Sentences with phrase «general obligations on»

Part 2 of the Code contains general obligations on port terminal service providers to deal in good faith and publish certain information including a daily loading statement.

Also useful is a general obligation on the part of members of the profession to call out other members who violate the rules.

Although there is no general obligation on landlords to ensure properties are «fit for human habitation»..., local authorities have powers to compel landlords to tackle serious health and safety hazards.

Many policies also impose a general obligation on you to take reasonable precautionary measures to prevent loss — for instance clearing your gutters to reduce the risk of leaves in the gutter catching fire from embers carried by the wind.

Not exact matches

Although no state has defaulted on general obligation bonds in over 80 years, the 19 th century witnessed numerous instances in which states - and the Florida territory - defaulted on their debts or even repudiated them outright.

«It's a knotty question for courts and lawyers on when the obligation arises» to preserve records, said Julia Brickell, general counsel at the legal discovery firm H5.

Meanwhile, in Detroit, the city initially classified its general obligation bonds as unsecured debt before settling with creditors for less than 100 cents on the dollar.

In addition to factors previously disclosed in Tesla's and SolarCity's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC») and those identified elsewhere in this document, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward - looking statements and historical performance: the ability to obtain regulatory approvals and meet other closing conditions to the transaction, including requisite approval by Tesla and SolarCity stockholders, on a timely basis or at all; delay in closing the transaction; the ultimate outcome and results of integrating the operations of Tesla and SolarCity and the ultimate ability to realize synergies and other benefits; business disruption following the transaction; the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet debt obligations and to fund ongoing operations and necessary capital expenditures; and the ability to comply with all covenants in the indentures and credit facilities of Tesla and SolarCity, any violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default of other obligations under cross-default provisions.

They decided to focus on selecting bonds issued by the government of Puerto Rico and its public corporations, which could include infrastructure bonds backed by alcohol taxes and general obligation bonds.

In his 2012 fall report, the Auditor General raises the issue of «long - term fiscal sustainability» — the government's capacity to finance its activities and debt obligations in the future without imposing an unfair tax burden on future generations.

The settlement specifically pertains to unlimited - tax general obligation bonds, Orr said on «Squawk on the Street.»

The recent ratings downgrades by both Moody's and S&P Global Ratings have placed the State of Illinois general obligation bonds on the edge of becoming junk.

Illinois postponed a sale of $ 500 million of general obligation bonds on Jan. 30 after a ratings downgrade increased the cost of financing.

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.

In Smith, the Court interpreted its First Amendment decisions as holding «that the right of free exercise does not relieve an individual of the obligation to comply with a «valid and neutral law of general applicability on the ground that the law proscribes (or prescribes) conduct that his religion prescribes (or proscribes)»» (id.

It is a vast society, the widest of all societies, which lays down the obligation on everything which is that it conform to its very general sort of social order; it socializes into its extensive mold all the individuals which arise within it, just as we in our culture «Americanize» all the children born into it.

1 General comment No. 16 (2013) on State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children's rights * Para 20 «States should ensure that marketing and advertising do not have adverse impacts on children's rights by adopting appropriate regulation and encouraging business enterprises to adhere to codes of conduct and use clear and accurate product labelling and information that allow parents and children to make informed consumer decisions.»

Despite the threat of a Lake in the Hills condemnation lawsuit to buy the Hoffman Farm on Illinois Highway 31, the Cary Park District voted Thursday night to issue $ 12 million in general obligation bonds to finance the acquisition of the farmland.

Sportsplex would take on the bulk of the construction cost - about $ 5.5 million - and the Park District would issue general obligation bonds to finance the remainder.

HOFFMAN ESTATES — The Hoffman Estates Park District Board on Tuesday night voted unanimously to issue $ 17.7 million in general obligation bonds for the design and construction of the Prairie Stone Community Center.

ELMHURST — The Elmhurst Park District board on Monday authorized issuing $ 975,000 in general obligation bonds for improvements, including repair of a ceiling in the Courts, its health facility on West Avenue.

O'Reilly on Twitter Monday called Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos a «prison punk» after the Long Island Republican provided a congratulatory quote on a press release from Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the historic improvement of the state's general obligation bond rating.

Enacted and modified to authorize the transfer from or use by the WCB in the amounts of $ 60 million for Board infrastructure, $ 50 million on other programs, including a transfer of $ 10 million for the creation of the Paid Family Leave Program, $ 140 million to SIF to cover general fund obligations of comp premiums for state employees.

The lecture is projected to touch on the high stakes of the 2016 general election, and highlight the obligation of stakeholders and political actors to ensure successful elections.

The report reads in part, «Based on the foregoing findings, it is clear that Robert Mbonu, the Managing Director of Melrose General Services Company and his company were used to help divert proceeds of unlawful activities under the guise of payment for contractual obligations with the Nigeria Governors Forum.

