Sentences with phrase «concern over the cost»

Bank of America has expressed its concerns over the costs and risks associated with increased competition it faces from cryptocurrencies and the various businesses, exchanges and technologies that support them.

The suit, a copy of which was provided to CapTonight by YNN's fantastic Bill Carey, was brought on behalf of three NY - 29 voters, and notes that Paterson initially indicated he would call a special ASAP, but later backed off, citing concerns over the cost (none of which anyone really believes).

Hey also expressed concerns over cost, citing the proposed ammunition database that was nixed by the state legislature in 2015 after costs were projected to be up to $ 100 million.

Andrew Lansley's plans for a radical reorganization of the NHS will go ahead, despite mounting concern over the cost of the reforms.

A coalition of federal lawmakers has spoken out against the new duties, including U.S. Reps. Brian Higgins and Elise Stefanik, who issued a joint statement on Thursday citing concerns over costs for consumers and potential job cuts for employees of newspaper and book publishers.

But there are concerns over the cost to business of changing price tags and accountancy systems to take account of the change.

Last night there were concerns over the cost of the scheme, while critics swiftly branded it a «gimmick».

The authors cite barriers to adoption of the HPV vaccine in boys that include the misconception that HPV is only a women's health issue, not receiving a recommendation from a doctor or health care provider, and concerns over costs; in provinces where the HPV vaccine is not provided free, the cost of one dose is about $ 150, and multiple doses are required.

So in October, spurred by concern over the cost and reliability of the present system, President Obama announced $ 3.4 billion of economic stimulus funds for smart grid projects and almost $ 5 billion more in private investment.

However, technical challenges and concerns over cost and the amount of water used in these systems has limited their use.

Ever since the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) manifesto was launched in 2008, highlighting the powerful educational value of school trips, when asked whether the benefits of taking pupils on educational visits outweigh concerns over cost and safety, teachers and instructors have always answered with a resounding «yes».

But several parents have expressed concern over the cost of the uniforms — which averages out to about $ 17 per student.

According to Nikkei business daily, BlackBerry can't justify launching its BlackBerry 10 operating system in Japan because of concerns over cost.

What people don't like to remember, is that there was a time where that changed, and they expressed their concern over the cost of adding a DVD player.

The government expressed concerns over the cost of securely storing the seized currency for a long period of time, favoring the sale of the coins instead.

Bank of America has expressed its concerns over the costs and risks associated with increased competition it faces from cryptocurrencies and the various businesses, exchanges and technologies that support them.

A recent study by the Society of Automotive Engineers found that, «After the perennial top concern over cost reduction, safety is rated as the No. 1 challenge among automotive engineers to stay competitive in the design of the next generation of motor vehicles.»

Not exact matches

With concern rising over costs, should Canadian governments stay away from solar?

Some business owners are concerned about the idea of «chipping in,» who the «hardship waiver» would apply to, and whether the promise not to raise taxes to cover the $ 900 billion cost over the next ten years is one that Obama can keep.

Over time, as people became more and more aware of the effects commonly used products can have on the environment, plastic - happy clients who once cared mostly for cost and convenience morphed into savvy customers with real concerns about the impact polyethylene and other petroleum - based products have on the ecosystem.

Reform of metropolitan councils is set to be derailed unless there is a quick response by the state government to concerns over funding implementation costs, according to the WA Local Government Assoc

Pharmaceutical companies are concerned about an onslaught of legislative proposals percolating in state houses around the country, among them: changes to Medicaid programs to rein in the high cost of prescription drugs, intellectual property issues, and the fight over biosimilars.

Although the FDA can't dictate prices or reject therapies over pricing concerns (they can only focus on safety and efficacy), the agency can encourage more competition through moves like this (as well as speedier approval pathways) which could spur drug makers to produce products that ultimately lower costs for patients — a goal cited by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb in announcing the list.

Investors couldn't chalk up the selloff to the concerns over drug - price gouging that have depressed other pharmaceutical shares: Zoetis zts, after all, makes medications for dogs — whose health care costs have yet to inspire Senate investigations.

According to the survey, the top concerns of small business owners over the next year are the effectiveness of government leaders, commodities prices, healthcare costs, recovery of consumer spending and the strength of the U.S. dollar.

