Sentences with phrase «losses under that amendment»

And Hammond, of the Empire Center, said the state's losses under that amendment could be far greater than $ 2.3 billion annually.

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Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Coles denies engaging in predatory pricing, claiming it has not been selling milk at a loss (which is required for a successful action under the Birdsville Amendment, although it is not a pre-requisite under the standard misuse of market power provision, which might also found a claim for predatory pricing).

The potential $ 2.3 billion loss in federal aid from the amendment, proposed by Buffalo - area Congressman Chris Collins, comes on top of an expected $ 4.5 billion hit to Medicaid under the GOP's plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.

«We hypothesized that soil amendment using lignite - derived humic substances would alter plant gas exchange, root growth and soil microbial activity, which in turn might mitigate potential crop losses under water - stress conditions,» he said.

He has also defended medium to large businesses (i.e., motor carriers, storage companies, and brokers) in litigation involving cargo claims (loss, damage, or theft), contractual disputes, general negligence, and liability under the Carmack Amendment.

Paragraphs 5 and 6 list a number of applications (enforcement orders, orders for compensation for financial loss, attachment of a warning notice to contact orders, revocation or amendment of enforcement orders, and exercise of powers following breach of enforcement orders) in which the court should exercise its power under s 65 (2) of the Magistrates Courts Act 1980 to treat the proceedings as «family proceedings».