Sentences with phrase «substantial funds for»

Rebecca Permack, a real estate agent from Coquitlam, B.C. runs an annual Easter egg hunt that draws hundreds of families each year while raising substantial funds for a local women's shelter.

The team did not release substantial funds for marketing and promotions focusing in the meantime on the aspect of technology.

As our sesquicentennial approaches, we have set aside substantial funds for the celebrations, both on a national scale and at the community level.

The strategy promised far reaching changes for our maternity services, and not a moment too soon, given the lack of substantial funding for infrastructure and staffing that our maternity services have endured over the last successive governments.

But there wasn't any substantial funding for its activities in the budget lawmakers adopted in March, and resistant legislators have strongly resisted the prospect of outside contracts.

Two programs — Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, and the Social Services Block Grant, or SSBG — provide substantial funding for child care, but the amount is still a small portion of the total grant.

Not exact matches

This «generated substantial revenues for Wells Fargo» and provided «critical seed money that kept the funds afloat by boosting market share,» the complaint said.

As for the problem of redemptions, there were, as had been feared, a large number of mutual - fund shareholders who demanded millions of dollars of their money in cash when the market crashed, but apparently the mutual funds had so much cash on hand that in most cases they could pay off their shareholders without selling substantial amounts of stock.

A brutal assessment of the bailout terms facing Athens by the International Monetary Fund calls for substantial debt relief for a further 30 years

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

TIL, which typically uses its own resources or that of its deep - pocket parent BCCL to fund growth initiatives, had kicked off the uncharacteristic move of raising substantial external capital for MagicBricks Realty Services Ltd early last year when the digital real estate business in India saw the emergence of a host of new players backed by global investors such as SoftBank, News Corp and Tiger Global.

This budget makes a substantial investment in upgrading away from diesel: $ 220 million (over 11 years) for communities south of the 60th parallel and $ 21.4 million (over four years, starting next year) for continuing an existing northern program, and a portion of a new $ 75 million «challenge» fund aimed at solving clean tech problems through innovation.

MaRS Discovery District announced today that substantial funding support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation will be made available for the Centre for Impact Investing, to be housed at MaRS.

A report in February last year from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association suggested default funds for defined contribution (DC) pensions - which 90 per cent of DC savers subscribe to - are vulnerable to a range of environmental, social and governance risks (ESG), including substantial climate risk.

That would open the Fund up to substantial «basis risk» and would, in my view, be a poor use for our risk budget.

For this purpose, I will focus on the exchange traded fund managers who have gained a following among Israeli investors, on the investment indices that have won investors» trust, and on the local institutions that have chosen to assign substantial weight to exchange traded funds in the funds managed by them.

Using survivorship bias - free performance, sales channel and holding data for active U.S. domestic equity funds with at least five years of history and substantial holdings / assets during 1980 through 2014, they find that: Keep Reading

Given that Social Security faces a substantial funding shortfall and that most workers don't appear to face a retirement crisis, there is a strong case for gradually slowing benefit growth, particularly for wealthier workers who are currently slated to receive millions in lifetime benefits despite being able to live comfortably off their private retirement savings.

Implementing a BAT should bolster the competitiveness of US firms, eliminate the existing incentive to keep profits offshore, and raise the revenue needed to fund a substantial cut in the statutory corporate income tax rate (currently the highest in the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development [OECD]-RRB-.

«We are thrilled by today's announcement by the B.C. government that it has made this substantial funding commitment to We for She 2018,» said conference co-chairs Jill Earthy and Lois Nahirney.

Our investors include banks, hedge funds, family offices, and insurance companies with an appetite for current income that are making substantial allocations to this asset class.

Our investors include banks, hedge funds, family offices and insurance companies with an appetite for current income that are making substantial allocations to this emerging asset class.

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.

Hanging on to substantial wealth can be justified only if you can accomplish at least as much good by hanging on to it as by giving the whole lot to a relief agency that would use it to fight hunger or to a scholarship fund for the underprivileged or to similar good causes.

Candidates for elective office require substantial funding in order to advertise themselves.

If so, they should be required to make a very hefty and substantial donation to the Fish and Wildlife Fund in return for their license to sacrifice a protected species.

