Sentences with phrase «effect they'd sold»

Was he not in effect selling his life to the highest bidder?

This is in effect selling indulgences — a return to the very evils against which the Protestant Reformation rebelled some four centuries ago.

Populist, leftist parties in countries with low levels of education love the mandatory voting system because it makes available to them masses of gullible, easily manipulated citizens who will in effect sell their votes for very little in return.

Yet some of the best ZuluTrade success stories are from those who have in effect sold the rights to their trading strategies.

While the software vendor no longer sold software on a disk, it is really in effect selling a license to use the software, an intangible good.

Moving clients into conventional new buildings is in effect selling them obsolete product.

Now CREA is in effect selling us out.

Not exact matches

• volume effect: the impact of changes in volumes is estimated by comparing the quantities delivered in the period under review with the quantities delivered in the prior period, multiplied, in both cases, by the weighted average net unit selling price in the prior period

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

At constant exchange rates and business scope, year - on - year sales increased 5.2 %, driven by a 6.0 % positive price effect reflecting ongoing actions to raise selling prices along the entire acrylic chain.

• price effect: the impact of changes in average selling prices is estimated by comparing the weighted average net unit selling price of a range of related products in the period under review with their weighted average net unit selling price in the prior period, multiplied, in both cases, by the volumes sold in the period under review.

It's common knowledge that anything Kate Middleton wears sells out almost instantly, and now it seems that Meghan Markle is having the same effect on the fashion industry.

Moreover, some of the best - known and biggest - selling franchises — Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Mass Effect, FIFA and so on — have been born and bred in Canada.

Consider the «Kate Effect» i.e. the fact that every time the Duchess of Cambridge is photographed in a particular design, the item generally sells out within minutes.

Some say the benefit of tax - loss harvesting is overstated, that the net effect of selling securities that are down and buying them back really just amounts to a tax deferral for most.

There's an age - old expression about web businesses, to the effect that if they don't charge you for their product or service, then you are the product that is being sold.

Margie Patel, a senior portfolio manager at Wells Fargo Funds, said that she expects to see little to no effect from trade tariffs and has been adding to companies such as PNC Financial Services that have sold off in the market downturn.

Brock is the author of five political books, including his 2002 best - selling political memoir, «Blinded by the Right,» «The Republican Noise Machine,» and «The Fox Effect.»

But it looks like prices have moved far past our ability to support them, while housing remains subdued in terms of the number of homes sold, its contribution to GDP, and its effect on employment.

It's worth noting that because Tesla has on balance built a relatively small number of vehicles — it just crossed a 100,000 annual threshold last year — and because it sells just three cars, its recalls are going to have a disproportionate effect.

At the time, Maple Leaf's board said it would pursue a new shareholder plan with a poison - pill clause that would come into effect if 20 % of shares were sold to another investor.

Fears that Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton would win the election and limit gun sales led to record purchases last year, but Trump's surprise victory has had a reverse effect, with 2017 sales falling and investors selling gunmaker shares.

At the Strategic Investment Conference 2018, John Mauldin interviewed Neil Howe, Fourth Turning best - selling author and demographics expert, about generational changes and their effect on the markets.

Although Republicans have sold the bill as a job - creator, the president has publicly questioned the pipeline's economic impact and expressed significant reservations about its potential environmental effects.

«When you feature a product on your show, it creates what has become known as «Oz Effect,» dramatically boosting sales and driving scam artists to pop up overnight using false and deceptive ads to sell questionable products,» Senator McCaskill said.

Will.i.am argued that the ongoing debate about reality TV shows and their effect on the music industry «is just tabloid journalism trying to sell magazines to create some type of drama that's unnecessary.»

It's important to remember that returns are simply the cost of selling online and retailers can minimize the effect of returns by effectively managing the reverse logistics process.

It's a strategy AT&T used to great effect in the 1970s to sell long - distance telephony — «Reach out and touch someone» — and again in the 1990s with a series of spots about distant spouses and overworked moms to sell human connection in the nascent digital age.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

The FREE Act also makes fraud alerts longer and prevents the credit - reporting agencies from selling the data in your files while they are in effect.

Still, the 37 - country analysis does clarify at least one potential misconception about the sell in May effect.

Rather, they examined returns across 37 markets within a 14 - year time period that was not tested in a prior paper that also found support for the sell in May effect.

Another reason analysts consider the January effect less important as of 2016 is that more people are using tax - sheltered retirement plans and therefore have no reason to sell at the end of the year for a tax loss.

Over the past 6 months 26,000 shares have been purchased and 670,000 shares have been sold for a net effect of 644,000 insider shares sold.

So the IMF's «solution» to the deb problem has the effect of making it worse — requiring yet further privatization sell - offs.

The Fed could mitigate the effect of that on the money supply by selling items on its balance sheet, which at this point is large enough to support this approach for quite a while.

Over the past 12 months, there have been 269 thousand insider shares purchased and 165 thousand insider shares sold for a net effect of 103 thousand insider shares purchased.

Insider activity has been minimal over the past twelve months with 32 thousand shares purchased and 33 thousand shares sold for a net effect of one thousand shares purchased.

Furthermore, investors purchasing shares of our Class A common stock in this offering will only own approximately % of our outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock (and have % of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock), after the offering even though their aggregate investment will represent % of the total consideration received by us in connection with all initial sales of shares of our capital stock outstanding as of September 30, 2010, after giving effect to the issuance of shares of our Class A common stock in this offering and shares of our Class A common stock to be sold by certain selling stockholders.

Parts of the rule went into effect June 9, but the more stringent exemptions needed to sell variable and fixed indexed annuities were delayed until July 2019.

Google said that the new policy will come into effect in June on its own platforms and on third - party websites where it sells advertising space.

High loonie due to petrodollar effect = > loss of profit margin due to decline in final US selling price wrt Canadian dollar costs = > layoffs = > Dutch Disease.

Furthermore, the rates at which these securities, by investors can buy and sell have little effect on their prices.

In effect, recent weeks have seen weak buying pressure, but little aggressive selling pressure.

Over the past 12 months, insiders have purchased 262,000 shares and sold 401,000 shares for a net effect of 139,000 insider shares sold.

So the only effect that the $ 85 billion that was given to it was to repay the pals of Paulson who sold out the quickest.

Moreover, the Retrophin shares he gave them were restricted; they could not be sold on the public market until a registration statement was filed and took effect, or until December 18, 2013, the one - year anniversary of the public announcement of the Reverse Merger.

Moreover, the fact that they can hedge or immediately sell their shares and avoid exposure to the longer - term effects of that vote makes it difficult to regard them as proprietors of the company in any customary sense.

This had the desired effect of allowing both the Government, through primary issue, and the Reserve Bank, through operations in the secondary market, to sell the required amount of bonds.

Insider activity has been minimal over the past twelve months with 260 thousand shares purchased and 162 thousand shares sold for a net effect of 98 thousand shares purchased.