The higher the ratio the more leveraged the company and the greater the probability
of adverse conditions affecting the company (or its dividend) in a negative manner.
The declaw surgery represents a permanent solution to these problems; however, it is popularly held that a number
of adverse conditions result from declawing and that it is a form of mutilation.
«Their bankruptcy is not
reflective of adverse conditions in the retail real estate market,» says Stephen Sterrett, CFO of Simon Property Group, the Indianapolis - based REIT with the only retail portfolio larger than General Growth's at 246 million square feet.
But C. elegans can enter a dormant «dauer» stage, which enables the worm to survive long
periods of adverse conditions, so some people had thought that genetic control of aging might only occur in worms.
While the rugged Toughpad FZ - G1 is made to endure all
sorts of adverse conditions, the impressive battery life adds another sort of endurance to the tablet.