Sentences with phrase «in a vulnerable position as»

«Prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law are for the protection of the public, and are even more important in the context of the Settlement Agreement, where claimants are recovering from traumatic experiences and are more likely to be in a vulnerable position as a result.»

Mr. Noel claimed that upon the breakdown he was in a vulnerable position as he was in his late 50s, had limited prospects of employment, and had significantly less financial stability than Ms. Butler.

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«The summer should be hot for US equity and oil volatilities, as vulnerable positioning and geopolitical risks are major looming threats,» he said in a note on Friday.

As such, traditionally defensive sectors, like utilities and telecommunications, typically become increasingly vulnerable in a rising rate environment due to their existing large debt positions.

power is exercised over the weak and flat - out apologizing places people in a weak position as they make themselves vulnerable.

Mr Rushbrooke said Sir Cliff had been left with «no option» but to take legal action and told the judge: «What we are talking about is using TV cameras to spy into someone's home at the time when their target is in the most vulnerable position imaginable and then serve it up to the British public as the most sensational story imaginable.»

From the first, he took the unusual position that since a sick person is in a peculiarly vulnerable situation, the health - care delivery system should place as few extraneous demands upon the patient and his family as possible.

People who are in submissive positions to authority, actual or perceived, including women, racial ethnic persons, as well as lesbian, gay and bi-sexual persons, are particularly vulnerable to violence.

I wrote it as I was trying to make a decision about whether or not to put myself in a vulnerable position that could very well trigger another crisis of faith.

As the Pope still has significant influence over the less educated masses in these parts of the World, he has exercised this power by: (a) Using some of the Vatican's incomprehensible wealth to educate these vulnerable people on health family planning and condom use; (b) Supporting government programs that distribute condoms to high risk groups; (c) Using its myriad of churches in these regions to distribute condoms; or (d) Scaring people into NOT using condoms, based upon his disdainful and aloof view that it is better that a person die than go against the Vatican's position on contraceptive use.

Ozil isn't happy in Arsenal is about Wenger playing him off his position and that makes him vulnerable to injuries, we know him as one of the best no 10 and not flanks, and he isn't the kind of player that want to play multiple positions.

Arsenal were left in a vulnerable position during the summer as the club had allowed a number of key players to enter the final year of their contract.

Milan looked vulnerable defensively, especially in wide positions, and didn't get going as an attacking threat with far too many mediocre individual performances.

Sure if must be awful if it happens, especially as you're already pretty vulnerable in the position.

The parent tray is the most vulnerable in this case as it sticks outside when the stroller is kept in a folded position.

With the looming feeling of more terrorist attacks also in the back of everyone's minds at the time many fire fighters feared for their position as first - responders or even their jobs if they appeared vulnerable.

The Coalition seized on the disclosures as evidence that Mr Brown's «reckless» decisions over public spending left the country in a vulnerable position when the economic downturn hit Britain.

As Governor you are in a position to put the vulnerable (people) before the insulated (corporations, etc).

In the event of market - based concern about sovereign debt focusing on Europe Britain had to escape from its position as one of the most vulnerable countries, he argued.

Nick Bourne's position as Tory leader in the Welsh Assembly would seem to be increasingly vulnerable if media reports over the last couple days are to be believed.

Often work and other projects are placed as a higher priority than romantic relationships, and in relationships, freedom is very important, some even choosing to be single rather than place themselves in a vulnerable position in a relationship.

According to TES, the leaked document reports the findings of an investigation which concluded that the Trust, which runs 21 primaries and secondaries across Yorkshire, has been put in an «extremely vulnerable position as a result of inadequate governance, leadership and overall financial management».

He provides a standard of service to which all car dealers should aspire, and as a buyer in a vulnerable position, I could not be more appreciative of the support and guidance I received from both Doug and Brad.

As katherinep said I think Sheriff Heath saw an obvious wrong and did his job which coincided with his on feelings about the culprit involved and his concern for the three women in their vulnerable position.

