Sentences with phrase «states as the prospect»

PARIS, April 27 (Reuters)- Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 18 percent in 2017 to $ 1.41 trillion, due partly to a sharp decline in flows into the United States as the prospect of tax reform reduced the incentive to engage in financial and corporate restructuring.

Not exact matches

In fact, part of why I like the state crowdfunding alternatives (alternatives to JOBS Act Title III) is that they seem to take more of the approach that people want to back small companies for reasons that are as compelling or more compelling than the prospect of financial return.

The prospect of missiles flying across the Pacific has opened, yet again, the debate over joining the United States» ballistic missile defence system, as much for the prospect of intercepting missiles directed or misdirected toward Canada as for bolstering our North American alliance status.

Join Asia's private banking industry leaders as they discuss and share their views about the state of mandate businesses in Asia, its potential long - term prospect and how it will differ from the European story.

Following the announcement that Tillerson had been fired — which came from the president, via tweet — the State Department released a truly stunning response and is faced with the prospect of Trump loyalist Mike Pompeo as the incoming replacement.

While the United States bishops focused on nuclear war, a more general judgment about modern war as inherently unjust had been present in Catholic thought since at least 1870, the year when a group of bishops, in a Postulata addressed to Pope Pius XI and the First Vatican Council, excoriated the expense of «huge standing and conscript armies» and the prospect of «illegal and unjust wars, or rather hideous massacres spreading far and wide.»

The discussion might have been partly about Herbert Spencer's conception of evolution, but is more likely — Whitehead's discussion especially — to have been about the speculative application of the second law of thermodynamics to the physical universe as a whole, with its prospect of a final state of perfect equilibrium.

Thomas, ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Michigan, shared some edits he was sent by each of the schools.

Custer was a big deal as a recruit, ranking as a top - 100 prospect on Rivals and signing on to play for Fred Hoiberg at Iowa State.

Reese, ranked as the No. 5 OLB and No. 93 prospect in 2018, saw a crystal ball swing in the direction of the home - state Georgia Bulldogs.

Ryan Hayes, the No. 2 ranked prospect in the Great Lakes state, could soon be a Wolverine as well.

The Potomac, Maryland prospect, ranked as the No. 61 best player in the 2016 class, picked the home - state school over Rutgers, Alabama among others.

A repeat of 2012 would be, as usual, bad news for the Browns and worse news for Barkley, a tantalizing prospect out of Penn State (yet, like all running backs this year, not a sure thing).

The tabloid state that Klopp sees Horn as a potential long - term prospect for the Merseyside heavyweights between the sticks and sent the club's chief scout, Dave Fallows, to cast an eye over the towering Germany U-21 international during their 0 - 0 draw at Augsburg on Friday evening.

Ambry Thomas, ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Michigan, shared this edit the Michigan staff sent to him.

The Essexville, Michigan native, ranked as the No. 12 prospect in the state in 2018, will reportedly be playing fullback in Ann Arbor.

An Essexville, Michigan native, VanSumeren is ranked as the No. 12 prospect in the state for 2018.

Shane Lee, who is ranked as the No. 1 LB and No. 33 prospect in the 2019 class, seems to be very high on Ohio State and Michigan.

Cornerback Denzel Ward has emerged as a junior, becoming Ohio State's top NFL prospect and a likely first - round pick.

Cameron Oliver, a former three - star prospect from Sacramento who initially signed with Oregon State, earned Mountain West freshman of the year honors in Musselman's first season at Nevada and rated out as one of the league's top defenders last season before turning pro.

He wasn't an especially well - regarded prospect — 247Sports» composite rankings paint him as a low three - star player who barely cracked the top 1,700 recruits in 2014 — but he chose Mike Leach's Cougars over offers from Oregon State and San Diego State.

Rumler, ranked as the No. 62 prospect in 2019, says he is 100 % committed to the Wolverines even with the in - state Buckeyes still going after him.

As a senior he was successful enough to be a Division I - A prospect, recruited by Arizona State and USC and other powerhouses.

He is rated as a 4 - star prospect and is ranked as the 2019 top player in the state.

Rivals has him as the top - ranked Garden State prospect.

Bowes, who is currently listed as a 3 - star prospect in the 247 Composite rankings, has offers from Ohio State, Tennessee, North Carolina and N.C. State, among others.

