Sentences with phrase «world is on the increase»

The number of children accessing virtual worlds is on the increase with the most significant growth expected in pre-teen users aged 3 - 11.

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How impactful this approach will be depends on the business world's focus on and long - term commitment to the goal of reducing racial discrimination and increasing antiracist actions.

These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the unfavorable outcome of litigation, including so - called «Paragraph IV» litigation and other patent litigation, related to any of our products or products using our proprietary technologies, which may lead to competition from generic drug manufacturers; data from clinical trials may be interpreted by the FDA in different ways than we interpret it; the FDA may not agree with our regulatory approval strategies or components of our filings for our products, including our clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies and, for ALKS 5461, evidence of efficacy and adequacy of bridging to buprenorphine; clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all; the results of our clinical development activities may not be positive, or predictive of real - world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to governmental payers; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading «Risk Factors» in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

«When you look at the energy requirements, the increasing population, we feel there's going to be a necessity from an oil and gas perspective as we go forward,» Lorenzo Simonelli told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Petrolum Congress in Istanbul.

As Nesbitt said, «the next world war will be fought on a keyboard,» and we should expect cyber espionage attacks to increase in frequency in 2015, McAfee's «2015 Threat Predictions» report warned.

In the commodities space, oil prices are headed for their eighth consecutive week of falls on Friday, the longest losing streak since 1986, according to Reuters, after the news of a sharp drop in Chinese manufacturing increased worries over the health of the world's biggest energy consumer.

Goldman Sachs (gs) CEO Lloyd Blankfein is the latest in a string of Wall Street titans to weigh in on Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency that's getting increasing attention in the mainstream business world.

It has never been easier for the average person to see just how much of the world's increasing wealth they're missing out on, or how much their particular government is screwing them.

The innovative void has increased the pressure on Jobs» hand - picked successor, Tim Cook, to prove he is capable of sustaining the success and growth that turned Apple into the world's most valuable company and a beloved brand.

World stocks rose 20 percent last year, significantly outpacing the average on bond markets, meaning the relative value of funds» equity holdings has increased without a single new share being bought.

The memory - eating disease, expected to afflict 15 million Americans by 2060 (and tens of millions more around the world as life expectancy increases), has no cure; a new drug for the condition hasn't been approved in well over a decade; initially promising experimental treatments seem to be failing with clockwork regularity; and there's not even a definitive consensus on what, exactly, biopharma companies should focus on while developing Alzheimer's medicines.

The writer correctly predicted the world's population would be near seven billion, and he was also right to anticipate increasing strain on the nation's pension system.

Sara Slane, vice president of public affairs at the American Gaming Association, said she believes a favorable ruling would help to increase viewership, in a world where people are no longer fond of sitting and watching an event for hours on end.

Goldstein, who comanages the investments of her family office, AthenaPartners, had been asked by the gathering's organizers to put together content on a topic of increasing concern to the LPs in attendance: the mounting discrimination and harassment problems in the tech world.

How many employees and managers of the world's largest financial institutions were aware of the increased risks their firms were taking on in the run up to the latest crisis?

Led by the Priceline Group (No. 268 on this year's 500 list) and Expedia (No. 317), travel sites are selling an increasing share of the world's hotel rooms.

Scaling the 29,000 - foot summit (8,850 meters) of the world's highest peak is a major attraction for climbers, but recent years have seen an increase in novices who rely heavily on guides.

In its most recent report on the state of global fisheries, the United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization warned that 90 percent of the world's fish stocks are fully or overfished, and increasing production to meet the world's growing demand for animal protein can't be done in a sustainable manner.

If Bitcoin becomes this successful, it would have probably directly or indirectly increased the world's GDP by at least 0.74 %, therefore it will be worthwhile to spend 0.74 % of the energy on it.»

By today's standards, it's safe to say that none of these spaces was intentionally designed to increase innovation and creativity, yet somehow they became the perfect breeding ground for ideas that went on to change the world.

Novartis (nvs) chief Joe Jiminez has been touting a pricing model that incorporates drugs» real - world outcomes for years, stressing the importance of placing patients before profits; Regeneron (regn) head honcho Len Schliefer had some tough words for fellow panelists from Eli Lilly (lly) and Pfizer (pfe)(who argued that media reports about their own continued reliance on price increases to drive revenues is misleading) during Forbes» event.

An increasing number of biotech firms are focusing on bringing «human - like» therapies to the animal world.

Sam, again this is my opinion, but I think you have done a great job creating a Real estate empire, my empire relies on stocks investing in the greatest dividend growth companies in the world that have continued paying increasing dividends year after year.

Moreover, other studies have found that social media use has a positive impact on well - being through increased social support and reinforcement of real world relationships.

«We were particularly encouraged to see fiscal discipline in light of the continued economic uncertainty seen elsewhere in Canada and the world, the establishment of a commission on tax competitiveness to evaluate current taxation instruments like the provincial sales tax, and proposed changes to the property transfer tax to start addressing housing affordability by increasing the exemption threshold and introducing a third tax rate on higher - valued properties.»

Spain could therefore either use the imported German capital to (a) increase domestic investment (which it did in the form of a real estate bubble)(b) binge on consumption and sharply reduce its savings as a function of GDP (which it also did)(c) accept higher unemployment (which it is now forced to do) which forces GDP to fall faster than consumption falls or (d) try to emulate Germany by passing off a trade imbalance at the expense of the rest of the world (which Europe as a whole is trying to do and which will go nowhere in the long run because only one country is even remotely capable of accepting such massive inflows, and it is increasingly unwilling to import the unemployment caused by German and Asian policies).

