Sentence examples for leaf operations from inspiring English sources
The rationalisation of leaf operations was particularly important due to a significant reduction in demand for exported leaf, following measures adopted by the US to protect its tobacco farmers.
Leaf operations were the first to be rationalised, with the implementation of a 'single management structure' and 'single leaf strategy' in place of the pre-existing national operations, in order to 'consolidate operations, reduce costs and gain sustained competitive advantage from the synergies obtained'[ 62].
However, the political fallout from the closure was thought to be manageable, since the Guatemalan subsidiary had already succeeded in reducing its leaf operations: The political, economic and social impact of this closure has been evaluated and is considered to be manageable.
It's a fig leaf operation".
TANSA [BAT's Guatemalan subsidiary] has already implemented, in 1993 and 1994, two restructuring exercises to downsize its leaf operation in response to the decline in leaf export demand.
We define the MRF of a MUL-tree T as the tree that results from applying information-preserving edge contraction and leaf pruning operations repeatedly to T, until it is no longer possible to do so.
In 2007, the partnership developed a tool to identify, assess and address risks posed by BAT's leaf-growing operations.
In truth, the details of the Leaf's operation may be less remarkable than the fact that it is on the road at all.
The California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board calculates that "hydrocarbon emissions from one-half hour of leaf blower operation equal about 2,200 miles of driving, at 30 miles per hour average speed".
Since January 2012, Communauto, the oldest carsharing service in North America, has 25 Leaf in operation, with 25 more to be added later.
"We calculate that hydrocarbon emissions from one half hour of leaf blower operation equal about 2,200 miles of driving, at 30 miles per hour average speed," the report said.