Kirk inked with Texas A&M over just about every program in the country, as the five - star prospect wanted to play in Kevin Sumlin's spread offensive in the Lone Star State.

All accounts from Jameis Winston's interviews with NFL teams have suggested the former Florida State quarterback has handled himself well when asked about the character issues that have red - flagged his evaluation as an NFL draft prospect.

Duggan: Penn State RB Saquon Barkley is a great pick, just not for the Giants at No. 2 — The Athletic Saquon Barkley is as close to a can't - miss prospect as the NFL has seen in years.

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The Premier League, in its current state, is a completely alien prospect to most managers, and without a superstar filled squad, which teams such as Chelsea and Manchester City possess, competing with his current resources, Klopp faces a monumental task, in a situation he is simply not accustomed to.

As for the wider region, the prospect of renewed domination of Afghanistan by the Taliban has long worried Iran, Central Asian states, China, Russia and India.

On the other hand, it seems likely that the prospect of being rescued in this way provides an incentive to migrants to embark on journeys that are visibly unsafe, and that where states have broken the link between rescue and access to their territory — as the Australian government has done by adopting a policy whereby migrant boats are either towed back to their point of embarkation, or else their occupants are assessed in offshore detention centres, with those qualifying for refugee status placed in third countries — the stream of boats rapidly dries up, and with it the loss of life.

«In the light of the foregoing, our client has instructed us to serve you notice of its intention to institute legal proceeding against the State as a result of the wrongful interference by State officials with our client's right to» prospect on its concession and also a breach of its right to administrative justice, the latter cause of action resulting from the seizure and - detention of trucks without, due process as well as recover all sums of money our client must pay to Engineers an Planners by reason of the actions of die State officials responsible for the seizure and detention of the trucks.»

However, even with this prospect, the states can still flex their muscles as Dodd - Frank gives them the power to enforce federal and state law.

The Speaker torpedoed the prospect of Trump addressing both Houses of Parliament on his upcoming state visit as he said he was «strongly opposed» to such an idea.

The handful of elected officials from the state and city level have forcefully denounced the prospect of new bridge tolls as Cuomo drafts a congestion pricing plan for New York City that would raise revenue for its mass transit network.

The Construction Products Association's latest State of Trade Survey, which has been launched today, shows that although a Eurozone crisis appears to have been averted for the time being, the prospect of an economic slowdown in the major European economies, together with increasing global energy and raw material prices, remain as the major threats to further recovery in the UK construction products industry.

«When the previous Government consulted on this matter, the right hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr Grieve), who was then the shadow Secretary of State for Justice and is now the Attorney - General, described the prospect of giving prisoners the vote as «ludicrous».

«In the week in which our secretary of state John Whittingdale described the disappearance of the BBC as a tempting prospect, I'd like to say a few words in defence of that organisation,» Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky said last night, as he picked up his Bafta.

In sharp contrast, the smaller state Republican party convenes Tuesday with schisms on display, deciding for example if wild - card party - switcher Steve Levy advances another step for governor, or if Rick Lazio locks up the nomination as once presumed, or if a sudden prospect named Myers Mermel mounts a major miracle.

As this blogger has stated earlier, I am not enthralled by the prospect of another Bush in the Oval Office.

Extremely ambitious and popular since his days as attorney general, he's got the makings of a presidential prospect — heck, we've already speculated about whether he is the 2016 frontrunner — and broke nationally in a major way by shepherding the state's new gay marriage law to passage.

«These pressures, in turn, raise the prospect of potential future cuts to local government and higher education funding, as the state seeks to achieve structurally balanced operations.

Of course, nudity is stated to be too aggressive for public chat rooms; however the prospect is not banned as you can go private to indulge in desires by using the personal messages facility.

Without establishing the validity of state testing results, it is impossible to know whether the gains made by failing schools in other states were as large as those realized by failing schools that faced the prospect of vouchers in Florida.

Those efforts emerge as a priority in the 2010 legislative season, even as many cash - strapped states face the prospect of tough spending decisions — including school budget cuts — on top of the midyear cuts they enacted in recent months.

The prospect of future regulations that might come with participation was cited frequently by participating school leaders as a major concern and was the top factor influencing the decision not to participate in all three states.

The prospect of being among this elite group of innovators has unleashed a cascade of legislation across the country as lawmakers scrambled to align state laws with the Obama vision.