Sentences with phrase «than a claim on»

From a long - term standpoint, a security is nothing more than a claim on the long - term stream of cash flows it will deliver into the hands of investors over time.

Through the recurrent bubbles and collapses of recent decades, I've often discussed what I call the Iron Law of Finance: Every long - term security is nothing more than a claim on some expected future stream of cash that will be delivered into the hands of investors over time.

He falsely certified that he had been in Albany for legislative business on specific days when he had not been in Albany at all, had been in Albany for less time than he claimed on a voucher, or had not stayed overnight.

But when we're talking about large - scale, low - value per bottle, rather than claims on individual bottles of obscenely expensive old stuff, zapping the wine with particle accelerator beams isn't going to be of any aid in uncovering further hijinks.

Not exact matches

It manages to turn a less - than - scintillating - sounding subject — our aging electricity grid — into compelling reading, he claims, writing that even those who have never spent a minute pondering how the lights come on will leave this one understanding «that the electrical grid is one of the greatest engineering wonders of the modern world» and «why modernizing the grid is so complex and so critical for building our clean - energy future.»

While that number is lower than Trump's estimation, it's also important to note that Trump's term did not begin until noon on Jan. 20, which means he can't accurately claim credit for all 216,000 jobs created in January.

«Because of our emphasis on the long - term, we may make decisions and weigh tradeoffs differently than some companies... We will continue to make investment decisions in light of long - term market leadership considerations rather than short - term profitability considerations or short - term Wall Street reactions... We aren't so bold as to claim that the above is the «right» investment philosophy, but it's ours, and we would be remiss if we weren't clear in the approach we have taken and will continue to take.»

Apple claims the screen on the iPhone 7 is 25 % brighter than the iPhone 6.

The flu season is now likely on pace to claim even more lives than the 2009 - 2010 swine flu epidemic, and officials say it will linger for weeks to come.

Following reports that some New York City Uber staffers ordered rides from competing service Gett only to cancel them, Uber apologized on its official blog; in August, Lyft claimed that Uber employees across the U.S. ordered and canceled more than 5,000 Lyft rides over a 10 - month period.

Timely notice is especially crucial with so - called claims - made policies, under which coverage is based on when the claim was made rather than when the event took place, says Jay M. Levin, an insurance litigator at Reed Smith.

Beijing and the World Bank officially claim China's government debt remains very manageable, at less than 20 % of GDP — far below levels in the industrial world — but the truth is, local governments are piling on new debt at a staggering pace.

Ayyadurai bases his claims on systems biology, a computational model that looks at biology as a whole, rather than individual components.

Some wonks — and more than a few members of Congress — are seizing on language in the 14th Amendment they claim would let the White House order the Treasury to borrow.

Energy Minister Peter Collier said he is seeking legal advice on whether he has capacity to stop Synergy relocating jobs overseas, after the state opposition claimed that more than 120 Western Australian jobs will head to India.

A classic on persuasion from Robert Cialdini, Parrish claims Munger has «given away more copies of this book than any other.»

Now, I don't claim that startup studios are better than accelerators; I simply think accelerators leave a lot of opportunities on the table.

Idealz claims to have more than 1,500 downloads per day, with the platform declaring a growth of around 30 % month - on - month.

The company claims its service conserves one gallon of fuel per idling hour per truck, and with more than one million truckers on the road at any given time, the savings add up — so far, says Wilson, eight million gallons of fuel have been saved, 83,000 metric tons of emissions have been eliminated, and 150,000 road cowboys have plugged in.

The trial was one of three scheduled for the first half of this year over claims that Volkswagen deceived customers with the deliberate rigging of emissions controls to perform differently when being tested than they do on the road.

But tapping a pending legal claim for cash can be vastly more expensive than taking on credit card debt.

According to a SpaceX company spokesman, «We deny the claims made by these employees, but rather than incur the expense, burden and uncertainty of continuing litigation, we elected to settle this matter so that we can continue to focus on our business.»

Several of Uber's employee reviews on Glassdoor feature claims that drivers are making around or less than the minimum wage, while Lyft drivers have also made similar claims on the company review site.

If your down - on - her - luck pal has been sleeping on your sofa for the past year and earned less than $ 4,050 while you've been mostly supporting her (or him), then you may be able to claim the sponger — er, friend — as a dependent and deduct up to $ 4,050 on your federal return, even though the two of you are not related at all.

