Sentences with phrase «more as an obligation»

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As for that old boss, the NLRB is an obligation he may or may not pay, just one more piece of collateral damage left behind in Gillman's trail of (creative?)

Most agree that banks need to have more cash, or capital, available to ensure they do not default on their obligations when the value of their other assets plunge, as happened during the recent mortgage crisis.

As you get older, financial obligations tend to be reduced significantly, since fewer people depend on your income and more of your financial obligations have been paid off.

In the body of the e-mail, Yaffe wrote «Just wanted to follow - up with you and put this to bed ASAP... In a perfect world would love to have you wire him back $ 170,000 and gift him 15,000 shares of Retrophin stock and that would fulfill the note obligation and more importantly doing the right thing and manning up as we spoke about.»

Together, these requirements create a triple whammy for some first - time homebuyers who often have smaller down payments, higher debt obligations — such as student loans — and traditionally lower credit scores than more seasoned buyers.

In 2017, we added more than $ 20 billion in new investments to support AXA's ability to meet its financial obligations to customers and policyholders while at the same time supplying much needed capital to the broader U.S. economy as the banking sector continues its repositioning.

As regulatory activity increases, more and more advisors are going the independent route, partly to reduce the cost obligations of compliance as a broker - dealer firAs regulatory activity increases, more and more advisors are going the independent route, partly to reduce the cost obligations of compliance as a broker - dealer firas a broker - dealer firm.

«Overall, the guidance is likely to be viewed as helpful, but disappointing for those who wanted more consequences and more teeth to the obligation to report,» noted a US - based lawyer.

Greenlight argues that GM actively undermined its plan in discussions with rating agencies, including modifying the term sheet provided by Greenlight to make the dividend shares appear more like preferred equity with a fixed payment obligation and less like common equity with no fixed payment obligation, as Greenlight suggests it intended.

The unit, the chief investment office (CIO), has been the biggest buyer of European mortgage - backed bonds and other complex debt securities such as collateralized loan obligations in all markets for more than three years... The unit made a deliberate move out of safer assets such as US Treasuries in 2009 in an effort to increase returns and diversify investments.»

As a general rule, most loan programs require that your total mortgage payment (including your property taxes and insurance, and, if applicable, mortgage insurance and / or monthly association dues) and existing monthly debt obligations comprise no more than 45 % -55 % of your gross monthly income.

Trump can put a little more money into the pockets of coal executives, the ones trying to escape pension and health care obligations to retirees even as they hoover up bonuses.

According to Morningstar, the bar for justifying these alt products in a retirement account under a best - interest obligation is then much higher than more standard products such as mutual funds and exchange - traded REITs.

As i grew older i became more intellectually and scientifically driven and although i do still go to church when i can its more for me a place when i am having a bad day that is a refuge a place that i just feel at peace in probably because i grew up in a church was there every Sunday and every holy day of obligation with my parents it brings back peacful memories.

Such a view would not be quite so absurd as might at first appear: the divine temporal evaluations would seem to be no more arbitrary than those of the constitution of the primordial nature in Whitehead's view; and the divine subjective aim toward the maximum of value intensity, together with the property of everlastingness and the Categoreal Obligations (constituted by the primordial nature) of Subjective Unity and Subjective Harmony, would seem sufficient to insure the mutual coherence of the growing series of divine temporal evaluations.

As to obligations of a more personal nature I have many people to thank — colleagues who have advised me, students at Union Theological Seminary who have stimulated me with their responsive interest, members of the congregation of The Riverside Church, New York, who, by their attentive listening to mid-week lectures on the subjects handled in this book, have kept alive my confidence that even difficult and recondite problems concerning the Bible are of vital, contemporary importance.

Do you think that the greatness of an achievement makes it unnecessary for it to ask about a trivial wrong, that is, do you think that a wrong might exist which would be something of no significance, although as an obligation it is infinitely more important than the greatest achievement!

As Senator Biden's article indicates, modernists are much more comfortable with the idea of natural rights than with natural obligations.

More than right as such, the Bible from Genesis onwards emphasizes the obligations of humans, as responsible persons, to care for one's neighbour as a child of God, and also for nature.

As education to ever higher levels became a general obligation, it assumed more and more the aspect of a burden rather than an opportunity.

In the same and in other schools uncertainty about the meaning of the ministry comes to appearance also in the feeling of conflict in a faculty between its loyalty to a traditional idea, such as that of the preacher, and its sense of obligation to denominational officials, alumni and churchmen in general who urge a more «practical» education.

These students bristle at structure and deadlines (such things are for lesser students); regular attendance (they have more pressing obligations); and real, rather than inflated, grades (they received straight As in college, so why should they be getting Es now?).

These letters show more concern with the language of obligation as it is related to the language of faith.

