Sentences with phrase «than increasing pressure»

Dash Charge produces a larger electric current rather than increasing pressure for stable, consistent charging speeds.

The Earth's terrestrial ecosystems are past their carrying capacity, and rather than increasing pressures upon primary productivity, the human enterprise must power down and enter an era of ecological restoration.

The warming effect from anything other than increased pressure or higher solar input will be immediately offset by the expansion of the atmosphere reducing molecular density at the surface.

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Mylan, one of the 10 most heavily weighted stocks in the ETF, traded more than 1.5 percent higher despite recent political pressure over the stark price increases of its life - saving EpiPen device.

Business leaders earning hundreds of times more than their employees are under increasing pressure to narrow the pay gap.

Boards of directors are facing increasing pressure to fire CEOs rather than allow them to linger.

Online marketing is putting increasing pressure on legacy ad businesses, with more people logging in than tuning in.

The business world is more competitive than ever, with increasing pressure to produce results while keeping costs down.

Beijing is trying to boost domestic liquidity in the hopes that this will generate stronger domestic demand, but expanding liquidity fuels capital outflows, and these put downward pressure on the currency, while increasing PBoC concerns about the monetary impact of money leaving the economy which, as an article in last week's FT argues, might be worse than we think.

Corporate political activity accounts for 26 percent of all ESG resolutions, with slightly more than half of them focusing on pressuring companies to increase disclosure of how companies lobby elected officials and regulators and insight into the reasons behind the lobbying.

The argument from Gavin and other who supported increasing the transaction capacity by this method are essentially there are economies of scale in mining and that these economies have far bigger centralisation pressures than increased resource cost for a larger number of transactions (up to the new limit proposed).

«The cleantech industry employs more Canadians than oil and gas, venture capital funding has increased, and international pressures are driving unprecedented rates of adoption for these technologies.

Upstream price pressures have also been boosted by the rise in oil prices, as well as the depreciation of the exchange rate and the increase in world commodity prices; producer input and output prices have increased more sharply over the past six months than they have since the early 1990s.

But no sooner had China's industrial base started to show some positive effects from the pickup in global commodity prices — which has allowed its factories to push through some price increases after many years of producer price deflation — than several of the industrial materials most reliant on Chinese demand started to come under pressure during April.

However, if domestic demand pressures ease appreciably, it is possible that increases in upstream costs will to some extent be absorbed into profit margins rather than flowing into consumer prices.

Cost pressures are also evident in a number of service industries, with the price of education, and some recreational and personal services having risen by around 4 per cent over the year, while the price of health services has increased at more than double this pace.

14 % of respondents believe that insider trading practices in the alternative investment industry have become less prevalent since the FBI arrested Raj Rajaratnam and scared the bejeezus out of everyone, a noticeable drop from January 2016 when 25 % of respondents felt this way; 37 % of respondents think the news of arrests and convictions there has had little impact on insider trading because those who engage in such practices think they are smarter than everyone else and will never get caught, compared with 39 % of respondents in 2016; and 49 % of respondents believe the influx of money into funds in recent years and the explosion in the number of hedge fund firms has put enough pressure on fund managers that there will always be a few desperate enough to try anything, including insider trading, a significant increase from the 36 % of respondents who felt this way in the Roundtable's previous survey on this topic.

Interest in automated testing has increased substantially in the last few years, says Evans, because developers are under more pressure than ever to roll out new applications and associated updates faster.

More than just increased pressure, however, is a decision on how to move forward as consumers abandon one design for another.

The royal commission, noting that no one seriously defended violence or denied its presence, offered 87 recommendations for control and regulation of the media, but without including any explanation of the phenomenon of increasing violence — other than passing references to economic pressures and competitive necessities.

With global demand for tea growing at more than 2 % per year, the pressures on land for cultivating the crop will increase, all the more intensely because of climate change.

These acts are increasing the media attention to our cause and therefore put pressure on the board to act and to let Wenger know that he is better off leaving than staying.

And FYI that chicken you eat isn't that healthy, it contains high amounts cholesterol which is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease, more so than sodium which mainly has been shown to increase blood pressure.

The 40 - year - old stressed that the Rossoneri were holding onto their lead rather than putting further pressure to increase their goal tally.

When the sides of the bottle are squeezed, the pressure on the air bubble increases making it compress into a smaller space, causing the air bubble to increase in density, so it is more dense than the water and so sinks.

Once you get to your lower back, hips, and butt, I like to use a very light fist rather than my finger tips for increased pressure.

Previous studies have shown that mothers who breastfeed have more favorable cardiometabolic profiles than mothers who don't, including lower cholesterol levels, increased weight loss, and decreased blood pressure.

