Sentences with phrase «policy as an obligation»

Too many entrepreneurs misinterpret an open - door policy as an obligation to be available to their team every minute of every day.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

(a) Schedule 2.7 (a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list setting forth each employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement (including any «employee benefit plan» as defined in Section 3 (3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended («ERISA»)(«ERISA Plan»)-RRB-, including, without limitation, employee pension benefit plans, as defined in Section 3 (2) of ERISA, multi-employer plans, as defined in Section 3 (37) of ERISA, employee welfare benefit plans, as defined in Section 3 (1) of ERISA, deferred compensation plans, stock option plans, bonus plans, stock purchase plans, fringe benefit plans, life, hospitalization, disability and other insurance plans, severance or termination pay plans and policies, sick pay plans and vacation plans or arrangements, whether or not an ERISA Plan (including any funding mechanism therefore now in effect or required in the future as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise), whether formal or informal, oral or written, under which (i) any current or former employee, director or individual consultant of the Company (collectively, the «Company Employees») has any present or future right to benefits and which are contributed to, sponsored by or maintained by the Company or (ii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) has had, has or may have any actual or contingent present or future liability or obligation.

[1] The «on average» specification allows the Bank to take account of the fact that it can not finetune inflation over short periods, and of the obligation to promote, insofar as monetary policy can, full employment, which is another of the Bank's charter obligations.

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As members of the Opposition it is our civic moral obligation to every taxpayer in Alberta to question the government on their policies and actions to ensure that Albertans get the most from their representation.

Just make sure that the term policy will definitely cover the entire length of a financial obligation, as you'll have a harder time finding coverage and have to pay higher rates if you still need life insurance at age 80 or 90.

A permanent policy is also likely a better choice, as it can be incredibly difficult to purchase coverage after age 90 if you still have financial obligations.

«The data clearly shows that the best policy to protect the mortgage market is to protect the jobs of Canadians, because history shows us that as long as they have jobs, they will meet their obligations,» says Taylor.

A Democrat being a Christian is nothing new... and a Democrat justifying policies with moral obligations is nothing new either, as well as Republicans questioning their policies for other reasons... Obama is not at all unique in this manner.

«I have it to do» is the mark of a morally serious leader who does not take counsel from focus groups as to the policy course of choice, but who accepts the burden of leadership as an obligation of honor, as Marshall and Eisenhower did.

Other policies can be highly local, for example, health coverage could easily be done on a state or even county level without an easy way for the policies to be circumvented - sure, people can move to a different state / county but what counts as a policy in this case is the obligation residents have to pay in to the system and what their benefits are from it, so moving from state to state would not subvert the policies, it just changes the number of people subject to these policies.

We have also seen the success of the pension fund industry as a text book example of where government policy set clear parameters for participation, led by example and enforced legal obligations.

«We have an obligation as policymakers and influencers to protect our youth from the lifelong health problems associated with picking up that first cigarette,» wrote Michael Seilback, vice president for public policy and communications for the American Lung Association in the Northeast.

The State entity will ensure that charter schools and local educational agencies serving charter schools post on their websites materials with respect to charter school student recruitment, student orientation, enrollment criteria, student discipline policies, behavior codes, and parent contract requirements, including any financial obligations (such as fees for tutoring or extracurricular activity).

It added that the Louisville School Board had «treated the ideal of an integrated system as much more than a legal obligation — they consider it a positive, desirable policy and an essential element of any well - rounded public school education.»

Should charters be held to enrollment standards that other schools can not meet, while districts continue to practice questionable policies such as the warehousing of special need students in select placements (while often failing to follow - though on their obligations for services, we might add)?

That it means pushing for a rollback of federal education policy that have helped black and brown children as well as a return to the bad old days when states and districts were allowed to ignore their obligations to poor and minority children doesn't factor into any of their thinking.

Just as importantly, eight decades of court rulings — driven by the courtroom work of civil rights activists and school funding equity advocates — also provides reformers with the legal arguments necessary to challenge tenure laws and other policies that impede the constitutional obligation of states to provide children with high - quality education.

Since administration of standardized tests is part of a teacher's job duties, a teacher's encouragement of opting would be viewed by the district as being disruptive of its obligation under state law and district policy.»

[81] While these contingent commitments are not an obligation and do not guarantee receipt of RRIF or TIFIA credit assistance, as applicable, they represent an agreement between the DOT and a project sponsor to provide credit assistance subject to the satisfaction of all of the terms and conditions for credit assistance set forth under the RRIF or TIFIA statutes, as applicable, including satisfaction of Federal eligibility requirements (such as the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) and the availability of budgetary authority for such credit assistance.

Ensure that employees and managers are aware of this Order and all other applicable policies and procedures, and understand the obligations as indicated.

