Sentences with phrase «general deterioration in»

While I can envision some circumstances in which we would be willing to accept a higher duration investment position even at present yields, those circumstances would require a general deterioration in credit conditions.

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The tax selling and deterioration of oil futures combined to escalate the general sell - off in commodities and «it all started with the oil glut.»

The central issue is much more general: when extreme valuations and lopsided bullish sentiment are joined by deterioration in market internals, one faces an environment that couples compressed risk premiums with increasing risk aversion.

This can be seen in the end of labour contracts or at the very least, a general weakening of the once stable and fixed labour contract - which was the norm in the richest countries - and the general rise in uncertainty and unemployment and, for those still working, a deterioration in working conditions around what is called flexibility.

The deterioration of neighborhoods in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risin our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risin many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risin the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risIn the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risk.

Education in general, and not least ecclesiastical education, is subject to this constant process of deterioration and hence in need of periodic self - examination.

«The change in her condition does not imply any increased risk to the general public, as stated previously the risk to the general public who may have had contact prior to her deterioration remains extremely low.

As part of its campaign to tackle global environmental deterioration in particular by combatting the degradation of drylands — which cover up to one quarter of the world's land surface — the United Nations General Assembly designated 17 June as «World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought».

It won't be enough to reverse what Charles Murray views as a vast deterioration of the civic culture in general.

This list includes three Southern states, all of which have modest to low levels of teacher pay, deterioration in both salaries and general education funding over the last decade, and state - determined salary schedules.

In general, our selections are bottom - up where we identify assets undervalued by the market due to perceptions or misperceptions of perpetual deterioration or perpetual stagnation at best.

OLIVER MUPAS: In general, every time a customer comes back, they are at a better term than they were previously, assuming there hasn't been any deterioration of their credit profile or cash flow.

(3) Tom Horner wrote that «In the early thirties many southern breeders of whites were line breeding pretty heavily, and along with the good heads and quality they were getting signs of deterioration in some of their products, poor bone, lack of substance, poor pigmentation, slipping stifles and general effeteness were quite common.&raquIn the early thirties many southern breeders of whites were line breeding pretty heavily, and along with the good heads and quality they were getting signs of deterioration in some of their products, poor bone, lack of substance, poor pigmentation, slipping stifles and general effeteness were quite common.&raquin some of their products, poor bone, lack of substance, poor pigmentation, slipping stifles and general effeteness were quite common.»

General insurers need to maintain underwriting discipline to avoid deterioration in claims ratios, especially when one looks forward to a free - pricing scenario.