Identifying the cause of the pressure will help you think through some other possible ways you might be able to solve any issues and, if you have several options, your feelings of pressure and stress will more than likely decrease, which increases your chances of removing more milk for your baby.

Drinking more than the weekly limit can increase your weight and your blood pressure, putting you at risk of heart disease and stroke.

In animal models, exposure to cigarette smoke or nicotine during fetal development alters the expression of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in areas of the brainstem important for autonomic function, 28 alters the neuronal excitability of neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius (a brainstem region important for sensory integration), 29 and alters fetal autonomic activity and medullary neurotransmitter receptors.30 In human infants, there are strong associations between nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and serotonin receptors in the brainstem during development.31 Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke attenuates recovery from hypoxia in preterm infants, 32 decreases heart rate variability in preterm33 and term34 infants, and abolishes the normal relationship between heart rate and gestational age at birth.33 Moreover, infants of smoking mothers exhibit impaired arousal patterns to trigeminal stimulation in proportion to urinary cotinine levels.35 It is important to note also that prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke alters the normal programming of cardiovascular reflexes such that there is a greater - than - expected increase in blood pressure and heart rate in response to breathing 4 % carbon dioxide or a 60 ° head - up tilt.36 These changes in autonomic function, arousal, and cardiovascular reflexes might all increase an infant's vulnerability to SIDS.

The challenge for providers is to deliver a cost effective and valuable service, providing greater value than the do - it - yourself approach while information becomes increasingly accessible, and budgets come under increased pressure.

More than half of school staff surveyed by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said that increased work pressures had damaged their mental health.

Given Simon Hughes» comments today that the problem is with Andrew Lansley and his presentation rather than the Bill itself, I hope the SLF will increase the pressure on the Parliamentary Party to drop the bill, not pull some bait - and - switch trick over Lansley's position.

The move is the latest pressure point on the IDC, which has grown by three members in less than a year, but has drawn increasing consternation from liberals who have criticized the conference's working relationship with the Senate Republicans.

A Liberal Democrat defeat, in a seat where they trailed Labour by only 103 votes last May, would inevitably increase the pressure on Mr Clegg from the doubters in his party, which is used to winning by - elections rather than losing them.

Ed Miliband is under increasing pressure to back an in / out referendum on Britain's EU membership, after a survey showed more Labour supporters are in favour of a vote on Europe than against it.

It puts pressure on Dr Cable who must spend more time nursing his constituency than beavering away at BIS — allowing the chancellor to increase the Conservative influence on Britain's industrial sector.

But New York is the only state with such a moratorium, and there is increasing pressure to convert trucking fleets to natural gas, which burns cleaner than diesel fuel.

Richard Moses, president of the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative collected more than 1000 signatures in support of the district's immediate formation, saying, «development pressures are intense and increasing all the time.»

The Illinois House on Sunday approved a major income tax increase as more than a dozen Republicans broke ranks with Gov. Bruce Rauner amid the intense pressure of a budget impasse that's entered its third year.

DiNapoli's estimate of the total impact for eliminating the SALT deductions — which is based on 2015 tax filings — is about $ 4 billion higher than the figure cited by Gov. Cuomo and Sen. Chuck Schumer earlier this week, and is likely to increase the pressure on GOP members of Congress from New York.

Disgraced MP Eric Illsley's future in parliament is under increasing pressure tonight after Labour called on him to resign immediately and David Cameron said his position was «untenable» after he pleaded guilty to dishonestly claiming more than # 14,000 in expenses.

It's pumped 300 meters or so to the injection site, where its pressure is increased to more than 140 kilograms per square centimeter before being pumped through one of two wellheads.

Beyond that, the increase in publications from institutions of less than premier prestige may exist because, amidst intense job - market pressure, star professors» protégés are filling an ever - greater range of open positions, including those at lower - ranked institutions.

«There is an underlying demand for something better than $ 90 per barrel oil, that has better domestic supply and can help cope with increasing environmental pressure,» ATA's Heimlich says.

As global leaders gather in Paris seeking a much - anticipated agreement to keep global warming to no more than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nations face increasing pressure to reduce emissions and contribute to decarbonizing the global economy.

After they statistically accounted for smoking, family history, and other factors known to increase high blood pressure risk, the researchers found that women who adhered to a healthy diet were 20 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure than those who did not.

According to the report, cacti are under increasing pressure from human activity, with more than half of the world's 1,480 cactus species used by people.

In general, American women who become pregnant are older, sicker and heavier than they used to be, increasing the risk of stroke, high blood pressure and hemorrhage.

«The increased risk of high blood pressure in siblings suggests that family history contributes to the increased risk of high blood pressure in women during pregnancy; however, women who had high blood pressure in pregnancy were still more likely to develop high blood pressure later in life than their sisters who had normal blood pressure in pregnancy,» said Dr. Weissgerber.