Sentences with phrase «substantial risk if»

Condo conversions have been driving up pricing in major metros such as Miami and Washington, D.C. «We feel that there is a substantial risk if the condo conversion market goes away,» Derrick says.

This means they pose a substantial risk if not handled with the proper diligence.

Given that the company is now in hibernation mode and a sale or liquidation is imminent, however — and the strong argument the dissidents have presented that shareholders face substantial risk if the board will not guarantee downside protection for their liquidity option — we believe shareholders would be best served by replacing the incumbent board with the dissident slate of nominees.»

Though stock investing has, at times, clear cut advantages to other investment vehicles, there is still substantial risk if the investor doesn't do his homework.

The future of astronomy in space will be at substantial risk if it must depend on the successful deployment of only a few missions per decade.

Not exact matches

Given today's razor thin risk premiums, there is substantial downside risk to stock prices if that risk premium is shocked toward more normal levels.

If valuations are favorable and quality of market action suggests that investors have a robust preference to take risk, a substantial exposure to market fluctuations can be very rewarding.

Second, financial logic embodied in the celebrated Modigliani Miller theorem and suggested by common sense holds that substantial reductions in leverage, if achieved, should be associated with reduced volatility, reduced sensitivity to shocks and lower risk premiums.

Even if this investigation continues unabated, there is a substantial risk that the American people will not have confidence in its results, no matter who is appointed to succeed him, given that the Director of the FBI serves at the pleasure of the President.

The New York Times quoted one of them, Maurice A. Pollak, warning that «very substantial redevelopment projects... simply can not be financed if we must compete for risk capital under these conditions.»

The risk of a more substantial and sustained pick - up in inflation would be heightened if the economy were to expand significantly more quickly than currently envisaged.

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.

If you listen to the tenor of investment strategists here, the basic message sounds a lot like what we heard in the late 1990's: stocks may not be priced to deliver strong returns on a sustained basis, and there are substantial risks in the longer - term picture, but for now, things seem to be going well and so there's no need to be defensive just yet.

But if managers believe the risk of not achieving the required level of synergy is substantial, they can be expected to try to hedge their bets by offering stock.

Regulators are pursuing violations, but «if you lose money, there is a substantial risk that our efforts will not result in a recovery of your investment,» they added.

Although the turnaround in the stock's fortunes may only prove to be temporary, few short sellers can afford to risk runaway losses on their short positions and may prefer to close them out even if it means taking a substantial loss.

If the proposed transaction or arrangement is one in which a director, officer or staff member, or their Related Parties have a «substantial financial interest» within the meaning of New York law, the Audit and Risk Committee must consider alternative transactions that do not give rise to a conflict of interest, to the extent available.

There is a substantial risk of neonatal death if the baby is born with chickenpox.

The researchers caution that a more randomized and controlled clinical trial is needed before doctors can reliably use their cardiac imaging analysis routinely with patients, but if confirmed, they say the method should reduce ablation procedures unlikely to work, along with the procedures» substantial costs and complication risks.

Finally, the experience acquired in a law firm, even if I decided not to remain in private practice, has substantial value in other fields, eliminating much of the risk that IP could become a one - way wrong turn.

«You have to find some particular person for whom if they were told there is a substantial risk of an earthquake that they would have left town or something like that, and that's going to be hard to show,» Kolber said.

Invasive Asian carp consume plankton from the base of the food web and reproduce prolifically which could pose substantial environmental risks and economic impacts to the Great Lakes if they become established.

If we only treat high - risk individuals with aspirin, we are going to miss a substantial portion of patients who eventually suffer heart attacks.

While keeping a detailed food diary might seem like a time - consuming proposition, it's one that can have a substantial impact on your health, especially if you want to lose weight and minimize obesity risks.

We know with confidence that long - term ketosis poses substantial risk for health complications because thousands of children have followed ketogenic diets over the years as a means of suppressing intractable grand mal seizures unresponsive to drugs and procedures, seizures that can lead to irreversible brain damage if not stopped.

Revises current law regarding refusal of entry to or ejection from a school to allow a school administrator, school resource office or school district peace officer to refuse to allow a person on property or to eject a person if the person refuses to leave on request and to implement such a ban for up to two years, if the person poses a substantial risk of harm to another person or behaves in a manner inappropriate for a school setting after being warned.

