Sentences with phrase «as the issues at»

«The world is desperate to lend money to anybody that's credible at very low rates, so I don't see this as an issue at all,» said Michael Pettis, a finance professor at Peking University who says that foreign divestment — by China or other nations — poses little threat to the American economy.

It was because Cameron neutralised the NHS as an issue at the election with his simple statement that he would ringfence the NHS budget.

With K — 12 education policy barely registering as an issue at the presidential level this election cycle, Question 2 has given Massachusetts voters a unique chance to weigh in on the future of school choice in their state.

The bill, introduced by Lesniak in the wake of the shutdown of the long - troubled Fancy Pups pet store in Avenel, as well as issues at the Just Pups stores in Paramus and East Brunswick, which were shut down earlier this year.

«Perhaps the extent of the revolving door phenomenon across Europe is one of the reasons why the European Union and its Member States have been siding with other large polluting economies such as the USA and Canada in their attempts to block discussions on conflicts of interest, despite the fact that governments from across the globe have raised this as an issue at the UN level,» the report's introduction said.

You may not pick communications as an issue at all — it could be making a conscious effort to appreciate your spouse to notice and thank him for the things he does.

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At issue for the startup was the fact that it allows unaccredited investors to lend money, which could have qualified the company as a securities dealer.

If that sounds familiar, it's because it was also true in 2016 and 2013 as public opinion on the issue has been rising at a steady clip.

Disappointing as this may sound, the lack of women at the top is not the biggest issue here — it's merely a symptom of something far more insidious: unconscious bias against women.

Listed Perth company AnaeCo has announced plans for a $ 21.4 million rights issue pitched at lesss than half its current share price, as it seeks to complete its first waste treatment plant in Shenton

In the lending world, the players at the upper end of the market include the banks and monoline firms, such as First National Financial, which issue mortgages but do not take deposits.

Shares in Geopacific were up 9.3 per cent today as the company announced a $ 3 million rights issue, with the company planning to step up exploration activity at its Cambodian Kou Sa project.

Levitt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former US intelligence agent, told jurors he did not know if the materials found on Tsarnaev's computer, including sermons by US - born Al Qaeda figure Anwar al - Awlaki and issues of Al Qaeda's «Inspire» magazine, were put there by Tsarnaev or by someone else, such as his brother.

Mt. Gox subsequently shot from obscurity to dominate global trade in bitcoin, but as early as 2012 employees at the Tokyo - based exchange challenged Karpeles on issues such as whether client money was being used to cover costs.

While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy in order to get policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too, in order for leaders to be aware of the issues faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact of the policies and practices implemented.

At issue is how big network owners such as Shaw, Rogers and Bell sell broadband access to independent service providers such as Teksavvy and Distributel.

So while there are certainly arguments to be made in favor of a rules - based Fed over the pure discretion of the current PhD standard, such reform should not be viewed as a solution to the real issue, which is a central bank having a monopoly on money at all.

Meridian had to issue a recall of the EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. auto - injectors at the end of March as some of the devices, which are used for treating allergic reactions, had a defective part that potentially stopped them from working — an event that could be life - threatening.

A letter to Bains from the Great White North Franchisee Association, a group representing at least half of the franchisees, cited commitments to maintain franchisee relationships, the rent and royalty structure for five years and existing employment levels at franchises across Canada as issues.

At issue is what's become known as the «carbon bubble.»

In some places, like Tokyo, it's easy to rent a portable Wi - Fi hotspot to use all around the country — you can even pick them up from the airport — but this isn't as easy everywhere, and if there are any issues picking up the hotspot at the start of your trip, you're out of luck.

Unless there is some unlikely action on this issue by the end of the year, his inability to get AMPs established — and thereby get supposedly world - leading net neutrality rules to be taken seriously by ISPs — will easily go down as his biggest failure at the CRTC.

In addition to that, Macy's has been looking to reduce store clutter and re-establish itself as a tastemaker and has relaunched its loyalty program as part of its efforts to get back on track as detailed in this in - depth look at the company in the current issue of Fortune.

While it is tempting to be at the forefront of every social issue you care about, as an entrepreneur, you are better off choosing only those causes that naturally align with your organizational mission.

Assuming Falcon Heavy's launch isn't delayed by technical issues, bad weather, or errant boats (debris could rain over the Atlantic Ocean if the rocket blows up), lift - off should occur at 1:30 p.m. ET on February 6, though it could be as late as 4:30 p.m.

