Sentences with phrase «funding levels necessary»

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This was where the venture capitalists» unique skill - set came into play: they identified the startups worthy of funding through little more than a PowerPoint and a person, and brought to bear the level of upfront capital necessary to make that startup a reality.

While we were pleased to see the National Corridor Strategy in the previous budget, the overall funding available for improving and enhancing the Gateway from this program remains significantly below the necessary levels, and it is substantially behind in actually awarding the funds to begin needed projects.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We know this is a fluid process, and I obviously have concerns about funding levels for necessary programs, such as HEAP and home - delivered meals and what their fates might be.

At the risk of being controversial, I am really concerned that shortage of funds means that HMRC and the Government are failing to provide the necessary levels of support to ensure the tax system deals with such people properly and I do feel that LITRG is sometimes doing things that unquestionably should be done by Government.

«In light of the unprecedented and extraordinary costs associated with providing the necessary level of protection to the President - elect and his family during the period of transition and beyond, which are not otherwise reimbursable through currently available federal funding sources, we urge Congress to appropriate funds to reimbursement the NYPD for its expenses in this endeavor,» they wrote.

These shelters should be funded at the level necessary to meet the need.

The federal government should also work to establish appropriate federal funding levels for sustained, multiyear research to develop the necessary advances in regulatory science.

So despite the spending increase, the crucial question remains, does this level of funding provide for the necessary infrastructure?

Some argue that a certain level of funding is «necessary» even if not «sufficient» for improving student performance.

Localities can not simply raise property - tax rates to the level they feel is necessary to fund the schools.

These incidents have led the LGA to question whether the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has the capacity to provide the level of scrutiny necessary to catch fraudsters.

Certainly from our perspective, there are some concerning anecdotal stories that schools are struggling to identify the level of provision and the costs that will enable them to make a case for access to additional funds and the necessary provision required for the child or young person.

To affirm NASSP's belief that federal funding of middle level and high school education is necessary to prepare students for postsecondary success, and to offer recommendations for federal policymakers to help improve schools and student achievement.

Due to the displacement of local property taxes as a source of education funding, and because the state itself suffers from a similar downward «ratcheting» effect on its revenue and expenditure levels, the state is effectively incapable of providing the level of funding necessary to fulfill the mandate of the Education Clause.

If the state mandates a requirement they should subsequently provide the necessary funding to facilitate that obligation at the local level.

As a condition of Texas» waiver from NCLB requirements — necessary to ensure exemption from unattainable accountability standards and the flexibility of federal funds — USDE had required the state to ensure that student growth at the individual teacher level would be a significant component of teacher appraisals.

Malloy is a founding member of CCJEF coalition, which commissioned a June 2005 cost study demonstrating that 92 of Connecticut's 166 school districts fell short of funding levels deemed to be necessary for providing children with an adequate education, as demanded under Federal and State law.»

Why not strongly advocate for a base level of adequate funding for all schools, and the taxes necessary to support this?

INFRA grants will support the Administration's commitment to fixing our nation's crumbling infrastructure by creating opportunities for all levels of government and the private sector to fund infrastructure, using innovative approaches to improve the necessary processes for building significant projects, and increasing accountability for the projects that are built.

The Department's Chief FOIA Officer provides high - level oversight and support to the Department's FOIA programs, and recommends adjustments to agency practices, personnel, and funding as may be necessary to improve FOIA administration, including through this annual Chief FOIA Officer Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Moreover, he rightly highlights that the real risk to investors is not the volatility of returns, as commonly viewed in the fund world, but rather that investors fail to cultivate the mental disposition necessary to productively embrace Mr. Market's tendency to sometimes offer good companies priced low enough that a level a margin of safety emerges.

LendEDU analyzes each private student loan provider using the following criteria: communication process with consumers and / or required cosigner, ease of use when applying, clarity of necessary disclosures, availability of 24/7 customer support staff, availability of customer support channels including but not limited to email, phone, fax, and text, competitiveness of interest rates offered at a high level and at a credit profile level, wide variety of terms available, non-financial benefits and services offered, incentives for responsible borrowing, tools to promote educated repayment, relationships with servicing companies, availability of a soft credit check process, experience industry executives, track record of excellent consumer happiness, values upheld by the institutions, and timeline for funding process.

A balanced approach to our education and research funding is critical to the level of innovation necessary to maintain that standard of living.

This approaches the level of funding necessary to put climate change on the national agenda, if used to support coordinated campaign activity (as described at length here).

It denies both mitigation in the form of renewable energy funding even as it denies the necessary level of support in response to the disasters that climate change produces in ever - greater numbers and on increasingly destructive scales.

During the Copenhagen conference representatives from poor vulnerable nations begged developed countries to: (a) commit to reduce GHG emissions to levels necessary to prevent dangerous climate change; and (b) to fund adaptation programs in developing countries that are necessary to protect the most vulnerable from climate change impacts that could be avoided or compensate for the damages that could not be avoided.

The city asked the court to require the companies to abate the nuisance by funding a climate adaptation program to build sea walls and other infrastructure necessary to protect public and private property from sea level rise and other climate impacts.»

* hope that the scientists forecasting low temperature rise are correct, * start mitigation programs (much of which are necessary anyway, such as preparation of the US East coast for rising sea levels (necessary anyway to prepare for normal hurricane impacts) * crash fund climate research — rather than the underfunded, uncoordinated work done today — to better predict and prepare, * crash fund energy research, * push use of alternatives (I don't expect much from this), * take steps to crash the global economy — the alarmists recommendation, which I reject.

At the closing of the transaction, our role involved introducing the funds flow to acquire the target, which was established inter alia by way of capital measures (for instance, an increase of share capital) at the relevant company level, including, as necessary, negotiation of a full restatement of the constitutive documents with the shareholders of each company to contain the most necessary terms of the transaction.

When they sought the necessary funding from the LSC however, funding was denied because the defendant took the view that the clients» disposable income exceeded the level which entitled them to public funding.

Forward - looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward - looking information, including but not limited to: risks related to changes in cryptocurrency prices; the estimation of personnel and operating costs; general global markets and economic conditions; risks associated with uninsurable risks; risks associated with currency fluctuations; competition faced in securing experienced personnel with appropriate industry experience and expertise; risks associated with changes in the financial auditing and corporate governance standards applicable to cryptocurrencies and ICO's; risks related to potential conflicts of interest; the reliance on key personnel; financing, capitalization and liquidity risks including the risk that the financing necessary to fund continued development of the Company's business plan may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at all; the risk of potential dilution through the issuance of additional common shares of the Company; the risk of litigation.