Apart from being able to comfort and re-assure the puppy easier in this position you must also consider the fact that there may be a number of sick animals in the surgery and your puppy is vulnerable if they come into direct contact with infectious animals that may also be in attendance at the same time as your pup.

Some cats will resist entering a shelter with only one exit as it puts them in a vulnerable position.

I found it to be completely useless, as players will find themselves in a more vulnerable position than they started out with as the rising animation is slow, leaving the player exposed to attack or gunfire.

His recent photographs straddle the realms of art, fashion, and design and depict friends and family who are photographed alone, often in vulnerable positions, as he explores their reactions to becoming the focus of observation.

However, free as he is from the brouhaha in which the older artists wrap themselves — and the way it veils their work's conceptual shortcomings — Hawkinson finds himself in a relatively vulnerable position.

Epic exceptions in the current performance art world, such as queer S / M performance artist Ron Athey, have continued this willingness to be vulnerable and open to public view; but no artist Donald knows who seems to be a straight white male (whatever that means) has in recent years placed himself live in such a position of «aesthetic» vulnerability.

Desirous of building upon the commitment of leaders at the recent United Nations High - Level Summit on Climate Change in New York in addressing the needs of those countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change as well as other political commitments, including the AOSIS Declaration and the African Common Position,

China's role as a promoter of renewable energy development in Africa can offer it valuable recognition as a contributor to global efforts towards the mitigation of climate change and can serve to reaffirm its position as a lead nation among developing countries, protecting vulnerable countries from the impacts of global warming and fostering their economic growth and development in the process.12

However, owing to their strident and often irrational behavior, they are very vulnerable to not being taken seriously by males in the scientific community and viewed as undesirable for faculty or other leadership positions..

The report emphasizes that small businesses are well positioned to build climate resilience because they are embedded in communities and work in vulnerable sectors, such as agriculture.

Because none of the developed countries were willing to make emissions reduction commitments congruent with what scientific community said was necessary to protect them, some of the most vulnerable developing countries saw the developed countries» positions in Copenhagen as ominous, perhaps a death sentence.

As there was a need to prevent exposure of a corrupt arrangement regarding despatches and mail, at no point in the enquiry was Lord Cochrane asked how he came to be in such a vulnerable position (embayed with light and variable winds).

«Although this is a natural event, and we're not aware of any link to human - induced climate change, this puts the ice shelf in a very vulnerable position,» said Martin O'Leary, a glaciologist at Swansea University, said as the Midas project announced that the ice shelf had broken.

Similarly, while some domestic violence cases remain within scope (those with leave to remain as a partner of a settled person or in the UK as the partner of an EEA national) this leaves many migrant clients who are here with different forms of leave or no leave at all in a very vulnerable position.

Employees in entry level positions are particularly vulnerable to harassment, where lack of work experience and confidence, as well as fears of job loss or «career suicide» are likely to create a reluctance to come forward and report the abuse.

The Judiciary offers contractual opportunities in support of court services such as mediation and volunteer positions in court programs that support Vermont's most vulnerable populations.

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The charities were accepted as having standing to do so for a number of reasons, for example, they were in the best position to promote the rights of prisoners, due to the fact that the most vulnerable prisoners are also, generally, the least likely to access assistance.

To make matters worse, the stakes are high: Typically, the employee is in a vulnerable position financially, physically and / or psychologically, as he or she is attempting to return to work after a period of unemployment.

This is a problematic message, because, as a family lawyer, Fetman is in a powerful position to advise people at vulnerable times in their lives.

Children learn from what they see and hear — and if what they see and hear is pervasive mistrust — why should they put themselves in a position that they perceive as highly vulnerable?

And, as one of our interviewees pointed out, providers are put in the position of «trying to decide, out of the most vulnerable, who is the most, most vulnerable.»

These results are consistent with Grossman's (1972) concept of Health Capital that positions «good health» as a commodity; in this case, good health may serve as an individual coping resource, whereas offspring in poor health could be more vulnerable to internalizing their mother's problems.