Sentences with phrase «lack of value for»

(The departure from CREA of several real estate boards in Quebec probably had more to do with parsimony than lack of value for membership.)

Neil Woodford — BBC Hardtalk 30 minute interview This Stephen Sackur BBC interview with London Value Investor Conference speaker Neil Woodford covers a variety of topics including the reasons for Neil's stunning success as a fund manager, the skill sets that he thinks are important for managers and entrepreneurs, his thoughts on the Eurozone; plus Neil also comments on the lack of value for money that the fund management industry is providing to clients because many funds are «taking fees for active management and returning passive yields».

Despite sporty good looks, a refined engine and excellent build quality, it's impossible to overlook the total lack of value for the dollar.

In terms of general preparation of teachers, we may not agree with what appears in the media, but we can agree there's a common theme: the public's lack of value for current practices.

Plenty of flashy toys and colorful distractions for the first few seconds, complete lack of value for the rest of the time spent in.

http://ghanapoliticsonline.com He lashed out the government for lack of value for money in the projects they have undertaken.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

There was a lack of transparency in both the Cisco and Open Text deals, so I am not optimistic that this fund will be run in a way such that taxpayers can determine if they are receiving value for money.

For our company, it is clear that our target market of high school and college - aged women value extraordinary life experiences, yet lacked the means to fund them.

The value of a gallery has a lot to do with the owner's knowledge and taste (or lack thereof), factors that don't necessarily transfer with the business — or come with the new owner, for that matter.

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.

In its survey, WalletHub also singled out the Lufthansa credit card as the best for airline rewards, due to its signing bonus of 35,000 miles if you spend at least $ 1,000 in the first three months — a value of about $ 780 in airfare, according to WalletHub's calculations — as well as the lack of foreign transaction fees.

Increasingly, digital retailers are finding value in weaving story elements around their products as a way of compensating for the lack of the sensory experience one finds in brick - and - mortar stores.

Millennials crave stylish settings but often lack the deep pockets of Baby Boomers, accounting for the surge of value - chic brands.

One has to think that this must all seem rather daunting for small businesses; for the most part they understand the importance of valuing their company, but lack the necessary resources to do so.

Pacific Crest maintains its Overweight rating and $ 22 price target on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) and continues to recommend the shares for the company's ability to drive leverage from subscriber additions, strategic value and lack of secular media risks.

The company can have earnings that are growing well but lack the value the market pays for its growth and hence lack prospect of future growth.

Extreme volatility, high correlation and a lack of intrinsic value all spell trouble for the cryptocurrency market, according to Goldman Sachs.

This week, the Indian finance ministry has criticized Bitcoin and the rest of the digital currencies in the market for their lack of intrinsic value.

Listening to the hoopleheads debate the intrinsic value of Gold or lack thereof is like watching professional soccer — there will only be one point made for every 27 hours or so worth of back - and - forth tedium.

The big difference with a typical global market cap portfolio and all McClung's main candidates is their lack of large cap elements in both US and Intl equities, much more emphasis on small cap, and large and small cap value for US and Intl..

As an aside, I don't think growth investors are as accustomed to using sum - of - the - parts models as value investors are, so that lack of familiarity creates an opportunity for us.

CEO Randall Stephenson's $ 85 bln offer for Time Warner lacks strategic rationale, has politicians of all stripes criticizing it and has destroyed shareholder value while denying owners a vote.

Furthermore, today's evangelicals rightly recognize that a major reason for the failure of Methodists to witness to their friends and neighbors is a lack of confidence that they have anything of great value to share.

Whatever is self - aware or able to value its own life (for example) is designated as a «person,» even if it is an animal, while people lacking these attributes are denigrated as human «non-persons» — an invidious category that includes all of the unborn, as well as (for many bioethics practitioners) infants and those with profound cognitive disabilities.

Wieman believed that the consequent nature of God had been «added on like dome and spire» — lacking both empirical support and practical value in the search for the sources of human good.

In the extreme case of the psychotic person living in a private world out of all relation to the real world value - experience is severely restricted, because it lacks the possibilities for growth and enrichment through the establishment of new external relationships.

