Sentences with phrase «operate in a difficult environment»

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HSBC Armenia's net profit in the 12 months to December 31, 2009, was 1.6 billion drams ($ 4 million), which was down from 2008 levels but perhaps reflects a difficult operating environment in 2009, with slight declines in net interest and fee and commission income compared to the same 12 - month period in 2008.

These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.

The precise balance is always difficult to assess but growth in nature and in Christianity involves interaction with the environment in which it operates.

The hygienic design is IP67 - rated and maintains Ishida's legendary durability and reliability, with a robust construction that enables the weigher to operate reliably even in the most difficult environments.

From Madaline Healey operating in a very difficult work environment in Laos, to Professor Louise Fresco's broad efforts to improve the degrading relationship humanity has with food.

Particularly in recent years, Australian vegetable growers experienced a difficult operating environment, largely due to rising production costs.

By banning these groups we are creating a hostile environment in which terrorists find it more difficult to operate, and tackling every part of the terrorist network.»

The idea is to solicit ideas that can be used to improve the equipment available to African health workers treating Ebola patients on the front lines, particularly as they operate in hot, humid environments that make impermeable suits very difficult to wear.

The mutations at the binding site make it difficult for the protein to do that in the slightly acidic environment of human mucosa, the researchers say, but the mutation on the stalk compensates by enabling the protein to operate in a more acidic environment.

The study, published in the open - access journal PeerJ, spanned more than two decades and involved a combination of submersibles, remotely operated vehicles, drop - cameras, data recorders, and advanced mixed - gas diving to study these difficult - to - reach environments.

Given that it has continued to generate positive operating cash flow and earnings in a difficult operating environment, we think ASYS represents very good value at a discount to its liquidation value.

Founder Patrick Purcell & family retained a 57 % majority stake, while the IPO proceeds allowed management to adopt a longer - term operating perspective (in an obviously difficult environment), invest in restructuring, new product development & other growth initiatives, and also execute a number of bolt - on acquisitions.

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At today's annual results press conference CEO Johannes Teyssen said: «We posted solid operating results in a very difficult market environment.

«You operate in one of the most difficult business environments — without the power of the paycheck.