Sentences with phrase «substantial capital investment by»

Fortunately, and contrary to much of the rhetoric surrounding climate change, there is ample time to develop such technologies, which will require substantial capital investment by individuals.»

Not exact matches

While recent technological innovations have focused on user - to - user connectivity and harvesting the associated network effects, the next wave is likely to be driven by machine - to - machine connectivity, and that will require substantial capital investments.

Jakarta's 38.9 % increase was driven by a substantial recovery in domestic demand in the wake of Indonesian sovereign debt's return to investment - grade status, which energized leveraged investment initiatives and drove up demand for prime office space across the capital.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Capital gains distributions must be made by a mutual fund manager because tax law dictates that substantial portion of investment income and capital gains must be paid to invCapital gains distributions must be made by a mutual fund manager because tax law dictates that substantial portion of investment income and capital gains must be paid to invcapital gains must be paid to investors.

Asset Class Analysis Below, we provide examples of several types of fixed income investments and the standards we utilize to determine which securities are considered eligible for investment: Mortgage - Backed Securities In keeping with our commitment to increasing access to capital to those historically underserved, the Domini Social Bond Fund has, since its inception, maintained a substantial, long - term commitment to affordable housing primarily through the purchase of securities backed by pools of residential mortgages.

You must carefully examine the balance sheet of an S - Corporation to determine if there have been any substantial capital contributions to the company (otherwise known as investments in the company — which could be considered marital property) by one of the parties to a divorce.

Faced with the challenge of coming up with capital to fund expiring loans, many of the nation's real estate investment trusts are trying to hold onto the cash they have — either by cutting dividends for 2009 or paying a substantial portion of that dividend in stock, according to a Bloomberg news report.