Sentences with phrase «at least a potential benefit»

... society now expects that before intrusive medical procedures be undertaken for someone who can not make the necessary decisions for herself, there be at least a potential benefit for the patient.

Not exact matches

The New York - based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that to be convicted, a trader must know that the source received a benefit in exchange, and that such a benefit was «at least a potential gain of a pecuniary or similarly valuable nature.»

These potential benefits come with at least one cost, however: your personal space.

«We will see how this case plays out, but the red flags to me at least, are (i) the potential unfair treatment of one class of shareholders to the benefit of another; and (ii) the potential conflict of interest by the Telus board and certain executives.

I can think of at least three potential benefits.

The interest in considering TOLAC varies greatly among women, and this variation is at least partly related to differences in the way individuals weigh potential risks and benefits (1, 134 — 136).

In an editorial also published in the July 1 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. George Sawaya and Dr. Vanessa Jacoby of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco write, «The pelvic examination has held a prominent place in women's health for many decades and has come to be more of a ritual than an evidence - based practice... With the current state of evidence, clinicians who continue to offer the examination should at least be cognizant about the uncertainty of its benefits and its potential to cause harm through false - positive testing and the cascade of events it prompts.»

Previous studies showed that cognitive remediation — or training programs to reverse cognitive declines, offer potential benefits for people with MS.. But, to ensure maximum benefit, many of these programs require in - person treatment sessions in an outpatient setting multiple times a week for at least an hour.

Terry Engelder, a geologist at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, who was among the first to recognize the economic potential of the Marcellus Shale formation, says that large data sets like the one Siegel is working with is, at least, one benefit of the whole fracking controversy.

Children who start a diet will require a minimum of three months on treatment to allow adequate assessment of benefit and appropriate fine - tuning of the prescription to individual needs; it is recommended that successful treatment is continued for at least two years during which the potential for weaning AEDs will be regularly reviewed.

In working out strategies for people with very large option profits, I've found that many of them can actually reduce their tax cost by making disqualifying dispositions before the end of 2012, at least if we don't count the potential benefit of having a large unused AMT credit after selling their shares.

Chris Doering Mortgage advises any potential Florida FHA borrowers to apply for an FHA loan at least ten days prior to the June 3 deadline, so they may still reap many of the program's benefits by obtaining an FHA case number.

Yes, they have the potential to: i) benefit massively, at least in the short - term, from a spike / step - change in volatility, and / or a large market decline, and ii) possibly benefit longer - term from an accompanying spike or sustained increase in interest rates (and / or credit spreads)-- historically, a primary driver of broker profitability was interest earned on client balances, which has now been almost eliminated.

So there is a potential market (at least in New Jersey) for such individuals to access the transportation and recreational benefits of bicycling through bike share.

«This one at least has the potential to benefit all of Egypt's citizens.»

Some attorneys prefer the benefits of having the spouse present, or at least of avoiding a potential argument with their clients about the issue.

In Newman, the Second Circuit vacated convictions against two tippees, Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson, based upon a finding that a tippee may only be held criminally liable if he or she knew that the tipper provided information in exchange for a personal benefit and that benefit represented «at least a potential gain of a pecuniary or similar nature.»

The bottom line is that in today's marketplace, there are some opportunities to effectively use hybrid life / LTC and annuity / LTC policies, but the evaluation is more complex and nuanced than to simply focus on the guaranteed LTC costs, guaranteed liquidity of the policy, and potential to get a death benefit (at least for life / LTC policies).

Recently, though, virtual and mixed reality demand has shot up and as new headset products continue to drive the demand for innovation in this field, there is at least one company that will benefit directly from its potential customer base.

And potential benefits having to do with if relocation have at least 10 components alone.

Studies suggest that breastfed children are significantly less likely than are their bottle - fed peers to be obese; develop asthma; have autoimmune diseases, such as Type 1 diabetes; and be diagnosed with childhood cancers.7 Moreover, infant feeding practices appear to be associated with cognitive ability during childhood: Full - term infants who are breastfed, as opposed to bottle - fed, score three to six points higher on IQ tests.8 Family support providers can influence the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding by promoting, teaching, and supporting nursing; states can maximize potential benefits by tracking how many mothers start and continue breastfeeding for at least three months.