In its thematization at the 1983 Vancouver Assembly, the phrase integrity of creation was clear in general implication but lacking in exact definition.2 In meetings of the Church and Society Working Committee, the phrase has come to name the intrinsic value that each and every living being has in and for itself as a creature loved by God, and the instrumental value that living beings can have for one another and for God as instances of an evolutionary and web - like creation.

It turns out that the value of the cosmological constant exactly makes up for the lack of matter in the universe.3

There are so many diffrent religions in the U.S. it's not fair for our goverment employee's (such as an ambassador or congressment, senator) portraying his values as those of the people when The United States is a diverse country, racially, ethnically, religiously (or lack of).

The «applied micro» school of economics developed by the late Gary Becker and currently associated with Steve Levitt might be somewhat puzzled by the unique lack of dollar valuation for sex when lobbyists are expected to value all other goods and services.

Its actions are having the opposite effect because -LSB-...] its lack of identity [and relativism] transforms Europe into terrain for conquest -LSB-... by a] terrorism and fundamentalism [which] attack the core values of our civilisation.»

Our culture lacks a way of talking effectively about the ultimate value of human life, or making large judgments about what is good for human beings in the long run.

It is one of the greatest weaknesses of our time that we lack the patience and faith to build up voluntary organizations for purposes which we value highly, and immediately ask the government to bring about by coercion (or with means raised by coercion) anything that appears as desirable to large numbers.

She also points to a lack of critical engagement with culture, saying that for her the ideal is «not just to take things on face value but to give a robust rationale for why we think like we do».

It is overtly obvious that the Framers wanted there to be separation of Church and State as they valued freedom... it is the act of protecting those types of freedoms that makes our country so great today where people of ALL religions (or lack thereof) can come to the US and work to make it the best country on Earth without fear of being persecuted for their beliefs.

The reasons for the lack of diversity in leadership are complex, but Henry says that proactively encouraging it can only be a positive thing: «The experience of the secular world confirms that diversity around the board table adds great value and makes sense.

In our corporate consumerist American culture which celebrates hedonistic materialism and where aggression and a lack of ethics often results in short term economic gain [at the expense of long - term sustainability], taking a public stand for universal human values is likely to result in the end of career advancement or even job loss.

For example, in arguing for experimentation on animals Michael A. Fox gratuitously assumes that animals lack intrinsic value on the unsupported proposition that only beings capable of assigning value can have intrinsic value (see FoFor example, in arguing for experimentation on animals Michael A. Fox gratuitously assumes that animals lack intrinsic value on the unsupported proposition that only beings capable of assigning value can have intrinsic value (see Fofor experimentation on animals Michael A. Fox gratuitously assumes that animals lack intrinsic value on the unsupported proposition that only beings capable of assigning value can have intrinsic value (see Fox).

Another basic point, one directly related to the liberal Christians» compulsive search for relevance, is the lack of a firm faith in objective values.

Just as the patient's trust in, and devotion to, the hypnotist would lack for the latter the value of a freely given trust and devotion, so our human worship and obedience to God would lack for Him the value of a freely offered worship and obedience.

Doesn't matter what the basis for their personal values is — religion, lack of religion, science, whatever.

The human brain, for example, is granted a value that is lacking in a lump of clay.

Life is difficult enough for those in poverty without the further handicap of lack of contact with an institution capable of instilling values with which a person can achieve a heightened sense of discipline, dignity, and hope.

Instead of settling for options that were lacking either nutritional value or taste, the duo set out to create a snack that would satiate the discriminating palates of their fellow snackers without expanding their waistlines.

I've heard this quite a few times from local food and sustainability types, and although I know they are trying to say that Australian farmers don't get sufficient financial return for their farm products, the statement reveals their lack of understanding of Australia's food value chain.

Unfortunately I don't usually add Nutritional Value to my recipes for lack of time.

These include the lack of a simple definition for conveying those customizations up the value chain, making it increasingly difficult to align expectations with needs.

To date, Charbonneau reports that there have been about $ 20 million of listing value posted to GrapeConnect, a sure sign that he's onto something that may have been lacking in traditional wine industry business practices for some time.

Recognising the lack of vision and leadership on these profound questions, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance was formed in 2010, consciously linking Australia to the global movement for food sovereignty, with the aim of promoting a different, values - based national conversation on the future of our food and farming systems.