Sentences with phrase «term uncertainties over»

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident and spill in the Gulf of Mexico was a major setback for the offshore hydrocarbons industry; prospects for offshore oil and gas have also been shaken by the shale revolution and by lower prices, and must cope with longer - term uncertainties over demand.

At the same time, Congress and the White House should take steps that reduce the short - term and long - term uncertainty over fiscal policy.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

The uncertainty Walmsley is referring to stems from the fact that, under the terms of the joint venture's formation, Novartis had the right to demand that GSK buys its stake at any point over the next 17 years.

These short - term factors include: unclear payrolls data due to weather effects, uncertainty over the leadership of the Fed and comments of a potential 10 percent repatriation tax for U.S. firms, according to Gallo.

That's because uncertainty over the U.K.'s future trade arrangements will take a serious toll on the economy in the near term.

Yusuke Ikawa, rates strategist at RBS Securities in Japan, also ruled out imminent action from the BOJ and said uncertainty over who will be the next central bank governor could cause market volatility in the short term.

While there are signs of economic improvement, small businesses remain cautious in terms of hiring, amid uncertainties over the Federal government's ability to avoid the fiscal cliff and the tax ramifications of going over it.

Even with the talent its well - respected universities produce... is Amazon, a company that thinks of growth in terms of decades, going to locate a headquarters in a place where it might have to hire over 4 percent of the metro area's labor force with uncertainty over whether that labor force will ever grow?

Short - term economic forecasting is difficult enough but uncertainty about economic prospects usually increases, not decreases, over the medium term.

How will the government respond in the budget to the uncertainty created by the short - and long - term fiscal crisis in the U.S., the on - going uncertainty over the recession in the EU and the continuing uncertainty over the future of the EURO area?

«We believe that over the short term, Greece's tourism industry will suffer from political uncertainty, as potential risks of domestic unrest deter visitors,» a report from BMI Research published in February said.

The president went on to announce that the broad - based economic expansion in the eurozone accelerated more than expected in the first half of 2017; however, recent exchange - rate volatility could lead to uncertainty in price stability over the medium - term.

This may be reasonable, but given the substantial downside uncertainties with respect to NAFTA, Brexit, the U.S. tax cuts and the economic and fiscal outlook for the U.S. economy, we would have preferred an increasing contingency reserve over the medium term.

Based on the near - term outlook for real rates, as well as uncertainty over Brexit, rising populism in Europe and Trump's trade and foreign policies, Metals Focus analysts see gold testing $ 1,475 an ounce this year.

Uncertainty over the direction the Federal Reserve might take on interest rates is also influencing investors to add to their short - term municipal bond exposure.

With the current uncertainty over long - term tax rates as well, investors are keen on owning municipal bonds that will provide a tax - shelter for those higher tiers as well.

Given the risks and uncertainties, especially over the medium term the interest rate profile presented in the Update appears overly optimistic.

Even though Australia's average inflation performance over the past five years has been superior to those of the traditional low - inflation countries, international markets still require compensation for inflation uncertainty, because of Australia's longer - term history.

Crude oil prices edged up on Friday boosted by stronger than expected U.S. economic data though the longer - term outlook for energy markets remains weak due to a global oil supply glut and uncertainty over economic growth prospects in Asia.

Moreover, for all the uncertainties of long - term population forecasting, the likely change in size and composition of a national population can be predicted over the course of the coming calendar year with far greater certainty than can changes in the harvest, the gross national product, the unemployment rate, the foreign exchange rate, or the demand for any particular product.

Alexis Sanchez however is claimed to be happy at the club, and although terms are yet to be agreed, the club seem willing to play hard - ball and refuse to sell, amidst uncertainty over other players.

There has been uncertainty over the futures of our two key players this term, as well as that of Arsene Wenger, and Keown seems to believe that all three are leaving this summer.

The pair have not been regulars for the Blues this season and look to face some uncertainty over their long - term futures at Stamford Bridge this winter.

Ronaldo is under contract at Madrid until 2021, but there is uncertainty over his long - term future amid a stand - off with Perez over a pay - rise and ongoing issues with the Spanish tax authorities.

It is telling he has opted to move to Liverpool for the benefit of his long - term career, despite the huge contract offer from Arsenal, believing his game will develop under Klopp having stalled under Arsene Wenger and uncertainty over his role at Chelsea.

There has been huge uncertainty over the player's future for weeks but the young striker has now agreed new terms with the club.

For AQE, which is pushing for education spending on par with a decade - old court ruling, the problem for them was Cuomo suggesting a short - term extender may be a viable option for the state budget considering the uncertainty emanating from Washington over the federal government's budget cuts.

