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Adding to this is Mr. Swieczko's stoicism, which, in this case, has meant he has and continues to work longer and harder to achieve his career goals, but at a significant cost in pain and resort to strong medications.
With more than 50,000 documents gathered at significant cost in time and money, Carswell has done something that no one previously thought possible.
That's very impressive, but it comes at a significant cost in the form of a higher sticker price.

Not exact matches

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.
In a statement the company said the two acquisitions delivered the company significant expenditure savings, estimating that the assets were acquired at approximately 8 per cent of the replacement cost.
More importantly, Musk has proven uncannily adept at overcoming significant regulatory and financial barriers in markets with a high - cost of entry.
CME CEO Terry Duffy said in a statement: «At a time when market participants are seeking ways to lower trading costs and manage risk more effectively, this acquisition will allow us to create significant value and efficiencies for our clients globally.
«Overall, results this quarter were very messy due to significant integration costs at Logica,» he wrote in a report.
The company hasn't said whether it prefers to build downtown, as it has at its current headquarters in Seattle, or will opt instead for a suburban office park — a decision that could have significant implications for the project's effect on local housing costs.
Ray Ferrara, the former chairman of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards who's chairman and CEO of dually registered ProVise Management Group in Clearwater, Florida, noted on a panel discussion at the event that he expects his firm to shell out «less than $ 10,000 in our hard costs» to comply with the fiduciary rule, but didn't anticipate «any significant ongoing [compliance] costs
In a May SEC filing, Tesla said, «Although we continue to remain on track with our progress at Gigafactory 2, our expectations as to the cost of building the facility, acquiring manufacturing equipment and supporting our manufacturing operations may prove incorrect, which could subject us to significant expenses to achieve the desired benefits.»
You could also make the argument that, at some point, there is a significant increase in the per barrel cost of transportation and that the cancellation of Keystone XL would shift more barrels onto that more expensive, marginal means.
The insurer told the market at the time significant weather catastrophes including Californian wildfires and December storms in Australia during the fourth quarter, coupled with some adverse development of Hurricane Maria, added around $ US130 million to the net cost of catastrophes.
After all, while marginal costs may be zero, providing a superior experience in the age of the Internet entails significant upfront (fixed) costs, and while those fixed costs are minimized on a per - customer basis at scale, they can have a significant impact with a small customer base.
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.
And given that Mr. Hogan has had financial ups and downs, the cost of the hundreds of motions his lawyers made is significant, and the chances the award is significantly reduced based on previous cases he lost making the same claims in federal court, it's hard to completely understand the motivations at play.
Changing how the rate is calculated to reflect the cost of electricity at the time of consumption results in an overall lower price and significant savings for Albertans.
Today, Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann will introduce Motion 502, which is aimed at providing Albertans with significant savings in electricity costs by modifying how the Regulated Rate Option (RRO) is calculated.
I'm just saying that if you are willing to take on a bit more risk (per MPT, but not from a SD or Sharpe perspective) then you may want to consider this approach that is likely to provide a modest but significant boost of returns at very low cost in terms of risk.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This provides wine club members the added value of a top quality product in the convenience of their home, all at significant cost savings.
Whilst the front - row Ferrari crash at Marina Bay has become the poster for Vettel's demise in the 2017 campaign, engine failures during the Malaysian and Japanese Grand Prix cost the German significant points, as did the team - wide tyre failures at the British Grand Prix.
Apollo Crews still hasn't taken a significant loss in NXT and he's all bent out of shape because Corbin cost him his shot at the NXT title recently.
Chelsea's midfield struggles earlier in the season cost the team an early exit from the Capital One Cup tournament as well as significant points in the Premier League that still have the reigning BPL champions toiling at 12th on the table.
Physical, tenacious and with an eye for goal, he would fit in easily in the Premier League, but it could come at a significant cost.
«Against the underlying balance of available funds we have, as mentioned above, invested strongly in player acquisitions during the summer at a total transfer in cost of more than # 90 million with additional significant commitments to player wages, agent's fees and performance related contingencies on top of that.»
The Valencia director of football Garcia Pitarch told the media: «We're above the FFP guidelines, that's the reality, and as of today, the four players we've signed can not be registered, meaning we need to reduce the cost in a significant manner to register the players and sign a centre - back, which is a priority in case one of the ones at our club leaves.
They wound up testing the top 10 finishers in both the men's and women's races, at a cost of $ 15,000; a significant sum for the sport.
«We're above the FFP guidelines, that's the reality, and as of today, the four players we've signed can not be registered, meaning we need to reduce the cost in a significant manner to register the players and sign a centre - back, which is a priority in case one of the ones at our club leaves,» said Pitarch.
As I purchased most of these diapers myself, I was quite surprised by the significant shipping costs on some of the diapers... For a single diaper, in many cases the shipping at least half as much again as the diaper itself.