Systems and principles of justice are the servants and instruments of the spirit of brotherhood in so far as they extend the sense of obligation towards the other, (a) from an immediately felt obligation, prompted by obvious need, to a continued obligation expressed in fixed principles of mutual support; (b) from a simple relation of the self and one «other» to the complex relations of the self and the «others»; and (c) finally from the obligations... which the community defines from its more impartial perspective.5

It is more and more presented as a sort of moral obligation - but the «morality» involved relates to «safety», not to sexuality.

Bluntly put, we must stop thinking of ourselves as God's chosen people and think more about our opportunities and obligations among the community of nations.

As same - sex marriage became legal in more and more states and then across the country, evangelicals and others with religious objections have worried about their obligations to accommodate gay and lesbian couples.

There are still some good Catholics who become scrupulous about having missed Mass when there was a reasonable excusing cause, such as illness, lengthy travel or the care of the sick, but far more common is the lack of any sense that there is a grave obligation to assist at Mass on days of precept and that it is a sin to miss Mass without a good reason.

Other community groups, such as libraries, professional organizations, public health and safety agencies, the colleges and churches — all could contribute to helping local stations focus much more on their educational obligation to the community.

This famous principle, which I will call «the experienced judges» test», is stated as follows: «Of two pleasures, if there be one to which all or almost all who have experience of both give a decided preference irrespective of moral obligation to prefer it, that is the more desirable pleasure» (U12).

In other words, an ethics of obligation is possible because, among other things, moral alternatives can appear as more powerful «lures for feeling» — that is, more promising of stability — that those of mere self - interest.

While I appreciate Cessario's discussion of the dilemma facing Pope Pius IX, torn between his religious obligation to raise the child as a Catholic and the humanitarian plight of the child's parents, Cessario seems more interested in the PR impact of the event than in the parents» loss of their child.

The household or domestic chaplain, on the other hand, had a more definite clerical status and theoretically had the same duties and obligations to the household to which he was attached as a parson to his parish, 67 But more often his major responsibility was serving as tutor to the children of the family.

«With almost 8 million people naming high standards of food safety and a location close to home as factors that influence their choice of supermarket, these are less an option and more an obligation for supermarkets that wish to remain viable.

I do, however, always end up snatching a small piece of breast meat out of some sort of deep - seeded Thanksgiving obligation, but as my stomach starts to fill up, I always wish I'd skipped the turkey in lieu of a just a little bit more stuffing.

Yes — I don't really understand AFCON — not only is it held at least twice as often as other big international sporting events, and sometimes more, if they decide they want to change the schedule, to not interfere with something else (not the players club obligations, who pay their wages, perish the thought), but it is always held at the peak of the league season, as they say it maybe raining in summer, which I also don't get, as it rains here all the time — I'm sure there are parts of Africa which have reasonable weather during the summer — it's a big continent — South Africa must be fairly clement at that time.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

Not only are there social pressures and additional obligations such as sports or after - school jobs, but the academic requirements are much more rigorous than previous years.

The quote «We can also move toward seeing our kids as more than a job, more than an obligation, and think of them as a big part of our leisure time.»

Activities such as taking trips with an RV club or playing bridge on a weeknight may have to be foregone in order to fulfill... MORE childcare obligations.

As I'm quickly learning, the older the kids get the more obligations we have.

But since you still love breastfeeding (and will probably love it MORE once you free yourself of the pumping obligation), I don't see her selective bottle striking as being that big of a concern here.

Since it's not as thick as lotion, it also facilitates a quicker shave, leaving you more time for other obligations.

Most of us are looking for someone who's more stable and reliable, and willing to contribute his or her share of the childcare and household chores as well as financial obligations.

as @tim said, the way I parse this - based on overall political context - is more of a «they aren't obligated to be paying what they ought to be paying», not «they are underpaying according to current obligations».

In a related development, the State's Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi, urged citizens to continue to pay their taxes as at when due, since according to him, more facilities are being provided by government through the tax payers» obligation to government.

These include the «renewables obligation», which is effectively a quota mechanism imposing costs on generators who fail to generate a set proportion of their electricity from renewables and more recently, courtesy of the energy bill, a most peculiar mechanism, otherwise known as «contracts for difference».

But speaking on Wednesday, he appeared to be in more sober mood as he told Sky News that delivering the reform was part of the «obligations» between the two parties that must be met.

In practice this is widely seen as a reaction to the rise of Populism and possible break of the EU Rule of Law obligations by one or more nations.

As an American, I was giddy at the prospect of shaking off the stereotype of us as cold, callous people who care more about our right to have guns than our obligations to collective societAs an American, I was giddy at the prospect of shaking off the stereotype of us as cold, callous people who care more about our right to have guns than our obligations to collective societas cold, callous people who care more about our right to have guns than our obligations to collective society.