Cost - cutting by health insurers and concerns over drug pricing have made CVS's pharma - benefits unit seem like a liability to some investors; and in the head - to - head fight, Walgreens has grabbed some market share.

«This was a constituent - based inquiry, and we wanted to assist a South Carolina resident who had concerns over these specific prescription costs,» Michele Exner, Scott's press secretary, told us.

There are concerns that this is going to harm legitimate businesses in terms of forcing them to start their mailing lists over, and in terms of compliance costs.

Concerned about Modlin's potentially long absence from work, Lowell turned the claim over to an outside company, Intracorp, that manages workers» compensation cases with an eye to containing costs.

October 21: News Corporation axes «Project Alesia,» a potential competitor to Google News, over concerns about cost and readiness of proposed partners.

thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!

Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.

Finally, the PBO expresses concerns over the lack of detailed costing information for new policy initiatives and a plan to secure the spending restraint savings announced in the 2010 Budget.

The survey also found that concern over healthcare costs fell dramatically from last fall, although it is still a top concern of 63 percent of area entrepreneurs.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Growth in the all - important US services sector slowed for a third straight month in April, according to a closely watched survey, as optimism over the state of the American economy is tempered by concerns over labour shortage and rising input costs.

Concerns over trade imbalances, alleged trade - rule violations, subsidization and state - owned enterprises, metastasizing industrial policies, discriminatory treatment of non-Chinese companies, and other forms of trade and investment protectionism have preoccupied Washington for a decade — ever since the United States limped out of a debilitating recession to find that China had supplanted it as the world's largest manufacturer and had set its sights on leapfrogging the United States, at all costs, to the technological fore.

With the plan expected to add a cost of 1.9 per cent per employee and the likelihood that employees over the age of 50 may never benefit from their own contributions, roundtable members were vocal in their concerns about the plan's impact on both competitiveness and employee support.

Despite concerns over decreasing revenue growth, the company has focused on maintaining steady growth and profitability over the growth - at - any - cost model boasted by many pre-IPO startups.

Last month the chemist was criticised for refusing to cut the cost of the branded tablet Levonelle over concerns it could lead to «overuse».

One cost often neglected in the debate over recombinant DNA research concerns the allocation of scarce resources that might be used otherwise.

I'd like to think we did it because we didn't want to press our luck anymore, because repairs cost more than the Blue Book said you were worth, because you didn't have anti-lock brakes or passenger - side airbags, because we really couldn't have you breaking down on a late - night drive home from the airport or on a busy interstate, because of fuel economy and our deepening concern over climate change.

Many parents buy organic milk, which often cost up to 40 % more, over concerns about growth hormones (GH) and oestrogen — substances that are often given to conventionally - raised cows.

Issues members identified are critical to address when developing a clean label strategy included: • The cost of clean label initiatives • The complexity of clean label initiatives • The consumer's view on clean label • The communications required internally and externally • The collaboration required with internal partners as well as vendor partners • The concern for companies over brand integrity and CSR • The potential impact, both negative and positive, on corporate earnings

Over four in five (83 %) Brits are currently concerned about seeing price rises on goods and services, with 59 % worried about the mounting cost of groceries, 35 % worried about the climbing cost of holidays -LSB-...]

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

Imo we've been doing a lot better with refs over the past 2 or 3 years (they cost us a lot of matches in the previous 5 or so seasons, far more than our rivals) but seeing that Dean was going to ref this game was a concern still.

Rather than spend well over $ 100 million on a pitcher with elbow concerns who turns 30 next year, they exchanged him for three pitchers who should contribute for a 10th of the cost.

I don't believe that Arsene Wenger made that bid or enquiry, with all due respect I will say Wenger right now lacks what it takes to win EPL title, every concerned and genuine Arsenal fan knows that Madrid will not be selling Bale for now, so why wasting time pointing hands on players you know you are not going to buy, how much time did Chelsea spent in acquiring Bakayoko and Morrata, how much did Bakayoko cost, whats this long battle over lemar?

Bolton's willingness to attack in numbers at every given opportunity cost them come the end, and the fact that they've kept just one clean sheet all season, their 1 - 0 win over Burnley in midweek being their first, is a major concern.