Planned birth at home in low risk women without complicating conditions at the start of care in labour was associated with significant cost savings and a significant decrease in adverse perinatal outcomes avoided.
• State Operating Funds are adjusted to reflect the loss of significant one - time federal funding received in 2010 - 11 to cover Medicaid costs normally paid from State funds and other actions, as well as other extraordinary expenses, at an increase of 1 percent.
Under the current bill, costs caps will only be available at a later stage of the process, leaving individuals to labour under significant financial risk in order to start a case.
The requirement under current law to determine who is at fault for causing the divorce has significant financial and emotional costs, and unnecessarily forces couples in deteriorating relationships to rehash the bitter, painful and embarrassing reasons for divorce.
In June 2015, as part of negotiations for the Fiscal Year 2016 Adopted Budget, the de Blasio Administration and the City Council agreed to significant new police hiring and an overtime cap for the NYPD.9 At that time the cap was set at $ 513 million in fiscal year 2016 and $ 453 million in fiscal year 2017 and beyond.10 However, as one factor in determining the cost of uniformed overtime is the salary of employees, the City has increased the cap to reflect collective bargaining wage increaseIn June 2015, as part of negotiations for the Fiscal Year 2016 Adopted Budget, the de Blasio Administration and the City Council agreed to significant new police hiring and an overtime cap for the NYPD.9 At that time the cap was set at $ 513 million in fiscal year 2016 and $ 453 million in fiscal year 2017 and beyond.10 However, as one factor in determining the cost of uniformed overtime is the salary of employees, the City has increased the cap to reflect collective bargaining wage increaseAt that time the cap was set at $ 513 million in fiscal year 2016 and $ 453 million in fiscal year 2017 and beyond.10 However, as one factor in determining the cost of uniformed overtime is the salary of employees, the City has increased the cap to reflect collective bargaining wage increaseat $ 513 million in fiscal year 2016 and $ 453 million in fiscal year 2017 and beyond.10 However, as one factor in determining the cost of uniformed overtime is the salary of employees, the City has increased the cap to reflect collective bargaining wage increasein fiscal year 2016 and $ 453 million in fiscal year 2017 and beyond.10 However, as one factor in determining the cost of uniformed overtime is the salary of employees, the City has increased the cap to reflect collective bargaining wage increasein fiscal year 2017 and beyond.10 However, as one factor in determining the cost of uniformed overtime is the salary of employees, the City has increased the cap to reflect collective bargaining wage increasein determining the cost of uniformed overtime is the salary of employees, the City has increased the cap to reflect collective bargaining wage increases.
But as the larger charities with significant ad spend review their marketing priorities our sense is that some are already starting to evaluate whether they get value from their ad budget and are considering where a targeted PR strategy would be suitable in delivering results at a fraction of the cost, while complementing remaining ad spend.
At the same time, however, societies have been called upon to pay a significant share of the cost of bailing out failed institutions in the banking sector.»
I felt, however, that the «whispering campaign» from those bearing personal grudges against me meant that my role in the 2010 General Election was limited (at some cost to the party) and I did not help the AV referendum campaign in any significant way.
A wholesale transfer of capital from the wealthy to the people through nationalisation of infrastructure assets is unlikely, but there are other areas at the margins where Ed's team are actively considering significant market intervention in the interests of redistribution (or «solving the cost of living crisis», as Labour's tired mantra has it).
John Harding, employment tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, said businesses needed to prepare for a «significant increase» in staff costs.
The Right to Counsel Coalition estimates that half of evictions would be prevented with access to a lawyer — which could make a significant dent in the record 60,000 homeless New Yorkers currently staying in shelters at a cost of nearly $ 2 billion per year.
These include lowering expense projections for retirement and health insurance expense to reflect lower projected usage and rates not available at the time the budget request was prepared; lowering utility cost estimates to reflect the significant decline in energy demand and prices resulting from reduced economic activity and lowering other operating cost estimates to reflect lower anticipated price changes.
The whole mechanism of their borrowing here is to postpone the impact of today's shortfalls only to pay them deep in the future and at a significant added interest cost.
In a widely anticipated move that has already raised alarm bells at research institutes, a White House budget document states that «significant reductions» will come from slashing the overhead payments that NIH now pays to universities on top of the direct research costs for a project.
Researchers at the University of Michigan Injury Center and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute studied the impact of installing these alcohol ignition interlock devices in all newly purchased vehicles over a 15 - year period; their estimates of injury prevention and cost savings are significant.
«What this means is that we have a resource in farm waste that is readily available, can produce energy at a similar level to burning coal, and does not require any significant start - up costs,» said Dutta.
Granted, there will be significant saving on your monthly utilities — for one, your electricity will be free — but that saving comes at over double the cost, per square foot, of 93 percent of new homes sold in the United States in 2006.
In addition to cost, the industry should also look at delivering a significant reduction in carbon footprinIn addition to cost, the industry should also look at delivering a significant reduction in carbon footprinin carbon footprint.
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