Sentences with phrase «danger posed»

The trial court found in favor of the defendants, ruling that an upside - down bucket constituted an «open and obvious» danger and so there was no duty to warn the Prospective Buyer about the danger posed by using a bucket as a stair.

First there's the danger posed by using a cell phone while driving.

At the time the article was published, most rape - prevention programs on college campuses were relatively new and narrowly focused on the danger posed by strangers — the assailants waiting in alleyways, rather than the familiar faces in classrooms or dorms.

A parent with lawful custody who is fleeing from imminent physical danger posed by the other parent also has a defense, provided that the parent reports the child's location to the appropriate authorities or brings a custody action in an appropriate court as soon as reasonably possible.

You should point to any danger posed to the child, any negative changes in the child's behavior when she visits the other parent and other factors that make it clear the environment provided by the other parent is a problematic one.

Apart from inadequately slow timeframe, according to Armstrong, there is yet another danger posed by SegWit protocol itself, which the Core developers prefer to ignore.

During 2015, 14 nations elaborated their concerns with autonomous weapons, including Iraq, which recognized the danger posed and said the weapons should be regulated or prohibited altogether.

In addition, our course emphasizes the very real danger posed by mixing drugs and alcohol with driving.

It would most likely be up to a jury to consider whether modern day football helmet has any design defects and, in weighing that question, a Massachusetts jury would be asked to weigh several factors: - the gravity of the danger posed by the current football helmet design - the likelihood that head injury will result from the use of the helmet - the technical feasibility of a safer alternative design - the financial feasibility of that alternative design, and - any other consequences likely to result from the alternative design However, even if a jury were to conclude that there exists a cost - effective design that would be more effective in preventing head injuries than the current football helmet design, the manufacturer might still have a few defenses under Massachusetts law: the so - called Vassallo defense and Correia defense.

The degree of force used to protect another person must be proportionate to the threat of danger posed in that moment.

While he accepts the danger posed to the administration of

One of the biggest issues faced over the 4th of July is the danger posed by drunk drivers.

A few voices have acknowledged the danger posed by the troubled assets.

In Florida, the danger posed by slip and fall accidents is even greater.

In addition to the danger posed by an out - of - control truck, there also is a serious danger from the flying debris.

They will help you understand whether you have a valid claim against a property owner who knew or should've known about the danger posed by the condition that led to your injury.

These statistics show just how common drowsy driving is and the grave danger posed by drowsy drivers.

In his view, moreover, the science has become so airtight in the last five years that the immense danger posed by greenhouse emissions can no longer be denied.

A must - read article by Mark Hertsgaard in Newsweek reports how BP lied about the size of the oil disaster and the danger posed to its workers, the public and the environment.

Professor Anthony Ingraffea penned a powerful op - ed in The New York Times again speaking out against the danger posed by the ongoing natural gas boom, calling it a «gangplank to more warming.»

The danger posed by climate change is now immediate and obvious and it is something that we all need to start taking seriously.

I can account for my lack of understanding about the clear and present danger posed by CC until 9 years ago when I came across the 2003 pentagon report on the possible effects by not having them shown to me.

Michael Mann, a leading climate scientist and professor of meteorology at Pennsylvania State University whose hacked personal emails have recently become the source of media attention was joined by NASA climate scientist Dr. Gavin Schmidt, Princeton's Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, and CAP Senior Fellow Dr. Joseph Romm to discuss the overwhelming scientific understanding of the danger posed by unmitigated global warming pollution, and that the stolen emails reveal nothing that changes our extensive understanding of climate science.

Of course, warmers might argue that the urgency demanded by the danger posed by climate change means that we need to revise our understanding of liberty.

The IPCC underestimated the danger posed by the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and the release of methane from warmer wetlands, the report adds.

Earthworks, an NGO dedicated to protecting communities and the environment from the impacts of irresponsible mineral and energy development, stated: «It is more likely the sentence is retribution for Mr. Munkhbayar's long history of challenging environmentally destructive interests than because of any danger posed or law broken by Mr. Munkhbayar and his fellow activists.»

Ah, but that can't be allowed, because everybody has to be in total agreement about the horrible danger posed by man - made global warming — and about the Left's preferred political solutions.

The danger posed by war to all of humanity - and to our planet - is at least matched by the climate crisis and global warming.

[1] Divisions [edit] A propane tank car after a fire, the HAZMAT 1075 symbol can be seen in red as a warning of the danger posed by the gas.

It seems that, not content with having lied to us about shrinking glaciers, increasing hurricanes, and rising sea levels, the IPCC's latest assessment report also told us a complete load of porkies about the danger posed by climate change to the Amazon rainforest.

Liberals hope the Occupy Wall Street protests have shifted political debate from an overriding focus on the long - term danger posed by the federal deficit toward a focus on unemployment, income inequality and other immediate economic problems.

The extent of danger posed by sea - level rise is a function of the pace of change far more than the final number.

Here are a couple of relevant Twitter comments, starting with a note about Mexico's lead delegate growing emotional in describing the danger posed by Hurricane Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever measured, as it headed toward the Mexican coast:

The danger posed by sea level rise is a function of the rate of change far more than the actual sea level itself.

It's one thing to have a political debate about the level of danger posed by the building greenhouse effect.

Eric Holthaus has a sobering look at the scope of the danger posed by this monstrous storm at Pacific Standard:

This raises a cautionary concern, because when an academy becomes a bastion of orthodoxy, the danger posed by the absence of any dissenting voices is the possibility of descending into the kind of automatic formulas that make this room so lacking in texture.

Discarded at the Addis Ababa open - air market, the Merkato, the lead - ridden, often toxic materials attest to the pace of disposal as well as the danger posed to countries like Ethiopia, which often absorb the refuse of the first world.

Discarded at the Merkato, the lead - ridden, often toxic materials attest to the pace of disposal as well as the danger posed to countries like Ethiopia, which often absorb the refuse of the first world.

The DLC brings in the planet Mercury and sees you following Osiris, «the most notorious Guardian in Vanguard history» as he hunts down a new danger posed by the Vex.

Police rarely receive any training that would allow them to rapidly and realistically assess the degree of danger posed by a dog; nor are they routinely informed about or trained to use any of the wide variety of non-lethal tools and techniques available to them as alternatives to shooting.

The outdoor dangers range from diseases and injuries from battles with other cats (who can also be the source of those diseases), to predators such as owls and other large birds of prey, to roaming dogs, or their wilder counterparts such as foxes, and of course, the very real danger posed by cars.

Salmonella and parasites are a major concern, especially in raw poultry (not to mention the danger posed by chicken bones), all raw meat carries the risk of microbes and parasites, including E. coli.

An early text from 1796 warned of the danger posed by the importation of French ideas and persons: «Let America beware of infidelity, which is the most dangerous enemy that she has to contend with at present.»

seems tuned in to the danger posed by the effluents from Crockett's paper mill and the pesticides he uses to keep the mosquitoes at bay.

There's a moment in Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, 1992) when Dr. Beth Garner tries to warn her on - again off - again lover, Detective Nick Curran, of the danger posed by his prime suspect in a homicide...

The DLC brings in the planet Mercury and sees you following Osiris, «the most notorious Guardian in Vanguard history» as he hunts down a new danger posed by the Vex.

It's important to note that weight gain is just one danger posed by obesogens and endocrine disruptors.

That would go a long way to combat the danger posed by the testosterone and DHT increase.

A sense of sheer joy is coupled with the ever - present danger posed by predators in a less - colourful, but no less spectacular, image of spirited gelada baboons as the sun sets on the Ethiopian Highlands [Additional file 3].