Sentences with phrase «whether certain companies»

This ratio is often used to assess whether certain companies are carrying too much debt to their ability to pay it off in a reasonable time.

Some experts suggest the inquiry is focused on whether certain companies are improperly using the private market to get around public disclosure requirements.

Not exact matches

Several years ago Liberal MP John Mckay introduced a private member's bill known as C - 300, which would have compelled the federal government to determine whether Canadian companies were upholding certain environmental and human rights standards when operating abroad — and withdraw federal support from offenders.

The retail business, however, is an ever - changing picture, so whether the company has hit on a long - term formula for success is far from certain.

Too many companies get used to doing things a certain way, sometimes to their detriment — and your questions force a healthy re-examination of whether the old way is the best way.

Whether it's the startups themselves, the international and domestic investors, the ecoystem for foreign and domestic companies, or the accelerators, it's certain Tel Aviv is emerging as a serious rival to other global tech hubs and is opening its doors to the world.

Regardless of whether courts accept that argument, the tech companies could also face liability under certain state or local anti-discrimination statutes.

Whether a company is acting as a middleman and connecting industries with certain audiences or directly interacting with its own target market to create effective, personalized content, niches are constantly being revealed.

In doing so, the nearly six - year - old company may help address whether certain digital assets are securities and find a way to legally trade those products.

Michael Dell, chief executive officer of his self - named computer company, knows on whose side he stands amid the great encryption debate — the question of whether tech companies should supply certain governments with access to their users» encrypted communications.

It mentions why the company uses each type of cookie, and whether a cookie is only part of certain pages on the website or all of them.

You can use a range of strategies — including setting a maximum loss or gain that causes you to sell, an amount of time you plan to hold the investment for, or even certain company fundamentals to check to help you decide whether to buy more, hold or sell.

The dispute is about whether the drilling companies are entitled to deduct certain expenses from the royalty payments, but what really caught my attention was the reference to a Pennsylvania state law mandating that a landowner must receive a royalty of at least 12.5 percent of the value of the gas produced on his property.

The company operates several online trading sites that allow customers to buy or sell binary options and profit from «predicting» whether the price of a certain asset will be be higher or lower within a specific amount of time (for example 60 seconds).

«The health care law's requirement does not specify whether insurance companies must cover certain brands or types of breast pumps.

Moreover, the development corporations have given contracts to developers who rank among Cuomo's largest campaign contributors, sometimes in ways that have raised questions about whether bid specifications were written to favor certain companies.

But in their experiment, the researchers were able to prove, mathematically, that such answers wouldn't get someone any closer to inferring information about any single person or business that might violate privacy regulations — such as whether an employee held a job at a particular workplace, or precisely what fraction of a company's workforce belonged to a certain race or had a certain level of education.

Drug companies are vigorously seeking chemicals to block the enzymes, but whether that is the best therapeutic route is by no means certain.

In general, the commission recommended that researchers, physicians, and companies describe to potential recipients the findings that might arise; that recipients have a say in whether they get those findings back; and that research continue into incidental findings, to determine how common certain DNA variants, for example, might be in the general population.

Robinson is working with the coal - mining company, Solid Energy New Zealand, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology to determine whether certain soil amendments will reduce plant uptake of cadmium.

Some companies have changed their offerings and instead provide information on ancestry and whether you're a genetic carrier for certain inheritable diseases (and could pass those genes to your children).

Whether I bought a certain piece or a company sent it to me, I'm going to be honest with my readers about it.

Here, company policy can already dictate whether a system must be hosted on - premise, i.e. by the company's own IT, or whether it can also be in the cloud under certain security conditions.

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It's interesting how some companies constantly insist on promoting certain things that aren't very popular, like they're trying to force something on people whether they want it or not, like Google with their Google + that nobody wants to use.

Insurance companies have found it particularly attractive in deciding whether to approve the use of certain diagnostic tests or treatments.

Many of your characters seek solace in certain places, whether it's the North Carolina swamplands in «Birds of a Lesser Paradise» or the small seaside town in «The Right Company.»

Credit card companies, whether a credit union or a bank, are known to negotiate on certain things.

The details of the insurance company's policy about whether it will agree to waive surrender fees in certain circumstances will be in the annuity contract.

At this point, I am not yet certain whether I would reinvest the proceeds into Southern Company, or look for another opportunity.

