Sentences with phrase «time of major expansion»

The late 1980s was a time of major expansion: in 1987, B&N acquired the nearly 800 stores of the B. Dalton Chain from Dayton Hudson; in 1989, the company acquired BookStop, a Texas chain of superstores.

He presided over fiscal policy at a time of major expansion of the Vietnam War, eventually lobbying vigorously in 1968 for a 10 percent tax increase that many analysts said should have been imposed sooner.

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The company also just announced the expansion of Uber Movement, a program intended to benefit urban planners and fueled by aggregated (and anonymized) Uber ride data, covering how different times and travel times can be impacted by major events and road closures.

Bob Rosenblatt, Academy senior fellow and former Los Angeles Times Washington correspondent will report on the people and the maneuvers that led to this major expansion of social insurance.

I have been a major proponent of deficits and fiscal expansion to spur recovery but now, when unemployment may fall below 4 percent and the Fed is tightening, is not the time to expand the long - run deficit.

While I believe markets are efficient when it comes to stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities and reflect all known information at the time, in the case of bitcoin, and a few other instances like the ONLY stock I've bought in over a year (now up big), when I start to see the mainstream media reporting on something, google search volume through the roof (chart below) and lastly, when your mom asks about it — it may be signaling mainstream acceptance and further expansion of a major bubble.

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.

I. Introduction The most substantive portion of the Brightman - Hartshorne correspondence took place from November 1933 through the summer of 1944.1 The major events in Europe and Asia during this time are well known, including the rise of Nazi Germany and the expansion of the Japanese Empire, culminating in World War II.

Bob's Red Mill announces a major expansion of its production and distribution facilities, as well as the internal promotions of seven long - time employees.

«The historic investments made by Governor Cuomo over the past six years have made this a more attractive market for air carriers at a time when the airport is preparing for a major expansion in anticipation of increased traffic.

The ocean conveyor system, Rutgers scientists believe, changed at the same time as a major expansion in the volume of the glaciers in the northern hemisphere as well as a substantial fall in sea levels.

The research found that: eight in ten managers see apprentices as an important part of growing their business; new research shows the right people and skills are ten times more important to expansion than access to finance; apprentice employers are five times as likely to rapidly expand their business; and many major UK companies have commited to expanding their apprenticeship programme.

The world of virtual schooling is experiencing a host of major policy shifts that are opening doors for its expansion, but at the same time holding it up to greater scrutiny.

While he will spend the next month lounging at home, he will return to A + Charter Schools soon after, as a part - time consultant, to oversee a major expansion project of A + Academy high school, and will also continue to lead the monthly «Superintendent Study Group» meetings.

The death of the regents» plan marks the second time a major internet expansion for Louisiana schools has died.

Nearly a year after Audubon Charter students moved out of their Broadway Street campus in preparation for a major renovation and expansion project there, major construction efforts will begin there Monday and end in time for students to return in the fall of 2014, officials say.

With a new storyline introducing Oryx, Crota's vengeful father, an all - new destination, three new Guardian subclasses, a massive arsenal of new armor, weapons and exotics, new Strikes and Crucible maps, and the new «King's Fall» Raid that will put players to the ultimate test, there has never been a better time to jump in to «Become Legend,» particularly for new players beginning their journey as a Guardian.The Taken King major expansion takes players deep into the chambers of a new destination, the «Dreadnaught» ship, to defeat Oryx, and his Taken Army.

Interestingly enough, while instances like this aren't uncommon (aspiring The Division players had it out for «Mike» when the game first launched in March), this is the first time this has happened to Destiny during the launch of a major expansion.

«Besides being the first time it's available on PlayStation 4, the launch of Conan Exiles brings with it a massive expansion of the game world, game - changing new features such as monster invasions known as the purge and an entirely new action - oriented combat system, as well as many other major additions that truly makes this the ultimate vision of Conan Exiles.

So let's get right to it — this is our first major expansion for Resogun, and we've spent a lot of time making sure in terms of playability and enjoyment it's right up there with the main game.

However, to be fair, Stockton does state that he's not able to give an exact number on this because it very much «depends on the situation», but he also says that Blizzard are trying to reduce the length of expansion cycles which naturally reduces the number of major updates because of time constraints.

Despite the game having been marketed as a stand - alone expansion to the core Uncharted titles, and the majority of your time enjoyed as such, in the final act you'll begin to notice characters from the core games drift into the story more often and major plot - threads (specifically from UC4) get introduced.

Between the time that the original base Destiny launched and the launch of its first major expansion, The Taken King, the team at Bungie learned a lot.

A highly - anticipated sci - fi strategy game was released, while one of the greatest sims of all time received a major expansion.

With Bethesda head honcho Todd Howard confirming that The Elder Scrolls VI isn't even in development yet, and The Elder Scrolls Online now on its first major expansion in the recently released Morrowind, what better time to release another version of the almost six - year - old Skyrim?

Bronx Museum of the Arts plans major extension The Bronx Museum of the Arts has announced the launch of a $ 25 million campaign to fund an ambitious renovation and expansion project, reports the New York Times.

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will be doubling its space devoted to photography, when it reopens after its major expansion, scheduled for 2016, The New York Times reports.

Over time, the museum building underwent major renovations, including the construction of Renwick Gallery expansion in 1972, and the realization of the famous Robert and Arlene Kogod covered courtyard, designed by Foster + Partners architects, in 2007.

According to Director / CEO and Chief Curator, Terry Graff: «The generous gift of this major public sculpture from Mr. Karpman at this pivotal time in the history of the Gallery is a statement - making expression of our exhilarating trajectory — a most fitting symbol of our expansion and revitalization as an important destination for national and international contemporary art.

The expansion of Heritage, the world's third largest auction house, into the New York City market comes at a time when many major auction firms are contracting.

A major museum expansion took place from 2002 to 2005, at which time the museum was given its current name in honor of Schnitzer, the major donor for the expansion work.

As noted in Felicity Barringer's insightful expansion, included here, on her «horse race» article linked elsewhere in the Times, some of the individual components that go into the index are subject to major distortions.

On decadal and longer time scales, global mean sea level change results from two major processes, mostly related to recent climate change, that alter the volume of water in the global ocean: i) thermal expansion (Section 5.5.3), and ii) the exchange of water between oceans and other reservoirs (glaciers and ice caps, ice sheets, other land water reservoirs - including through anthropogenic change in land hydrology, and the atmosphere; Section 5.5.5).

In doing so we see that even though El Niños over the past 60 years or more remove a bit of energy each time, the longer term trend is net warming and expansion of this major reservoir of energy in the climate system.

The canal expansion is a major enhancement for U.S. competitiveness, reducing transit time from Gulf Coast export terminals to Japan to 20 days, compared to the previous 31 to 34 days (moving either through the Suez Canal or around the southern tip of Africa, respectively) and also reducing travel time from the Gulf Coast to potential South American LNG markets.

These plans are simply stunning in light of the fact that no major US refinery expansions have occurred in decades, a condition that, at times, has left the US with no more than a few weeks worth of gasoline and increased the amplitude of price swings when shortages occur, for whatever reason.

The fact that both of these phones support storage expansion at a time where many flagships are stripping it away is a major plus.

Fully remastered with beautifully enhanced graphics that support up to 4K resolution, entirely re-orchestrated soundtrack, brand - new narrative, major gameplay improvements, Xbox Live support for multiplayer, and achievements — the Definitive Edition brings back the original Age of Empires and its Rise of Rome expansion with 16 civilizations to explore in time periods ranging from the Stone Age all the way to the Roman Empire.