Sentences with phrase «on uncertain»

Though governments did not go so far as to say that such services are the responsibility solely or even primarily of the Commonwealth, all were happy to rely on the uncertain prospect of this funding (see further below) as a reason not to commit themselves in this respect.

What legal ramifications could arise from relying on that uncertain information to make employment decisions?»

It was, after all, the nominal reference device for Android TV, which, itself, seemed to have been built on the uncertain ground of what was then called «Google TV».

The extended legal tussle with Apple has also left Qualcomm on uncertain financial footing.

We'd definitely recommend purchasing a life insurance policy before embarking on an uncertain journey to a new place in time.

No easy answers Describing the problem as being akin to an examination question to which there is no obviously right answer, Baroness Hale saw that Lord Hoffmann's argument about scope of assumed duty put the law on uncertain ground.

«It is unnecessary to rest our decision on the uncertain meaning of [federal law] when the Minnesota Constitution alone provides an independent and adequate state constitutional basis on which to decide.»

So the result is rather obvious to predict — and does not rely on uncertain GCM, but simple and basic logics and sense of reality.

Do you also not accept that we often have to make policy on uncertain understanding?

I have suggested that a formal risk assessment is a better option than half arsed social cost assessments based on uncertain assumptions.

It was a valid opinion on an uncertain area of science.

Society's choices in the years ahead will necessarily be based on uncertain knowledge of future climates.

Of course, simplistic calculations based on uncertain estimates and baselines, especially when the calculations are unconstrained by physical models, do not make for a reliable forecast.

It is probably better to realize that the probability concept is in a sense subjective, that it is always based on uncertain knowledge, and that its quantitative evaluation is subject to change as we obtain more information.

Maslowski, expressed his view on an uncertain topic.

Leave it to the president and his advisors to make decisions based on uncertain conclusions.

Since so much is riding on an uncertain art and imprecise science, only further methodological debate, exposure, and interdisciplinary consensus about legitimacy will allow us to place the needed level of confidence in results like MBH.

This finding, though based on uncertain reconstructions of past ENSO behaviour, is entirely independent of previous analyses confined to the restricted instrumental climate record...... such a trend would seem consistent with the response to the general increase in explosive volcanism during the fifteenth — nineteenth centuries in conjunction with reduced solar irradiance that is responsible for the millennial cooling trend of Northern Hemisphere mean temperature before modern anthropogenic warming.

The conclusion appears to be to abandon seeking where the center and range of scientific opinion is on this uncertain issue, and just have some kind of «open debate» whatever that means without quantifying uncertainty ranges, worst case and best case scenarios, etc..

Thus basing climate policy decisions on uncertain information is not fundamentally different from any other policy decision.

Now some would take very expensive and possibly un-needed actions based on uncertain predictions.

This week Dr. Schlesinger distributed a commentary on the uncertain fate of the American auto industry, reacting to news coverage of Congressional hearings at which leaders of the Big Three sought help from taxpayers.

While earlier studies had linked early - stage cancers and lower sperm counts in animals to low BPA doses, no study had ever linked exposure to female reproductive diseases.Not surprisingly, the plastics industry balked at the findings, labeling the scientists as biased and alarmist; they also rejected the BPA link to reproductive diseases as unfounded and based on uncertain science.

«Vertical Horizons» immerses the viewer into a fictional reality, a possible utopia based on an uncertain memory of the past, where there is no «truth» or «false», but the need for reinvention.

That means it is, on no uncertain terms, unfinished.

As long as fur farmers are organized on a co-operative basis, and their incomes are rising nicely, why would they even bother to embark on uncertain & expensive expansion?

Re FIG: I didn't want to speculate on an uncertain top - up dividend at year - end, but I'm definitely hoping for that as a pleasant surprise — if it sucks in more dividend seekers, great!

Companies with a large share of global sales have outperformed other groups of stocks this year based on the uncertain prospects for the US economy, U.S. dollar weakness, and high hopes for a global economic recovery, spurred by developing economies.

Yes, this was a case of spending money on an uncertain investment, but it was so worth it.

Living Benefits Though the life insurance policies provide you with death benefits for your beneficiaries, you still need to reconsider on the uncertain expenses that crop with age.

NONPLAYER is on an uncertain release schedule, but issue 1 is stunning enough that you should check it out now.

As Galveston itself is built on uncertain ground, it's the perfect background for these kinds of questions.

Left in the dark, he has to rely on uncertain allies with their own agenda.

As soon as you turn your back on the uncertain sunrise and enter your office building, you cease to be Miguel Sáenz, the civil servant discernible behind the wrinkled gray suit, round, wire - rimmed glasses, and fearful gaze, and become Turing, decipherer of secrets, relentless pursuer of encoded messages, the pride of the Black Chamber.

Thus Darabont is left on uncertain ground to make more movie magic, and the fact that he almost succeeds is testament to his impressive talents within cinema — a true craftsman of the trade.

Both as cinema and as storytelling, «District 9» capitalizes on the uncertain boundaries between fiction and reality that characterize contemporary media, and for that matter the whole contemporary world.

The central romance between Marco and Gina is only hinted at, and the ending on these grounds is surprising: as with Casablanca, their romance is not so much consummated as left hanging on an uncertain, slightly bittersweet note.

Even as she stumbles forward on her uncertain journey, one thing becomes clear: in life, there are second chances.

The Batman is still on uncertain ground in some ways, but Andy Serkis is interested in a role in the movie.

Struzik is a sure guide as we set out on an uncertain path through the smoky woods and beyond.»

Estimates of the proportion of people who will die if infected with H1N1 flu rely on uncertain figures — but planned studies should remedy the situation

The study, which sheds light on the uncertain relationship between climate change and invasive species, appears in the journal Ecology.

The ball dropped Sunday on an uncertain and despondent city, fearful for the future.

He promised an in - out referendum on an uncertain renegotiation of the UK's relationship with the EU that leaves more questions than answers and creates a climate of uncertainty for investors.

But the comptroller has insisted his only plan is to seek re-election to his current job next year, a plan he would have to abandon to embark on an uncertain challenge to the mayor.

«Many leading British business people warned the prime minister that promising a referendum on a hypothetical negotiation, on an uncertain outcome at some point in the future will put at risk inward investment.

This means Ms. Savino, Mr. Cusick and Mr. Titone would have to forfeit their present positions to embark on an uncertain campaign for the House — and each arguably exercises more influence in Albany now than they would in Washington as a freshman member of the Democratic minority in Congress.

On this uncertain note, Super Bowl XXIII is launched, with Walsh's 49ers a solid favorite over the Bengals, coached by Sam Wyche, who is happy just to be employed.

Van Nistelrooy left Old Trafford on uncertain terms after weeks of speculation that he had fallen out with then manager Ferguson, claims that the Dutch striker frequently denied.

Chelsea stopper Petr Cech is nearing a decision on his uncertain future at Stamford Bridge, and is keen to remain in the Premier League — whether that be with the Blues or elsewhere in England.