Sentences with phrase «lack of infrastructure such»

We have to address the underlying systemic issues that keep pet owners from accessing medical and other care for their pets — poverty, economic injustice and lack of infrastructure such as veterinary clinics and pet - welcoming rental housing.

Not exact matches

But starting up any sort of public cloud infrastructure requires considerable investment, and Dell may lack the internal drive and resources to make such a thing happen at this time.»

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.

Such optimism must somehow reconcile with all the forces conspiring against Canadian oil: the lack of pipeline infrastructure or «takeaway» capacity, the occasionally gaping price discount applied to Western Canada Select, the renaissance in oil production unfolding in the U.S., rising Canadian production costs and the flight of investor money out of commodities.

Such an infrastructure is desperately needed because more than 70 % of Filipinos lack access to a bank account and just 3 % of them use credit and debit cards (as per the NOAHCOIN whitepaper estimates).

Food charities in the past have reported that efforts to redistribute surplus food have been held back due to a number of obstacles, such as the lack of infrastructure and storage facilities like refrigeration units required to safely transport and store meat and dairy, or confusing «best before» dates on food packaging that lead retailers to throw out food when it is still safely edible instead of marking it for redistribution.

But in places such as Somalia or Afghanistan, poor security, poverty and a lack of infrastructure persist long after the acute crisis has eased, so it's often hard for refugees to feed and support their families after they return.

This will lead to the closure of facilities such as swimming pools and a lack of money for road repairs and other infrastructure.

But nearly half the population in rural Africa can not access such services because of a lack of local infrastructure.

This is accomplished by solving technological issues that limit the commercialization of electric vehicles such as price, weight, volume, driving distance, and lack of charging infrastructure.

He began by describing the lack of basic amenities, such as publicly regulated water and sewer infrastructure, in many communities as an environmental justice issue.

Lack of basic infrastructure, such as electricity, is a major obstacle to the use of technology in African schools.

Such learning management systems are most often priced low not because of the lack of features, but for the absence of support infrastructure.

This service is hard to copy because other retailers lack, among other things, the infrastructure and the bulk purchasing power (part of Costco's activities) to profitably operate at such low margins.

In the wake of natural disasters (such as Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana), pet supplies that were sent prematurely ended up discarded or rotten due to lacking infrastructure for distribution.

West Bali is still unpopular with tourists compared with the rest of Bali and as such is quiet, lacking in infrastructure, and offers visitors guaranteed tranquility.

Due to the lack of infrastructure and fragmented history, they were not recognized as distinct approaches of Institutional Critique as such.

And a lack of coastal infrastructure, such as deepwater ports, means that spills of the heavy fuel oil that powers most vessels could wreak havoc on both ecosystems and reputations, because clean - up missions would have to set out from much farther away and would take much longer to be effective.

Many such nations have low - lying coasts that are in danger of flooding and lack infrastructure to deal with a changing climate.

Millions of people in India died in the monsoon failures of the late 19th century, and relief efforts in earlier such famines were hampered by the lack of transportation infrastructure.

(Sec. 199) Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, to: (1) determine areas of the United States that lack a federal power marketing agency; (2) develop a plan or criteria for such areas for investing in renewable energy and associated infrastructure; (3) identify any federal agency within such an area that has, or could develop, the ability to facilitate such investment; and (4) recommend to the House Energy and Commerce Committee the establishment of any new federal lending authority for existing federal agencies.

(Sec. 299D) Establishes in the Treasury the Alternative Energy Sources State Loan Fund for loans to states and Indian tribes to provide incentives to owners of single - family and multi-family housing, commercial properties, and public buildings to provide: (1) renewable energy sources for such structures; (2) energy efficiency and energy conserving improvements and features for such structures; or (3) infrastructure related to the delivery of electricity and hot water for structures lacking such amenities.

Impacts from recent climate - related extremes, such as heat waves, droughts, floods, cyclones, and wildfires, reveal significant vulnerability and exposure of some ecosystems and many human systems to current climate variability (very high confidence)-LSB-...] Risks are amplified for those lacking essential infrastructure and services or living in poor - quality housing and exposed areas

However, as repeated catastrophes — such as Harvey, Maria, Katrina in 2005, and Sandy in 2012 — reveal a worrying lack of resilience in US infrastructure, experts encourage people in hurricane - prone areas to prepare for the worst.

But one can certainly put some of the blame on the lack of decent bike infrastructure, particularly on a street where putting so many cyclists and drivers in such close quarters is just dangerous.

Problems include a lack of provision for infrastructure and urban services such as health and education, and a lack of institutional and investment capacity.

On top of these challenges, lack of in - country infrastructure such as roads or viable airfields, as well as the long rainy season of up to eight months per year have rendered South Sudan one of the most logistically challenging countries in the world in which to operate, and thus in which to bring assistance to those in need.

Even Canadian - based cloud computing providers, such as FreshBooks and Clio (my own company), use US - based infrastructure because of the lack of suitable infrastructure in Canada.

«Vulnerable host» states are described as such because (i) typically only states and not investors can be sued under an International Investment Agreement («IIA»)(ii) A developing state is more likely to lack sufficient legal infrastructure or internationally acceptable practices (political and economic) to protect satisfactorily the investment subject of the IIA.

Yogesh Gupta, head (business procurement and micro insurance) at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, said renewal of policies have been very challenging in rural areas due to factors such as customers» low literacy, low awareness, language barrier, lack of infrastructure, and «untraceable» customers.

The ESR Global Screening website offers U.S. businesses valuable information such as the limitations associated with international background screening, how international screening is very different from screening employers use in the U.S., and the problems associated with so - called «Red Zone» countries where war, political unrest, unreliable communications infrastructure, and lack of standardized procedures can affect screening.

Jon Altman notes that a crucial issue that has arisen in the past in Indigenous agreement making is that governments have tended to substitute agreement moneys for government expenditure rather than using them to supplement such expenditure.107 This emerged as a key explanation of the lack of economic benefit flowing to the Kakadu region from the Ranger Agreement signed in 1978: a significant proportion of mining payments was used to provide services (like housing, infrastructure and outstation support) that were the legitimate responsibility of government.