Sentences with phrase «lack of commitment in»

The biggest lack of success was reported in 49 nations, many from Africa, due to a lack of commitment in the process, a lack of monitoring capacity and remote sensing issues.

«There has been a dire lack of commitment in this federal election campaign to address the substantial hurdles aspiring home owners face,» said HIA chief economist Harley Dale.

The damage was done by the lack of commitment in the first game.

Not exact matches

Verizon Communications, among the biggest beneficiaries of the corporate tax cut this year, said it would double its commitment to fostering science, technology, and engineering education (STEM) in schools that lack such resources.

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.

Coupled with a lack of distributions from their existing private equity and real assets portfolios, many of these investors were left with disproportionately outsized remaining commitments to, and invested capital in, a number of investment funds, which significantly limited their ability to make new commitments to third - party managed investment funds such as those advised by us.

Many entrepreneurs, community groups, and students feel isolated and open to distraction in coffee shops and home offices — and many are wary of the financial commitment or lack of flexibility that comes with leasing their own space.

Clients should be aware of the possibility that aggregate client gains, if hedged by the broker against a risky counterparty, could result in a lack of security of client funds if the broker were to fail as a result of a counterparty failing to honour the financial commitments of the hedge trade.

Even so, Schickel has been criticized in the past for abetting liberalism via relativism and lack of commitment, an argument he counters by appealing to the distinction between doctrine, which is permanent, and discipline (ritual, language, and arts), which changes with the times.

And yet the intent of the ceremony, in making the union of the couple part of a wider commitment involving family and the community, is often abandoned, as evidenced by the typical bridal couple's excuse for a lack of consideration for the wishes and comfort of relatives and other guests: «Well, it's our wedding, so we get to do whatever we want.»

Lack of religious commitment may not be a crime in a poet, but a poet has to believe in something for his poetry to gain assent, the willing suspension.

In most cases this is the result of a lack of real marital commitment from the very beginning.

This suggestion is «complicated not only by the lack of agreement in this country and abroad on what the common good is but also by our lack of commitment to serving the common good (however it may be defined).

But here, too, Kagan tends to focus on extremes, claiming that the commitment of America's founders to international law and diplomacy reveals a «psychology of weakness» that reflects the young nation's lack of power in the late eighteenth century; likewise, the secret yearning of the Founders to beat the Europeans at power politics pointed toward a properly imperial future.

In Barth's view, theology can never be a mere branch of «religious studies,» a scholarly activity pursued with presumed objectivity and lack of personal commitment.

As evangelicals dialogue among themselves, they will discover that there is presently lacking in sections of their community a commitment to ground social ethics in a Biblically based understanding of «social justice.»

«Abbie Hoffman and other relics of the 60s spent the latter part of their careers, and incidentally made a good deal of money in the process, berating college students for their lack of political commitment.

This was viewed by the diocese as discriminating against practising families less able and inclined to get involved in group activities, perhaps because of other commitments or lack of appropriate skills.

Even among those who have not been entirely scandalised the celibacy, the commitment to prayer, the obedience to authority and the lack of status and financial remuneration stand in stark contrast to everything they have been taught to value.

Hence the emphasis on praxis and commitment, on a concerned theology, need in no way imply a lack of scholarly rigor or a retreat to fideism.

The inner whisperings revealed in the letters cast judgment on today's community of faith, its lack of fervent commitment and sacrificial zeal.

Christ condemns as sin lack of public concern, lack of responsible political participation, lack of commitment to ways of peace in public life and concord among the nations.

In this regard activism was closer to the religious ground bass, with its intense emotional commitments and its relative lack of theoretical complexity, than to the other three traditions.

American civil religion with its tradition of openness, tolerance, and ethical commitment might make a contribution to a world civil religion that would transcend and include the improvements in that lack of civility.

The lack of response indicates that in our loyalties, citizenship takes priority over our Christian commitments.

That same near - failure is of course evident in every mainstream Protestant denomination, black or white, whether the criteria be lack of growth or loss of adult membership, youth participation, trained clergy, theologically alert laity, or commitment to black ecumenism.

There is some magic in the slowness of it all, in the lack of destinations and time commitments.

It is reaffirming its commitment of refusing to buy foie gras, and will now work with its chicken and turkey suppliers to address welfare issues associated with genetic selection for rapid growth, which produces chronic pain and a lack of mobility in the animals.

The Gunners may have won two games in a row, but they have been far from easy wins over inferior opponents, which is what the fans expected at the beginning of this week and questions are now being asked about the lack of commitment from everyone in the side except for newboy Alexis Sanchez.

