Sentences with phrase «under threat as»

The Venezuelan Petro's alleged astronomical success could be under threat as US President Trump puts plans in process to prohibit American citizens from...

The Venezuelan Petro's alleged astronomical success could be under threat as US President Trump puts plans in process to prohibit American citizens from purchasing the digital currency.

Secretarial jobs at Trowers & Hamlins are under threat as the firm plans to cut staff numbers across all of its UK offices.

Legal Aid Practitioners Group director Richard Miller says: «Legal aid is under threat as never before.

Recently, it has been widely reported that some of Ecuador's forests are under threat as they lie above oil reserves.

Power companies are not under threat as their infrastructure remains in place so their livelihood is secure and they will therefore feel much more comfortable with this form of renewable power.

But even much - loved green belt areas are under threat as governments struggle to deal with population growth.

Today, many others are under threat as well.

«Destruction — whole ecosystems under threat as the Amazon overheats.»

Yes it is bad, because the only fund that is completely dedicated to funding adaptation projects in developing countries, the Adaptation Fund, is under threat as a result.

In Ghana, for example, agriculture employs over half of Ghana's population, but it's under threat as climate change alters temperatures and precipitation patterns.

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Experts say unique habitats rich in wildlife are under threat as Britain's power stations switch from burning coal to wood, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE

All three of the legs of the modern retirement tripod (social insurance, savings, and pensions) are under threat as the era of debt deflation progresses.

However, the FHA loan program and its related benefits are under threat as the Department of Justice continues to bring investigations and actions against lenders under the False Claims Act.

The NEU and CPAG survey shows that much - needed support from schools for poorer pupils is under threat as a result of funding cuts.

Penny Dreadful Created by John Logan Starring Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, Rory Kinnear, Josh Hartnett and Billie Piper SYNOPSIS: Victorian London is under threat as mysterious evil forces seek to envelop the world in darkness, with monsters and ghouls stalking the streets butchering and bloodletting.

The 4000 kilometres of Britain's coastline are under threat as never before.

James Purnell responds to talk of rolling news and children's TV channels also being under threat as corporation looks to make # 650m in savings

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The NDC's control over the Ayawaso North constituency is also reported to be under threat as the outgoing MP, Dr. Mustapha Ahmed is said to have turned down a request by the elected parliamentary candidate, Yussif Jaja, to meet him.

The club academy's long term ground is also under threat as its lease at the Alan Higgs Centre is set to end next year.

It was a sleepy start to the second period, with Liverpool under no threat as the Saints showed no sign of being able to find a route back into proceedings.

That result also puts Liverpool's current third place standing under threat as Tottenham Hotspur have now equaled The Reds» points, following Spurs» 2 - 1 victory over Stoke City.

Hart's position as City's no. 1 looked under threat as soon as the club changed management earlier this summer.

*** when i said for a young player's position not being under threat as never a good thing i was referring to the fact that they can clearly get too comfortable.

Chelsea right - back Branislav Ivanovic has endured a torrid start to the new season, and is now surely under threat as the Blues enter the final couple of days of the transfer window.

Although Baros should begin the tournament as Bilek's preferred striker, it would be little surprise if he found his place under threat as the tournament progresses.

With just nine games on the board, it seems quite unfair to already be suggesting that Di Matteo's job is under threat as there is still plenty of time for improvement and progress.

However, despite that, his future at the Santiago Bernabeu could be under threat as president Florentino Perez looks to make a dramatic overhaul of his squad in the coming months.

The future of Gina Rinehart's most prized mining assets, including Roy Hill and Hope Downs, are under threat as her two estranged children a...

Indonesia has a good tradition of inter-religious harmony, but this is increasingly under threat as more and more Christian churches, and other religious minorities, are targeted by radical Islamists.

Not exact matches

As Clay reports, the sudden revelation that America's uncontested tech prowess, after generations of global leadership, may be under threat in the next couple of decades has raised alarm bells in some quarters of Washington.

Although the red pillarboxes are protected by law, there are concerns that other parts of the Royal Mail — such as a six - days - a-week delivery service — may be under threat once it has to make its way profitably in the private sector.

Nice - Matin also reported that he had been condemned to a suspended sentence of six months for committing a violent crime with a weapon, but he was not under the surveillance of French authorities and was not listed as a person who could pose a threat.

While declining sales may be bad for soft drink companies, they're good for a public health system straining under an obesity epidemic posing as much or more of a threat than cancer.

Also under threat may be another measure to usher in more detailed labeling requirements for menus at restaurants and grocery stores, which passed as part of the 2010 health overhaul known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.

Paradoxically, the industry has boomed when under threat of new regulations, as buyers made new purchases because they feared additional ownership limits were about to be imposed.

Earlier this week, he said exactly what anonymous Ministry of Defense sources said a few weeks ago, when they asserted that Iron Dome was under threat of a procurement freeze as part of their eternal war against the Ministry of Finance officials over the defense budget.

The retail sector is under increased pressure from rising e-commerce threat which has caused many large brick and mortar stores to down shutters.However, Realty Income is quite insulated from this risk as 97 % of its total portfolio is protected against retail e-commerce threats and economic downturns.

It was seen as a dose of shock treatment for Congress, Canada, and Mexico to get cracking under the threat the deal might be cancelled.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dawkins, who is widely regarded as the most respected figure in atheism, is lending his voice to this event because he says freedom for atheists is «constantly under threat from people who would like to turn this country into some sort of a theocracy.»

About the veil, specifically though, we must also see it as potentially a form of oppression for the individual, as Ayaan Hirsi Ali has courageously and under threats pointed out poignantly through life and art and biographical writings.

Male child soldiers are forced to rape under threat of death as part of their initiation, while in other cases men are rewarded for displays of brutality.

The intelligence services recognized the threat to Marxist regimes that John Paul represented because, as John Gaddis pointed out, he exposed «the disparities between what people believed and the systems under which the Cold War obliged them to live.»

If you feel your culture is under threat, however, or is going to be swamped by what you regard as alien influences, or if you want to have some control over the degree to which another culture influences yours — then you may develop a mentality of resistance.

It is a vision of the world as a peaceable neighborliness in which no one is under threat, no one is at risk, no one is in danger, because all are safe, all are valued, all are honored, all are cared for.

You are most generous in saying that Driscoll was a victim, since this is not exactly what I've heard and read from those who were closest to him and knew him best, especially those who worked in «ministry» positions under him, those he fired when he perceived them as a threat in any way.

We must treat truth, like an unborn child, as an innocent under threat.