Sentences with phrase «yield increasing power»

In a global economy where multinational companies yield increasing power and influence over government, many see it as right that they should be able to comment as freely on corporations as they do on government without fear of being sued.

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They provide a solar - powered drip irrigation system that can increase farmers» yield with up to 300 percent in Kenya and the neighbouring countries.

With the upcoming elections for some of the major European Union powers, any major shocks could cause a flight back to the safe haven of U.S. Treasuries,» says Robinson, noting that as yields on Treasury bonds, bills and notes increase, so do interest rates.

The increasingly strident rhetoric from both sides and absence of consensus among major powers on how to respond to North Korea's actions increased uncertainty, and by early September benchmark Treasury yields had fallen to their lowest level so far this year.

Lysenko had risen to power based on fabricated claims that freezing seeds in water could increase crop yields.

The authors found that their heat engine model only yields high efficiency and output power when the number of photons involved is small; accordingly, its efficiency and power output rapidly decrease as the number of photons increases.

The media speak of Algae oil, several recent articles in the media, or grasses that increase existing ethanol yields by up to 250 % (recently reported again in the UK media), of CCS trials in Australia, of CCS ready power stations (hillarious to be fair) and of wind and solar farms portrayed as if they will solve our carbon emissions issues.

Everything you do (and every zombie you kill) yields experience points, which can be spent to improve Nick's abilities and crafting skills, as well as increase his life bar, his inventory size and the potency of power - ups he uses.

As the protagonist fights his way through chunky goblins and squeaky balls of fur, each weapon style earns experience and levels up, yielding multiple attacks and increased power.

This electronic control system yields higher combustion at wide - open throttle, when more power is required and increased torque at lower RPMs.

According to Toyota, the changes yield up to a 20 percent increase in power, while improving fuel economy by up to 12 percent.

Normal pressure exerted on the pedal produces a gradual and even braking effect, while more energetic pressure (as in sports driving) yields a keener braking response, delivering at a specific instant a distinct increase in braking power.

When it comes to turning retirement savings into lifetime retirement income, many retirees and advisers rely on the 4 % rule — that is, withdraw 4 % of savings the first year of retirement and increase that amount by inflation each year to maintain purchasing power (although in a concession to today's low yields and expected returns, some are reducing that initial draw to 3 % or even lower to assure they don't deplete their savings too soon).

However, if that same stock that increased 3 % in price also offers a 3 % dividend yield, the investment has successfully returned a profit that outpaces inflation and represents an actual gain in purchasing power for the investor.

If their portfolios bring home an inadequate yield, they risk losing purchasing power as consumer prices increase at a faster rate than their incomes.

Now we could just snack on the blood of those things that roam the streets at night but their blood yields less power while the blood of the citizens that you set out to save will increase your strength rapidly.

This could lead to agricultural drought and suppressed crop yields.15 This would also increase thermoelectric power plant cooling water temperatures and decrease cooling efficiency and plant capacity because of the need to avoid discharging excessively warm water (see also Ch.

Using the sensitivity from above yields the requirement that a 1 deg C rise requires 1/0.22 = 4.5 W / m ^ 2 increase in power blocking relative to the incoming solar power.

The French Atomic Energy Agency using idle off - peak nuclear power to provide hydrogen to increase BTL yields fits in well with the energy profile of France.

Developing cutting - edge systems to convert waste streams generated in the district to provide energy to heat, cool and power facilities, and compost to increase food production yields.

In addition to saving you a bit of money at the register, the Hue Lux bulbs are also rated for a longer life (25,000 versus 15,000 hours), are a bit brighter (750 lumens versus 600 lumens), unsurprisingly that extra brightness yields a tiny increase in power use (9 watts versus 8.5 watts), and they are a bit more efficient (84 % versus 71 % efficient).

Removing those participants from analyses yielded increases in power.