In the company blog, Telsa referred to Organ as having «a long track record of extorting money for meritless claims» and said that the company «would rather spend more on a trial and clear its name than settle with the plaintiff.»

Beginning with the auto bailout, which the administration now claims cost taxpayers $ 9.3 billion but saved more than a million jobs, Obama doubled down on his commitment to manufacturing, setting a goal of doubling American exports between 2009 and 2014.

Mexico declared war on drug cartels and organized crime a decade ago, a conflict that claimed more than 200,000 lives and shows few signs of slowing up.

The EWG claims that more than 99 % of conventional peaches had detectable pesticide residues, while an average of four pesticides residues were found on conventional peaches.

He told the network he began recording because «the lady was being rude» after he questioned her over an oversized luggage fee, which he claims was more than twice the amount he paid on the way over.

The drama debuted in April to critical and popular success, with Hulu quickly renewing the show for a second season after claiming that more Hulu viewers watched the show's premiere than any previous series debut on the service.

The CUPW claims that, on average, rural postal workers earn 30 % less than their urban counterparts; the majority of rural carriers are women.

For all of the claims that margarine is healthier than butter, the science is still way out on that one.

Although 64 % of Bombardier Aerospace's employees are unionized, López claims that international companies have a «gentleman's agreement» to compete on perks such as food and transportation rather than wages.

Which brings me to an important point: no one is claiming vast scientific rigor for this poll, so consider this list a jumping off point for discussion rather than the final statement on the topic.

Hernandez will report to HNA Group CEO Adam Tan and focus on corporate and investor affairs for the conglomerate, which claimed more than...

In an interview, he laughed while claiming that he's spent more than $ 350,000 on golf clubs — and those were just the receipts he could find — so sinking $ 12 million (so far) into a club manufacturer is par for the course.

Billionaire investor William Ackman in 2012 claimed the company was running a pyramid scheme, recruiting members with a promise of payment for enrolling others in distribution, rather than depending on the actual sale of its nutritional supplements and weight management products.

The array of claims around Alberta's crude is wide and varied: on the one hand, anti-Keystone groups contend that dilbit — i.e. diluted bitumen, thick oilsand crude mixed with light hydrocarbons that will allow it to flow through a pipeline — is more corrosive than other types of oil and sinks in water rather than floating, which makes it harder to clean rivers and lakes after a spill.

Weiss Ratings, which claims to offer the first ratings on cryptocurrencies, has rated ethereum better than bitcoin.

Ehrlichman, 34, is convinced Porch can stand up to existing directory and review services like Angie's List, which claims more than two million members, not only because Porch will be free for users (Angie's List, for example, charges membership fees), but also because of the pricing information and photos users will have access to on «real projects.»

More than a few claimed they'd be dropping out of school to focus on their start - up, causing DreamIt partner Steven Welch to remark: «I think we're going to start to be banned from college campuses.»

«The incident at the Bangladesh apparel factory that claimed 1,000 lives is less an issue of domestic versus foreign manufacturing than it is about fast fashion and the hidden costs of disposable retail,» he wrote in his blog on the company website.

Depending on how it's reported, a significantly smaller income figure on Trump's Form 1040 than on his financial disclosure could be a fresh sign that his personal fortune, too, is less than the «more than $ 10 billion by any stretch of the imagination» that he's claimed.

Ranking at No. 855 on the Inc. 5000, this health company offers peer review programs to more than 60 workers» compensation and managed - care organizations to assist in the claims management process.

The ambassador had recently come under fire for his remarks on Canada's relationship with the U.S. and China, by claiming that Ottawa has more in common with Beijing than its neighbor.

On opioids, provinces and territories will receive $ 150 million in emergency funding this year to deal with a crisis that is projected to claim more than 4,000 lives this year.

«We'd love to proclaim these numbers as definitive evidence of a real downshift in the trend in claims, but it's even riskier than usual to put too much weight on single observations at this time of year,» says Shepherdson.

On Monday, Department of Labor officials claimed Google, who is a federal contractor, systematically pays female workers less than their male colleagues.

Google fought claims that its female employees make less than their male counterparts by outlining the methodology is uses to determine compensation on Tuesday.

Contrary to Trump's and Republicans» claims that Page became a subject of scrutiny only because of the dossier and his work on the Trump campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported last week the Page had been on counterintelligence officials» radar since 2013 — more than three years before he joined the campaign, and the same year he sent the letter touting his Russia connections.