Sentences with phrase «of acceptable risk»

At the end of the day, it depends of users» needs and the level of acceptable risk they are willing to take when building on the coast (e.g. building a nuclear power plant v. a community centre).

Even if all the individual pledges are met, the planet will keep on warming — almost certainly past the internationally agreed threshold of acceptable risk, 2...

That should guide decisions as to the levels of acceptable risk, he says, so that the research can proceed «safely, and in a way that does not put the world at potential risk».

Not exact matches

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.

This likely results in directors being risk averse, which of course only serves to narrow their view of who might be acceptable,» says Nicholas Donatiello, one of the researchers in the study.

These risks and uncertainties include competition and other economic conditions including fragmentation of the media landscape and competition from other media alternatives; changes in advertising demand, circulation levels and audience shares; the Company's ability to develop and grow its online businesses; the Company's reliance on revenue from printing and distributing third - party publications; changes in newsprint prices; macroeconomic trends and conditions; the Company's ability to adapt to technological changes; the Company's ability to realize benefits or synergies from acquisitions or divestitures or to operate its businesses effectively following acquisitions or divestitures; the Company's success in implementing expense mitigation efforts; the Company's reliance on third - party vendors for various services; adverse results from litigation, governmental investigations or tax - related proceedings or audits; the Company's ability to attract and retain employees; the Company's ability to satisfy pension and other postretirement employee benefit obligations; changes in accounting standards; the effect of labor strikes, lockouts and labor negotiations; regulatory and judicial rulings; the Company's indebtedness and ability to comply with debt covenants applicable to its debt facilities; the Company's ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; the Company's ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on acceptable terms; and other events beyond the Company's control that may result in unexpected adverse operating results.

Reviews the loan documents (which consists of information detailing your income, assets, and the property's appraisal value) to ensure compliance with guidelines for the loan program that was applied to; basically makes sure that the risk for the lender is acceptable for the return.

Aside from acceptable «basis» risk between the stocks we hold long and the indices we use to hedge, and perhaps 1 % of assets in option time - premium at any given time as a result of staggering our strikes to provide a stronger defense, we don't consider various speculative bubbles as threats to our own returns.

Required yield is the minimum acceptable return that investors demand as compensation for accepting a given level of risk.

Potential risks and uncertainties include the availability of acceptable bank debt financing; the availability of acceptable additional equity investors; delays or interruptions in construction of power plants; the timely availability of required permits and authorizations for projects from governmental entities and third parties; changes in applicable regulatory requirements and incentives for production of solar power; and other risks described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Asset Allocation — The process of putting your finances into different forms of assets to get the most reward for an acceptable amount of risk.

While many lenders use FICO ® Scores to help them make lending decisions, each lender has its own strategy, including the level of risk it finds acceptable for a given credit product.

Quentin de la Bedoyere, in his Catholic Herald blog, said more or less what was or ought to have been already clear enough: «The Pope's statement that condom use is acceptable «in certain cases, where the intention is to reduce the risk of infection» has lit up the headlines.

While this method is acceptable in other parts of the world, it creates places in your oven where bacteria is able to harbor and grow — causing a greater risk of product contamination.

The comprehensive and consultative scientific inquiry into fracking headed by Justice Rachel Pepper that the government relied on found that risks could be reduced to an «acceptable» level or eliminated through the application of 135 recommendations.

The study sites that the EPA set an acceptable level of 10ppb (parts per billion) of arsenic in water, assuming that the majority of arsenic in water is inorganic, thus a higher risk than the organic arsenic found in rice.

All of the tendencies you mentioned earlier, stick - handling through traffic, cheating the zone, those are acceptable risks from a player who routinely capitalizes on the opportunities created when they work.

we can't even get rid of players that have barely mannered to us for several years... which is incredibly annoying considering that our beloved owner would never risk his own financial resources whether he brought in some new blood or offloaded several failed Wenger projects for less than market value... he would simply make a little less and the burden would fall squarely on other sources of income, primarily us... I don't know about you but I would gladly use all the money they have been stockpiling to rid ourselves of those that don't meet acceptable standards and to replace them with a few higher priced gems... I know, I know, Wenger and his minions have been scouring the globe for years now to find anyone that was as good as our current lot to no avail, but I've just got to believe there must be two or three guys somewhere out there that can play this crazy game

Until we have further information, it is generally felt that the mother who is HIV positive not breastfeeding, at least in the situation where the risks of artificial feeding are considered acceptable.

