Sentences with phrase «uncertainty about future prospects»

There also remains deep uncertainty about future prospects for the unstable Middle Eastern country.

After raising interest rates twice this summer, The Bank of Canada has decided to hold its key overnight lending rate steady at 1 %, as it grapples with uncertainty about the future prospects of the country's economy.

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The dependence on local business is one reason small businesses continue to be optimistic about their future prospects, despite continued uncertainty about the national economy and the looming fiscal cliff.

Research done at the Bank of Canada and elsewhere, including conversations with business leaders, suggests that the main cause of weak investment is the high level of uncertainty that companies are facing, particularly about future demand prospects.

The researchers found that student - athletes reported feeling uncertain in three areas: personal uncertainty, such as uncertainty about balancing school work and sports; social uncertainty, such as uncertainty related to who their «real» friends are; and future uncertainty, such as uncertainty concerning their post-collegiate careers and whether the time they spend pursuing athletics will hurt their career prospects.

If top graduates are put off going into teaching because of uncertainty about future pay and career prospects, we will struggle to maintain the improvements in pupil attainment that we have seen in recent years.

«At a time when students are increasingly hesitant about their prospects in the job market, and schools and universities face uncertainty when it comes to securing funding, there is a need for solid evidence to inform crucial decisions and shape future policies», Jane adds.