Sentences with phrase «face ruinous»

In particular, patent trolls continue their deplorable business model of buying up patents and using the threat of litigation to force companies — frequently startups — to pay up or face ruinous legal fees.

They promise delivery schedules they can't possibly meet and face ruinous penalties if they fall short.

Not exact matches

Whilst the PM is determined to drive legislation through as quickly as possible, it remains to be seen what ruinous impact it may have on the party in the face of an anticipated groundswell of discontent.

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (Google Play, Amazon Video, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube) In the wake of the ruinous late - 2000s subprime mortgage crisis, the family - owned Chinatown bank Abacus Federal Savings faced harsh legal comeuppance while the well - funded giants were bailed out and deemed too big to fail.

One disadvantage faced by many is high ownership costs, but although the Cupra uses more fuel than regular Leon, this sporty SEAT shouldn't prove ruinous to run.

We'll start on the console side of things first; the Ruinous Manor encounter is a max - level dungeon that features three powerful BAMs to face.

Flying in the face of traditional JRPG wisdom, this tall redhead is the team's tank and point man, a tough - as - nails Paladin clad in steel plate and absorbing ruinous punishment with an enormous shield.

«The appeal panel's decision creates an impossible standard for all trial counsel; even if a lawyer is winning a trial for his or her client, has not been criticized by the trial judge (and even if their opponent's conduct has been so criticized), the LSUC decision now requires trial counsel to challenge or ignore rulings of the trial judge and to disagree with how the trial judge is conducting the trial, or face the prospect of a ruinous prosecution like this one (the «control of the courtroom grounds»).