Having finally acknowledged that homebirth increases the risk of perinatal death, she is trying to put an acceptable face on deliberately choosing that risk.

Even when the risk of a chromosomal abnormality far exceeds the risk of loss from amniocentesis, the mother won't have an amnio unless she feels that the risk of loss is acceptable to her.

Drunken irresponsibility is a much bigger danger than the simple fact of having a baby in bed with you, which is an acceptable and very minor risk (less than taking the baby out in a car, I'm sure!)

Further, women can make risky choices (there is not obligation to always make the safest choice, if you find the risk that is being taken acceptable)-- however, I would argue that they are entitled to informed consent, and that by telling women that Homebirth is «safe» and implying that it is as safe as hospital birth, and not telling women of the credentials of their care providers, a large group of women are being denied their right to make an informed choice about the location of birth.

The EPA states, «There is no safe level of pesticides, only those with an acceptable level of risk.»

A breast - milk substitute is infant nutrition of acceptable quality, but entails health risks for both mother and child, such as an increased risk of infectious diseases, obesity and some cancers.

If you deem the increased risk acceptable for yourself, then so be it: BUT, given the dreadfulness of what someone like Carrie has had to go through, you should not foist a false narrative of the ACTUAL risks of bed - sharing!

Many folk would deem it an acceptable level of risk to take, though they might, at least, think twice if death was a consequence.

Why is the risk of death (even though it may be small if done correctly, it is MUCH greater than crib sleeping) acceptable when a completely safe alternative exists?

Regarding the balance of risks between breastfeeding and replacement feeding, the statement says: «When replacement feeding is acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable, and safe, avoidance of all breastfeeding by HIV infected mothers is recommended.

The act of childproofing reduces risks to a level considered acceptable by a society, an institution, or, for example, to specific parents.

Because of increasing allergies, the risk of overloading babies systems and potential kidney problems due to high salt intakes in solid food, it was felt that six months was a more acceptable age for the introduction of solids.

Good candidates for planned TOLAC are those women in whom the balance of risks (as low as possible) and chances of success (as high as possible) are acceptable to the patient and obstetrician or other obstetric care provider.

The second was certainty, the judgment being that, at this stage, Bisley simply involved too much risk, in terms of delivering an acceptable venue.»

«This situation puts the safety of our members at risk and is not acceptable.»

«It should not be acceptable for patients who are trying to heal an open sore to have to deal with an increased risk of cancer due to treating the wound,» Ameer said.

«In traditional risk assessment, we consider apical endpoints and apply safety factors to determine what would be an acceptable level of exposure.

Although at first sight such rejection criteria may seem acceptable, «Posselt astutely points out that, when faculty follow a model of risk aversion, they tend to gravitate toward applicants similar to themselves.

Then it's up to society and politicians to decide what level of risk is acceptable.»

To qualify, patients must be an acceptable surgical risk and be defined as either severely obese with a BMI of 40 or greater or have a BMI of 35 or greater with at least one related condition: diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, obesity - related cardiomyopathy or heart muscle disease or severe joint disease.

And when asked about the possibility of gene editing giving babies a much reduced risk of serious disease, some 49 % of adults say this would be less acceptable if it changed the genetic makeup of the whole population.

«People need to be able to plan their careers with an acceptable level of risk,» Schatz says.

But what is an acceptable level of risk for paying passengers, especially if they have signed disclaimers?

While jotting a few notes may be acceptable, you are taking a risk if you concentrate on note taking instead of the interview itself.

«We need to come to terms with what an acceptable level of risk is when it comes to terrorism,» says William Banks of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism at Syracuse University.

Instead of judging acceptable risk, we could ask what would count as an acceptable and plausible social control over potentially hazardous activities.

Right now, what we call the societally acceptable level of risk is basically the one - in -100-year storm.

By analyzing current building codes and the like, the New York City Panel on Climate Change determined the acceptable level of risk for its residents and is now prioritizing projects that hold to those same levels the perils from climate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat waves.

The research doesn't change the national guidelines for women considering hormone replacement therapy, says Ravdin, adding, «[HRT] confers a small amount of additional risk, which, as long as you're going to be taking it for a short period, for most people, is an acceptable level.»

The prospects for that condition are bleak enough to allow for a degree of risk that might not be acceptable in less serious types of cancer, Gorelick concludes.

Mark Bohrer, who oversees spill reports for the Department of Mineral Resources, the agency that regulates drilling, said the number of spills is acceptable given the pace of drilling and that he sees little risk of long - term damage.