Sentences with phrase «terms of consequences»

That is hardly surprising, in that obstetrics is one of the very few areas of medicine where a negligent act has the ability to injure two or even three people, and where such injuries can be life changing and lifelong in terms of their consequences.

Federal court criminal cases tend to be more serious felony crimes, if not in the conduct prohibited then at least in terms of consequences.

Federal court criminal cases tend to be more serious felony crimes, if not in the prohibited conduct; then, in terms of consequences.

«When the total emissions of greenhouse gases are considered... natural gas and coal from mountaintop removal probably have similar releases, and in fact natural gas may be worse in terms of consequences on global warming.»

Rappolt said: «He's a projection of how art does more than sit on walls and look pretty, and certainly with his activism and relationship with art he has inspired a lot of people to think that art can achieve things that are bigger than decoration in terms of their consequences.

To some degree, what we call this harmful behavior matters — particularly in terms of the consequences that a school might enact.

Enikolopov says: «If the calcium signal coincides in time with a wave or a puff of nitric oxide — which might be produced even by a neighbouring cell — then this weak calcium signal effectively becomes a strong signal, in terms of its consequences.»

Data are needed to understand the relationship between the patterns and amounts of use in terms of consequences, as well as on the health conditions of those receiving medical marijuana and the impact of higher potency.

Not so much regarding the results, but in terms of the consequences those results brought.

But because experience at its base is non-cognitive, the claims we make, in theology as elsewhere, must also be tested in terms of their consequences.

«God hears» in the sense that the giving of thanks is not a dead - end process, but is a creative act which «registers» in terms of consequences which confirm or strengthen community.

Instead of approaching ethical questions in terms of specifiable rules or in terms of the consequences of one's actions, virtue ethics asks which virtues one ought to possess.

If existence is identified with process, which is the questionable move in all «process philosophies,» all existents can only be analyzed in terms of the consequences of this temporal direction as applied to each particular kind of existent.

There is no greater calling in terms of consequences, urgency, and significance.

On one hand, a Board thinking primarily in terms of consequences might well reason this way: «Look, we need to get past this unfortunate incident.

For how long a weakening Canadian dollar raises import costs and whether risks to the housing market intensify will take time to evaluate in terms of consequences to inflation risks.

Not exact matches

«In that sort of environment, I think the retailers will have to become more competitive in terms of the prices they pay for diamonds and, as a consequence, maybe concentrating on the production and the mining end of the spectrum makes more sense.»

For business leaders, increasingly this means balancing two very different perspectives: shareholders who expect executives to deliver better short - term financial performance and stakeholders who want more attention paid to the longer - term human and environmental consequences of business.

This decision is crucial in terms of the tax consequences, the authority given to individuals associated with the company, and potential liability (that is, the financial responsibility) for each person connected with the business.

But in the first weeks of his presidency it is clear that Trump moves very quickly, often with no apparent planning, and often with no regard for long - term consequence, logic, or strategy.

American Institute Fellow, James Pethokoukis and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Senior Fellow Jared Bernstein discuss the short and long term consequences of the GOP tax bill.

«We haven't heard a good discussion about what the pros and cons are in terms of what are the consequences, in terms of what negative effects terminating the agreements would have,» he said.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The authors say that more research would need to be done to determine exactly what the long - term consequences of these sweeteners are.

How will the people I'm close to feel about the consequences of this decision — in the near future as well as long term?

Whatever financial benefit Takata might have enjoyed in the short term, the long - term consequences are nothing short of dire.

In light of these broader trends, Spotify is a fleeting curiosity with little long - term consequence.

«I think the individuals and companies in question will see the consequences of this in the near term.»

Would executives be so quick to lay people off if, instead of being awarded for the short - term cost savings, they were held accountable for the long - term consequences of that decision?

Back on Planet Earth, however, more strategic crowdfunding participants will want to reevaluate their long - term tax strategies in light of this consequence of the TCJA.

The logical consequences of implementing an organizational construction include everyone knows what a good job looks like in terms of performance requirements and team citizenship.

Some of those errors, noted by finance bloggers, can cause a lot more long - term consequences than others.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was questioned on the issue in Wednesday's press briefing, but only promised «near - term and long - term consequences» regarding China's militarization of the South China Sea.

Also, the pullback was not of consequence because the price action was still tight and basing out, while never really breaking below near - term support of its 20 - day exponential moving average.

There are long - term consequences to accepting equity financing because the offer of a percentage of ownership to a third party includes the implication that there will be a payout at some point down the road — meaning an IPO, sale, merger, or some other capital event.

How astonishing would it be if, as a consequence of that enormous plurality, they also were to enjoy a longer term in office than any previous minority government?

One consequence of these developments has been a marked upswing in Australia's terms of trade, defined as the ratio of our export to import prices.

We are wary in the long term of both the unintended consequences of these policies as well as the prospect of their ultimate reversals.»

In a standard economic model, the long - term consequence of that windfall is higher cash wages for employees, which offset the new taxes.

A direct consequence of this is that dividend yields on S&P 500 stocks have fallen to 1.91 % and are now 32 % below their long - term average.

A direct consequence of this growth was that the short - term liabilities associated with the shadow banking system — repos and commercial paper — exceeded the level of demand deposits as seen in Chart 3.

We want them to think long - term and the unintended consequences [of smartphone usage] and not get stuck in a regulatory battle,» says the California State...

: It is always very tricky to try to time an entry point into any long - term investment, but I think that the consequence of a mistimed investment would be less of a concern in an adaptive strategy than a static strategy.

Rep. Peter Roskam, R - Ill., a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, vowed at a late April briefing on Capitol Hill sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce to fight DOL's rule, arguing that the rule will have long - term consequences that will devastate retirement savers.

Despite the inevitable veto of such legislation — the Senate has also introduced a similar resolution — Roe, along with Rep. Peter Roskam, R - Ill., a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, vowed at the Hill briefing to continue to fight DOL's rule, arguing that the rule will have long - term consequences that will devastate retirement savers.

The study, «Return Shipping Policies of Online Retailers: Normative Assumptions and the Long - Term Consequences of Fee and Free Returns,» was conducted by Amanda Bower, professor of business administration / marketing at Washington and Lee University's Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics.

Not only does it increase brand recognition, but using high quality link building practices can help ensure your efforts are going to a long - term gain instead of a shortcut that comes with its own consequences.

Even then, fresh speculation would, at best, only defer the near - term realization of inevitably dismal long - term consequences.

As a potential source of down payment money, tapping an IRA can seem like a smart move, but be aware of the long - term consequences before you pull the trigger.

Sabet, who worked in the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy during President Obama's first term and serves as director of the Drug Policy Institute at the University of Florida, said the negative consequences of marijuana legalization include advertising aimed at kids, an increase in drugged - driving incidents and a spillover of marijuana from Colorado into surrounding states, where the drug remains illegal.