Sentences with phrase «though recent increases»

This would raise natural gas prices, though recent increases in natural gas production suggest that the change in gas prices would be moderate.

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Though 2009 proved a bright spot for Gottschalk — Buffett listed her as one of the execs who increased profits despite declining sales in Berkshire's annual report — Pampered Chef's more recent years were bumpy.

Amazon has significantly increased the number of U.S. states where it charges sales tax in recent years, though primarily because the expansion of its network of warehouses and fulfillment centers has made it mandatory.

Both Buffett and Munger will continue handling major capital allocation and investment decisions, including acquisitions, for Omaha, Nebraska - based Berkshire, though they have reduced their responsibilities in recent years with their increasing age.

It appears that's partly because increased promotional expenses (though they are lower than some rivals) and recent moderation in North American comps (versus prior periods) have raised investor concerns about whether Michael Kors» growth will slow soon.

Remember, the most recent problems have focused on adjustable - rate mortgages (though all classes of mortgages are showing increased delinquencies and foreclosures).

In a recent interview, Mr. Butterfield acknowledged that Slack has «a lot of money and not a lot to spend on,» though he added the company is planning to increase its spending on marketing.

Affordability may only have recently begun to hit a pinch point, though, as a recent stronger increase in mortgage rates seems certain to provide additional challenges to homebuyers this spring.

While such a rate of expansion will clearly not be sustainable in the longer run, there is little sign at this stage that the appetite for borrowing has been restrained by the recent increases in interest rates, even though the higher debt burden of households might be expected to make them more responsive to interest rate changes.

It is noteworthy that the deals have tended to be small, though there are signs that investor demand may be strengthening with the size of several recent issues being increased prior to their completion.

And though those have seen an increase in recent months, today's rates pale in comparison to those of the 1980s.

Currently all three of the national series show prices rising at a relatively fast pace over the latest year for which data are available, though they also show that the rates of increase have come down from their most recent peaks.

Though the looming Brexit has put a damper on all things to do with the U.K., Wealthsimple is one of at least five Canadian fintechs making moves across the pond in recent months in response to the U.K.'s increased efforts to attract fintech investment and a collaboration between the Ontario Securities Commission and its local counterpart to facilitate fintech expansion.

Investment and employment indicators softened from recent highs, pointing to continued, though somewhat less widespread, plans to increase investment and hiring.

Secondly, though other process philosophers have been influential within Christian theology, in recent years Whiteheadian process philosophy has generated increasing interest and excitement as a philosophical basis for Christian thought.

After doing my research, shown above (which I pretend support my claim, even though I said «this does not support my claim»), I see that cement production is not in the very top of CO2 emission causes (in comparison to others named above), but is in fact already one of the top in regards to manufacturing, materials, and minerals — which, while not as detrimental as I had believed, is still a pretty remarkable feat, especially whenever you look at the increase in effects in recent years and take in the knowledge that it's only going to get worse.

The Northern Irish manager was already known to be an admirer of the 21 year old though his recent cameo run - out with Middlesbrough during mid-week is said to have increased his interest in the Blues starlet.

The initiative was introduced to the United Kingdom in 1993, but, although improvements have been reported, 3 rates of breast feeding in the UK are still among the lowest in the world.4 5 Recent reports from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) urge NHS units to become baby friendly to improve rates of breast feeding and save money.4 6 Data from the millennium cohort study, however, show that though participating maternity units in the UK increased rates of initiation of breastfeeding, duration did not increase.5 Other strategies are therefore required to support mothers in the UK to breast feed for the recommended time.

Senate Republicans have balked at tax hikes in the past, though some tax actions in recent years have led to an increase in revenue for the state.

Instead, the release cites McDonald's support last December of a «3 billion dollar tax increase even though his campaign pledge was not to support taxes,» and his backing of a recent attempt to «weaken the tax cap» by allowing school districts to bond out pension costs.

Though hit hard by the recent federal sequestration numbers, officials in the Kingston City School District are still anticipating crafting an operating budget for the 2013 - 14 school year with a tax levy increase of 2 percent or less.

The report from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli does highlight a vastly improved financial picture for the state in recent years, though «the state may face increasing budgetary challenges in coming years as revenue growth is expected to slow and billions of dollars in settlement money are spent.»

Funding levels have not been restored since, though the state has steadily increased aid in recent years.

Though the rate has increased in recent years, the change has been slow and marginal.

Meanwhile, recent human studies indicate that aging is associated with an increase in somatic mutations in the hematopoietic system, which gives rise to blood cells; these mutations provide a competitive growth advantage to the mutant hematopoietic cells, allowing for their clonal expansion — a process that has been shown to be associated with a greater incidence of atherosclerosis, though specifically how remains unclear.

