Sentences with phrase «substantial credits in»

But, the truth is, it can be very hard to «break into» the comics industry even if you have substantial credits in other art forms.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Beyond the requirements that liquidity and regulators impose on us, we will purchase currency - related securities only if they offer the possibility of unusual gain — either because a particular credit is mispriced, as can occur in periodic junk - bond debacles, or because rates rise to a level that offers the possibility of realizing substantial capital gains on high - grade bonds when rates fall.

Business owners are popular targets for identity thieves, he says, because they typically have access to substantial lines of credit, they're engaged in a lot of transactions that could put their information at risk, and their personal and business finances are often intertwined.

Until your business reaches a substantial size ($ 5 million to $ 10 million in annual revenue or more), the bank is going to rely heavily on your personal financial statement and personal credit score to determine the creditworthiness of your business.

The bank pointed out «new prohibitions on using credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies, implying that perhaps a substantial amount of Bitcoin buying in 2H17 had been funded with credit cards.»

Growth in household credit has remained relatively stable at around 5.5 per cent since the beginning of the year, a pace below the historical average (Chart 22), following an extended period of rapid growth that led to a substantial buildup in household debt.

In Australia, the lifting of interest rates and credit controls, and increased competition from foreign banks, contributed to a surge in credit growth, and a substantial increase in risk taking in the financial sector, and in the community generallIn Australia, the lifting of interest rates and credit controls, and increased competition from foreign banks, contributed to a surge in credit growth, and a substantial increase in risk taking in the financial sector, and in the community generallin credit growth, and a substantial increase in risk taking in the financial sector, and in the community generallin risk taking in the financial sector, and in the community generallin the financial sector, and in the community generallin the community generally.

To rein in credit growth, Beijing must force a sharp deceleration in investment growth, which, because investment growth is a substantial source of economic activity, means laying off a large number of workers employed in investment - related activity.

While I continue to believe that the dollar faces substantial risk of further erosion in its exchange value, as well as a near doubling of the CPI over the coming decade or so (both reflecting the massive increase in U.S. government liabilities in recent years), those prospects are not likely to emerge until risk - aversion about credit default materially abates.

While the loan - to - value ratio is not the only determining factor in securing a mortgage or home equity loan or line of credit, the metric does play a substantial role in how much borrowing costs the homeowner.

In addition, the data for selected states reveal substantial regional variations in debt and credit patternIn addition, the data for selected states reveal substantial regional variations in debt and credit patternin debt and credit patterns:

According to this model, a small amount of deceleration in credit growth can occur as additional credit efficiency is squeezed out of the system, but without a sharp decline in GDP growth, substantial and sustainable credit growth deceleration can not occur except after a major transformation of China's growth model, one condition of which is net wealth transfers from local governments to median households of at least one to two percentage points of GDP annually.

I continue to expect that we will gradually increase our exposure to inflation - protected securities and commodities on substantial weakness in these areas, but as inflation pressures are most likely still several years away, our primary concern here is with fresh credit weakness, and that concern still translates into a moderate exposure to interest rate fluctuations.

This led to a substantial tightening of credit spreads, which made Russian bonds look expensive compared to their peers in other emerging markets.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

Midland's Washington D.C. - based group has substantial contracting experience and demonstrated expertise in providing payment processing, loan administration, loan accounting, and asset and portfolio management services for Government credit programs.

Ascend — Ascend is a great option for those who have had substantial credit issues in the past.

«We're seeing an increase in delinquencies across all credit scores, but in deep subprime, the rise is more substantial.

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.

Prosecutors argued that Darlie, described as a pampered and materialistic woman, with substantial debt, plummeting credit ratings, and little money in the bank, feared that her middle class lifestyle was about to end and killed two of her children to rid herself of a financial burden.

The NAO finds the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has made «real and substantial progress» since its last report in 2002, noting that # 6 billion was given out in pension credits to 2.7 million pensioner households last year - a take up rate of about 69 per cent.

Equally, too little credit is given for substantial restructuring of Transport for London and investment in the infrastructure.

that Sen. Peralta had been paying child support and tuition along with substantial credit - card debts, leading to the public's distrust in his motives.

«As Assembly Minority Leader, I was encouraged to hear the governor put forward priorities that fall in line with a number of Conference proposals, including: pension forfeitures for convicted officials, a Constitutional Convention, greater resources for our State Police and focus on public safety, tax relief for small businesses, tax credits for teachers, and a substantial investment in education.»

