Sentences with phrase «time performance in»

A Question Time performance in which he appeared far more knowledgeable than the politicians on the panel cemented his reputation.

Commuters taking NJ Transit trains into New York Penn Station on weekday mornings have experienced the worst on - time performance in recent memory, arriving late nearly 54 percent of the time during the month of May, the agency said.

The Long Island Rail Road in January posted its worst on - time performance in more than two decades.

The head of the Long Island Rail Road unveiled a turnaround plan for the commuter rail line, which last year slumped to its worst on - time performance in almost two decades.

The show's premiere had 1.7 million viewers, making it the No. 2 program in its time slot among key demographics and scoring TLC's best Sunday prime time performance in more than a year.

But the point remains that James delivered one of his all - time performances in the biggest game of the year, and the Cavaliers let him down.

Tour said that while thin - film lithium ion batteries are able to store more energy, LIG supercapacitors of the same size offer three times the performance in power (the speed at which energy flows).

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

The most talked - about media response to Wolf's performance came from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, who has risen in the public eye by providing often - unflattering insights on the president and his staff.

Copyright protection is created the moment your work is fixed in a «tangible form of expression» (paper copy, CD, disk, videotaped performance, and the like) for the first time.

A find many board meetings highly unproductive in that they are often just a date in the calendar where management is set to update its investors and other board members of its performance over the past time period.

We remain a strong competitor but our performance has been slipping over time in this critical race.

While these changes may go unnoticed, in some cases users may experience longer launch times for apps and other reductions in performance.

When you ding salaried employees for showing up five minutes late even though they routinely stay late and put in time on the weekend, you send the message that policies take precedence over performance.

Devote some time to thinking about them in earnest and how to use them to improve performance.

Perhaps those sales leaders — maybe you, too — should devote some time to thinking about your team's 2017 goals in earnest, and learn how to use them to improve performance and increase engagement.

Contrastingly, forcing yourself to remain focused on one complicated task for long periods of time can lead to a decline in performance.

Samantha Biron, who teaches time management workshops for Performance Management Consultants in Ottawa, describes time - auditing apps as just the latest in a line of tools designed to help people get organized, going back to personal digital assistants and scheduling software.

«We need to see improved financial performance from every Target store in Canada over time.»

On top of the problem of unfair pay for women, a Harvard study revealed that, when it comes to annual performance reviews, women were 1.4 times more likely to receive critical subjective feedback, not positive feedback or critical objective feedback, and that traits that were considered negative in women were often interpreted as positive in men.

You can opt to do it during a scheduled performance review or select another time that may seem like an opportune point in the year to discuss a raise, preferably right after a great quarter of financial results.

They created a device called the 640Drive, which enables farmers to record all of their activities in the field, from what they plant to where they plant it, timing and then performance at the end of the season.

By 2012, the business had sales of $ 4 million, 30 full - time employees, 800 independent contractors, and troupes in 25 cities putting on roughly 5,000 performances a year.

Keith M. Eades, a Clemson business professor and president of Sales Performance International, in Charlotte, N.C., has a few golden rules for sales forecasting in difficult times.

Doing this right early on will save much more time down the road, in both better performance and happier employees.

As part of our pre-course paperwork, we'd completed a 360 - degree evaluation, wherein we'd rated ourselves in response to questions about habits and performance, about our time management, our self - awareness and trustworthiness, our ability to accept criticism, our ability to listen, and dozens more items.

13 Management Practices That Waste Time, Aubrey Daniels cites a study showing the individuals experience a decline in performance when they repeatedly fail to reach stretch goals.

Problems are fixed in a timely fashion thanks to department managers who monitor key performance indicators, like truck delivery times and batch quality.

In an interview, McGlaughlin says he had consistently high performance evaluations during his time at Bloomberg Law, an online subscription legal - data service.

Social media is used by 58 percent of U.S. marketers to drive engagement during events in real time, primarily through posts that highlight aspects of the event such as presentations or performances.

If you find yourself confronting poor results — a dribble — or even if you are looking for new paths for growth in your company's performance, wouldn't your time be best served identifying and removing the kinks?

By the looks of this year's North American Auto Show in Detroit, soon you'll be able to buy a KITT of your own: almost every dashboard boasted touch screens, voice control, real - time performance data and more.

The chain fired LA Times publisher Austin Beutner in September, saying he was responsible for «lagging financial performance.»

CEO Joe Ripp, for example, said recently that he was somewhat underwhelmed by the performance of the company's content in Apple's News app (Time also owns Fortune).

Inflation was higher in 1979 and 1980, topping out at 13.5 percent, by which time the S&P 500 had long returned to positive performance, though on an inflation - adjusted base.

Hartshorne employed the test in his study of how intelligence changes over time and found that participants» performance generally peaked in their late teens.

In my experience, even financial professionals do not put in enough time into understanding margin performancIn my experience, even financial professionals do not put in enough time into understanding margin performancin enough time into understanding margin performance.

It impacts the most important metric to measure: quality of hire, which typically factors in performance, ramp - up time, cultural fit and tenure.

Pediatricians have long cautioned that kids under two should spend no time in front of screen at all, while research shows that among older kids lots of screen time is correlated with worse school performance.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

You may have heard about the recent decision by the Minnesota Twins to let Ron Gardenhire, their long - time manager go — most likely due to the fact that the Twins have had lackluster performance in recent years.

«Companies should shake the trees,» says Andy Zoltners, coauthor of The Complete Guide to Accelerating Sales Force Performance and a managing director of ZS Associates in Evanston, Ill. «Now is the time to ask below - average performers to leave,» says Zoltners.

In a statement Sunday, John Leahy, Airbus chief operating officers - customers, said: «The A380plus is an efficient way to offer even better economics and improved operational performance at the same time.»

Iceland's law stands out in a key way: Companies and organizations with at least 25 full - time employees must actually obtain government certification proving their pay policies are based on factors such as education, skills and performance, not gender.

«SGI's innovative technologies and services, including its best - in - class big data analytics and high performance computing solutions, complement HPE's proven data center solutions designed to create business insight and accelerate time to value for customers,» HPE executive vice president and general manager Antonio Neri said in a statement.

Furthermore, as your office grows, office space analysis will become available in real - time to help your increase performance, productivity and comfort.

Not only do employers have to invest time and money in hiring and onboarding replacement workers, but it takes time for new hires to reach the level of performance and productivity that their predecessors maintained.

And while NerdWallet emphasizes that past market performance doesn't guarantee you'll earn the average historical return of 10 % in the future, the value of investing in stocks over a long period of time is still significant.

They're like a grade and a half below the national average,» Reardon tells Slate, but over time kids» performance in Chicago schools shifts dramatically.

One of the easiest ways to keep track of key metrics for your company is by creating business intelligence dashboards, which track metrics like revenues, expenses, website performance and customer satisfaction in real - time.