Sentences with phrase «issues on a higher level»

But to really gain an edge, established firms need to reinforce their position as forward - thinkers who understand legal issues on a higher level.

Not exact matches

High - level managers need to set an example by communicating about customer service issues, procedures and technologies on a regular basis.

Butterfield's public rant was unusual for two reasons: First, he's a CEO, and high - level executives rarely speak out on hot - button issues out of fear they'll alienate customers.

China may witness its first local government bond defaults, although the timing was uncertain, Fitch Ratings said in a press release issued on Sunday, amid persistent concerns over high debt levels in the world second largest economy.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Xi said China and the United States strengthened high - level dialogue on all fronts over the past year and increased coordination on major international issues, such as the Korean peninsula and Afghanistan.

More than 85 percent of attendees are director - level or higher, and the content of the conference — with a focus on founder - centric issues, growth strategy, execution, and management — reflects that.

On Friday, those constituents helped scuttle a plan for China and the European Union to issue a joint statement of support for the Paris climate accord at high - level trade talks in Brussels.

Prior to issuing proposals, sellers should consider asking the highest level they've called on to review a draft of the proposal before it is issued.

I'm trying to work on taking those extra few minutes in the beginning to think about all the different levers and stakeholders before getting started, even if it's just five minutes to clear my mind and think about an issue from a high level.

The White House said a high - level delegation of administration officials is heading to China on Thursday to discuss trade issues between the two countries.

In my research, the mindset, «My boss would judge me poorly if I had to ask for help instead of solving an issue on my own,» is especially prevalent among midlevel and high - level bankers.

The PBO identified four key downside risks to the private sector forecast: global growth, especially in the U.S. could be slower than anticipated; the appreciation of the Canadian dollar could adversely affect exports; sovereign debt issues in Europe could restrain recovery there and put upward pressure on global interest rates; and the high level of household debt in Canada could restrain domestic demand.

Speaking of a system bulging with debt protruding from every crevice, Jim Quinn's Burning Platform featured a must - read article yesterday in which the author has discovered that the Loan - To - Value Ratio on Fannie Mae - issued mortgages is now at its highest level in history — nearly 10 % higher than at the peak of housing bubble 1.0:

Although capacity constraints are an issue in some parts of the resources sector, they are expected to ease in time, given the high level of investment intentions in the mining sector (see the chapter on «Domestic Economic Conditions»).

The meeting will likely focus on the issue of Greece's debt and to conduct negotiations at the highest political level, as Tsipras called for earlier in case the ongoing talks of the country's repayment plan were hindered.

As the general public, entrepreneurs, regulators, small businesses, educators, students and industry groups become more aware of the facts about crowdfunding and the impact that it can have at the grassroots level for every small business on every street corner to the highest levels of government and regulation, a groundswell of interest has emerged sparking dialogue and events bringing crowdfunding education, awareness and issues into the spotlight.

Their large numbers (approximately two - fifths of the population in 1960), their relatively high levels of religious commitment and political activity, and their conservative opinions on most issues all combined to produce formidable support for the GOP up and down the ticket.

After several state - level disputes involving florists, photographers, and bakers, America's highest court will finally rule on the issue.

BB has this same issue and nothing has shown me that this staff is any better at solving these issues on a night to night basis so that these guys can constantly perform at a high level.

Has anyone had any issues of thyroid levels being within range but on the higher end and dr stating they should go on thyroid Meds?

This policy brief outlines the reasons educators need to learn more about adoption issues, explains the negative consequences of a lack of knowledge, and proposes steps that teachers, schools, curriculum developers and institutions of higher education can make progress toward placing all children and families on a level playing field in the classroom and beyond.

In between the whirlwind of organising events, meeting Heads of States, finalising speeches, attending conferences, writing press statements and the many other last minute issues that come up on such a high level event, I never forgot the significance of the occasion.

However, if a more isolationist or nationalist US president emerges from the 2016 electoral process in America, and European electors give ever higher levels of support for nationalist - oriented parties, then we have little reason to expect partnership on foreign policy issues, and even fewer reasons to expect multilateral responses to global problems.

From our offices in the Houses of Parliament, we deliver rolling commentary on the news stories of the day, relying on a network of high - level contacts and star writers to provide readers with authoritative briefings on the issues that matter.

Speaking to journalists, he said: «Of course we have a really high level dialogue with China on all sorts of issues ranging from the economy and trade and business and of course human rights.

