"Substantial losses" refers to a significant amount of money or assets that have been lost or diminished. It implies that the losses are considerable, considerable enough to have a noticeable impact or consequence.
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Investors are protected from some downside risk, however there is a risk of
substantial loss of principal because you agree to absorb all losses in excess of the partial cap.
A small difference in the fees charged can result in
substantial losses in total investment returns over the years.
In addition, due in large part to the recent market downturn of 2008 and 2009, there are numerous retirees who are still recovering
from substantial losses in their retirement portfolios.
Due to this risk lenders can ill afford to
take substantial losses and then write them off the books or pursue legal remedies which could last years.
Investing in a good policy can protect insured policy holders from the much larger expenses that would follow
substantial losses after an accident or other event.
You will also need to protect your account balance from
substantial losses by locating well - positioned stop - losses and target - profits.
This may lead to
substantial loss if you do not have a travel insurance cover up just such situations.
Buying more stocks that then increase in value results in a greater gain for the investor; however, buying more stocks that lose value exposes the investor to much
more substantial losses.
Consider in the last ten years, the overall markets have
witnessed substantial losses — from the dot com bust to the current mortgage crisis and credit crunch.
However, the predictability coupled with a short holding period produces quite decent average annual rates of return after allowance for the
occasional substantial loss.
«The models show this magnitude of ozone loss would persist for five years, and we would see
substantial losses continuing for at least another five years,» he said.
If you are injured at work you already have to deal with the stress and uncertainty of a
possible substantial loss in income.
Your homeowner's policy is meant to protect your home and personal property against things such as a natural disaster, fire, and
other substantial losses.
You need homeowners insurance to protect
against substantial loss of your personal or real property and also to cover any claims that might be filed by someone that is injured while on your property.
Being asked to draft or review an agreement at the very last moment can result in
substantial loss of negotiating leverage and cause clients to hit a snag, slowing down growth plans.
Illiquid assets, on the other hand, are assets that can not be converted into cash quickly
without substantial loss in value.
EE therefore tried to claim
substantial losses on the common law basis of the loss of bargain resulting from this alleged repudiatory breach.
Improved vaccines have eliminated most of the bacterial diseases that were causing
substantial losses at fish farms into the 1990s.
Audubon's climate model
shows substantial loss of suitable climate space in summer as the southern portions of the present range become unavailable.
Republicans seized on signs of movement in their direction yesterday as they unleashed a massive election - eve voter mobilization operation in an effort to stave off
potentially substantial losses in the House and preserve at least a slender majority in the Senate.
«These all come together and make what is a kind of a jittery market go ahead and see some
pretty substantial losses,» says Francis.
Nintendo's latest financial report has
posted substantial losses in the first six months of 2012, which has been blamed on weak 3DS sales and an unfortunate Yen exchange rate.
Crowden had obtained judgment against their IFA in respect of a claim for negligently advising them to purchase investment bonds, which had caused Crowden to suffer
substantial losses when the bond issuer became insolvent.
«All of a sudden, the muni market began to perform quite poorly; leveraged and hedged trades began to show
substantial losses as muni yields rebounded while hedges rallied dramatically,» Friedlander wrote.
Thursday was a good day for the stock market, with major market benchmarks climbing around a third of a percent and clawing back from more
substantial losses yesterday.
Exercise and assignment of options, particularly American - style, may lead to
substantial losses especially if a writer of the option is «uncovered.»
«Hot and bothered: Environmental economists studying the impact of climate change on manufacturing in China
predict substantial losses by mid-21st century.»
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