Sentences with phrase «failure of political»

«It's a fundamental failure of political leadership that so many talented professionals have stopped seeing their futures here in Britain,» said Enver.

What we have said is that environmentalism has become mainstream because of the failure of the political parties, individuals, organisations, and institutions to sustain coherent political ideas and to share them with the public.

At the end of the day, runaway climate change may be the result of the greatest failure of political leadership in recorded history... assuming recordkeeping is still maintained within the context of an extinction event.

The present situation is squarely to be blamed on (a) the success of political conservatism in ensuring economic progress, thereby depriving political left of virtually all oxygen in this area (as in, no credible lefty argues for a traditional left position), and (b) the failure of political conservatism in not caring for science and allowing «science» to be completely hijacked by the political left, to be used as a tool and flag - standard.

«Such an outcome would represent not just a failure of political imagination and leadership, but a moral failure on a scale unparalleled in history.

I think they represent both the success and failure of political structures.

Levine said the lack of women in the race is due to an «inexcusable failure of our political system» but pointed out that there is a «little bit of good news» in that four women are joining the Council, including women of color.

But his wilful disinterest in the issues which will affect the lives of his fellow countrymen is a substantial failure of political responsibility.

«There's been a failure of political parties to fill that vacuum with a project that actually speaks to people about the future.»

But beyond all this lies an even worse, deep rooted failure of the political class in the fight against discrimination and fear of the «other».

«This is not just a massive administrative failure - it is a massive failure of political will to get a grip on this problem.»

They should teach it in university as a mathematically perfect failure of political strategy.

It was voiced most succinctly by Dave Rowntree: Labour parliamentary candidate, Blur drummer, and a man whose modest - but - interesting politics (some of which are hinted at here) give you a flavour of where New Labour might have gone post-97, if not for a lamentable failure of political imagination.

I am resigning because of a chronic failure of political leadership.

Yes it's a failure of political elites, to share both the proceeds and benefits of progress.

In this sense, the recent explosion of racism is not simply the product of few small minded individuals but reflects the failure of the political elite to stand up and be counted on one of the most important issues of all.

But it was never held, and the competition faded away because of a failure of the political leadership.

Their attempts to adhere, however inconsistently, to a religious tradition she vigorously faults as a failure of political engagement, negatively contrasting this contemporary men's movement with the Social Gospel movement that arose early in the century.

Cloistered in red or blue communities and steeped in tell - me - what - I - want - to - hear media coverage, both sides have duped themselves into believing that our current crisis stems from a failure of the political class — «the swamp» — rather than the tragedy of a divided nation.

Alexis Jay, whose report covered the period from 1997 to 2013, concluded that until 2009 «the collective failures of political and officer leadership were blatant».

Professor Alexis Jay's report found the «collective failures of political and officer leadership» had been «blatant» over 16 years in which at least 1,400 children were victims of sexual exploitation.

These failures of political leadership endanger every person on Earth.»

During the 20th Century failures of political leadership led to two world wars.

Not exact matches

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.

Congress's failure to resolve the Zika funding impasse may reflect a larger political reality: Most Americans just don't care about it or else feel they are safe from the possible spread of the disease.

Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.

Rather than a political failure, the decline of manufacturing employment is a natural economic process that many industries, like agriculture, have gone through in past eras.

Political ads attacking candidates are done out of fear of failure.

«Marijuana prohibition has been an abject failure, and Alaska voters said enough is enough,» said Chris Rempert, political director of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol, in a statement.

Let no one be in any doubt: the responsibility for the breakdown of Germany's coalition talks lies with Angela Merkel, and her failure has brought the end of her political career much closer.

But similar failures in the news business (from the closing of local papers to a lack of newsroom diversity to the inside - Westminster obsession of political reporters) helped lead us Brits to the disaster of Brexit.

Israel's state comptroller took military and political leaders to task for their failure to prepare adequately for the threat of attack tunnels ahead of the 2014 war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in a pair of long - awaited, highly critical reports published on Tuesday.

And the alt - right website Breitbart, which was formerly run by Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon, and has associated itself with Trump since he began his campaign, continually ascribes political failures to congressional leaders like Speaker of the House Paul Ryan rather than to Trump.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

Some of the main ones include the perception that certain industries should be controlled by tightly regulated local institutions to avoid market failures, the political pressure to build and support local corporate champions, and the need to continue to provide basic subsidized products and services.

Even her political opponent, United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney, agreed, arguing that a «market failure» justified the use of putting taxpayer money into the project.

In addition his complete failure to appreciate the political consequences of not putting his financial assets in a blind trust raised questions as to whether he should be in politics at all.

Mr. Morneau has a credibility problem, in part due to his failure to manage ethical issues related to his personal finances, and to his failure to understand the broader policy and political implications of his tax proposals for CCPCs.

Despite the political turbulence and early legislative failures by the Trump administration, December's passage of the tax plan was seen as a key victory that will propel the economy solidly into 2018.

At a time when the political and financial elite gathered at Davos frets about the failures of capitalism and the need for its reform, Professors Yvan Allaire and Mihaela Firsirotu, in a new book titled «A Capitalism of Owners ``, propose an action plan to change fundamentally the way capitalism has come to work.

Conversely, failure to seek these opportunities, in light of forthcoming credit pressures, mounting debt and political uncertainty, may put these same institutions in risk to suffer revenue loss.

In a recent interview, Hamid said, «Part of the great political crisis we face in the world today is a failure to imagine plausible desirable futures.»

Since the fall of Mosul to Sunni militants in June, the world has struggled to accept the failure of the American project in Iraq, the rise of «political Islam» and the marking of Iraqi Christians and other minorities for death or expropriation.

In the pages of the Wall Street Journal, Peggy Noonan wonders if a string of failures for the Obama administration counts as mounting evidence not only against his primary claim to rule, executive competence, but also against the undergirding premises of liberal political philosophy.

It is no accident that perhaps the chief representative of the Ghibellines in the Comedy is Farinata degli Uberti, whom we meet in the company of other heretics in Inferno X. For Dante, Ghibellinism without God promises the certain spiritual failure of those who give themselves to the political world too enthusiastically.

It will take a great deal of courage and not a little imagination to risk failure, powerlessness, and cultural and political irrelevance — to be, in Pope Francis's words, a less «worldly» Church — for the sake of the truth.

The church should not be silent in the face of moral failure in the political sphere — that much is a given in mainline Protestantism.

It is as if the fact of our failure to meet a certain standard or surmount a certain obstacle must of necessity constitute evidence of a social or political failing by the larger society.

His jeremiad is no mere denunciation of a corrupt political class but of the Spaniards» failure to live up to even the basic dictates of human reason.