The risk of significant legal costs is quite substantial if a claim is brought against you, and having your policy cover the defense can be the difference between an easy fix and bankruptcy!

«If you live in a state with a significant number of natural disasters and you're willing to absorb more of the risk with a higher deductible, your insurer is going to give you a more substantial break in your premium,» Barry says.

But you don't have to understand each method, because our main purpose is to see if any rebalancing approach provides substantial risk - adjusted return improvements.

While clients are protected from some downside risk, if the negative return is in excess of the Downside Protection, there is risk of substantial loss of principal.

If you have already put together a substantial nest egg, you may want to dial down the risk a little so as not to jeopardize it.

Exceptions include clients with very large portfolios or those who spend a substantial amount of time in the U.S. since currency risk is hedged somewhat if you have annual expenses in U.S. dollars.

However, if one has been playing the buy - and - hold game with quality securities, one has been exposed to a substantial amount of market risk because the valuations placed on these securities have implied overly rosy scenarios prone to popular revision in times of more realistic expectation.

Your exposure to risk is greater than if you held bonds in that company since stockholders are often the last ones to get any substantial repayment in the event of bankruptcy.

If you're really a long - term investor (10 + years), the historical ERP has been so high and current bond yields are so low that it takes a rather irrational level of risk aversion to own bonds, unless you think the ERP is wrong and / or there's a substantial risk of deflation.

Treating dogs for heartworms carries with it a substantial risk, but, if your dog is in good health and the instructions of your veterinarian are followed, this will considerably reduce the possibility of serious complications.

We'd like to help NELR have the financial capacity to rescue any Lab who is at risk of being euthanized, even if the dog's medical needs are substantial.

Except for the stacking of cages without an impervious barrier, a crime could be charged for violations only if the breeder «repeatedly violates» the law «so as to pose a substantial risk to the health and welfare of animals in such person's custody, or knowingly violates an agreed - to remedial order involving the safety and welfare of animals under this section.»

Take - Two President Karl Slatoff - «If you're going to invest in a movie — you can make a lot of money on movies — but as a licensor, you've got to look at what the success rate is, what the movie has to do for you to generate substantial economics that are worth taking the risk,»

Some researchers do worry that if the Pentagon activities simply displace efforts previously carried out by other agencies, there could be substantial risks.

As for cooling, the risk of an AMOC slowdown is increased by high emission rates, and that leads to a substantial cooling of European climate with, maybe, sea - ice or icebergs reaching Scotland, so if that is a genuine concern to you, think about that.

Even if one is optimistic that democracy and the rule of law will spread in the Greater Middle East and that this will lead after a time to more peaceful and stable societies there, it is undeniable that there is substantial risk that for some time the region will be characterized by chaotic change and unpredictable governmental behavior.

And obviously some of the kids have been exposed to substantial fluoride concentrations in water, some of them were just a little bit above what's common in this country and, therefore, I find that evidence very worrisome, and we need to follow up and determine if there is any risk in regard to fluoride exposure under US conditions.

In its latest assessment of the progress of climate change, the body said: «If warming is not kept below two degrees centigrade, which will require the strongest mitigation efforts, and currently looks very unlikely to be achieved, the substantial global impacts will occur, such as species extinctions, and millions of people at risk from drought, hunger, flooding.»

I don't know if maintenance of such dams is more difficult than equivalent power generating sources although the possibility of a collapse raises concerns about not just losing hydro electric but substantial risks to population and land.

And even if there is substantial risk, I have argued repeatedly that there are better policy options than emissions reductions.

If we are truly to assess the risk of climate change being dangerous, then impact and adaptation studies need scenarios that span a very substantial part of the possible range of future climates (Pittock, 1993; Parry et al., 1996; Risbey, 1998; Jones, 1999; Hulme and Carter, 2000).

This figure emphasizes the large areas of coastal infrastructure that are potentially at risk if substantial ice sheet loss were to occur.

If you agree with mainstream scientists, what would you be willing to do to reduce the predicted risks of substantial warming?

Workers won't be forced to take any substantial risk that they don't want to take and there seems to be nothing stopping them from taking the low - risk, low - reward path if they want to...»