Sentences with phrase «policy disaster of»

And he was constantly urging that Britain should enter the Eurozone, which would have been another policy disaster of huge proportions.

Congress or the President creating an Office of Broad - based Employee Share Ownership and Profit Sharing in the White House to coordinate policies across the government to assure that there is sufficient data, research, and analysis to encourage responsible policies and avoid unintended consequences as the many policy disasters of the past noted above.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

A standard business owner's policy should cost around $ 1,000 annually, and covers some basics like liability, business property, and loss of income due to a disaster.

But before making any technology choices, it's important to craft an information disaster - recovery plan — a formal written policy that's part of a comprehensive company - wide business - continuity strategy.

«This policy intends to strike the careful balance between the goal of transportation availability with community expectations of affordability during disasters,» Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said in the release.

But the two previous examples of making policy this way — the travel ban with which he launched his administration and the firing of FBI Director James Comey — were both disasters.

Renters insurance, which is a type of policy called an HO - 4, gives you some financial protection against natural disasters or common theft that can affect your living space and things.

The Harper government's response to the humanitarian disaster in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, and the announcement on November 22nd of the Canada - United States Asia Pacific Defence Policy Cooperation Framework, signal that its policy towards Asia is developing a greater security dimension to accompany its single - minded emphasis to date on economic objecPolicy Cooperation Framework, signal that its policy towards Asia is developing a greater security dimension to accompany its single - minded emphasis to date on economic objecpolicy towards Asia is developing a greater security dimension to accompany its single - minded emphasis to date on economic objectives.

«All of our plans on disaster recovery are premised with the federal government coming in with a big chunk of short - term FEMA money and then a big chunk of long - term bailout money,» said Edward Richards, director of the Louisiana State University Climate Change Law and Policy Project.

In China, we have seen how rigid compliance with regime orthodoxy has led to political and policy disasters, whether during the Cultural Revolution and Tiananmen, or on contemporary issues of environment, national minorities, and corruption, many of which still can not be discussed openly.

But Wynne is not solely to blame: 13 years of dunderheaded policies, initiated by former premier Dalton McGuinty and implemented by a series of ministers at various levels of arrogance and ineptitude, contributed to the disaster.

According to the Environment America Research and Policy Center, more than 15 million Americans live in counties that have averaged one or more weather - related disasters per year since the beginning of 2006.

What I care about is who is smarter, has more experience with foreign policy, has done more to avert a financial meltdown that could very well have spelled disaster for the world economy, got rid of Ghadafi and Bin Laden, which is certainly more than Bush did, who has shown restraint in his remarks instead of recklessness.

The characteristics are, but are not limited to... Keeping more than 1 week's worth of food in your household, owning any type of gun or ammunition, paying in cash, physical disablements and disabilities, disagreement with government policies, opposition of 1 world government, opposition of the UN and agenda 21, opposition of the Federal reserve, living off the grid, being a prepper for disaster situations, growing your own food supply, etc...

Ed Stetzer, Executive Director of LifeWay Research Rich Stearns, President of World Vision Stephan Bauman, President & CEO of World Relief Jo Anne Lyon, General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church Frank Page, CEO of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention Alton Garrison, Assistant General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Jamie Aten, Director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute Sue Elworth, Vice President of Development, Marketing & Communications of the Willow Creek Association Paul Ericksen, Interim Executive Director of The Billy Graham Center for Evangelism Jenny Yang, Vice President of Advocacy & Policy of World Relief Amanda Bowman, Director of Church Mobilization of World Vision Micah Fries, Vice President of LifeWay Research

If America is dumb enough to put Perry in office (who is a near - perfect carbon copy of Bush in terms of policy, mindset, and hubris), then we deserve every bit of the economic & political disaster that will most certainly ensue.

Believing the official account that the disaster was the work of fanatical Muslims, many of us hoped it would lead to rethinking an international policy that evoked such hatred from its victims.

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has reversed a policy that prevented places of worship from accessing disaster relief funds.

As Tory sceptics applaud what any sane observer would call a major foreign policy disaster, could it be that Cameron is in the process of taking the UK out of the EU without a referendum?

and the weakness of Parliament in pre-scrutiny of policies — although legislation is now subject to pre-scrutiny, policies as such are not subjected to thorough examination usually until well after they have been implemented (and disaster has struck).

«At this critical moment for the UK's energy policy, Osborne's gas strategy looks like nothing short of a disaster — for the economy, the environment and for people's energy bills.

«This is a disaster of public policy,» said Queens Councilman Barry Grodenchik, one of several legislators who resented that the bill allows stores to keep the extra nickel it requires them to collect, rather than passing the money along to the city.

