Sentences with phrase «predatory ways of»

As my colleague Maria Aspan reports in the September issue of Inc., frustration with the archaic and predatory ways of big banks is fueling a wave of innovation in financial tech.

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When people see banks browbeating the bond rating agencies and accounting firms to whitewash the quality of what they're pawning off on their customers, when they see bank lobbyists getting Washington to block state prosecutions of financial fraud so as to clear the way for more predatory lending and false packaging of the junk securities they're selling and to win the right not to reveal their true financial position, there's a good reason not to buy what's in these black boxes.

In the face of the repayment burden shrinking the U.S. economy, the Fed's idea of helping the banks «earn their way out of negative equity» is to provide opportunities for predatory finance, leading to a flood of financial speculation.

It was filled with high - pressure fluid that was not part of the predatory insect's circulatory system, leading them to conclude that the vessel detects sound in the same way as the cochlea in a mammal's ear (Science, doi.org/jrt).

«Filter feeding is the defining trait of modern whales — there are few ways in which this unique strategy could have evolved from tooth - bearing, predatory ancestors, and our study firmly rules out one of them.»

«Our results add a new level of detail to our understanding of the way large predatory dinosaurs interacted with the world around them,» says Elis Newham, a University of Southampton PhD researcher and study co-author.

Limiting exposure to methylmercury - laden predatory fish like tilefish from the Gulf of Mexico, shark, swordfish, and king mackerel (27) can go a long way in avoiding methylmercury accumulation.

Narrated by the comforting tones of lefty - for - hire Matt Damon, the film doesn't offer much in the way of revelation, but benefits enormously from Ferguson's wickedly predatory skills as an interviewer, cornering vulnerable subjects into relishable foot - in - mouth moments.

With no knowledge of the ways of society outside of the convent, Emma becomes disillusioned with this simple life and finds temptation in a trio of men: the young legal clerk Leon Dupris (Ezra Miller), a rugged marquis (Logan Marshall - Green), and the predatory Monsieur Lheureux (Rhys Ifans), a local shop owner who expands and improves her wardrobe and household decorations.

There are fewer ways for Indie Authors to find an audience than there were a year ago, and every day there are more predatory companies seeking to make money off of us.

The question is, how will the characters find their way through this loss and can Daisy find her way back to her path and out of the arms of the predatory wolf (á la Little Red Riding Hood) or will she be permanently lost in the forest?

Beware of predatory lenders: If you encounter lenders that try to seduce you with «special» zero - down home loans or real estate agents who recommend rosy rent - to - own or land contract agreements, run the other way.

Some small dogs may also attack legs out of predatory drive just because it is fun, in the same way other dogs chase balls, bikes, joggers and squirrels!

Cats are often as faithful to their owners as are dogs, but they display this is different ways because of their different predatory style and different social habits.

allow both species a way of getting away from the other (3) supervise and allow NO predatory chase games.

Loot boxes, microtransactions, season passes, DLC bundles, subscriptions and «games are a service» are all ways in which publishers can further guard against a flop which, when used in a successful game can feel predatory but can rescue a studio in times of adversity; a good example of this is Rainbow Six: Siege which has gone on to be very successful thanks to continued support through DLC, despite a sluggish start.

You're missing the fundamental similarity which is that we've repeatedly seen outrage time and time again for a variety of business practices, regardless how predatory, and each time they simply become accepted as the way things are in games years down the line.

«We know it will give families who have been victims of these predatory practices a sense of pride and accomplishment to have worked to prevent future exploitation and we have been working both with them and legislators in other states who are also considering ways to address this important issue,» Lee said.

Due to the fervour around microtransactions following Star Wars Battlefront II, there was concern from the player base that EA would force Bioware's implementation of predatory loot box economies, and Brennon Holmes, a member of the development team would speak up on the matter to say that the Bioware team is full of gamers who want to discuss the best way to move forward with the idea, and that they weren't set in stone.

I also urge the board to examine whether the design and marketing approach to loot boxes in games geared toward children is being conducted in an ethical and transparent way that adequately protects the developing minds of young children from predatory practices.

In part one of our story, I rode out to battle against what now feels like the absolutely quaint notion that barraging the game's community with media hyping future cash shop products that conspicuously excludes pricing, then releasing those products at absurd price points with only a few days of availability was a predatory and anti-consumer way to market a product that leveraged fear of missing out to take advantage of players of a certain mindset.

Her experience includes both first - party and third - party insurance disputes involving claims for copyright infringement, misappropriation of likeness / right of publicity, trade disparagement, class action securities fraud, Department of Justice and grand jury investigations, actuarial malpractice, class action predatory lending, class action right - of - way / trespass, class action property and environmental damage, class action toxic tort, personal injury / class action mass tort, insurance broker - agent liability, and reinsurance.

Avoiding Foreclosure - One of the best ways to avoid foreclosure is to protect yourself from mortgage fraud and predatory lending.

Even though users can report illegal content and predatory accounts, volunteer moderators say that they have no way of seeing the flagged offensive comment since the associated links are often missing from the report.

In the absence of basic assets, «the streets» in impoverished African - American communities become the major lifestyle contender and developmental niche for many young people.3,5,12 - 14 Social relations on the street are characterized by an individualistic, competitive, and predatory ethos, where «hustling» and «getting over» are valid ways of securing scarce resources.