Sentences with phrase «for taking such risks»

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The banking system was hyper - competitive and quick to take risks in pursuit of profits; policymakers aggressively pushed homeownership through measures such as tax breaks for mortgage interest payments; and weak recourse laws let mortgage defaulters off the hook.

Even recent Nintendo bestsellers such as «Super Mario Odyssey» and «The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild» have been lauded for being examples of the company's willingness to take risks with even its most important franchises.

The company is selling a thing (the kit) by saying it can provide «health reports on 254 diseases and conditions,» including categories such as «carrier status,» «health risks,» and «drug response,» and specifically as a «first step in prevention» that enables users to «take steps toward mitigating serious diseases» such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and breast cancer...» Most of the uses «listed on your website, a list that has grown over time,» the FDA writes, «are medical device uses [for the] Personal Genome Service.»

Garnering less enthusiasm were considerations such as asset allocation strategy (balancing an investment portfolio to take into account goals, risk tolerance and length of time), with a mean of 4.7, and understanding price - earning ratios for traded stock, which saw a mean of 4.3.

What does it take for a Sand Hill Road legendary venture capital firm such as Andreessen Horowitz to take a pricey risk on your business?

One trait is very common among such people; they are always ready to take the necessary calculated risk involved in the business venture and they are ready for the adventure.

It is a trend that is only set to accelerate as policy measures such as the recommendations from the Taskforce for Climate - related Financial Discosures and new green finance rules from the UK and EU start to take effect and require firms to disclose more information on the climate risks they face.

Such properties make cortisol particularly suited for a role in modulating risk taking behaviour in response to external conditions.

Typically, investors may be driven to buy something familiar, such as a bond fund or individual corporate bonds for fixed income exposure, but if you're willing to take a little bit of risk, you can check out a Lending Club investment.

Obviously the problem is a complex one, for relational power involves risk taking, and national leaders may legitimately feel that they have no right to take such risks with the life of the nation.

The difficulty was, that to say so, even for a scientist with the factsat his fingertips, was to go against a powerful and intolerant conventional wisdom: «We liberals», he wrote, «who work in the fields of global HIV / AIDS and family planning take terrible professional risks if we side with the pope on a divisive topic such as this.

I for one am very happy that since we quit the DDT, the eagle has come back in such strong numbers that there is no risk in the taking of a few birds.

Come to think of it, if not having a proven striker and very rich bench has been hindering the club from clinching major trophies all these years, sincerely, it baffles me why the club is bent on not trying to risk getting good and enough players, if not for anything, for the sake of seeing what would result from taking such step.

just because some world class strikers did nt make it at other clubs isn't an excuse for us not getting one.If we are not willing to take such risks we will forever languish in mediocrity.

While it remains to be seen if the Portuguese should take such a risk with a popular up - and - coming young star of his own, it's clear that Asensio's situation is one worth looking at for the Red Devils.

Such a shame we don't have a player to cover for Chambers so we can take him off and not risk him getting a red.

I still don't understand people's obsession with boxing players in to a specific role... The whole «true DM» is a dying breed, even Coquelin is arguably something else considering the advanced positions he takes up often in front of Santi and takes major risks in winning the ball back for us... IMO, the reason Coquelin has had such a successful integration into the first team is that he focussed incredibly hard on the basics of his role first and foremost before adding other elements to his game (long - balls, driving runs into space, more aggressive ball movement in general) it's not rocket science to tell a player to curb the attacking side of their game and focus primarily on defence before attack... Nor is it that hard to see that playing in a midfield pairing with either Ramsey or Cazorla is going to be different as well.

And there's reason for the Packers to be reluctant about taking such a risk.

Wenger has already made a statement saying that he sees Wilshere as a future Arsenal captain, so it would seem that he is very keen for him to stay and his latest words have emphasised this, but the «powers that be» that decide what wages will be offered to the players are obviously not so keen to take such a big risk on the Englishman's fitness in the future.

Only an outrageously huge offer for Evans that allowed the Baggies to buy a replacement defender and another player would even be considered, but with the transfer window shutting in eight days time, Albion don't want to take the risks involved in such a move.

Anyway, Fabianski's agressive style is what made Lehman such a great goalkeeper, Lehman took many risks, he commanded the 18 area (something Almunia is afraid to do for some reason), Fabianski grew up watching Lehman so its only natural for him to adopt Lehman's style.

I found the workshop rather ill - informed on the risks of taking VBAC clients in out - of - hospital birth centers, instead the push from the AABC, as well as the CNM workshop leader was to advocate for VBAC in low - resource settings, such as their accredited birth centers.

This clarification was necessitated when our Global Council, on behalf of IBFAN, had to take a strategic decision whether or not and under what conditions IBFAN should participate in two new initiatives by UNICEF and WHO, WHO NetCode, and the UNICEF Breastfeeding Advocacy Initiative, both receiving funding from the BMGF, which has direct links and gets its returns from the baby food industry and also engages with entities such as the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) that create situations of risk of conflicts of Interest in infant and young child feeding.

However, the organization also called for more research regarding the benefits of 6 vs 4 months of exclusive breastfeeding.25 Thus far, several studies in industrialized countries revealed that a shorter duration of breastfeeding increases the risk of common infectious diseases, such as respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections.8, 19,24,26, — , 32 However, in these studies, various definitions of the exclusiveness of breastfeeding were used24, 27,28,30 or the combination of duration and exclusiveness of breastfeeding was not taken into account.8, 31

While labor and delivery are more difficult and take more time, there is also a heightened risk for medical interventions such as Caesarean sections.

