Sentences with phrase «event of a major crisis»

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general economic conditions, consumer confidence, consumer spending patterns and market disruptions including severe weather conditions, natural disasters, health hazards, terrorist activities, financial crises, political crises or other major events, or the prospect of these events;

Leading S&P Dow Jones Indices» international media efforts, David oversees all major index - related press events and initiatives, serving as a global strategic communications counselor for S&P Dow Jones Indices in the areas of crisis communications, response planning and brand / reputation management.

A stock market crash can be a side effect of major catastrophic events, economic crisis or the collapse of a long - term speculative bubble.

World stock markets ran into resistance Tuesday as investors sought safety ahead of critical events this week that will test Europe's willingness to unite to deal with a major debt crisis.

There are a number of major stock market events we can all call to mind — the Great Depression, the run on banks, Black Monday, the Oil Embargo, the dot - com bubble, the 2007 - 2008 financial crisis; and the list goes on.

Asian stock markets retreated Tuesday as investors sought safety ahead of critical events this week that will test Europe's willingness to unite in order to deal with a major debt crisis.

This entails a closer look at major events already presented by Greene and now fleshed out with the accounts of other people: his life in and around the Berkhamstead School, where his father was headmaster; the more or less serious attempts at teenage suicide; the startling decision of the family to respond to this crisis by sending the boy to board with a psychoanalyst in London; later games of Russian roulette played all alone in an effort to beat boredom and make existence seem precious; and his conversion to Roman Catholicism.

Two possible events stood out for the group: firstly, the chance of a major economic and political crisis caused by the election of anti-EU parties to the Italian Parliament - and their likely outright rejection of any financial controls being placed on them; and secondly, the chance of further waves of migration into the EU, via Turkey.

While researchers have derived a number of calculations about the intensity of this crisis — speculating it is likely to surpass earlier major extinction events in terms of both the number of extinctions and the rate at which species will disappear — major questions remain.

«Overdose is a major public health crisis, and recently there has been a rapid uptake in programs that train police in how to recognize and reverse these potentially deadly events,» noted Beletsky, an associate professor who holds joint appointments in the School of Law and Bouvé College of Health Sciences.

The president's 2002 proposal establishing the Department of Homeland Security addressed the lead - agency issue in the event of future crisis as follows: «After a major incident, the EPA will be responsible for decontamination of affected buildings and neighborhoods and providing advice and assistance to public - health authorities in determining whether it is safe to return to the areas.»

In the few years following publication of the 2007 scenarios, at least three major energy - market events failed to fit the world energy model: the 2008 financial crisis; the U.S. shale - gas boom; and Germany's decision, after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, to speed up its transition to renewables.

«You will see spikes of interest and activity surrounding major holidays, special events like the Olympics and surprisingly when there is a world crisis or tragic event such as Sept. 11,» said Ray.

But Jonathan Simons, head of the education at the right - leaning thinktank Policy Exchange, said drastic falls in Ofsted grades are usually caused by major events such as a change in pupil cohorts, heads leaving, an exodus of teachers or a financial crisis.

If you or someone you know has been through an emotional bankruptcy in Canada due to a major life event, business failure, loss of income or family crisis, regardless of what you have been told, there is still hope.

During his tenure he also led the Federal Reserve through several events with major economic repercussions, including two US recessions, the Asian financial crisis of 1997, and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Bradford came of age in the 1980s, witnessing the destruction of his primary communities of identification by two significant historical events: the HIV / AIDS crisis which decimated the gay scene in Los Angeles and other major metropolitan centers, and the 1992 Rodney King riots, which rekindled much of the latent anger within L.A.'s African American neighborhoods that the 1965 Watts Rebellion had exposed a generation prior.

The year 1993 is marked in many people's minds by several major events: the creation of new countries in the Balkans; the retirement of Michael Jordan from basketball; the inauguration of Bill Clinton as the 42nd president of the USA; the implementation of the «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» policy for gay service members of the military; the height of the AIDS crisis; the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel; the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, establishing the concept of a single European currency, and the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Nelson Mandela and President F.W. de Klerk.

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Whether it be a small crisis or a major disaster, a minor malady or a life changing event, bullying in hallways or terror int he streets, this session looks at how we as parents can use our wit and wisdom to nurture and enrich ourselves and our children as we navigate through the minor and major chaos in our lives Parenting through Crisis takes us further on the journey of integration, healing, and connection begun in Parenting with Wit and Wisdom.Type your paragraph here.