Sentences with phrase «by substantial credit»

Nevertheless, I am quite certain that this situation that ought never to happen, substantial investments offset by substantial credit card debt, is fairly common.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Unfortunately, the plan presented by his advisers, Peter Navarro and Wilbur Ross, suggests an approach based on tax credits for equity investment and total private sector participation that will not cover the most important projects, not reach many of the most important investors, and involve substantial mis - targeting of public resources.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

It's really easy to redeem these miles for travel statement credits, and if you're a frequent flyer mile geek like me, then I don't have to tell you about how you can receive substantial value by transferring these miles to airline miles.

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.

Figuring that by now viewers have become jaded with the predictable, cross double - cross triple - cross trajectory of your average con film, «Matchstick Men» also offers a psychological profile of a conflicted, conscience - plagued career criminal, and throws a credible family drama into the mix for good measure — all of which makes for a surprisingly substantial film whose many facets leave you with plenty more to digest after the final credits have rolled than just who did what to whom and how (although it certainly has that too).

A 2010 study by Andrew J. Coulson of the Cato Institute found that direct government expenditures, «but not tax credits, impose a substantial and statistically significant additional regulatory burden on participating private schools.»

A 2010 study by Andrew Coulson of the Cato Institute found that direct government expenditures, «but not tax credits, impose a substantial and statistically significant additional regulatory burden on participating private schools.»

Section 1502 of TEA - 21 states that «a Federal credit program for projects of national significance can complement existing funding resources by filling market gaps, thereby leveraging substantial private co-investment.»

The TIFIA program is intended to fill market gaps and leverage substantial private co-investment by providing flexible credit assistance to projects of national or regional significance.

(19) SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. - The term «substantial completion» means -» (A) the opening of a project to vehicular or passenger traffic; or» (B) a comparable event, as determined by the Secretary and specified in the credit agreemSUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. - The term «substantial completion» means -» (A) the opening of a project to vehicular or passenger traffic; or» (B) a comparable event, as determined by the Secretary and specified in the credit agreemsubstantial completion» means -» (A) the opening of a project to vehicular or passenger traffic; or» (B) a comparable event, as determined by the Secretary and specified in the credit agreement.»

The TIFIA credit program is designed to fill market gaps and leverage substantial private co-investment by providing supplemental and subordinate capital.

MI reduces taxpayer exposure by reliably transferring a substantial portion of mortgage credit risk to MIs backed by private capital.

There is so much competition between lenders of bad credit personal loans rampant online that you can rack up substantial savings by getting your loan with an online lender, including less interest and longer payment terms.

MI reduces taxpayer exposure by reliably transferring to private capital participants a substantial portion of mortgage credit risk.

MI reduces taxpayer risk exposure by transferring a substantial portion of mortgage credit risk to companies backed by private capital.

By maintaining an attractive credit score, you can save a substantial amount of money, for example on your auto insurance in Charleston.

The only ways you can dramatically boost your credit score within a month or two is by cleaning up the public records section of your credit report (as discussed above), paying down a substantial amount of debt if you are close to your credit limits (also discussed above), or getting a creditor or the credit bureau to stop reporting negative information that is more than 7 years old.

Some have begun promotions of regulated credit repair services as «free,» by linking the ostensibly free services to other noncredit services requiring substantial advance payments.

We raise clients credit scores by a substantial amount ensuring their financial freedom and giving them ability to get their much needed loans.

In most cases, a person can get substantial savings every month by using a second mortgage to pay off credit cards and other unsecured debts.

In this example, if you were able to improve your credit score and the available interest rate decreased, you might be able to save a substantial amount of money by refinancing your 30 - year mortgage.

Similarly, by consolidating high - interest credit cards into one lower - rate card, debtors can cut their monthly payments and benefit from substantial interest savings.

«The only actual benefit the customer gets is the illusion of unlimited spending,» says Papadimitriou, who suggests that well - off consumers would do better by having several substantial open lines of unused credit.

Their credit cards are used by the professional shoplifters to make substantial purchases from these stores.

You must have 40 credits for covered work, generally satisfied by having at least 10 years in which you had substantial earnings that were subject to social security tax or self - employment tax.

The best retail credit cards help you shave costs by offering a substantial amount of cash back on everyday purchases.

By holding on to credit cards that offer you free nights, you're able to lengthen the age of your accounts while also often receiving substantial return in value.

Instead, credit cards will usually offer you «elite credits» that can be used to jump - start your way to top elite status, or in some cases, they'll allow you to earn top status by spending a substantial amount of money (like $ 40,000 annually) on their card.

This strategy has been spurred in part by substantial solar tax credits, net - metering rules in place in most states, and the availability of solar financing that reduces or even eliminates the initial purchase price, replacing the up - front cost with monthly payments that extend over many years.

In the 12 - month period immediately prior to the expiration dates (which, after 1999, were always pegged to the last day of the calendar year), new installations reached high levels as developers rushed to beat the legislative deadline, followed by a substantial retrenchment in the following year as the status of the tax credit was sorted out.

Instructed by the German bank that had suffered substantial losses through «chargebacks» through international credit card payment processing arrangements (later re-tried following illness of the original trial judge: [2010] EWHC 451 (QB)-RRB-.

This proposal would codify a more substantial role for non-lawyers by establishing a category of service providers called «Court Advocates» in Housing Court and in consumer credit cases to assist low - income litigants.

Associates write briefs that senior attorneys get credit for, judicial clerks draft opinions that judges sign their names to, and research assistants do substantial work on articles that are authored by professors.

According to experts interviewed by credit reporting agency Equifax, the savings could be substantial across all your policies — up to that aforementioned 22 %.

As founder and CEO, Zuckerberg should by all means take substantial credit for the initial success of the platform.

Mitigated substantial financial risk by managing credit support arrangements associated with asset divestments

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