Sentences with phrase «stakes in cases of»

At stake in the case of Doe v. Board of Education of Prince George's County was the standard by which school districts could be held liable for monetary damages under Title IX [1] in cases of alleged student - on - student harassment.

As your home is a major investment, a lot is at stake in case of defaulting on mortgage payments or failure in maintenance.

Not exact matches

From a purely financial point of view, there may have been companies and investors who were willing to buy a stake in Gawker before Peter Thiel's involvement became public on the assumption that it might win the Hogan case on appeal or that damages might be reduced.

Closer to the present day (and with much lower stakes), companies with whimsical office cultures have chosen to follow Caligula's lead and appoint some four - legged executives of their own — in this case, dogs.

In some cases, participation requires entrepreneurs to sign over a portion of equity or accept an ownership stake.

And so in the case of TPG, we had bought Continental Airlines out of bankruptcy, America West Airlines out of bankruptcy, Ryan Air, which is the largest airline in Europe, and we had sold much of the Continental stake to Northwest, so by the time I got there, in the late»90s, we basically controlled four airlines.

The blogosphere is abuzz with news that Microsoft picked up an equity stake in Facebook, which — in case you haven't picked up a newspaper, read a magazine, or gotten poked lately — is kind of hot right now.

Since then, the stakes have only grown; cases against distributors like Cardinal and opioid manufacturers like Purdue and Teva (teva), which are accused of negligence and aggressive sales tactics, have proliferated across the country in recent months.

In the case of Bombardier, the controlling families hold a 53 % voting stake through Class A shares.

We have no stake in the outcome of this case, but we wouldn't want Google to end up taking fewer risks.

They argue that activists seek too much power given the size of their stakes, which amount to as little as 1 % in some cases.

While in most companies the venture capitalists have to worry about their reputation along with their capital, in the case of Uber there is simply too much money at stake: transforming a $ 68 billion paper return to a real return (and guaranteeing a per partner return in the nine figures) is worth whatever reputational damage is incurred along the way.

In the best - case scenario, employees come to work more motivated, collect stock dividends, and see the value of their stakes grow as the shares appreciate.

The leaked document, apparently the Aug. 30 bracketed text, had a number of provisions where many of the TPP negotiating partners had staked out positions that differed from those of the US, or in some cases the US and other TPP countries, such as Australia or Japan.

From a founder perspective, instead of diluting their stake in the company through various rounds of private financing and spending a vast amount of time and effort on building up both a brand and a customer base, the issuance of proprietary tokens to over 10,000 investors (as was the case with Bancor for example) creates an immediately incentivised populace willing to spread the company's name if it delivers on its promised product or service whilst simultaneously having not given away a single share of the company to institutional investors.

In the case of some family - controlled companies, the expectation for directors to own a significant stake is somewhat more complicated.

In the case of a permissionless proof - of - stake (PoS) network, especially one running a very economically valuable decentralized exchange trading both cryptocurrency and real - world money, a wide distribution is also critically important for network security.

In the case of venture capital dollars, the financing is done by selling ownership stakes in the venture, but the infusions of capital are spread out over set periodIn the case of venture capital dollars, the financing is done by selling ownership stakes in the venture, but the infusions of capital are spread out over set periodin the venture, but the infusions of capital are spread out over set periods.

In 1934, wearying of the series — he was already writing many non-Maigret novels, on which he intended to stake his literary reputation — Simenon had written a novel called simply Maigret that had the Chief Inspector living in retirement with Madame Maigret and only reluctantly (and unofficially) taking up a case for the sake of a relativIn 1934, wearying of the series — he was already writing many non-Maigret novels, on which he intended to stake his literary reputation — Simenon had written a novel called simply Maigret that had the Chief Inspector living in retirement with Madame Maigret and only reluctantly (and unofficially) taking up a case for the sake of a relativin retirement with Madame Maigret and only reluctantly (and unofficially) taking up a case for the sake of a relative.

In Massachusetts, there are two cases of burning at the stake.

I did, nonetheless, gesture towards what such limits might look like when I wrote that we bear a responsibility to intervene when our security is at stake, in cases of exceptional evil, or when we have specifically promised aid and alliance.

But the majority voted, in effect: «No, the university is committed to other values beside the pursuit of truth, and in this case the principle of racial equality is at stake.»

At stake in the Boe case is an emerging relationship of great importance to society as a whole, but the «seal of the confessional» may not be the best image under which to understand it.

DAT - Schaub, a subsidiary of food processing giant Danish Crown, has acquired a majority stake in Shanghai Natural Casing (SNC).

In this case you continue increasing your stakes while being on a winning streak, risking only a certain percentage of your accumulated profit.

So little is known about Russian form that comparisons are impossible, but in the case of Garnir and Zaryad, it is known that they finished one - two in the mile - and - a-half Moscow Derby this July and that Garnir's winning time over a dirt track was 2:31 1/2 — or only a second and a fraction slower than Cavan's recent winning Belmont Stakes.

With that being the case, Marquette's regular season finale on April 28th in Colorado will have the Big East regular season title and the # 1 seed in the conference tournament at stake, regardless of what the Pioneers do next week on the road against Providence.