As part of the Demo Day, President Obama issued a call to action to both the public and private sector, according to Tom Kalil, deputy director for technology and innovation at the OSTP.

Walt Disney Co. is finding itself in heated talks with union workers over pay and other issues as profits at the company's theme - park division soar.

«These issues are going to weigh much more heavily on customers at the end of the day as far as how they would rate their overall experience with the airline.»

It's this lack of clarity over the changes at Whole Foods that may be the biggest issue for the brand, as it's been hit by a slate of negative articles and even held a summit to address angry partners.

These are just some of the issues likely to be overheard at the World Economic Forum just as they are at a dinner party.

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a «preliminary finding» that the genetically modified insects, produced by Oxitec at its labs in Oxford, England, and shipped as eggs to Florida, would have essentially «no significant impact» on human health, animal health, or the ecosystem.

Young people don't appear to be as saddled by this issue, though — a 2011 study found that humans are best at learning new names in our early 20s.

As of this morning, Xbox Live is still experiencing issues, with users reporting spotty connections and some unable to log in at all.

«On behalf of the hundreds of employees at Apple whose futures are at stake; on behalf of their colleagues and on behalf of the millions more across America who believe, as we do, in the power of dreams, we issue an urgent plea for our leaders in Washington to protect the Dreamers so their futures can never be put at risk in this way again,» Cook said in the note to his employees.

Solving the issue of trust comes at the expense of convenience and scalability, as the process of picking random validators so that the network can verify transactions instead of financial institutions, «takes time, is expensive, and consumes tremendous amounts of energy,» Martin said.

Antimicrobial resistance is not traditionally the domain of world leaders, and health - related issues — outside of crises such as the Ebola outbreak — are rarely discussed at venues like the United Nations General Assembly.

The issue at play is Facebook's original application programming interface, or API, which allows third - party developers to use Facebook's platform and access some user data as long as those users give permission.

«As phenomenal as the generosity the Zuckerbergs are showing is, it comes against the background of the remarkably generous tax treatment he has gotten for the wealth he has earned,» says Brian Galle, a professor of law at Georgetown University and a specialist in tax issueAs phenomenal as the generosity the Zuckerbergs are showing is, it comes against the background of the remarkably generous tax treatment he has gotten for the wealth he has earned,» says Brian Galle, a professor of law at Georgetown University and a specialist in tax issueas the generosity the Zuckerbergs are showing is, it comes against the background of the remarkably generous tax treatment he has gotten for the wealth he has earned,» says Brian Galle, a professor of law at Georgetown University and a specialist in tax issues.

«So we are aiming for omnichannel communication that is on at all hours, that can take advantage of AI to resolve customers» issues as quickly as possible, and that will work with all of the important messenger apps.»

At a more limited round of NAFTA talks in mid-December in Washington, Guajardo said it was important to agree on key issues in order to close some NAFTA chapters such as those on food safety, telecommunications, regulatory practices, and digital commerce.

After he left the Army in 2008 and later finished his undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, he worked as a web communications specialist at the VA, helping to formulate the department's messaging at a time when the medical backlog issue was first becoming widely known.

Ashley Anderson, a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, stated that «When people encounter an unfamiliar issue like nanotechnology, they often rely on an existing value such as religiosity or deference to science to form a judgment.»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

If you have a serious health issue such as obesity, heart disease or diabetes, and your doctor recommends swimming as a vital form of daily exercise, you may be able to deduct the cost of a new pool in the backyard as a medical expense, according to Lisa Greene - Lewis, a CPA and tax expert at TurboTax.

CBS issued a tweet assuring users that the red carpet would be shown as normal after golf concluded and that the Grammys would still air at 7:30 p.m.

During one event attended by the prime minister that week, an investment seminar hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Pierre Hotel, Dr. Ziad Haider, special representative for commercial and business affairs at the US Department of State said, «Secretary Kerry... likes to say that foreign policy is economic policy, and in saying that he's referring to that interplay between foreign policy, foreign affairs, economic issues, and it's certainly true with bilateral diplomatic relations, as well.»

But there was a larger issue at play: The quiz had also pulled data from the profiles of the 270,000 participants» friends, resulting in a trove of data from millions of users — as many as 50 million.

But the swirling regulatory controversy has overshadowed a larger and more pressing issue, at least as far as Canada's energy sector is concerned.

At the time, Microsoft had recently filed nine lawsuits and issued 50 cease - and - desist letters as part of its anti-piracy efforts.

But, she added, «as soon as I heard about this, I knew I was going to go because of my level of horror at the way folks are talking about women's issues postelection.»