Sentences with phrase «very substantial risk»

There is an inherent risk that comes with this if the conversion was poorly completed, and a very substantial risk that comes with apartments that were converted from single - family homes without even getting permit.

And we see very substantial risk that through pursuing an independent course, Tribune will destroy enormous shareholder value.

Not exact matches

If valuations are favorable and quality of market action suggests that investors have a robust preference to take risk, a substantial exposure to market fluctuations can be very rewarding.

«In the current situation, a further appreciation of the Swiss franc would constitute a very substantial threat to the Swiss economy, and would carry with it the risk of deflationary developments,» Jordan said at a conference in Zurich today.

The New York Times quoted one of them, Maurice A. Pollak, warning that «very substantial redevelopment projects... simply can not be financed if we must compete for risk capital under these conditions.»

Last week, Bank of America's (BOA) released their SEC annual report that also contained a mention of cryptocurrencies as a threat to their business, with the risk of competition described in very similar terms: «the widespread adoption of new technologies, including internet services, cryptocurrencies and payment systems, could require substantial expenditures to modify or adapt our existing products and services.»

Such risk, moreover, is exacerbated by the very fact that the products tend to attract issuers that have substantial debt and have previously found it difficult to gain access to traditional lending channels such as bank loans.

With interest rates still hovering near the lowest levels they've ever been in 5,000 + years of recorded human history, it's very difficult to achieve a significant investment return without taking on substantial risk.

High Risk — Speculation (H / SPEC) High risk equities of companies with a short or unprofitable operating history, limited or less predictable revenues, very high risk associated with success, significant financial or legal issues, or a substantial risk / loss of princiRisk — Speculation (H / SPEC) High risk equities of companies with a short or unprofitable operating history, limited or less predictable revenues, very high risk associated with success, significant financial or legal issues, or a substantial risk / loss of princirisk equities of companies with a short or unprofitable operating history, limited or less predictable revenues, very high risk associated with success, significant financial or legal issues, or a substantial risk / loss of princirisk associated with success, significant financial or legal issues, or a substantial risk / loss of princirisk / loss of principal.

It is customary and even ethically mandatory that experimentation that carries with it a substantial degree of risk to human subjects first be tested in an animal laboratory or, at the very least, on a computer model.

It leaves out the very substantial contribution that 2 - 2.5 % annual growth would make to cutting the deficit, and indeed imposes spending cuts of such a magnitude as would significantly ratchet down growth potential and risk a double - dip recession.

«We understand the government's determination to deliver a substantial programme of reforms across the public sector, but we can not afford to get policing wrong, and unless greater clarity emerges in the very near future I fear that we run the risk of compromising the safety of citizens for reasons of expediency,» he will say.

«Participants on the very - high - fat diet also had substantial improvements in several important cardiometabolic risk factors, such as ectopic fat storage, blood pressure, blood lipids (triglycerides), insulin and blood sugar.»

Professor Anders Hjern, from the Centre for Health Equity Studies in Stockholm (CHESS), said: «Depression of a partner can be considered to be a substantial source of stress for an expectant mother, and this may result in the increased risk of very preterm birth seen in our study.

At risk for premature aging are vegans, vegetarians, and those who follow macrobiotic diets, because they avoid the very foods that contain substantial sources of B12: meats and organ meats.

«They provide important evidence to inactive individuals by showing that modest amounts of activity provide substantial benefit for postponing mortality, while reassuring very active individuals of no exercise - associated increase in mortality risk.»

Upon analyzing questionnaires filled out by participants, researchers found that the women with the highest amounts of antioxidants in their diets enjoyed a 27 percent reduction in risk of type 2 diabetes — a very substantial benefit.

[The very wealthy often own businesses with substantial risk.

Accumulation Stage: Edited From the Conclusions: «When valuations are very high, as they are today, stocks have a substantial downside risk.

