bubbling flows of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, were reaching the atmosphere.

If the tax is substantial, natural gas might serve as a bridge to an increased use of non-emitting technologies over time, including renewables and nuclear power.

Despite opposition from residents and environmentalists, including the Chair of the local Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust, it was approved because the First Minister of Scotland said «In tough economic times, substantial investment of this kind is at a premium.»

There are unique challenges for international practitioners, including substantial travel requirements and the need to keep unconventional hours to serve clients in different time zones.

Joshua also devotes substantial time to pro bono matters relating to important criminal and constitutional law issues, including successfully representing a woman charged with reckless endangerment for allegedly using illegal drugs while pregnant and a client charged with various crimes for sending «harassing» emails.

Our lawyers have structured ground - breaking solar energy deals, including the American Honda Motor Co. - SolarCity Corporation agreement recognized by The New York Times as «the first substantial corporate investment in solar energy installations.»

We will make clients aware of all the possible «bars» to someone being extradited by the court, including double jeopardy, substantial passages of time, and age.