Sentences with phrase «about the ability of»

Power Financial sold its shares of Montreal Trust to Bell Canada parent BCE Inc. for $ 547 million in 1989 because of reservations about the ability of a mid-sized company to compete with Canada's large chartered banks.

As usual, some of the respondents expressed a fair degree of cynicism about the ability of the federal government to use the money responsibly.

The central bank has concerns about the ability of households to keep paying down their high levels of debt when interest rates continue their rise, as is widely expected over the coming months.

At this stage, we do not see a market response that signals serious doubts about the ability of those countries to remain in the euro area.

According to reports, the companies were concerned about the ability of customers to pay for their cryptocurrency purchases, as well as the potential for fraud.

European bond markets initially welcomed the deal made at the July summit, although the narrowing of spreads for peripheral bonds over German Bunds was relatively muted, perhaps signaling a measure of skepticism among investors about the ability of the eurozone to survive in the absence of a formal mechanism that ensures the sharing of liabilities among member states.

You've talked in the past about the ability of American Express to reinvent itself overtime.

Second, policymakers must carefully monitor evolving risks to the financial system and be realistic about the ability of macroprudential tools to influence these developments.

A weakened industrial sector has caused some investors to speculate about the ability of the economy to recover from the temporary slowdown.

And doubts are growing about the ability of Russia's heavily indebted energy firms to roll over their debt next year.

On the flip side, there have been questions about the ability of FinTech companies to penetrate an industry where customers are wary of new incumbents where government oversight is not much.

«There are worries about the ability of the Japanese policymakers to reduce sufficiently their budget deficit,» IMF economist Olivier Blanchard said at the Tokyo meetings.

At some level, integralism surely raises questions about the ability of Jews and nonbelievers to participate fully in civic life.

But as I became a pew - worshiper rather than the preacher, I had some doubts about the ability of us preachers to explicate and symbolize this majesty and mystery.

We are totally passionate about the ability of spices to turn a standard kitchen into an incredible adventure.

Farmers raised concerns about the ability of the Murray and Goulburn Rivers to carry the volumes of water, required at the South Australian border.

With growing concern about the ability of the planet to feed itself, she outlined how improved production & storage efficiency and urban agriculture can raise food production levels.

Surely, ball retention is about the ABILITY of players to keep the ball, and, pass the ball accurately.

The 20 - year old has been speaking to Arsenal Player and he made it perfectly clear that he has no doubts about the ability of the Gunners to mix it with the best in the Premier League and even the Champions League.

AFC problems are less about the ability of the squad, the lack of spending by the manager, it's more to do with the mentality when we walk on the pitch.

The critics have been wrong before about the abilities of Thiery Henry and Robin Van Persie as central strikers.

GUYS THIS WAS A CAR WRECKAGE NOT CRASH!!!! AGAINST MONACO OF ALL TEAMS IN FRONT OF 60,000 FANS After tonight MY MIND IS MADE UP ABOUT THE ABILITY OF THIS TEAM.

When I wrote the headline «Bullpens are going to decide the 2017 World Series,» I acknowledged the potential for nonsense, but I was still coming from a position of relative optimism about the ability of the Dodgers» bullpen to control every game.

It was that opening day win at The Emirates that put us on notice about the ability of this Hammers side as before that they had lost nine straight to the Gunners.

Nor are they designed to make any type of recommendation about the ability of a player to play or not play.

Homebirth is said to be about the ability of women to make a fundamental choice about their own bodies.

There is a growing body of research about the ability of compression socks to increase athletic performance.

It is all about the ability of focusing and being quick.

Dana has intimate familiarity with what it takes to make significant changes in a large, urban district like my own, and she is less - than - starry - eyed about the ability of any other district to follow suit without outside funding — over and above the current USDA reimbursement rate, OR that amount plus six cents.

Meanwhile, questions were being asked about the ability of the coalition to survive until 2015, as MPs digested Clegg's revenge for the death of Lords reform.

As this article states: Concerns are raised, for example, about the ability of the police or courts to identify and question suspects or witnesses [who are wearing full face coverings].

The internet creates a wholly new venue for psychological warfare, and the U.S. and other governments have long worried about the ability of extremist groups to leverage digital tools to reach audiences far from their home bases.

We're talking about the ability of the people of New York City to tax themselves.

Miliband will argue that any reforming politician must deal with doubts about the ability of politics «to address the long - standing pressures on work, family and people's sense of fair play that has been piling up for decades».

Think of football supporters: why should we obsess about the ability of someone to kick a ball between two posts?

The public had already been sceptical about the ability of the coalition to survive for a full five years in the Guardian / ICM's poll in May, when only 33 % expected it would cling on until May 2015.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said he worried about the ability of players to put down a «lure» that draws Pokémon and players to a certain spot.

Watch for more campaigns to try alternatives to premium - priced video ads, perhaps in the process learning a thing or two about the ability of banners and rich media ads to engage voters and recruit supporters.

«I have no concerns about the ability of moderates and conservatives to continue to work together.»

Meanwhile, the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has begun expressing misgivings about the ability of the Akufo - Addo - led NPP government to deliver on the many promises.

«While we are happy to participate and engage in dialogue with this Commission, many of our organizations are skeptical about the ability of this Commission to produce tangible and meaningful reforms that will reduce the cost of doing business in New York State,» the letter says.

Today was about the ability of the Senate leader to perform his role with integrity, and to maintain the trust of the members of the house, and more importantly, the people of New York State.

Ulster County Legislator Jennifer Schwartz Berky, D - Kingston, asked about the ability of municipalities to withhold information about industrial development applications, such as the one for the Niagara Bottling plant, which was filed in the town of Ulster.

While he had not analyzed SolarCity's projections, he echoed other economists who are dubious about the ability of governments to pick winning industries.

Benjamin writes: «The selection of Biben raises questions about the ability of JCOPE to be independent.

For more than 1500 years, observations had been made about the ability of fungi to inhibit the growth of bacteria [5].

He co-authored a study ready for publication in a peer - reviewed journal about the ability of cities to develop greenhouse gas inventories.

Markey also renewed his insistence that NRC heed warnings by its staffer John Ma about the ability of the reactor containment structure to withstand earthquake or aircraft impact forces.

, a vocal opponent of nuclear power, saw Jaczko's statement as a welcome response to his concerns about the ability of the AP1000 to survive a major earthquake, hurricane or earthquake strike, and as evidence of NRC's closer scrutiny of safety issues following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.

However both Dr Moya and Professor Miller remain cautious about the ability of corals to tolerate the combination of increased carbon dioxide and climate change.