And while the science may be disputed, depending on who is funding the study, as to whether commonly used food dyes such as Yellow 5, Red 40 and 6 others made from petroleum pose a «rainbow of risks» that include hyperactivity in children, cancer (in animal studies), and allergic reactions, because of the problem of hyperactivity, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of these dyes given that the British government and European Unionhave taken actions that are virtually ending their use of dyes throughout Europe.

To me that argues for heightened attention to the other aspects of action and concert in political life, in which people who take such risks experience not just fragility but great joy, and not just a sense of precarity but a broadened sense of community and togetherness, not just martyrdom but also transformation.

If Marcie's # 225 earnings are derived from being on or near the minimum wage, then there is a double hit for her because she also can not salary sacrifice to save 12 per cent National Insurance, if such an arrangement would take her pay below the level of the applicable minimum wage rate (# 7.83 per hour in 2018/19 for those aged 25 and over).3 Anne Fairpo said: «One of the concerns about allowing the lowest earners to sacrifice salary has been the risk of their pay dropping below the point at which entitlement to contributory benefits is triggered (the Lower Earnings Limit - # 116 per week in 2018/19).

Andrews seems at first to be providing a lightning rod for similar sufferers, taking responsibility by showing the behaviours that can lead to such risk.

The Institute believes that the case for such a large and broadly applied increase has not been made and risks resulting in unfairness for taxpayers and perverse incentives toward the care taken with tax returns.

«Taking such reckless action while the recovery is still fragile will cost jobs and put the hard - won recovery people have worked for at risk.»

Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, praised the government for listening and taking up issues that matter to people such as care for the elderly, curbs on risk - taking and sharp practices by the financial sector, poverty and the environment.

Dave Prentis, the general secretary of Unison, said the Queen's speech showed the government «had listened» and taken up issues that mattered to people, such as poverty, the environment, care for the elderly, and curbs on risk - taking and sharp practices by the financial sector.

At the risk of sounding cynical, everything about this — including the perfect timing — suggests to me that it's being staged: 1) Labour is on course for a huge defeat 2) no - one wants to take on the leadership of the doomed party at the 11th hour 3) GB's popularity (such as it is) is at an all - time low Given that no - one else wants the job on the eve of such a crushing defeat, surely the only chance Labour have of gaining support and mounting any semblance of an election campaign is to first restore some faith in their battered leader.

They did find an increased risk of early stage melanoma among erection medicine users, but those who took such medications were at a lower risk for aggressive melanoma than non-users.

Here she was reading about serious, even life - threatening complications, yet her doctor either hadn't known or hadn't told her of any of the risks — risks she says «I would never have taken for such a minor inconvenience as urinary incontinence.»

They must also possess the attributes of traditional entrepreneurs, such as the ability to recognize business opportunities and create value for the customer, and the willingness to take risks.

M. Dominique Ashen, Ph.D., C.R.N.P., a nurse practitioner in the Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease at Johns Hopkins and another study leader, says that a traditional risk assessment for cardiovascular disease involves checking blood pressure, cholesterol levels and weight; evaluating for diabetes; taking a family history; calculating the 10 - year risk of having a cardiovascular event; and asking about lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet and exercise.

For example, taking extraordinary risks can mean bucking social norms, which can cause distress — as, of course, can consequences such as injury.

I have the kind of personality that means I'm not keen on planning, and I've also been willing to take risks such as giving up a permanent job for a 3 - month contract just so I can try out something different.

In their analysis, the investigators took into account known risk factors for physical decline, such as older age, smoking and obesity.

The participants also completed questionnaires assessing traits associated with sensation - seeking and impulsivity such as their need for novel and intense experiences, willingness to take risks, and a tendency to make rapid decisions.

But, Ayanian says, these customizations — which in Michigan's case include MI Health Accounts (similar to health savings accounts) and premium - reducing incentives for completing a health risk survey and taking steps to reduce health risks such as quitting smoking — are what made the plan politically feasible in a «red» state.

Participants were screened for risk - taking behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use, sexual promiscuity, and physical violence and underwent functional MRI (fMRI) scans to examine communication between brain regions associated with the emotional - regulation network.

«For some women, that potential risk of tearing might be worth taking if they feel they will benefit from other aspects of a water birth, such as improved pain management,» Bovbjerg said.

Geison uses the example of Pasteur as an argument that modern ethical standards «leave too little room for risk - taking and simple human courage», especially when dealing with an inevitably fatal disease such as rabies — or AIDS.

Unlikely overdose Unlike drugs such as painkillers, which come with a risk of death if people take too much, patients who «overdose» on the marijuana spray would be at little risk for acute health problems, Haney said.

And as a linked editorial by Dr Marie Pedersen, of the Centre for Epidemiology and Screening, University of Copenhagen, highlights, most of these previous studies were unable to take account of potentially influential factors, such as obesity, infections, alcohol, and occupation and stress, all of which have been associated with an increased risk of stillbirth.

«As such, it is impossible for older women to make informed decisions about the risks and benefits of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction that take into account their age,» according to Dr. Sisco and colleagues.

The Administrator shall issue regulations establishing requirements for such financial assurance, which shall take into account the increased risk associated with longer crediting terms.