Sentences with phrase «than other factors affecting»

Not exact matches

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled cFactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled cfactors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.
However, high - yield (junk) bond funds and international bond funds can be affected by factors other than interest rates.
Once researchers adjusted for other factors that could affect dementia risk, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking, people with high levels of cynical distrust were three times more likely to develop dementia than people with low levels of cynicism.
When controlling for other factors that affect risk of HIV infection (e.g., condom use), the researchers found that users of injectable DMPA were 50 % more likely to become infected with HIV than those not using hormonal contraceptives.
I buy the evidence in the other experiment (in which thirsty participants judged a water bottle as being closer than it actually was), but I think other factors affect the beanbag test.
After adjusting for other factors that could affect the risk of dementia, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, depression and alcohol abuse, researchers determined that veterans with TBI were 60 percent more likely to develop dementia than those without TBI.
They believe their study is more accurate than previous work because they only used one variable — the presence or absence of 0.3 % triclosan — and fixed all of the other factors which can affect the results.
Now, more than a decade later, Buechley and Şekercioğlu have examined factors affecting the extinction risk of more than 100 bird species, including 22 species of vultures, which eat carrion exclusively, and other scavenging birds that have broader diets.
The research confirms that IGF - 1 acts directly on T - reg cells — rather than indirectly by affecting some other factor that induces T - reg cells to multiply.
Our findings indicate that factors other than family and parental eating behaviors may play an important role in affecting American children's dietary intakes.»
It is unclear whether components of the culture medium other than extrinsic factors affect germ cell differentiation in vitro in monkeys.
«It's much easier to measure somebody's height than it is to measure lots of other environmental factors that could affect height.»
This won't be an all encompassing list, but it will give you a basic idea of the different factors that affect cause some people to carry more body fat than others.
Other studies have shown that soy protein is less effective for body builders than whey protein because its amino acids are more likely to go into splanchnic circulation (stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas and spleen) than into peripheral regions such as muscle tissues.4, 5 This makes sense because whey protein provides greater amounts of the branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) leucine, isoleucine and valine as well as more methionine and lysine, all of which are critically needed for muscle building.6 - 9 Researchers have also found the low BCAA content of soy protein adversely affects muscle building by disrupting both leucine signaling10 and the activation of myogenic translation initiation factors.
Interestingly, those who ate mostly meat and fried foods and drank alcohol did not have a higher risk of death than those who ate healthy food after the researchers took into account other factors that could affect the results, such as age, gender, race, education, physical activity and total calorie intake.
Does this condition affect women differently than men because of estrogen and other female specific factors?
There are additional factors other than diet and exercise that can affect how we lose weight.
Should the judges» decisions have been affected by factors other than legal ones?
The source and amount of carbohydrates consumed affect postprandial hyperglycemia and glycemic variability more than any other dietary factor, 3,10 — 12 providing a conceptual basis for interest in carbohydrate - modified diets for T1DM.
After again controlling for factors other than competition that might affect a private school's demand for certain teachers, I compared teachers in areas where parents have more choices among private schools with teachers in areas where they have fewer.
The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.
Sometimes, factors other than teachers» instructional practices may affect student performance.
Factors other than an individual teacher's efforts affect student performance in any given year.
As for why his group came to a different conclusion than the one reached by Hanushek and other skeptics, Johnson suggested that earlier efforts to find a a connection between school spending and results were simply confounded by the range of factors that affect the kinds of adults that kids become.
(June 2003) NCSET NLTS2 Data Brief This report of the demographic characteristics of youth with disabilities participating in the National Longitudinal Study - 2 provides important information about factors other than disability that affect the educational and transition experiences of youth with disabilities.
HELSINKI, July 31 (Reuters)- The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Wednesday: POHJOLA BANK Finland's Pohjola Bank reported a bigger - than - expected rise in quarterly profit, helped by a capital gain as well as firm demand for corporate loans.
Don't be afraid to experiment with more than one price and compare the results, but be sure your sales aren't being affected by other factors, such as the type of promotions you are doing at the time.
Also, the relationship between interest rates, inflation, and bond prices is complex, and can be affected by factors other than the ones outlined here.
Assuming there are no other factors affecting the NAV, the NAV at the close of the market Friday should be substantially lower than the NAV on the preceding day.
Other factors than can affect the cost of your policy include your choice of deductible, whether you opt for actual (depreciated) value or agreed value replacement coverage, and the coverage options you choose.
You see, car insurance is greatly affected by «other» factors than by your choice of vehicle.
Non-investment-grade bonds (aka junk bonds or high yield bonds) are more affected by factors other than interest rates, including some of the same factors (economic booms or recessions) that affect stocks.
The factors that affect your costs include whether your car is new or used, the overall safety rating of the car, your driving record, your age and gender, and even your ZIP code, as certain areas tend to have a higher occurrence of accidents and claims than others.
So this foray into real estate didn't affect my financials much other than about a 20K loss (when closing costs are factored in).
«If you already have insurance, your premium is most likely going to be affected by factors other than your credit - based insurance score,» McElroy says.
As for # 2: The exact date will probably always be a mystery, but the main factors are: - the historical pattern of earnings call dates (and announcements of those dates) which you can look up for any given company - when the company's quarter ends - potentially some influence in how long it takes the company to close out their books for the quarter (some types of businesses would be faster than others)- any special considerations for this particular quarter that affect reporting ability
Other factors unique to VantageScore include ignoring collections — paid or unpaid — less than $ 250 and relief for accounts negatively affected by natural disasters.
If, prior to its dissolution, the Company receives an offer for a transaction that will, in the view of the Board, provide superior value to stockholders than the value of the estimated distributions under the Plan, taking into account all factors that could affect valuation, including timing and certainty of payment or closing, credit market risks, proposed terms and other factors, the Plan of Liquidation and the dissolution could be abandoned in favor of such a transaction.
If, prior to its dissolution, the Company receives an offer for a corporate transaction that will, in the view of the Board of Directors, provide superior value to stockholders than the value of the estimated distributions under the Plan of Dissolution, taking into account all factors that could affect valuation, including timing and certainty of closing, credit market risks, proposed terms and other factors, the Plan of Dissolution could be abandoned in favor of such a transaction.
Commodity ETPs are generally more volatile than broad - based ETFs and can be affected by increased volatility of commodities prices or indexes as well as changes in supply and demand relationships, interest rates, monetary and other governmental policies or factors affecting a particular sector or commodity.
Price risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to a change in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or currency risk), whether those changes are caused by factors specific to the individual financial instrument or its issuer, or factors affecting similar financial instruments traded in the market.
There are a lot of factors that affect your kitten's growth, and he may grow quicker than others, making it confusing as to when he becomes an adult cat.
A study done by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that factors other than breed can affect aggression in dogs, such as socialization, breeding, gender, training and early experiences.
In 1999 large increases in nighttime squid fishing activity on park waters probably affected nesting pelicans - higher than average rates of nest abandonment and chick mortality were recorded and could not be explained by other environmental factors.
Courtney Plummer, Lehman Maupin Gallery (New York): «Considering other factors affecting the art world, Art Basel Miami Beach was far more productive than anticipated.
Just like floods (where mankind has influenced their occurrences), farming has been affected by factors other than weather.
A factor other than AGW affecting the ocean heat state in 2000 was the Pinatubo eruption in 1991.
Would historical GHG have a substantially different spatial structure than CO2 alone, or are there other factors affecting efficacy here?
Whether cooler water would have affected any of these factors other than the wind intensity is unclear.
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