Sentences with phrase «general lack of services»

Is it difficult to have a wedding in such a remote area, with the vast distance, different culture, Spanish language, and general lack of services?

This is the quiet, relaxing, tropical paradise that you see in all the Southeast Asia travel magazines, but is elusive to find due to the general lack of service industry training and the domestic travel market's love of kitsch decor.

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«Our view is that General Electric's key challenge is in North America and it relates to the lack of robust demand for new gas - fired power capacity coupled with an installed fleet that is coming off Long Term Service Agreements that were put in place as far back as 2000,» Obin explained.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Consumers who currently shell out over $ 2,400 a year in interest and fees to payday lenders lack access to a traditional bank could tap the benefits of banking at the post office, argues this 2014 white paper from the Inspector General of the U.S. Postal Service.

It is clear that the gross understaffing and underfunding of the maternity services in general in Ireland as well as the lack of accountability and oversight of each individual maternity hospital by the HSE, combined with a culture of not listening to or addressing the concerns of women and families has led to these tragic series of events.

Prospective corps members had expressed concerns after Sule Kazaure, director - general of the service, told the senate committee on youth and sport that the programme might be postponed as a result of lack of funds.

Advocates have maintained contact with the project partners at the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the NYS Office of General Services (OGS) through regular correspondence and public meetings since the project announcement, becoming increasingly frustrated with what they feel is a lack of data provided by the project managers.

«The poor performance of industry and the business sector in general, could also be attributed to other challenges they faced, including, but not limited to, lack of access to finance, high interest rates, an unstable exchange rate, high import duties on raw materials and machinery, poor facilitation of import and export trade, particularly at our ports, inadequate and poor quality of raw materials for industrial processing, a poorly developed domestic trade infrastructure, lack of effective collaboration between research institutions and industry, limited access to serviced land for industrial production activities and poor standards of regulation and certification.»

ATL general secretary, Dr Mary Bousted, will tell the Sub-Committee that schools» careers advice and education has been hit by a lack of funding following the Coalition Government's abolition of the Connexions service in 2010, there are too few apprenticeships and too many of those that exist are poor quality, and employers need to provide more work experience.

At the top level things look nice on the Eee Pad, but as you dive deeper it lacks consistency as you reveal all the little services running: music comes from MEar, photos from PixWe and other file types offered through the Asus WebStorage interface, and in general it could do with a dab of polish to give you a greater level of uniformity and cohesion.

Few of the general reasons for the underperformance may be rising production / operational cost, declining market share, lack of new product / services, change in competitive dynamics or inefficient management.

While an early aspiration to create a specialized legal aid clinic was stymied by lack of funding, ACLA now serves as an important bridge between Toronto's Arab community and the profession, offering a lawyer referral service, information about legal aid, legal workshops and general legal information resources.

The California Superior Court denied BMS's motion to quash service of summons on the nonresidents» claims for lack of personal jurisdiction, concluding that BMS's extensive activities in the State gave the California courts general jurisdiction.

[44] For a general discussion on the lack of clarity over the authority of bodies other than supreme courts to regulate the legal profession and legal services more generally, see Hadfield, «Legal Barriers to Innovation,» 108 - 113.

The barrister and former solicitor general does not share the concerns of the Bar Council over the lack of measures to protect the safety and confidentiality of sources and whistle - blowers or those seeking legal representation, in the bill dubbed the Snoopers» Charter, which gives greater powers of surveillance to the police and security services.

Applying the three general criteria established by the British Columbia Court of Appeal: (1) the duration or permanency of the relationship; (2) the degree of reliance or closeness of the relationship; and (3) the degree of exclusivity of the relationship, the court found that despite the lack of a traditional employer - employee structure to the relationship between TVC and CMC, and despite the lack of exclusivity, it involved a sufficient degree of personal service such that the relationship could not be between independent contractors:

«More than three - quarters (78 %) of general counsel lack separate budgets for process and technology services, despite exactly the same percentage identifying a «compelling need» for them, a survey has found...

The lack of a general monopoly on the provision of legal services and the ease with which foreign lawyers may work in England and Wales are additional evidence of the openness of the English and Welsh legal services market.

General practices in rural areas risk dying due to lack of talent for succession purposes, rather than lack of demand for services.

Volunteer Lawyer Services is a pro bono legal services program that was initiated in 1995 as a joint initiative of the Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch, the Law Society of Alberta, the United Way of Calgary and Area and the Association of General Counsel of Alberta to assist registered charities and not - for - profit organizations who would otherwise not be able to receive these services due to a lack of financial reServices is a pro bono legal services program that was initiated in 1995 as a joint initiative of the Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch, the Law Society of Alberta, the United Way of Calgary and Area and the Association of General Counsel of Alberta to assist registered charities and not - for - profit organizations who would otherwise not be able to receive these services due to a lack of financial reservices program that was initiated in 1995 as a joint initiative of the Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch, the Law Society of Alberta, the United Way of Calgary and Area and the Association of General Counsel of Alberta to assist registered charities and not - for - profit organizations who would otherwise not be able to receive these services due to a lack of financial reservices due to a lack of financial resources.

Other problems involved subscribers complaining about a general lack of customer service, coupled with a lengthy delay to receive their member cards.

They contain the usual and general reasons for contract termination such as a failed service that happened more than once, lack of resources to keep the contract, or an event that makes keeping the contract impossible such as a move to different address.

But lack of accessibility to health services in general and in particular the quality of the sexual health care services provided was also an important factor, she said.

It is shown to them in the racist way in which they perceive they are treated by many non-Indigenous people in a wide variety of circumstances, in the material poverty of their lives and the lives of their extended families and their general communities, and in the way they are discriminated against in employment, in the way they are housed and in their lack of access to health and education services as good as those available to non-Indigenous people.

Globally, the dominant economic intervention affecting food pricing is national taxation on food to raise general revenue.17, 18 In Australia, the basic foods required to maintain health were mostly exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and the price of these foods was expected to fall after the introduction of the new tax system in 2000.19 However, in Queensland from 2000 to 2001, the price of a basket of healthy foods increased by 12 %, more than twice that of less healthy options.20 This highlights the unpredictability of complex economic systems and the need for rigorous testing of economic solutions to increase access to healthy food.18 Such testing is imperative within remote communities, but baseline data are not readily available as Australia lacks a comprehensive food and nutrition monitoring and surveillance system.

The HUD Inspector General cited lack of contractor oversight as a concern with one sampled contractor failing to perform adequately in 40 % of its assigned properties, exposing FHA to a loss of as much as $ 1 million a year paid for inadequate services from that contractor alone.