Sentences with phrase «over economic substance»

«In the long run, management stressing accounting appearance over economic substance usually achieve little of either» Warren Buffett

Not exact matches

«A Fed chair not only has to have good views on substance but also the managerial skills and personality to win over a large committee,» said Christina Romer, who was chairman of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers.

His writing on this subject has many affinities in substance, though not in tone, with the social encyclicals of John Paul II, who consistently insists on the importance of the noneconomic aspects of work, the dignity of unpaid labor, and the priority of human over economic values.

Table 2 compares the Early Start and control groups on a series of measures of parent behavior and family circumstances, including maternal depression, substance use, family violence, economic circumstances, and adverse life events assessed over the period from 5 to 9 years.

- Poor socio - economic status, over crowded living conditions, social isolation, high levels of stress, history of violence, and alcohol / substance misuse in the family

You might find yourself creating a situation that looks okay on paper but gets overturned in an audit because it lacked economic substance (substance over form).