Regarding the use of town computers, DiNapoli said, «The board did not adopt an acceptable computer use policy, breach notification policy or formal disaster recovery plan.

The education policy component of the so - called «Opportunity Agenda, Uptown» enunciated by Governor Cuomo, in of all places, the Malcom X / Shabazz Center, is only an opportunity to court disaster.

I actually that policy commitments are (at best) secondary when it comes to determining GE outcomes, and that these are in fact decided by how well things seem to be going under the incumbent governing party (or parties, in the case of a coalition government) and how well - placed the main opposition is to capitalise on any disasters that occur, but that's beyond the scope of the discussion.

«Washington has to stop taking and wasting so much of our money and creating policy disasters like Obamacare,» Malpass said in a press release.

At opposite ends of the spectrum, it's not surprising that the Greens have an excellent and comprehensive suite of environment policies, while Ukip offer measures that, if implemented, would spell disaster for the planet.

Whitelaw's solution was to abstain, but the policy ended in disaster: while the bulk of the party abstained, 31 Conservatives supported the sanctions order, 50 opposed it.

At the time I thought Mann was just engaging in rather empty grandstanding, but he managed to get Osborne branded as a modern - day Marie Antoinette in a tabloid splash and he contributed to establishing the pasty tax as one of the coalition's worst policy disasters, and so he was clearly onto something.

That much, it appears, is likely, with the state hiring PricewaterhouseCoopers to audit its disaster relief policies, specifically how the money is spent and what sort of purchases state agencies make.

His disciple, Ed Balls, has — sort of — apologised but advocates policies that would repeat the disaster.»

An appearance on BBC2's Newsnight by Chloe Smith, the economic secretary to the Treasury, was widely judged to have been a disaster, leading to accusations on social media of cowardice being levelled at the chancellor for not taking a greater public role in defending the government's latest budget policy reversal.

He also said that «had I attended, I would have stated my opinion that the policy of the present Israeli government is likely to lead to disaster».

After the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, Germany adopted a policy of phasing out nuclear energy by 2022 and ensuring that 80 percent of the country's electricity supply comes from clean energy by 2050, or more than three times the level of 2010.

This is an important policy area to examine now: «In an era of growing coastal populations and rising sea levels, decisions made after one disaster strongly influence our vulnerability to the next.»

They are our «insurance policy» against unforeseen disasters and, used sustainably, they also offer many of the best solutions to our most pressing challenges.»

He reserves his optimism for «Transformed World», a world of empowered citizens and enlightened corporations with global policies that actually do something about avoidable environmental disasters.

«Disasters are a tempting image for advocacy, but the science is just not there to support strong claims,» says Roger Pielke Jr, a climate - policy researcher at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Understanding nuances of human mobility under the influence of such disasters will enable more effective evacuation, emergency response planning, and development of strategies and policies to minimize human fatality, injury, and economic loss.

Health professionals are speaking out against Detroit's policy of cutting off water to people with unpaid bills — warning of a disaster in the making

Policy expert Roger Pielke Jr. of the University of Colorado, Boulder, whose work was also cited by IPCC, said that the report cherry - picked not only from among the literature to select a paper that delivered the conclusion it hoped to highlight — that a warming globe was worsening economic losses from disasters — but also from within Muir - Wood's paper.

We also looked closely at whether policy stories focused on systemic causes of wildfire disasters, such as human development in fire - prone areas, or merely on symptoms of these problems, such as needing more slurry bombers for fighting fires.

«Local and global shocks, such as economic and financial crises, political instability, and environmental disasters require strategies to increase our capacity for resilience,» says Kharrazi, «Policy and decision making should consider both the short and long term growth and resilience of growth based on inclusivity or exclusivity and intensity of trading partners from a network perspective.»

The initiative, announced by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has tasked eight scientists and engineers to work for one year on policy matters related to biodiversity, climate change, reducing disaster risks, health, and water management.

Said Dr. Susan Lieberman, WCS Vice President for International Policy: «The saiga antelope is an example of how immediate and integrated actions can turn a conservation disaster into what may turn out to be a conservation success.

The rice grower Li, for one, complained that with his current insurance policy, he can recover only half of his rice production cost when disasters hit the most often.

After 900 hours of hearings and 1100 interviews over a six - month period, the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission — chaired by Kiyoshi Kurokawa, an academic fellow at Tokyo's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies — said that the accident was «a profoundly man - made disaster that could and should have been foreseen and prevented».

«To reduce the losses from these disasters, a diverse group of researchers, engineers, and policy makers need to come together to benefit from each other's expertise,» said Brian McAdoo, professor of science at Yale - NUS College.

When communication happens regularly among scientists, policymakers, industry and the public, the public's sense of safety increases, and disasters may even be prevented by timely policy interventions, he said.