Sentences with phrase «on general challenges»

Then they use a question sheet for a video resource based on general challenges of oil and gas exploration in the Arctic.

His lordship was quite clear that Art 7 of the Directive was intended to cover existing as well as future contracts, and that thus an issue on a general challenge could be the fairness of a term in a current contract.

Prima facie, in a situation where on a general challenge a court had found a term or terms in a set of standard conditions in use in current contracts unfair, it had to be a proper exercise of its power to grant an injunction to prevent enforcement of that term or terms in existing contracts.

It would be quite inadequate protection to consumers if a court on a general challenge, having found a term as used in current contracts to be unfair, had no power to prevent the supplier or seller from continuing to enforce that term in current contracts.

Not exact matches

One of these major, game - changing trends will hit the business world on May 25, 2018, when the European Union (EU) will begin enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a comprehensive and aggressive approach to the increasingly complex challenge of protecting consumer information.

After losing out to Bell for FIFA World Cup rights in October, CBC's executive director of sports, Jeffrey Orridge, whose network had also lost out on rights to the Canadian Football League and Canadian Curling Association, told The Globe and Mail, «It's a challenge for the sports media landscape in general, to sustain these types of levels, what rights are currently commanding.»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

But, given the Security and Exchange Commission's lifting last week of an 80 year ban on «general solicitation,» which prohibited entrepreneurs from publicly discussing private investment offerings, these two archetypal entrepreneurs shed light on the challenges entrepreneurs seeking funds face and how, for some of them, the ban's lifting might be transformative.

I wanted to pursue an executive MBA because I believe that continuous learning and new challenges are the keys to keeping life interesting and to personal development, I wanted something positive and forward looking to work on while my company went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and I felt that a MBA would strengthen my leadership and business skills and make me a stronger business partner as general counsel.

Jeff Hurrle, VP and general manager for Sport Systems (No. 319), an Almonte, Ont. - based company that builds and installs sports equipment like bleachers and nets, knew he needed expert help to evaluate whether the brand's content was engaging enough, particularly because they target the B2B market, a notoriously challenging audience to engage on social media.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Thursday he would lead a multi-state legal challenge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission vote to reverse landmark the 2015 net neutrality rules.

For Behlendorf, the general challenges in blockchain include education on building applications in the blockchain space, as well as setting up projects.

YAC's solicitors told the Supreme Court of Western Australia on the 21 January that it would not continue with its intention to hold a General Meeting of Electors on 1 February following a challenge by WMYAC as to the validity of the meeting.

On June 30, 2015, Women Who Tech held the first - ever Women Startup Challenge Pitch Competition at General Assembly / 1776 in Washington, D.C.

Forward - looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to the launch timing and success of products based on the BlackBerry 10 platform, general economic conditions, product pricing levels and competitive intensity, supply constraints, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, including its ability to implement meaningful changes to address its business challenges, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding the cash flow generation of its business.

El Baqir Elnouri, General Manager, Faisal Islamic Bank Sudan on the opportunities and challenges facing Sudan's Islamic banking landscape in light of lifted sanctions.

APF Canada is dedicated to strengthening ties between Canada and Asia with a focus on expanding economic relations through trade, investment and innovation; promoting Canada's expertise in offering solutions to Asia's climate change, energy, food security and natural resource management challenges; building Asia skills and competencies among Canadians, including young Canadians; and, improving Canadians» general understanding of Asia and its growing global influence.

The project is part of the Church's renewal and reform programme which aims to build on the three goals - set by General Synod in 2010 - to address some of the deep - rooted missional challenges facing the Church of England.

(CNN)- A top evangelical leader who is close to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign says the candidate's Mormon faith will be even more of an issue in the general election than it has been in the primary, predicting that the focus on Romney's faith will present a challenge to Romney.

The new emphasis on the world challenged the hitherto church - centric view of mission that had been developing in the International Missionary Council and the ecumenical movement in general.

Perhaps the most challenging of these (sic) is the contrast (sic) between the Christian approach to education which is based on the understanding of all life as God's gift, and a general approach to education which does not openly acknowledge any religious values.»

Raiser challenged the church world communions in their upcoming general assemblies to take action on this proposal.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, which famously defrocked Frank Schaefer after he performed the marriage of his gay son, called on the General Conference to demand clergy accountability to the «rules of our common covenant» and to ask clergy to challenge the rules «through legitimate channels of holy conferencing, rather than breaking that covenant.»