John Dewey HS Principal Kathleen Elvin was fired in July after investigators found that students had been allowed to receive credit for classes in which they had no substantial instruction and in some csaes no contact with teachers.

This substantial growth is in large part thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005's 30 percent Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for commercial and residential solar energy systems.

The money involved in the methane burn credit is quite substantial; I believe the World Bank recently paid millions to some Chinese coal mines.

In «To All the Little People» (6 mins., HD), Heit and Kesling display surprising sophistication whilst describing their lives on set — they definitely deserve more substantial credit than Sandler's impish «kids are great!»

While she's listed second on the film's IMDb credits, she's not named in the festival's official program, so it remains to be seen just how substantial her role is.

In redesigning the program, substantial changes have been made to the application process including eligibility requirements allowing experienced writers with produced credits the opportunity to apply.

Directed in the cadence of a Lana Del Rey song (who, coincidentally, shows up during the credits with a closing track), this live - action re-imagining of the 1959 animated classic «Sleeping Beauty» has enough gothic romance, leather gowns, and teen gloominess to attract a substantial summer audience.

Since implementing Odysseyware, MVOA has seen a substantial improvement in its graduation rate for credit deficient students, as well as a sizeable decrease in its dropout rate.

In K - 12 education, Gates gets substantial credit — or in some quarters, blame — for the explosion in charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately manageIn K - 12 education, Gates gets substantial credit — or in some quarters, blame — for the explosion in charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately managein some quarters, blame — for the explosion in charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately managein charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately managed.

Borrowing costs may be higher because of PA's 5 credit downgrades AND lawmakers who support this borrowing have not shared how they plan to pay for these substantial new debt service payments in future budgets.

Codified in Sections 601 through 609 of Title 23, United States Code, the TIFIA program provides Federal credit assistance to surface transportation projects of national or regional significance in order to attract substantial non-Federal public and private co-investment.

(19) SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. - The term «substantial completion» means -» (A) the opening of a project to vehicular or passenger traffic; or» (B) a comparable event, as determined by the Secretary and specified in the credit agreemSUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. - The term «substantial completion» means -» (A) the opening of a project to vehicular or passenger traffic; or» (B) a comparable event, as determined by the Secretary and specified in the credit agreemsubstantial completion» means -» (A) the opening of a project to vehicular or passenger traffic; or» (B) a comparable event, as determined by the Secretary and specified in the credit agreement.»

In general, these loans are good for borrowers who have excellent credit and a substantial income.

Defaulting on a loan will cause a substantial and lasting drop in the debtor's credit score, as well as extremely high interest rates on any future loan.

Granting a substantial sum of money in the form of a home loan or a mortgage for those with bad credit is a venture a lender will not take lightly.

If you absolutely feel the need for a substantial cash infusion to calm your financial problems, make sure you get one that is affordable in spite of your bad credit.

In addition, the difference in effective and marginal rates may also be due to a substantial amount of non-taxable income items or tax deductions and credits that decrease incomIn addition, the difference in effective and marginal rates may also be due to a substantial amount of non-taxable income items or tax deductions and credits that decrease incomin effective and marginal rates may also be due to a substantial amount of non-taxable income items or tax deductions and credits that decrease income.

The suit filed while Great Lakes was managing a substantial number of loans consumers believed they were repaying for credit under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, they actually were not and the servicer knew or should have known the loans were not in a qualified repayment state.

Your parents may also be eligible for the child tax credit and the earned - income tax credit, which can result in a sizable refund or substantial tax savings.

This tactic is often used when a substantial negative change has occurred to a consumer's credit rating or in some cases, when a bank's financial health suffers.

Payment history carries a substantial amount of weight in your credit score, and the past two years are the most important.

In spite of your bad credit or bankruptcy, it will feel good to be driving around in a substantial car while cleaning up your credit rating at the same timIn spite of your bad credit or bankruptcy, it will feel good to be driving around in a substantial car while cleaning up your credit rating at the same timin a substantial car while cleaning up your credit rating at the same time.

«It is true that a lot of people with variable rate credit cards could get into trouble if rates adjust upward and they can not make substantial changes in other areas of their budget,» said McClary.

In any case, once the debts start to pile up, and payments are missed, the damage to your credit can be substantial.

Though it isn't enough to make a substantial difference in one's ability to repay a loan, it's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to credit uncertainties.