Perhaps due to the recession period (yes we had one) we could not easily replace the players that were lost and tried bringing through youngsters to fill the gap, which also brought in a new style of TIKKI TAKKA football and players that were not of the arsenal mole, lacking pace, lacking commitment and lacking loyalty, so there in it got more difficult to win anything.

Deeney's words are not much better for Arsene Wenger either, because he suggested in an Evening Standard report that a strong manager would not allow their players to get away with the sort of lack of commitment shown by Ramsey in that goal.

it may not have been necessary for him to actually be in situ but by allowing himself to be distracted by something that has absolutely nothing to do with arsenal let alone arsenal transfers, he has shown a complete lack of commitment, profeesionalism and a dereliction of duty.

What if we lose by 2 - 3 goals to Tottenham and we don't have a referee or anything but ourselves to blame and in fact, the players show the same level / lack of commitment as against Bayern Munich — or even Liverpool earlier this season?

Webber also thinks that Jenson's decision not to test the MCL32 at Bahrain shows a lack of commitment, and that he's not really interested in coming back to race at all.

You might have suspected that all the positivity that came about after Arsenal not only won a place in the FA cup final but produced the sort of commitment and determination that has been sadly lacking for so long would be a bit of a false dawn, but not many would have expected us to be quite so bad and back to the bad old days quite as much as we saw tonight.

Is this guy for real, he says he can't fault the commitment WHAT commitment, if he can't see that he is killing this club by his arrogence and his lack of judgement in buying players on the cheap and sticking with the ones who have nothing to add to the game, Walcott Oxy Gibbs earn huge money but give nowt in return.

I love his energy and commitment, but his decision - making has always been poor resulting in a lack of penetration and goals.

In the loss to Manchester City in the League Cup Final, there was a picture of a young Arsenal fan crying because his team were below par, lacking the commitment and motivation to wear the shirIn the loss to Manchester City in the League Cup Final, there was a picture of a young Arsenal fan crying because his team were below par, lacking the commitment and motivation to wear the shirin the League Cup Final, there was a picture of a young Arsenal fan crying because his team were below par, lacking the commitment and motivation to wear the shirt.

Meanwhile, at Chelsea, Conte is frustrated by the lack of commitment to someone who has delivered the premier league title.In 2007, Mourinho had delivered back to back League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup in three years but that wasn't enough to prevent Abramovich from pointing the «Alan Sugar» finger in his direction.

They have let Wenger down at the most crucial times and there is a lack of commitment hovering in their midst or does it mean the players don't want to play for Wenger anymore.

It is improbable that we have been able to address the lack of relative fitness in our squad over the past three days but it is fingers crossed that we go into the match with some sort of game - plan that is then executed with hard work, effort and commitment.

I think the problem is not our lack of taking of early chances it is our commitment of men forward, that also makes our play look stagnant because there is no running off the ball when everyone is camped in their half.

Yet I don't think that failure has been due to a lack of commitment on the part of my district; rather, as explained to those of us on the Nutrition Services Parent Advisory Committee, a district as large as ours (300 schools) faces unique challenges in relying on local sources to supply produce for its 200,000 meals served daily.

And that a lack of commitment had caused the problem in the first place (NOT true — I changed up some medications without realizing they'd have an effect!).

However, there are subtle ways in which the parent who has custody can disappoint the kids as well — and even contribute to the other parent's lack of commitment.

Disturbingly, fathers identified a lack of «real information», a lack of recognition for their role, lack of engagement during the antenatal education process, and lack of commitment to breastfeeding by hospital staff as barriers they needed to overcome in their role as advocates and supporters of breastfeeding.

The fact that some participants in this study experienced a lack of commitment to breastfeeding by some hospital staff may indicate that additional training is required in hospitals.

Countries in Europe, in contrast, which he leaned on U.S. military protection via NATO in the early days after WWII, and which lacked the resources to participate more directly in the Cold War, normalized a lower level of military expenditure, and refrained from making nearly as great an economic commitment to fight wars in the Afghanistan and Iraq as the U.S. did as a leader of those coalitions.

A lack of deep ideological or intellectual commitment might also help explain both Cameron's early, and apparently sincere, engagement with Red Toryism and his later rejection of it in government — a mere window - shopper in the world of ideas, Cameron eventually got distracted and found something that better suited his needs.

A lack of commitment from the Government for the entire route of the HS2 line means that this vital infrastructure project risks being developed in isolation, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has warned.