Sentences with phrase «most substantial price»

Of the 135 metropolitan statistical areas reporting for the first quarter of this year, the most substantial price increase was in Champaign, Ill., where the median price of an existing home jumped 18.4 percent to $ 90,600 from the first - quarter 1997 median price of $ 76,500.

Not exact matches

Where these balance sheet improvements are most advanced, future financial distress will look more like what we typically see in instances of financial stress in the major economies — substantial asset price volatility and the potential for substantial financial losses, but less in the way of a significant disruption to either short - run or long - run real economic growth.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

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.

The report, which will be welcomed by the government as proof it is offering public sector workers a fair deal in difficult economic times, highlights the change from retail price index to consumer price index inflation as the most substantial change for public sector workers.

(check the facts, Winter 2010), David Bass presents evidence of substantial error in students» eligibility for free or reduced - price school meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), citing a recent Mathematica study that found most errors result from misreporting of household income.

Barely squeezing in under our $ 18K price cap, the Mitsubishi Lancer is a remarkably substantial looking car with a huge plus in its favor; the high performance Lancer Evolution looks just like it (for the most part).

It feels more substantial than most at this price.

All told, the options on our test model came to $ 6,000, a substantial addition to the base price, especially considering that most of the features — ABS, CD changer, and power wing mirrors — are standard equipment on most $ 20,000 cars that have rolled off the production line in 2006.

The Santa Fe Sport is attractively priced, with a substantial feature - for - feature retail price edge on key competitors, and that brings us to the most significant takeaway.

Most ebooks offer a substantial price reduction from the corresponding hardcover or paper edition.

Barnes & Noble says that before publishers enacted agency pricing, it could not compete against Amazon: «[a] s a result of Amazon's pricing (which priced most bestselling books sold by Barnes & Noble below Barnes & Noble's, and Amazon's, direct costs), Barnes & Noble was losing substantial money in an effort to compete with Amazon's pricing, and was unable to gain significant market share.»

It definitely equals most tables priced in the 1000's of dollars.The table - top is substantial, and padded, and comes in separate packaging.

This is true only in the same way that you can walk into a Ford dealership and, if you are a human being breathing oxygen and with a properly operating brain, most likely receive a substantial discount off the price listed on the sticker in the car's window.

This volume provides the most substantial overview of Price's widely lauded drawing practice.

With the world country deprived most of its known reserves of a substantial new supply, oil prices would jump, let's say, fivefold.

This strategy has been spurred in part by substantial solar tax credits, net - metering rules in place in most states, and the availability of solar financing that reduces or even eliminates the initial purchase price, replacing the up - front cost with monthly payments that extend over many years.

Carbon pricing can, however, play a critical role in meeting in the most efficient and effective way the commitments that countries are now entering into; it can also raise substantial revenues that can be used to reduce other, more distorting taxes.

-- We can't be certain that atmospheric CO2 is really going to cause any substantial harm, but we can be reasonably sure that anything that raises the price of energy (e.g. mitigation, that is reducing emissions at the source) will impact improvements in lifestyle that most of the world wants.

However, like most people who understand how the economics of our current system fit together, I regard the risk to our civilization from substantial increases to the cost / price of energy to be much higher.

The paper identifies several major themes among the alternative proposals: Kyoto is «too little, too fast»; developing countries should play a more substantial role and receive incentives to participate; implementation should focus on market - based approaches, especially those with price mechanisms; and participation and compliance incentives are inadequately addressed by most proposals.

The substantial conclusion of that report was that «Finally, many studies have found that the most reliable and efficient way to achieve given climate - change objectives is to use direct tax or regulatory policies that create a market price for CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions».

They are competitive mainly in the most advantageous locations, although presumably substantial increases in gas prices would expand that range.

Most people are surprised to learn that they can influence a substantial portion of the pricing for their Georgia home insurance quotes.

Second, we want to accomplish this mission in a manner that provides the best value to our customers through substantial price discounting and most importantly, the highest quality driver training and education available in the industry.»

We want to accomplish this mission in a manner that provides the best value to our customers through substantial price discounting and most importantly, the highest quality driver training and education available in the industry

Since they are secondary forms of coverage, they do not cost as much to add to your policy as you might think; most drivers can get these elective options with fairly substantial coverage limits added to their Sioux City vehicle insurance for a relatively nominal price.

We provide a one - stop source for driver training services with the best value to our customers through substantial price discounting and most importantly, the highest quality driver training and education in the industry.

It's also one of the most expensive, with a single router priced at $ 200, a two - pack at $ 350, and a three - pack going for $ 400 (a substantial discount over buying three singles).

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