From the Conclusions: «When valuations are very high, as they are today, the stocks have a substantial downside risk and they are likely to do about the same as a 100 % TIPS portfolio.»

Exceptions include clients with very large portfolios or those who spend a substantial amount of time in the U.S. since currency risk is hedged somewhat if you have annual expenses in U.S. dollars.

The substantial risk from these interrelated forces — drawdowns and the crowded trade — act as a very practical and meaningful deterrent to more widespread adoption of a momentum investing strategy, even though it has been proven to be robustly profitable.

Mr. Buffett, how do you satisfy yourself that Berkshire isn't subject to the same risk with its highly decentralized structure and the very substantial autonomy given to senior leadership of the operating companies?

When valuations are very high, as they are today, stocks have a substantial downside risk.

Even small changes in relative risk can be quite substantial for diseases like malaria that kills over 1,600 per million and diarrhea that kills over 1,000 / million population — and yes, mostly children; therefore in this case even a small or «marginal» risk translates to a potentially very large number of additional deaths over baseline; this is how confusion between «relative» vs. «attributable» risk can be misleading.

Global climate change risks are high to very high with global mean temperature increase of 4 °C or more above preindustrial levels in all reasons for concern (Assessment Box SPM.1), and include severe and widespread impacts on unique and threatened systems, substantial species extinction, large risks to global and regional food security, and the combination of high temperature and humidity compromising normal human activities, including growing food or working outdoors in some areas for parts of the year (high confidence).

And obviously some of the kids have been exposed to substantial fluoride concentrations in water, some of them were just a little bit above what's common in this country and, therefore, I find that evidence very worrisome, and we need to follow up and determine if there is any risk in regard to fluoride exposure under US conditions.

In its latest assessment of the progress of climate change, the body said: «If warming is not kept below two degrees centigrade, which will require the strongest mitigation efforts, and currently looks very unlikely to be achieved, the substantial global impacts will occur, such as species extinctions, and millions of people at risk from drought, hunger, flooding.»

Bart Verheggen says that «one would think that the risk of substantial warming entails a substantial risk that is worth hedging against;» Judith responds: «We have very little justification (and no demonstrated skill so far) for predicting the climate of the 21st century.»

If we are truly to assess the risk of climate change being dangerous, then impact and adaptation studies need scenarios that span a very substantial part of the possible range of future climates (Pittock, 1993; Parry et al., 1996; Risbey, 1998; Jones, 1999; Hulme and Carter, 2000).

And in overselling itself, the risks are very substantial.

Although the most advanced theoretical climate models still leave uncertainty, particularly about the sign and magnitudes of the effects, on GHG feedbacks, of some low - and high - clouds, a consensus began to develop that threats of resulting increases in global temperature — and the very large risks associated with their possible consequences — deserved substantial increase in attention.

Counsel for Acme, Nicholas J. McSlick, paints a very different picture, arguing that Coyote can not prove his case and that moreover, he assumed known risks, failed to heed printed warnings, intentionally misused Acme products, and made substantial charges to the design and character of the products thereby voiding all warranties and absolving Acme of all civil liability.

Justice Brown concluded by making the following observation: «To permit a party claiming very substantial damages for loss of enjoyment of life to hide behind self - set privacy controls on a website, the primary purpose of which is to enable people to share information about how they lead their social lives, risks depriving the opposite party of access to material that may be relevant to ensuring a fair trial.»

The Performance Standards have become the global benchmark for environmental and social risk management for private sector project financing through the Equator Principles agreement, which now applies to a very substantial amount of global project financing.

This can happen, but «the claim» must have created substantial damage or must have indicated that you are a very high risk to insure.

For example, substantial evidence exists that families most plagued by domestic violence are least likely to respond to home - visiting support.23 Other factors that hamper success of home visiting include limited family resources, family mental illness, and families not motivated to participate in the programs.24 Thus, the very risk factors that make children vulnerable interfere with the effectiveness of the programs that are designed to help them.