Japan's neighbors (at the highest levels in politics) initially very willing to let bygones be bygones and didn't exert pressure on Japan to address these issues in the first few decades after the war.

Also, as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Lagos State University, LASU and member of Executive of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Momoh was prominent for his doggedness in maintaining high level integrity and professionalism, and selfless defence of staff and students» welfares, as well as strictly adherence to ethical standard on addressing issues that affected staff and students.

«All these issues, I have no doubt will be duly captured and adopted in the agenda and will be properly deliberated upon by the appropriate sub-committees of high level experts on both sides.

The Spectator is an excellent magazine which has maintained an admirable collection of opposing views on the issue, but the article served to show how little original thinking was taking place among even the highest intellectual levels of the Leave camp.

If you have appointed bureaucrat in a position, that's forever, with virtually no recourse (yes you can vote against people who appointed, but due to diffusion, that's unlikely to succeed - that higher level election is likely to turn on much higher level issues).

Hydrofracking is indeed an issue on both the state and federal level, but attention in New York for the last several months has focused on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Department of Environmental Conservation's long - awaited report on the feasibility of high - volume hydrofracking.

POLITICO New York Pro's high - level outlook on the policy issues driving the month in New York State.

Since January, de Blasio has traveled to Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin with his message of the need for higher wages, universal pre-K and paid sick leave on a national level — despite widespread criticism that his national focus is distracting him from New York City issues.

A statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the coalition made the call while speaking with newsmen during the high - level ECOWAS / AU / UN Joint Mission to The Gambia on Tuesday.

The board issued a statement late last week saying that months of precipitation produced the highest recorded water levels on Lake Ontario since records were kept over the last 100 years.

It's not that unusual for Reed, a longtime Ways and Means member and Trump supporter, to take part in high - level talks on tax issues or to meet with the president.

Senator Amedore's four - pronged approach to addressing the addiction issues in our communities focuses on prevention, treatment, recovery services, and giving law enforcement the resources they need to get high level drug dealers off the streets.

«For years, I have worked on legislation and issued numerous reports to protect the state's most vulnerable children from convicted, high level sexual predators who have been allowed to reside near preschools and inside family shelters.

In his statement, Flanagan did not mention the minimum wage, but instead chose to focus on Republican bread - and - butter issues like delivering a sixth timely budget that he said controls spending and offers tax relief and higher levels of school funding.

If our current CEO, Mike Kaplan, were to get a dozen handwritten letters from the public on a given issue, I can guarantee we'd have a high - level meeting on the subject within a week.

Science and Engineering Indicators is the most comprehensive source of high - quality federal data on a wide range of topics that include trends in global R&D investments and knowledge - intensive production, K - 12 and postsecondary STEM education, workforce trends and composition, state level comparisons, and public attitudes and understanding of science and related issues.

Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled on Friday in China's commercial hub of Shanghai as record levels of air pollution shrouded the city in smog, prompting authorities to issue the highest level of health warning.

The findings, featured on the cover of the March 7 issue of Cell Reports, show that patients with high levels of the biomarker, CD151, have a poor prognosis, says lead author Mauricio Medrano, a molecular biologist and research associate at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network.

UNAIDS issued the report today to coincide with the U.N. General Assembly High - Level Meeting on AIDS, which will gather member nations in New York City from 8 to 10 June to hammer out a new declaration about how best to address the epidemic.

SHANGHAI (Reuters)- Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled on Friday in China's commercial hub of Shanghai as record levels of air pollution shrouded the city in smog, prompting authorities to issue the highest level of health warning.

Those with high levels of biospheric concern also were most likely to engage in pro-environmental day - to - day behaviors, such as recycling or energy savings measures, and were the most likely to engage in coping mechanisms to deal with environmental stress, ranging from denying one's individual role in climate change to seeking more information on the issue and how to help mitigate it.

Among the last activities conducted by EEG was a workshop on March 16, 2004 related to technical issues regarding some of the high - level waste tanks at DOE's Hanford, Washington site and whether some of the wastes could be disposed at WIPP.

Holdren, who advises Obama on science and technology issues, was in Japan for a meeting of the Joint High - Level Committee on U.S. - Japan Science and Technology Cooperation.

That's a mind not being used on the surface level of transient issues, but on a higher dimension, one being valuably exercised beyond worldly concern.