As a partner of Apple, we have an obligation to respect its policies for apps and the books offered in apps.

Insurance policies are high credit quality obligations, they don't vary as much as bonds that are risky.

The one advantage of whole - life is that as long as contractual obligations are made (you make the payments) the policy never expires.

A permanent policy is also likely a better choice, as it can be incredibly difficult to purchase coverage after age 90 if you still have financial obligations.

Just make sure that the term policy will definitely cover the entire length of a financial obligation, as you'll have a harder time finding coverage and have to pay higher rates if you still need life insurance at age 80 or 90.

In addition to remaining in effect as long as you pay your monthly premiums and keep any other obligations per your contract with the insurance company, these type of policies also accrue «cash value».

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As the outstanding principal of an installment - based policy is paid down by the issuer of an MBIA - insured obligation, less premium is collected and recognized by MBIA.

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The evidence for this widespread failure to understand the practical significance of seeing climate change as a moral issue includes the almost universal failure of the press or advocates of climate change policies to ask those governments, businesses, organizations, or individuals who oppose national climate change policies on the grounds of national economic cost alone whether they deny that in addition to national economic interest nations must comply with their obligations, duties, and responsibilities to prevent harm to millions of poor, vulnerable people around the world.

As people of faith, our policy positions are informed by the moral obligation to advocate alongside those who must suffer from the impacts of climate change.

Yet, many nations continue to make national commitments under the UNFCCC as if national economic self - interest rather than ethical obligations is an adequate basis for determining national policies on climate change.

A major significance for policy of understanding climate change as a moral and justice issue, is that nations may not look at economic self - interest alone in formulating policies, they must consider their ethical and moral obligations to those who are most vulnerable to climate change.

To overcome barriers, a range of policy instruments are being deployed such as renewable heat obligations in building codes and a range of financial incentives.

The evidence for this widespread failure to understand the practical significance of seeing climate change as a moral issue includes the almost universal failure of the press or advocates of climate change policies to ask businesses, organizations, or individuals who oppose national climate change policies on the grounds of economic cost alone, whether they deny that, in addition to economic interests, nations must comply with their obligations, duties, and responsibilities to prevent harm to millions of poor, vulnerable people around the world.

Some high - emitting nations have expressly stated that they will not adopt climate change policies that harm their economy — thus ignoring their obligations to others as a matter of ethics, justice, and international law.

Some high - emitting nations have expressly stated that they will not adopt climate change policies that harm their economy thus ignoring their obligations to others as a matter of ethics, justice, and international law.

On the contrary, when scientific results have policy implications, we believe it is an obligation of climate scientists to draw attention to those implications.Otherwise, as history has shown, we run the risk of laypeople drawing conclusions about this complex issue that are erroneous, ill - informed, misleading and counterproductive.

As a result, nations have failed to adopt climate change policies consistent with their equitable obligations despite the fact that all nations who are parties to the UNFCCC agreed, when they became parties, to reduce their emissions to levels required of them based upon «equity» to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.

A strong ethical case can be made that if nations have duties to limit their ghg emissions to their fair share of safe global emissions, a conclusion that follows both as a matter of ethics and justice and several international legal principles including, among others, the «no harm principle,» and promises nations made in the 1992 UNFCCC to adopt policies and measures required to prevent dangerous anthropocentric interference with the climate system in accordance with equity and common but differentiated responsibilities, nations have a duty to clearly explain how their national ghg emissions reductions commitments arguably satisfy their ethical obligations to limit their ghg emissions to the nation's fair share of safe global emissions.

Bill 168, which came into force in 2010, created an obligation for employers to proactively assess the risk of workplace violence and harassment, as well as develop policies and procedures for investigating and handling complaints and incidents.

In allowing the appeal as it related to «collective» claims by creditors, the Court of Appeal observed that there are no policy reasons for artificially limiting the procedural options open to a Trustee in fulfilling its core obligation of bringing in the assets of the bankrupt.

This obligation applies to any insurance company offering first - party insurance policies, including life and homeowner's insurance, as well as auto coverage and workers» compensation insurance.

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In rejecting the practice group's claim, the New Jersey Supreme Court confirmed that the rule applies only to third - party policies, and held that the policy in question was not a third - party policy because the practice group, which owned the policy, was named as the beneficiary, and no payment obligation ran to the physician.

The cases serve as a backdrop for highlighting social dynamics at play in elder abuse cases, comparing relevant legislation across the country, clarifying legal obligations to respond to elder abuse under legislation and professional codes of ethics, and making recommendations for protocol and policy development, and professional development and training to support the practice of health care and social service workers in the area of elder abuse and neglect.»

But the Texas Supreme Court overturned the decision, refusing to create a public policy exception to the at - will nature of a partnership for carrying out one's ethical obligations to report unethical conduct (such as overbilling).