Sentences with phrase «substantial delays for»

The fact of the matter is that as long as defendants know that they can buy substantial delays for insignificant sums, the trend will, in my view, continue.

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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.

While some projects have been delayed by siting issues and court disputes, and the regulatory timetable is tight, the expansion is still headed for substantial completion by 2013 to 2015, experts say.

If anyone hasn't noticed, there is a substantial effort to distract and delay and it's been going on for decades, and we are in real trouble, even if sensitivity is low.

The primary consumer protection problem areas that have given rise to the States» actions include: (1) unsubstantiated claims of consumer savings; (2) deceptive representations about the length of time necessary to complete a debt relief program; (3) misleading or failing to adequately inform consumers that they will be subject to continued collection efforts, including lawsuits, and that their account balances will increase due to extended nonpayment under the program; (4) deceptive disparagement of consumer credit counseling; (5) deceptive disparagement of bankruptcy as an alternative for debtors; (6) lack of screening and analysis to determine suitability of debt relief programs for individual debtors; (7) the collection of substantial up - front fees so the debt relief company gains even if it fails to perform; (8) lack of transparency and information for consumers as to payment of fees, status of accounts, and communications with creditors; (9) significant delays in active negotiation or engagement with creditors, coupled with prohibitions on direct consumer communications with creditors; and (10), in the case of debt settlement companies, basing savings claims (and settlement fees) not on the original account balance, but on the inflated amount due (including late fees and default rates of interest) at the time of settlement.

It has also been established that periodic, very substantial increases in the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere for a period of 420 thousand years never preceded warming, but, on the contrary, always followed an increase in the temperature with a delay of 200 - 800 years, i.e., they were its consequence (italics and boldface added.)

None of these reasons, except serious ill - health of the judge, would, however, justify a substantial delay beyond the usual period taken for delivering judgments.

His substantial penalties have been set aside due to inordinate delays in his case and for what his counsel describes as the LSUC not following its own disclosure policies.

For example, if the court gives a direction specifying when the expert's report must be served by, the expert must comply with that direction or otherwise inform the court of any substantial delay in serving the report.

Acted for defendant land - owner in a motion to dismiss a 25 - year old environmental damages case on the basis that there was a substantial risk that the parties could not fairly try their case resulting from inordinate and inexcusable delay.

A missed or delayed cancer diagnosis, for example, can lead to substantial long - term consequences that might have been averted with more timely treatment.

As a result, she concluded that there was a substantial risk that a fair trial might no longer be possible and dismissed the action for delay.

The Law Society argued that Horgan was responsible for an inexcusable delay and that there was a substantial risk that a fair trial was no longer possible.

Most plans require the delay be for a more substantial time, up to 48 hours for some.

The Bose SoundSport Free has the best bass response of the bunch, for example, but they're basically useless for video since there's a substantial audio delay.

The Board has had problems with handling complaints in a timely manner caused by delays in beginning substantial investigative work, conducting investigations of complaints that did not allege violations of board statutes or rules, and duplicating reviews of cases proposed for dismissal.

Reform has been delayed, but it will eventually come, and any property that has a flood risk can see a substantial change in premium for flood coverage in the coming years, which can completely upset the cashflow model.