Sentences with phrase «political difficulties with»

The statement said that Mr Wallis» relationship with the Met was not revealed to the prime minister because it would have complicated his own political difficulties with Andy Coulson — Mr Wallis» senior at the News of the World.

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Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Any government, federal or provincial, with a deficit is in serious political difficulty.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

Conservatives, postmodern and otherwise, often discuss the difficulties associated with the sometimes promiscuous assignment and declaration of rights in political discourse today.

Together with my response at the first Women's Ordination Conference in 1975 they also caused professional - political difficulties after my return as a tenured professor from my sabbatical at Union.

Differently put, we enjoy the pride that comes with having an important say in political affairs but avoid the difficulties with consent that force us to mix that pride with some reasonable measure of humility.

Indeed, one of the main difficulties with the assumption'that thc ethics of sex can be determined on the basis of interpersonal criteria is the failure to see how that assumption itself reflects a political option.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

For political reasons the Emperor found himself in difficulties with Leo X; there was a danger Leo would make a treaty with the French King.

«While the British Embassy in Moscow is not aware of any increased difficulties for British people travelling in Russia at this time, you should follow the security and political situation closely and keep up to date with this travel advice.»

Part of the difficulty with creating a new understanding of adoption - including the women who chose it, the families who adopt, and the children who are adopted - is combating archaic adoption practices that not only reinforce negative stereotypes, but also do an incredible disservice to what adoption can be - that is, adoption is a legitimate pregnancy option for all women faced with a pregnancy decision, regardless of whether they identify as «pro-life» or «pro-choice,» religious or not, conservative or liberal... In the face of a pregnancy decision, the women who choose adoption feel no more part of the political discussion around it then the women who choose abortion feel about the political rhetoric characterizing their decision.

Moskowitz is among several potential challengers to de Blasio, who has faced a summer of political difficulties ranging from his relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo — now in open hostilities — and the perception that the city's quality of life has declined on his watch.

«We concluded with a conversation about how the acknowledgment of those living with special needs across the world is growing and it is one of the areas that in the United Nations and, from his perspective, in the Arab world has transcended some of their other political difficulties and some of the other controversial topics that obviously and rightfully consume their attention,» Molinaro said.

«I also raised with Premier Wen the issue of human rights in China and greater participation in the political process, including at a time of economic difficulty, and our wish to see a continuing dialogue on these issues,» Mr Cameron said.

It is important also to state that the University has a policy that allows all political party affiliates on campus to invite their leaders to speak with them without any difficulty after they have followed the laid down procedures.

But a series of negative revelations about the department - including its difficulties dealing with sex offenders, overflowing prisons and foreign prisoners - saw his political stock fall.

Mr O'Connor concluded: «Experience tells us that the investigation of leaks, particularly those involving national security or with a political dimension, are fraught with difficulties.»

Jeanne Zaino, a professor of political science at Iona College, said de Blasio's difficulties in Albany can be traced to his difficult relationship with Cuomo but also to his failed efforts to elect a Democratic majority in the Senate.

[1] Later on, however, the alliance faced difficulty with political and personal clashes between Steel and David Owen, as well as presentation issues (such as contradiction on policy).

It is possible, Lewis notes, that conduct problems in childhood may reflect difficulty with self - control and long - term planning or early rejection of authority, either of which could lead to economic / political discontent.

Compared to older generations, younger workers (ages 18 - 34) were more likely to have reported that political talk has negatively affected their work performance, with almost a quarter saying they have been less productive (24 percent), 21 percent citing a decline in work quality and 19 percent reporting having difficulty getting their work done.

Technical difficulties and a lack of political will have hampered attempts to do away with this confusing mishmash.

Tired of arguments without facts to back them up and feeling «I've had enough fighting with pins, I want a sledgehammer,» Marx evades his political difficulties at home and, though funds are almost nonexistent, moves to Paris with his wife, Jenny, and their young child.

There are some nascent political undertones in his social seclusion (not at all dissimilar to 1952's High Noon), and when he is faced with the difficulty of confronting Frank's band of outlaws, he finds there are some things better left to collaboration, the film's lesson persuasively learned.

Filmed (with great political difficulty and necessitating much censorship) in China, it was an ambitious, large - scale production overseen by Raffaella de Laurentiis and directed by the Canadian Daryl Duke; but when it was finally released the film was met with almost universal critical disdain and proved to be a box office disaster.

I'm not inclined to agree, given the difficulty of knowing what constitutes higher standards, the political challenge associated with adopting and maintaining standards, and the limitations of testing when it comes to measuring real, as opposed to manipulated or overly narrow, progress.

Almost two decades after, destruction of material goods are still visible together with many symptoms of traumatized society: high level of organized crime, drug abuse, domestic violence, violence on streets, suicides, poverty and illnesses, feeling of insecurity, fears, anger and hate; difficulties to reach political solutions, reconcile divided groups, make the progress.

Meanwhile, I have a hard time reconciling Rhee's statement about the difficulty and importance of teaching with the statement that Alec Timmerman quotes at the end of his comment, though Alec does us all a service by including that quote, which accurately reflects the political culture in virtually every big corporate board room.

These considerations include changes in exchange rates and exchange control regulations, political and social instability, expropriation, imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets and less available information than is generally the case in the United States, higher transaction costs, foreign government restrictions, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, greater risks associated with counterparties and settlement, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility.

While human medicine in the United States has struggled with religious and political difficulties regarding research into this promising field, veterinary medical advancements have continued.

Irrespective of my opinions on its political nature, I think it is important to note that Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is a polished game with a lot to offer in terms of difficulty options, map control, and narrative for FPS action - adventure fans.

examines the current situation in Brazil which is at the height of an economic crisis and is dealing with political difficulties.

«Despite the limitations and despite the political difficulties,» Shtromberg said, «artists are producing work that really is on par with any work that you would see at a biennial in a global setting.

Those familiar with the political economy of these regions are not optimistic about universal grid access, but Breakthrough waves these difficulties aside as «negativism,» saying, basically, if China and Vietnam can do it, then all countries can.

By pointing this out, we are not trivializing the difficulty and moral stakes of such choices, but only reinforcing the idea that the international whaling challenge may require conservationists, antiwhaling groups, and animal welfare / rights supporters of a variety of ethical persuasions to come to grips with the tradeoffs and unavoidable political and policy pragmatics of the issue.

This Article adopts an interdisciplinary approach to both identify and respond to the difficulties associated with contemporary political discourse and discusses a number of important empirical studies that should be consulted by anyone seeking to understand and overcome the challenges associated with a post-truth society.

On the contrary, the scientific evidence supports such ethical positions I may take, on questions of human equality, race, human sexuality, religious freedom, non-religious freedom, ideas on the need to conserve the environment for future generations etc etc Even on questions of nuclear power and genetic engineering, which those of similar political persuasion to my own sometimes have difficulty with, I'd say yes, lets be guided by science and science alone.

Some of the difficulty may arise with statutes that do not say everything that the policy makers may intend — intentionally (which would be unethical, but no doubt it happens for political reasons) or unintentionally.

Yahoo!'s guitar - playing Asia - Pacific GC Stephen Man tells Elizabeth Broomhall about the challenge of keeping up with his high - octane and acquisitive new CEO and the socio - political difficulties of working in certain markets

The comments above show more about the posters political affiliation and difficulty with basic math, neither have anything to do with the reality of solar.