«That this House notes the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in Hirst v the United Kingdom in which it held that there had been no substantive debate by members of the legislature on the continued justification for maintaining a general restriction on the right of prisoners to vote; acknowledges the treaty obligations of the UK; is of the opinion that legislative decisions of this nature should be a matter for democratically - elected lawmakers; and supports the current situation in which no prisoner is able to vote except those imprisoned for contempt, default or on remand.»

Acting General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has laughed off claims by spokesperson for Acting New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman, Freddie Blay that, he owes no one any obligation to proffer any information on the source of funding for the personal procurement of 275 buses for the party.

General News of Saturday, 19 May 2018 Source: rainbowradioonline.com Freddie Blay is Acting National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Acting General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has laughed off claims by spokesperson for Acting New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman, Freddie Blay that, he owes no one any obligation to proffer any information on the source of funding for the personal procurement of 275 buses for the party.

In a response dated March 4, Assistant Attorney General Colleen D. Galligan said sanctions on Liebman — who retired last summer — were inappropriate since he's not a defendant in the suit «and had no obligation to maintain the emails at issue at the time that they were lost.»

Notably, in June 2012, Standard and Poor's Ratings Services lowered the county's long - term general obligation bond rating to «BBB - «from «BBB +» and rated the management practices as «vulnerable» based on overly optimistic budgeting.

An exhaustive analysis of the general observation can be found in SEPULVEDA, M.: The Nature of the Obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Intersentia - Hart, Antwerp, 2002.

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment 3, The nature of States parties» obligations (Fifth session, 1990), UN Doc.

Based on the guidelines set out by these Principles, the CESCR drew up its well - known General Comment 3 in 1990, on «The nature of States parties obligations (Art. 2, par.

Furthermore, in General Comment 3, the Committee outlines a concept that became naturalized from then on (24) and which has proved essential in further defining the scope of the obligations deriving from Article 2.1 of the CESCR.

By ruling that the state is currently providing sufficient levels of funding to meet its obligation to «make suitable provisions for a general diffusion of knowledge,» the court has put its stamp of approval on low expectations such that schools where half of the students are failing state assessments are considered to be performing at acceptable levels.

While the General Assembly deserves credit for continuing to fund retirement obligations, increased spending on the state retirement plan doesn't help a district buy textbooks or chalk.

The Secretary may accept general obligation pledges or corporate promissory pledges and will determine the acceptability of other pledges or forms of collateral as dedicated revenue sources on a case - by - case basis.

In addition, the court... [noted] that claims made by Lampack that the contract placed a fiduciary duty on Grimes» -LCB- are -RCB- unsupported by case law and the general principles of agency law that the obligations that a principal owes an agent are not fiduciary.»

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher - than - anticipated or increasing costs, including with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated with data privacy and information security, risks associated with Barnes & Noble's supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business and the digital business not being able to perform its obligations under the Samsung commercial agreement and the consequences thereof, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble's initiatives including but not limited to its new store concept and e-commerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble's intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

For example, the annual return on long - term US Treasury bonds is likely to be very different from the return reported for high - yield corporate bonds or general obligation (GO) municipal bonds.

* Review focused on bonds issued by and are the general obligation of counties and cities.

a type of municipal bond backed by the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the issuer, specifically its ability to collect taxes; only entities that have the right to levy and collect taxes can issue general obligation bonds; certain governmental entities are subject to legal limits on the amount of taxes that they can impose, and their issues are called limited - tax general obligation bonds; unlimited - tax bonds are issued by government entities that are not subject to those limits

The recent ratings downgrades by both Moody's and S&P Global Ratings have placed the State of Illinois general obligation bonds on the edge of becoming junk.

Although the stricter enforcements the bill provides are positive steps, not just for the reverse mortgage market, but also for the housing market in general, the bill also serves as a reminder to senior homeowners to do their research and tread cautiously before embarking on any new financial obligation.

Puerto Rico municipal bonds have enjoyed a positive bounce in 2016 however the general obligation bonds are still a small anchor on performance of the high yield municipal bond market as the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico General Obligation Index is down over 2 % year - to general obligation bonds are still a small anchor on performance of the high yield municipal bond market as the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico General Obligation Index is down over 2 % year - to General Obligation Index is down over 2 % year - to - date.

The general rule in bankruptcy is that secured liens will survive a discharge even if the obligation on the note is discharged.

The general argument of Confucius is this: our first responsibility is not to be a charitable case ourselves, and once we have our personal matters settled, our obligations flow outward: you take care of your spouse, then kids, then parents, then extended family and closest friends, then friends, then acquaintances, then your township, city, state, and so on.

In general, states are not permitted to impose an income tax on interest from federal obligations, even though this interest is subject to federal income tax.