In a few cases, this type of divorce is necessary when there are millions or billions at stake, but otherwise, no.

The high stakes in this debate are evident in the case of 3 1/2 - month - old Jeremy Arens of Arlington Heights.

Adoptees or birth parents could apply to a tribunal to prohibit the release of their identifying information in cases where they can demonstrate their safety is at stake.

It means, in a finely balance case, a GAAR Panel or court might be more lenient towards the taxpayer because of the harsh consequences of the 60 per cent of the tax at stake penalty.

In Valesky's case, Syracuse University administrator Rachel May raised the stakes by filing paperwork with the state Board of Elections to raise money for a potential Democratic primary campaign.

On these issues, our Conference has staked out clear positions that, in the case of ethics reform for example, are even stronger than what is included in the Executive's budget proposals and we look forward to advancing these issues at the appropriate time.»

The stakes are really high at the moment, and I think the role of the PLP is going to be crucial as we know because there's going to be a lot of work with legislation as we withdraw and it's really important that the Labour party puts up a strong case in parliament.

The case could have a wide - ranging impact for public unions in New York, with hundreds of millions of dollars in dues at stake.

The false acquisition of stake in VALCO by the so called International Aluminium partners is a clear case of thievery.

C) Cause mayhem and disorder with your new boys; of course the idea is to make cash... and lots of it.c) You are now loaded, move through your ward, local and state government to get a stake and make sure one of those hiding in «villa» of course is on your back in case of civil implications.d) Source for ugly information from anybody who might contest against, whether he is from same party or not.Now your boys on the move.....

As this high - stakes criminal case proceeds against the Manhattan Democrat, three themes of political life are bound to resound anew in the Assembly, in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office, and in the State Senate.

The report highlights the financing of Yankee Stadium as a case study in the high - stakes influence - peddling permitted by New York's current campaign finance regime.

Hodge Jones & Allen LLP's Nancy Collins, who is representing Humanists UK in the case, commented, «The issue at stake in this appeal is of fundamental importance; the right of those with terminal illnesses to choose when and how they die.

At stake are careers, livelihoods, and in the case of the Huhne fiasco, people's liberty.

Silver Award: Alex Kuffner The Providence Journal «Rising seas, rising stakes» Nov. 20, 2016 «Losing ground» March 19, 2017 «On the brink» July 9, 2017 Judges praised Alex Kuffner for his comprehensive look at the risks facing Rhode Island communities from either a once - in - a-century hurricane or a sea level rise of seven feet by the end of the century, as projected in a worst - case scenario by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The U.S. government's authority to regulate air pollution nationwide, often against the wishes of Republican - leaning states, could face new curbs when the Supreme Court takes on two high - stakes cases in coming months.

While this body of knowledge arose mainly from the software industry, where complex projects can be tough to manage and the stakes high — case in point: Healthcare.gov — it is applicable to other domains, including science.

In case we've somehow missed the stakes of Shaun's dilemma, Eddie offers script notes to her in his first villainous address: «You're a woman, alone at the mercy of strangers, and your greatest weakness is locked inside this house.&raquIn case we've somehow missed the stakes of Shaun's dilemma, Eddie offers script notes to her in his first villainous address: «You're a woman, alone at the mercy of strangers, and your greatest weakness is locked inside this house.&raquin his first villainous address: «You're a woman, alone at the mercy of strangers, and your greatest weakness is locked inside this house.»

Set in the Southern District of New York Federal Court, known as the «Mother Court,» the Shonda Rhimes - produced drama follows attorneys for the prosecution and defense «as they handle the most high profile and high stakes case in the country, all as their personal lives intersect.

FOR THE PEOPLE Picked up to series STUDIO: ABC Studios TEAM: Paul William Davies (w, ep), Don Todd (ep), Shonda Rhimes (ep), Betsy Beers (ep), Tom Verica (d) LOGLINE: Set in the Southern District of New York Federal Court, aka «The Mother Court,» legal drama follows brand - new lawyers working on opposite sides — for both the defense and the prosecution — as they handle the most high - profile and high - stakes cases in the country, all as their personal lives intersect.

All too often in «7 Days in Entebbe,» primary characters on all sides of this 1970s period - piece political thriller state the obvious — and then state it again, and then have to stand around while someone else states the obvious one more time, just in case the folks in the seats have yet to grasp the stakes at hand and the dilemmas in play.

Unlike the William Golding novel, there's nothing at stake here, and yet many of the kids act like complete psychopaths, resorting to violence, manipulation, and in some cases, torture.

Stars: Britne Oldford, Ben Rappaport, Hope Davis, Anna Deavere Smith, Wesam Keesh, Vondie Curtis - Hall, Regé - Jean Page, Lyndon Smith, Ben Shenkman Producers: Paul Davies, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers Premise: Set in the Southern District of New York Federal Court, known as the «Mother Court,» the drama follows attorneys for the prosecution and defense «as they handle the most high profile and high stakes case in the country, all as their personal lives intersect.