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;

According to the World Gold Council (WGC), India gold demand is expected to touch a record level of 300 - 400 tonnes between April and June, a 200 per cent year - on - year increase and almost half of total imports last year.

The value of ski property price rises around the world has risen 4.6 % on average around the world in the year to June, outperforming many prime properties, says Knight Frank Ski properties are outperforming prime property with prices and demand increasing around the world, says a leading agent.

DGB is focused on building state - of - the - art and sophisticated blockchain technology for security applications as cyber threats continue to increase around the world.

«The world is buying Canadian exports on an ever - increasing basis,» says Todd Winterhalt, EDC's VP of international business development.

The threat of increased regulation of cryptocurrency markets by governments around the world should also not be underestimated, as legal and tax changes could have a significant impact on bitcoin's value.

«As much as there's a lot of hoopla about this increased lending and profitability, all the lending in the world is not going to matter if Treasurys are right about growth and inflation going forward given this flattening of this yield curve,» he also said on «Closing Bell.»

Now, with our increase in todays production, some third world economies can afford to grab a toehold on the plateau we are on and be able to pull themselves into our comparisons.

Included in the trade agreement is a commitment to work together to increase their cooperation in the World Trade Organization, improve market access on both sides, and strengthen Argentina's capacity to combat organized crime.

Among the explanations that have been put forward are the increased credibility of central banks in controlling inflation (inflation rates remain below 3 per cent across the developed world), the low level of official interest rates in the major economies reflecting low inflation and the continuing weakness in some economies, a glut of savings on world markets particularly sourced from the Asian region, and changes to pension fund rules in some countries which are seen as biasing investments away from equities towards bonds.

With his stable freelance work and the annual increase of income, now he's able to travel the world with a backpack and share his vision, of independent work and living anywhere, on a weekly basis to his newsletter of creative nomad readers.

In a world of heightened capital concentration risk, increased focus on the character of trend is crucial.

As the world's economies scale up, that number is only expected to increase as we become more dependent on the international supply chain for our goods and services...

James: Banks have seen an increasing focus by treasury teams on how they are capitalizing and funding their subsidiaries in problematic areas of the world.

Matt DiLallo (Brookfield Renewable Partners): With climate change worries on the rise, the world is racing to increase its renewable energy generating capacity.

While digital currencies seem to be losing value given the massive bear going on at this moment in time, institutions, governments and international organizations throughout the world are showcasing an increased interest towards blockchain, the underlying technology of bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies.

So you admit that evolution based on genetic mutation does exist, but you arbitrarily reject that increases in DNA are possible in the natural world.

As the Danish statistician Bjørn Lomborg has shown in study after study, life expectancy is increasing on a global basis, including in the Third World; water and air in the developed world are cleaner than five hundred years ago; fears of chemicals poisoning the earth are wildly exaggerated; both energy and food are cheaper and more plentiful throughout the world than ever before; «overpopulation» is a myth; and the global picture is, in truth, one of unprecedented human prospeWorld; water and air in the developed world are cleaner than five hundred years ago; fears of chemicals poisoning the earth are wildly exaggerated; both energy and food are cheaper and more plentiful throughout the world than ever before; «overpopulation» is a myth; and the global picture is, in truth, one of unprecedented human prospeworld are cleaner than five hundred years ago; fears of chemicals poisoning the earth are wildly exaggerated; both energy and food are cheaper and more plentiful throughout the world than ever before; «overpopulation» is a myth; and the global picture is, in truth, one of unprecedented human prospeworld than ever before; «overpopulation» is a myth; and the global picture is, in truth, one of unprecedented human prosperity.

Joan Bakewell, in the February 6th edition of The Times, decided that the Pope's decision to lift decrees of excommunication from four Lefebvrist bishops, one of whom absurdly denies the historical veracity of the mass extermination of Jews during the Second World War, should be linked to his Regensburg Address: in her view this was a sign of an increased antagonism on the part of the Vatican towards other religions.

Voices on all sides of the religious and political spectrum have begun to recognize — not least because of the increased presence of Islam in Western societies — that a purely secular, liberal approach to public discourse is not sustainable in a world increasingly shaped by religions.

He said the pessimist in him mocked his receipt of a degree in law when «law is ever more a hollow word, resonant but empty, in a world increasingly dominated by force, by violence, by fraud, by injustice, by avarice — in a word, by egoism»; when civil law permits «the progressive and rapid increase of oppressed people who continue being swept toward ghettos, without work, without health, without instruction, without diversion and, not rarely, without God»; when under so - called international law «more than two - thirds of humanity (exist) in situations of misery, of hunger, of subhuman life»; and when agrarian law or spatial law permits «today's powerful landowners to continue to live at the cost of misery for unhappy pariahs»; and whereby «modern technology achieves marvels from the earth with an ever - reduced number of rural workers (while) those not needed in the fields live sublives in depressing slums on the outskirts of nearly all the large cities.»

Because the campaign is such bad news for the poor of Colombia (and the rest of South America), and because it increases the level of terror in the world, it should be of great concern to America and its churches — all the more so since our own experience of terror on September 11.

There is a lot of belief in many parts of the world, based on religion, to increase numbers of your own group.

The World Youth Day is the best gathering for all the young people form all over the church to be united and to increase their faith ~ The visit of His Holiness is the presence of God, I think this person whom protest is a bit too sensitive or he doing this on purpose to make the situation chaos!