Sentences with phrase «placed at a competitive disadvantage»

limit the entity's ability to adjust to changing market conditions, thereby placing it at a competitive disadvantage compared to its competitors that have relatively less debt;

place us at a competitive disadvantage to our competitors with proportionately less debt or comparable debt at more favorable interest rates;

Given that adoption of the TPP by the partner countries will likely take at least two years, followed by the five annual stage reductions of the tariff on imports from Japan, we will continue to be placed at a competitive disadvantage for over half a decade.

In his June 22 address Duncan also said, «States that slow innovation are limiting opportunities for students and placing themselves at a competitive disadvantage for $ 4 billion in Race to the Top Fund grants.»

Therefore, it's time for BigLaw firms to recognize the business reality that taking profitable partners away from the practice of law into the need to develop business, dilutes a firm's ability to generate more revenue and profit from their high - value practices, and places them at a competitive disadvantage against the Big4 and NewLaw.

For example, one claimed that a professor's use of questions from a commercial exam guide placed him at a competitive disadvantage on the test since the student did not use that particular guide to prepare for the test, while some of his classmates did.

The following shall be prohibited as incompatible with the internal market: all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between Member States and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the internal market, and in particular those which: (a) directly or indirectly fix purchase or selling prices or any other trading conditions; (b) limit or control production, markets, technical development, or investment; (c) share markets or sources of supply; (d) apply dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions with other trading parties, thereby placing them at a competitive disadvantage; (e) make the conclusion of contracts subject to acceptance by the other parties of supplementary obligations which, by their nature or according to commercial usage, have no connection with the subject of such contracts.

From seemingly the moment in launched in Canada, Wind Mobile argued that it was being placed at a competitive disadvantage due to unfair roaming agreements with Rogers.

Not exact matches

The heads of the Canadian Agri - Food Trade Alliance and the Canadian Cattlemen's Association said that would place domestic food producers at a competitive disadvantage.

«This would place the U.S. automotive industry, which supports more than 7 million American jobs, at a competitive disadvantage,» Blunt said.

«This would place the U.S. automotive industry, which supports more than 7 million American jobs, at a competitive disadvantage.»

Businesses not using the Internet and in particular, search, display video and mobile advertising to connect with potential customers are placing themselves at a HUGE competitive disadvantage.

Therefore, provincial sales taxes do not place Canada at a competitive disadvantage.

However, business groups have been urging the Liberal government not to raise taxes further, warning that such a move could place Canada at a competitive disadvantage in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to support a «massive» tax cut for the middle class.

Meanwhile, a system ensuring that state - of - the - art controls on emissions do not translate into a fatal competitive disadvantage would enable Canada to throw all its energies at providing incentives for the high - quality «green jobs» that need to be in place for the next generation.

«Businesses found making these illicit sales will be held accountable for defrauding New York State taxpayers and placing retailers who are playing by the rules at a competitive disadvantage.»

Cuomo's proposal for a developer to build a lodge on Goat Island would harm the island's reputation as a place of natural beauty, and also would put other hotels in the Falls at a competitive disadvantage, members of the Niagara Falls City Council and the Niagara County Legislature say.

King Sweeney and Blakeman rejected the amendment, arguing that it would require their entire law firms to disclose all their clients, placing them and the firms at a competitive disadvantage for all legal work.

Participants here, still reeling from last week's news that the United States has elected a president who plans to cancel or renegotiate Paris, have warned that China's steadfastness will place America at a competitive disadvantage economically and politically if Trump doesn't recant.

And places like Rhode Island that are thinking of underfunding charters are obviously going to put themselves at a huge competitive disadvantage going forward.

Moreover, a regulatory scenario in which up - front fees are not prohibited places those debt relief providers who prefer not to require consumers to pay substantial up - front fees at a competitive disadvantage.

Sceptics like me would much rather apply our resources to actions which will have known and direct benefits to the environment without damaging the economy or placing our country at a competitive disadvantage to the rest of the world.

We will not place our company or our employees at a competitive disadvantage in the mixed - market economy in which we compete.»

Sticking to her party's line, Brewer said cap and trade would impose higher costs on businesses and would place Arizona at a competitive disadvantage compared with its neighbors.

That would have placed the United States at a competitive disadvantage, which is why the U.S. Senate preemptively rejected the agreement on a vote of 98 to zero.

Anyone who does not have the ability to utilize that vast wealth of data, is placing themselves, and their organization, at a competitive disadvantage.

Don't place your business at a competitive disadvantage with higher insurance expenses than your competition.