Texas Car Repo: Whether a car repossession in Texas is voluntary or involuntary, there are certain procedures that must be followed after the bank or finance company repos a car.

Some people also have grudges against certain companies for various reasons, whether they are related to pet food or not.

If you're looking for airport parking, whether it's parking at Heathrow, or Bristol, or perhaps at Manchester Airport, have you considered the idea of getting airport parking extras when booking through certain companies?

I can't say for certain who owns the Total Annihilation rights, and thus I'm not certain who «gets» what part of the money you spend to buy Total Annihilation, whether it's Gas Powered Games (the devs for Supreme Commander and a company made up of ex-staff of the Total Annihilation developers), but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the original game.

Alongside consumer electronics and hotel accommodation, videogames are being looked into — the commission is specifically investigating whether or not companies are «breaking EU competition rules by unfairly restricting retail prices or by excluding customers from certain offers because of their nationality or location.»

When a billion dollar investment by any of the major oil companies could make liquid fluoride thorium reactors a reality in a few years, you have to ask yourselves about whether they really care about producing energy or whether they only care about producing a certain kind of energy.

In Upjohn Co. v. United States, 6 the United States Supreme Court held that a company's attorney — client privilege extends to company counsel's communications with employees in certain prescribed circumstances.7 Rather than providing a simple objective test, the Upjohn court instead established five factors to guide courts in determining whether the company's privilege should extend to counsel's communications with its employees: (1) whether the communications were made by employees at the direction of superior officers of the company for the purpose of obtaining legal advice; (2) whether the communications contained information necessary for counsel to render legal advice, which was not otherwise available from «control group» management; (3) whether the matters communicated were within the scope of the employee's corporate duties; (4) whether the employee knew that the communications were for the purpose of the company obtaining legal advice; and (5) whether the communications were ordered to be kept confidential by the employee's superiors, including that the communications were considered confidential at the time and kept confidential subsequent to the interview.8 When these elements are established, courts generally consider communications between company counsel and an employee to be within the scope of the company's attorney — client privilege.9

The party also argued that the arbitral award was invalid because the tribunal decided a question not eligible for arbitration under Swedish law, namely whether certain transactions constituted unlawful distributions under the Swedish Companies Act.

[190] In R v. Papachristos & Kerrison [191] an issue arose as to whether Innospec, a company that had pleaded guilty to corruption charges, had waived privilege in certain interview notes by providing a subsequent PowerPoint presentation to the SFO and United States Department of Justice during negotiations, thereby waiving privilege in the presentation.

An investigation may also be required in certain instances so that company executives can meet any affirmative certification obligations they have, whether under Sarbanes - Oxley or otherwise.

Because of a change in accounting standards the company wants to check whether certain properties leased under old agreements may now be a liability.

Besoz says Amazon is ready to work with regulators, help educate regulators on certain issues, and will operate according to any constraints imposed, regardless of whether these might damage the company.

Check out our online guide to auto insurance discounts to find more information on how both teens and seniors can get lower insurance premiums, how insurance companies often reward policyholders for being good drivers — whether through taking defensive and safety courses or being accident - free for a certain period of time — and how beefing up your vehicle's security with anti-theft and other safety equipment can help knock a few bucks off your premium.

While the ratings of insurance and financial analysts are very important, when it comes to figuring out whether or not you'll be happy with a certain car insurance company you need to see what their customers think of them.

After a certain amount of time (e.g.: six months) an insurance company can decide whether it wants to continue coverage on a vacant home.

Since the NCRB dictates what may or may not be charged by an insurance company, they also dictate whether an insurer will want to take on a certain risk if they can't charge appropriately for that risk.

If you have certain medical conditions or if you are a smoker, an insurance company may use this information to determine whether they will offer you coverage and what to charge you for your premiums.

Whether you buy your policy through an insurance agent, an insurance broker or an insurance broker - agent it is almost certain that they will be paid a commission for your policy by the insurance company.

If the company is reaching an amount of exposure (worst case total claims payout from an event) that's beyond their claims reserve or their reinsurance coverage, they change whether or not they're writing certain types of new business, including windstorm coverage.

It is mandated by law in Roseville that auto insurance companies, whether they specialize or not, must provide coverage to a certain number of high risk drivers.