Finding satisfying breakfast choices can be a challenge for gluten - free vegans, as so many standard breakfast foods are based not only on animal products, but also on gluten - containing grains (pancakes, bagels, toast, baked goods in general, hot and cold cereals, and such).

The general manager said on Monday they still want to challenge for their first playoff bid in a decade.

With the goal of refining the consistency of goalie interference challenges, NHL general managers on Wednesday recommended shifting the decision from on - ice officials to the league's situation room in Toronto.

Speaking to Telefoot, Mourinho made it clear he would not shy away from new challenges and different environments, and seemed to go on the charm offensive about PSG and the city of Paris in general.

Henderson's passing success is between 84 - 87 % most seasons, a decent return for a central midfielder who has a relatively direct passing game; on the other hand, James Milner has only had 2 premier league seasons in the past six where he has broken 81 % pass completion, which shows alarmingly average general passing ability for a central midfielder at a club challenging for Champions League qualification.

But, in general, just stay focused on helping your kid and not worrying about what anyone else calls his or her challenges.

For general ideas on handling challenging behavior read my article on disciplining children.

While you may find it challenging to pull your little ones away from their iPad or Xbox, the truth is that playing Minecraft (and video games in general) can be beneficial for your kids on many levels, including problem solving, building self - confidence, enhancing creativity, understanding teamwork and improving academic performance.

So while there is general agreement that some children do have serious sensory challenges, the disagreement is over whether SPD should be considered an independent disorder, how far sensory issues go in explaining behaviors, and whether the treatment occupational therapists offer for sensory issues has any effect on a child's functioning over time.

Commenting on the judicial review on the indexation of public sector pensions, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «The NUT, along with other unions, is challenging the Government in a judicial review at the High Court.

Whoever wins next Tuesday will continue on to challenge Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth in the November general election.

At the 3:28 - minute mark in the video that appears below, Gillibrand expressed disappointment that today's oral arguments on challenges to the health care reform law — Day One of what will be a three - day marathon — are not widely viewable by the general public.

Wendy Long is campaigning hard for the pro-gun vote, as evidenced by this video, in which she promises to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on the constitutional right to bear arms should she make it past the GOP primary and into a head - to - head contest with the Democratic junior senator in the November general election.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Only the NASUWT has continued to challenge governments across the UK on the unacceptable changes made to teachers» pension provision.

Alicandro is challenging two - term Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a staunch critic of President Donald Trump, filing legal challenges to his administration's regulatory changes on the environment and immigration.

By focusing Labour's local and European elections campaign on the «bread and butter» issues of housing stock shortage, rising housing prices, zero - hour contracts and a widespread sense of general economic insecurity, Miliband is trying to diffuse the electoral challenge posed by UKIP.

In late 2012, however, the position was renamed «Inspector General» and given to David Kimaiyo, who has gone on to challenge the National Police Service Commission's sudden appointment of three junior officers into high positions.

The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday has slated February 26, 2016 for judgment in the appeal filed by the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend King challenging the judgement of a Lagos High Court sentencing him to death by hanging.

However, some challenges such as Under - payment, Omission of names on payroll, Non-payment and Over-payment of some Police Personnel experienced in the Eight (8) State Commands that have been enrolled on the platform of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) in the payment of August and September 2017 Salary have been taken up with the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation and its being promptly addressed.

Missouri's Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley, who is challenging McCaskill this year, put out a web ad on Tuesday questioning whether the incumbent Democratic senator would flip her position on Pompeo from her vote in his favor for the CIA post.

• Why hasn't our Attorney General signed on to the federal legal challenge to Obamacare?

On September 1 (Saturday), the Ohio voters who challenged Gary Johnson's placement on the general election ballot withdrew their challengOn September 1 (Saturday), the Ohio voters who challenged Gary Johnson's placement on the general election ballot withdrew their challengon the general election ballot withdrew their challenge.

U.S. Rep. John Katko said today he has no interest in challenging New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in the 2018 election, and will focus on seeking a third term in Congress.

The AFL - CIO passed on endorsing Cuomo in 2014, when he faced a primary challenge from Zephyr Teachout and a general election challenge from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

Mahoney, the daughter of former Assemblyman Bernard J. Mahoney, bucked the wishes of her party in 2007 when she challenged party designee Dale Sweetland to a primary and beat him before going on to win the county executive's post in the general election.

Malliotakis avoided answering directly on whether she plans to challenge Dietl's petitions seeking a spot on the November general election ballot, saying «we have to wait until all the petitions are filed» before deciding.