The fund has a substantial western Victoria cropping aggregation a prized King Island aggregation for beef production and a farming aggregation at Darlington Point for irrigated cropping in NSW which includes the famed Tubbo Station and Huddersfield.

I think if we ship him off (I think we have no need for downgrades now we have financial might / stability and supposedly are looking to greater things) we can use the funds (which could be substantial with the WC still fresh in the memory) and use the funds towards purchasing a Top Class Goal Scorer who will be a real threat as opposed to general contributor.

Rarely does a day go by in the era of modern football when we don't hear of a substantial amount of money being offered for a top quality footballer, be it from the far - eastern Chinese Super League or the Abu Dhabi - funded coffers at Manchester City.

Kids are responsible for funding their own projects, which, if they involve livestock, can require a substantial investment.

For decades, many nations have provided substantial, sometimes hidden, subsidies to artificial feeding, while not funding breastfeeding support.

The volume of advertising companies place suggests that is not only to promote products (usually with unsubstantiated claims), but provides a cover for channeling funds to the organisation, substantial enough to make it dependent on the income.

«Most people will see this bill for what it is — a cynical attempt to deflect growing public concern about the behaviour of rich corporate lobbyists representing hedge funds and private health companies, many of whom donate substantial sums to the Conservative party,» general secretary Frances O'Grady said.

Stevens outlined stark consequences for patients, with clear political consequences: without substantial extra funding next year, we would turn back years of progress that have seen waiting times for surgery fall from 18 months to 18 weeks.

For example, one could impose a $ 1 or 2 % or whatever excise tax on every new radio or music player or television sold in the United States or its territories (both Japan and New Zealand, among others fund their public broadcasting systems in substantial part with excise taxes on TV and radio taxes).

Hughes maxed out ($ 5,200 — $ 2,600 each for primary and general) to Eldridge's committee, but so far, the wealthy couple has not put a substantial amount of cash behind this endeavor — something that generally occurs in the form of a loan with potential self - funders.

«The national dementia strategy published earlier this year is backed with substantial funding and we are appointing a national clinical director for dementia to lead transformation of services,» Mr Hope added.

The budget will boost statewide education funding for $ 1.4 billion, of which Mr. de Blasio said he anticipates New York City will receive a «substantial share» that will go toward general education funding.

That's a tough outcome for Massey, whose candidacy has adopted a sort of inevitability argument based in part on his ability to provide a substantial amount of self - funding.

«Pothole repairs can only do so much, which is why I dedicated funds for a wear and tear crew to make substantial, long - lasting improvements to some of our most dilapidated roads.»

Taxpayers already write a substantial cheque to politicians for so - called «short money», a fund for political advisors who are provide the political counterbalance to the civil service for those in opposition.

A publicly funded campaign for NYC Council, launched by a longtime staffer for Brooklyn state Sen. Marty Golden, spent $ 13,000 on a business in which Golden has a substantial financial interest.

Gerold was especially critical of a Senate bill that allots substantial funds as tax credits for donations to nonpublic schools.

It was almost one year ago to the day that he appeared before the same committee and revealed that there were substantial funds which were yet to be allocated for their programmed purposes.

Ossining for Fair Funding Communications Director Jessica Vecchiarelli said: «With significant enrollment growth and substantial increases in student needs, we are simply asking that Ossining be put on a path to being funded at the same percentage level as the average district in New York State, at least 80 % of the fully phased - in Foundation Aid.

«We need long - term substantial new funding for the future of the MTA,» de Blasio said.

He is also accused of getting COR Development to funnel $ 35,000 in payoffs to him through a shell company set up by Howe, then performing official favors that included securing the release of $ 14 million in previously awarded state funds and scoring a «substantial raise» for Aiello's son, who worked in the Executive Chamber.

As the independent party funding watchdog published the financial accounts of the main political parties, the British National Party (BNP) and Christian Party were warned they could face substantial fines for failing to submit their accounts on time.

By providing a substantial increase in funding for opportunity programs, we are continuing to raise the bar and deliver the support students need to achieve success.»

He also called for an increase in the minimum wage to $ 15 / hour, and a substantial increase in funding for schools.