Sentences with phrase «which decreased my confidence»

Then the notorious «groping incident» occurred which decreased my confidence in travel completely.

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Tom Wynn, director of affluent research at Spectrem, provided several factors for the increased confidence: the steady improvement in job growth, the steady increase in the major stock market indices since the spring, and a decrease in political ambiguity with the election season over, which has an effect on at least some people's outlook.

«Some people say that concentrating on just a few positions in which you have most confidence and focus is the way to both make money and decrease risk.

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.

Results of the analyses continue to confirm that all forms of extra support analyzed together showed a decrease in cessation of «any breastfeeding», which includes partial and exclusive breastfeeding (average risk ratio (RR) for stopping any breastfeeding before six months 0.91, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.88 to 0.95; moderate - quality evidence, 51 studies) and for stopping breastfeeding before four to six weeks (average RR 0.87, 95 % CI 0.80 to 0.95; moderate - quality evidence, 33 studies).

WRT Gavin's response to 27, that is exactly my point, the confidence one can have in the Annan and Hargreaves limits decreases as you get outside of the limits set by recent climate parameters, not because their work is wrong, but because there may be other significant factors which become important.

One of the many things stress causes are lowered testosterone levels, greater accumulation of fat and an increase in the production of cortisol, otherwise known as the «stress hormone» or the «anti-testosterone» hormone which decreases any type of dominance or confidence you might exude in any aspect of your relationship.

To be diagnosed with bipolar II, I also had to experience a hypomanic episode, which is a period of increased energy, exaggerated confidence, racing thoughts, poor decision making, and / or decreased need for sleep.

The percentage of boys who felt reading was hard decreased from 28 per cent down to 15.9 per cent, which the NTL suggests shows increased confidence in their reading ability.

WRT Gavin's response to 27, that is exactly my point, the confidence one can have in the Annan and Hargreaves limits decreases as you get outside of the limits set by recent climate parameters, not because their work is wrong, but because there may be other significant factors which become important.

Curry's main and most flawed argument was that information in the latest IPCC report should decrease our confidence in human - caused global warming; an argument she based in large part on the supposed global warming «pause», which is itself a fictional creation.

In other areas, increased upwelling can lead to stimulated productivity, which can also lead to more organic carbon entering the deep ocean, where it is consumed, decreasing oxygen levels (medium confidence).

Fan's Corrected Corollary: Only those changes in scientific understanding which ought to decrease our confidence - level in that science ought to decrease our confidence - level in that science.

This is indicated by the width, -LCB- T -RCB- ± 2T / n, of the approximate 95 % confidence interval which decreases as the ensemble size n increases.

When older people fall, they can experience decreased physical functioning, a reduction in the quality of life, decreased confidence, and an increased fear of falling, which can lead to further functional decline, depression, social isolation, and feelings of helplessness.

Similar to exposure and response prevention in treatment for OCD, parents in PCIT experience putting their child in time out and the considerable decrease in the length and severity of the time out situation each day, which may increase parental confidence at home.

Hit by still - soft consumer confidence and a megamerger between the Federated Department Stores and the May Department Stores that prompted the announcement of store closings, retail was the only commercial sector in which vacancies rose and rent growth decreased in 2006.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index ®, which had decreased in September, rebounded in October.

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