Sentences with phrase «at a competitive disadvantage for»

Given that adoption of the TPP by the partner countries will likely take at least two years, followed by the five annual stage reductions of the tariff on imports from Japan, we will continue to be placed at a competitive disadvantage for over half a decade.

King Sweeney and Blakeman rejected the amendment, arguing that it would require their entire law firms to disclose all their clients, placing them and the firms at a competitive disadvantage for all legal work.

In his June 22 address Duncan also said, «States that slow innovation are limiting opportunities for students and placing themselves at a competitive disadvantage for $ 4 billion in Race to the Top Fund grants.»

Not exact matches

Large companies «need to attract and retain employees and they'd be at a competitive disadvantage if they stopped offering health benefits,» said William Kramer, executive director for national health policy for the Pacific Business Group on Health.

However, business groups have been urging the Liberal government not to raise taxes further, warning that such a move could place Canada at a competitive disadvantage in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to support a «massive» tax cut for the middle class.

Meanwhile, a system ensuring that state - of - the - art controls on emissions do not translate into a fatal competitive disadvantage would enable Canada to throw all its energies at providing incentives for the high - quality «green jobs» that need to be in place for the next generation.

John Williamson of Canadians for Affordable Energy argues forcefully in a recent Maclean's piece that putting a price on carbon emissions will harm Canada's economy and put our firms at a competitive disadvantage.

And whenever asked if he was at a disadvantage because he was driving a Ford, Harvick would smirk and quickly state he never thought for a second that he wouldn't be competitive.

There is a Quick Gear Guide to help you choose the right clothing and footwear for the obstacle race, which is very important reading if you want to avoid being at a serious competitive disadvantage due to wearing clothes that are made of cotton and soak up the water or wish to avoid sustaining an injury because you have chosen the wrong type of footwear.

«Businesses found making these illicit sales will be held accountable for defrauding New York State taxpayers and placing retailers who are playing by the rules at a competitive disadvantage.»

Cuomo's proposal for a developer to build a lodge on Goat Island would harm the island's reputation as a place of natural beauty, and also would put other hotels in the Falls at a competitive disadvantage, members of the Niagara Falls City Council and the Niagara County Legislature say.

Cuomo has spent several months rallying against the federal tax plan, which he said would effectively raise the tax rate for homeowners and put the state at a competitive disadvantage.

Unshackle Upstate is a member of the coalition, which argues that the toll hike for commercial vehicles with three or more axles will put the state's tucking industry and all the businesses that use trucks to haul goods at a «competitive disadvantage».

We need to stop competitive grants for school funding, which puts the poorer school districts at a further disadvantage.

In addition to being an organizer and consultant for the Jumpstart Core Curriculum Institute (JCCI), a program founded by Leslie Brown that develops strategies for improving literacy, science, math, technology, and social - science skills among disadvantaged minority students in grades K - 12, I teach chemistry to high school students at the University of South Carolina?s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Summer Program.

However, as states implement educational choice policies, the demand for information will increase and schools that refuse to share their data will be at a competitive disadvantage.

«We're at a competitive disadvantage, and we'll be competing now with those two other institutions for faculty, for research dollars for students,» he said.

For example, states that limit alternative routes to certification for teachers and principals, or cap the number of charter schools, will be at a competitive disadvantaFor example, states that limit alternative routes to certification for teachers and principals, or cap the number of charter schools, will be at a competitive disadvantafor teachers and principals, or cap the number of charter schools, will be at a competitive disadvantage.

Cynthia Kiang, deputy director general for Bureau of Foreign Trade, says Taiwanese companies to be at competitive disadvantage without free - trade agreements.

Such an agreement could put Delphi and Visteon at a serious competitive disadvantage because they must now live with wage increases for the next four years.

However in the Budget 2014 the Government announced that prices would be capped at # 18 per tonne from 2016 to 2020 to limit the competitive disadvantage faced by business and reduce energy bills for consumers.

They burden people with rising prices and businesses, jobs and wages are put at a competitive disadvantage, just as policies that affected house prices have left millions paying through the nose for rents, and stacked huge liabilities on people on average incomes.

If we bear the expense of embracing a carbon - free energy infrastructure and another country does not, we will be at t a competitive disadvantage for doing the right thing.

Unless it is changed, solar developers, who can only qualify for the Investment Tax Credit, will be at a competitive disadvantage vis - à - vis other renewable energy projects covered by the PTC.

The big firms and ABSes will be able to take on investment, use the skills of non-lawyers for work that is not strictly legal, and collaborate with one another on big - idea solutions, software, resources, etc. «Solosmalls» would be hard - pressed to do the same, which will put them at a serious competitive disadvantage.

Therefore, it's time for BigLaw firms to recognize the business reality that taking profitable partners away from the practice of law into the need to develop business, dilutes a firm's ability to generate more revenue and profit from their high - value practices, and places them at a competitive disadvantage against the Big4 and NewLaw.

For example, one claimed that a professor's use of questions from a commercial exam guide placed him at a competitive disadvantage on the test since the student did not use that particular guide to prepare for the test, while some of his classmates dFor example, one claimed that a professor's use of questions from a commercial exam guide placed him at a competitive disadvantage on the test since the student did not use that particular guide to prepare for the test, while some of his classmates dfor the test, while some of his classmates did.

The Motion Judge found that «the plaintiff is at a competitive disadvantage given her age in the broader job market, having virtually no work experience outside that of the defendant, a not for profit organization.»

CASL is also, unfortunately, putting Canadian companies at a competitive disadvantage with the United States and international firms that benefit from more practical anti-spam law regimes (for example, the much more straightforward opt - out approach in the U.S.).

If company A's cost per slip - and - fall lawsuit is $ 50,000 and it is $ 40,000 for company B, company A's lawsuit costs put the company at a competitive disadvantage.

The motion judge considered Fisher v. Hirtz, 2016 ONSC 4768, which explained that a longer notice period is generally justified for older, long term employees who are at a competitive disadvantage in securing new employment.

Second, your expertise in closing deals is particularly crucial for low - and moderate - income buyers, who are at a competitive disadvantage even with their mortgage assistance.

At the same time, small businesses that either couldn't pay the new fee or couldn't negotiate such an arrangement for themselves would face a significant competitive disadvantage, losing customers to faster websites.

That means procuring agents must turn to their buyer clients for compensation — a practice that some practitioners believe puts them at a competitive disadvantage in light of the entrenched expectation among buyers that it's sellers, not buyers, who pay brokerage fees.