Though conventional cigarette smoking has declined dramatically over recent decades in the US, the report stresses that e-cigarette use is associated with the use of other tobacco products and that perceptions of e-cigarettes as less harmful than traditional cigarettes can lead to increased rates of vaping.

The dramatic increase in online data theft in recent years shows that shadowy hackers routinely steal and release personal data, even though such activity is illegal.

Cases have been increasing in recent years, though scientists are unsure why.

Next Page: Know your risks [pagebreak] Know your risks Though coronary artery disease (CAD) is more common in older women, a recent study coauthored by a researcher with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the death rate for CAD in women ages 35 to 54 increased between 2000 and 2002.

In recent years, the benefits of a gluten - free diet have become widely recognized and, according to recent research, people are embracing gluten - free in ever - growing numbers, even though the number of Americans diagnosed with celiac disease has not increased since 2009.1,2,3,4

Recent data though, shows increased promise.

This all adds up to make the joining fees for Gold membership good value (even though they have increased in recent years, as the site has become more popular).

In a recent Twitter conversation with a fan, Frannifer has clarified that even though the price of PlayStation Plus has increased for US and Canada, there will not be any change to the Instant Game Collection policy, it will be the regular TWO GAMES per platform rule.

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Even though Oklahoma is facing a $ 600 million budget shortfall for the coming fiscal year, the state's new Democratic governor proposed increasing education spending by $ 110 million in fiscal 2004 in his recent State of the State Address.

Though longitudinal data are unavailable, program - level data indicate that participation in dual enrollment has increased in recent years.

Increase Enrollment of Children in Pre-K State funding for Smart Start and NC Pre-K has stayed the same in recent years even though the population of young children has been growing.

The regulator says arrears and default rates remain generally low, though they have increased moderately in recent years.

The listings of hot - rod components and systems unveiled at the most recent SEMA Show and now found on these pages continue in that vein, though there is also an increasing emphasis on making rods not only hot, but also comfortable and drivable.

This remains true even though, in general, accounting fraud à la WorldCom seems to have increased materially in recent years.

But overall, the scope for capital gains seems compelling, noting particularly the recent 10 - 15 % pa rent increases (albeit, interrupted by the recent heavy - handed two year rent freeze), though obviously this should already be reflected within the IRES portfolio valuation / yield & investors» total return expectations — a 1.0 Price / Book ratio still seems appropriate: Continue reading →

You have to balance this though with the fact that they have almost 100 mio boe of Proved / Probable Reserves (to be increased at year - end, plus much larger Resources) on hand, and an experienced, straight - shooting management team (led by Dennis Francis) despite the recent issues.

But overall, the scope for capital gains seems compelling, noting particularly the recent 10 - 15 % pa rent increases (albeit, interrupted by the recent heavy - handed two year rent freeze), though obviously this should already be reflected within the IRES portfolio valuation / yield & investors» total return expectations — a 1.0 Price / Book ratio still seems appropriate:

The recent asset purchases point to higher future capital investments, confirmed in the last quarterly press release, which hopefully, though with some lag, will result in a commensurate increase in production levels (and FCF?).

In the most recent 2011 meeting of this group, the Island Fox Working Group, data was presented that indicated that 4 of the 6 island fox (Urocyon littoralis) subspecies were stable or increasing, with high survival, though island foxes still face potential threats from pathogens and predation.

Of course, on a timescale of one decade the noise in the temperature signal from internal variability and measurement uncertainty is quite large, so this might be hard to determine, though tamino showed that five year means show a monotonic increase over recent decades, and one might not unreasonably expect this to cease for a decade in a grand solar minimum scenario.

Though Russia is ranked 115 out of 163 nations surveyed and classified as a medium - risk country, the recent heatwave's impact on grain production and the nation's ban on grain exports, combined with a 25 % decrease in Canadian grain production in June, due to flooding, is causing fluctuations in commodity prices, in turn increasing food insecurity in the most vulnerable nations.

Furthermore, this is consistent with a recent modeling study out of Japan, except that the Japanese study projects an anomalous frequency * increase * in the Atlantic even though frequencies elsewhere go down:

Though global CO2 emissions from energy use are still going up, in recent years their rate of increase has been cut in half.

Even though carbon uptake during the growing season increased in recent years, observations show annual net losses of carbon to the atmosphere — as Arctic soils thaw, a vast reservoir of carbon locked up in the permafrost can be released to the atmosphere as greenhouse gases.