There is also uncertainty over the long term future of Theresa May as Prime Minister, however her reappointment of Chris Grayling as Transport Secretary could help to bring some stability to the sector.

The battle for increased reimbursement will play out over the next 90 days as the budget is negotiated, and against the backdrop of a state - imposed Medicaid cap, uncertainty over the future of federal Medicaid funding and cries from long - term care facilities and home health care providers, which are also pleading for higher reimbursements.

Recent expressions of concern and interest over the ominous uncertainty of the future of the Buhari Presidency in particular and the sustainability of the northern entitlement beyond 2019 in general provide pointers to the positive potentials of capturing the political composition and nationalistic disposition that characterized the National Assembly under Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as the preferred template for kick - starting the proposed NEW DEAL for pan-Nigerian consensus and endorsement of the imperilled northern entitlement for a second term.

«A major obstacle to the implementation of CCS is the uncertainty over the long - term fate of the CO2 which impacts regulation, insurance, and who assumes the responsibility for maintaining CO2 storage sites.

The big takeaway from this study: While there is uncertainty in projections for changes in the climate indices reviewed here (especially El Niño and La Niña), this study serves to alert us to the fact that the climate impacts that our local coastal communities face are based in large part on changes that occur on both a large, global scale and over the long, decadal term.

While there is always uncertainty in population projections, Australia's total population as well as the number of births is forecast to grow over the long term [13].

Nevertheless, over the medium term the uncertainty of Brexit looms large.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- The New York Federal Reserve officials tasked with prying interest rates off the floor have been meeting with bankers and traders to plot how best to do it, amid deep uncertainty over how much control they will really have over short - term lending markets.

Over the long term, you face a lot of uncertainty as to how your rate will change.

Foreign securities involve special risks, including currency fluctuations (which may be significant over the short term) and economic and political uncertainties; investments in emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors.

With uncertainty over Fed moves, there's also liquidity risk — if banks decide to stop making the large short term loans, the value of the underlying REIT will decrease.

In other words, it is possible that the the climate system does exhibit some kind of long - term chaos in some circumstances, but that the forcing is strong enough to wipe out any significant uncertainty due to initial conditions — at least if one is content to forecast statistical quantities such as, for example, decadal mean January temperatures in some suitably large region, or perhaps temperature variances or quartiles taken over a similar period.

Permit prices, since they would be more volatile over time than a specified tax trajectory, would mask the critical long - term signal that carbon will always be more expensive next year than it is today; that is, unavoidable volatility in permit prices would raise the economic cost of any climate target by clouding investment decisions with another source of uncertainty.

Likewise for data uncertainty: the trends of HadCRUT and NASA data hardly differ in the long term, but they do over the last 15 years.

Based on this, the longer term planning should probably be based (from the available evidence) on an assumption of a measurable increase in temperature over the next 15 - 20 years, with the uncertainty being in the range «slight cooling» to «significant warming».

That is to say, decisions over the next two or three decades affecting this larger context may influence the climate of 2100 and beyond in ways that are at least as significant as the implications of even the major current scientific uncertainties, like climate sensitivity and long - term ice - sheet stability.

Assuming that climate change and other deep uncertainties can not be eliminated over the short term (and probably even over the longer term), it then summarizes existing decision - making methodologies that are able to deal with climate - related uncertainty, namely cost - benefit analysis under uncertainty, cost - benefit analysis with real options, robust decision making, and climate informed decision analysis.

However, internal climate variability creates irreducible uncertainty in the projected future trends in snow resource potential, with about 90 % of snow - sensitive basins showing potential for either increases or decreases over the near - term decades.

A lot of people have different positions in the AGW debate, and with so many people and so much uncertainty particularly about the mechanisms and rate constants of all of the kinetic processes involved, I find it implausible that people would waste time on the simple comparisons, making much sound and fury, when it starts out with a short term comparison of CO2 and temperature over the same last few years.

Over the longer term the sun varies (there is uncertainty as to how much) and in the medium term the oceans vary much more than we previously thought possible in that they can act as net absorbers or net emitters of previously acquired solar energy for decades at a time.

«Subsidy reform can lead to a more efficient allocation of resources, which will help spur higher economic growth over the longer term,» the IMF says — a strong argument in the ongoing climate of economic uncertainty that surrounds us.

In terms of future radiative forcing and global - mean temperature changes over 1990 — 2100 they correspond to uncertainties of at least ± 0.2 Wm − 2 and ± 0.1 ° C, respectively.