Example sentences of "if a firm " in BNC.
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| 1 | It requires , among other things , that there be so many buyers and sellers that none can affect prices ; if a firm cuts its output it will not push up the price . |
| 2 | Without chapter 11 , if a firm were shut down and its assets sold off , the spoils would go first to senior creditors — banks and others that had lent the firm money . |
| 3 | It suggested that if a firm had low debts and was paying a lot of corporate tax its managers were actually being incompetent : while proudly keeping their credit ratings high , they were handing their shareholders ' money to the taxman . |
| 4 | If a firm was not maximising its future cash flows , and hence its value , an opportunity opened up for a bid . |
| 5 | FROM 1984–90 guesses that cash flow could be higher if assets changed hands or if a firm 's financial structure was changed were made in $1.7 trillion-worth of cases in America . |
| 6 | If a firm is assessing an investment project and comparing costs with revenues , the earnings from that investment will be affected by inflation . |
| 7 | If a firm made an issue thinking that Japanese assets were overpriced , it would be more sensible to invest the proceeds in assets thought to be underpriced , such as American buildings or companies . |
| 8 | Alternatively , if a firm made its issue thinking share prices were indeed going to rocket ( for that is what the low yields implied ) , then it could be worth its while to take the cash and invest it back into equities or other financial instruments . |
| 9 | In particular , if a firm is in difficulties a merger may not help its partners . |
| 10 | IF a firm is taken over , staff with more than two years are covered by the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act . |
| 11 | Or if a firm 's lease is due for renewal or the rent is due for review , this may prompt a firm to relocate . |
| 12 | Even if a firm has roubles in a Kazakh bank , it can not necessarily use them to pay a Russian supplier . |
| 13 | But if a firm is the only market-maker in a stock , where else can they go for specific information about the stock ? |
| 14 | If a firm charges an excessive price , it generates a welfare triangle loss ( as in the cartel case ) . |
| 15 | If a firm is operating in a good , competitive market then , notwithstanding the problems associated with accounting measurements , profit does give an indication of how well it produced goods : the market was willing to pay more for the finished goods than it cost the firm to produce them , if the firm made a profit . |
| 16 | If a firm expects to be rationed in the future in the goods market , it is more likely to increase its current sales rather than produce for inventories . |
| 17 | If a firm operates in several different markets the occasion more frequently arises for adjustments to be made in coordinating operational activities between functional areas . |
| 18 | If a firm spends 0.5 per cent . |
| 19 | If a firm is to be successful , it will have to generate sufficient income to cover the cost not only of financing a capital asset but of replacing it when it is worn out . |
| 20 | If a firm raises 1 million from issuing a bond with a coupon of 10 per cent , it makes annual interest payments of 100,000 at a net cost to itself of 65,000 per annum ( i.e. 100,000 ( 1 -0.35 ) ) . |
| 21 | If a firm has earnings from overseas , it will generally have to pay overseas taxation on them . |
| 22 | Quality : If a firm makes a component rather than buys it from an external party it has greater control over the quality of the component . |
| 23 | Therefore , if a firm engaged to write a computer program fails to measure up to the standards that would normally be expected from able computer programmers and the program turns out to be sub-standard then , prima facie , the firm will be liable in contract . |
| 24 | Profit-sharing systems may need to be changed to reflect differences , though if a firm is committed to a practice area it should not penalise those lawyers who pursue it . |
| 25 | Keeping your eye on court lists can also tell you something about the firms appearing and if a firm consistently acts for the plaintiff against health authorities you can be fairly sure that their specialism lies in medical negligence . |
| 26 | Similarly , if a firm 's name keeps on appearing on behalf of plaintiffs against major local factories , you can be fairly sure that they are retained on behalf of a union . |
| 27 | ‘ If a firm is interested in Rhone-Alpes , then it has to be interested in the region intrinsically . ’ |
| 28 | It may be that a product or process is protected by a patent and can only be produced if a firm purchases the patent right or enters a licensing agreement . |
| 29 | If a firm has a good product idea , but is short of capital to expand and exploit the commercial opportunity itself , licensing allows the earning of at least some profit , or more precisely , royalty , without having to commit scarce financial resources . |
| 30 | If a firm considers it will have to spend too much to comply with the statutory requirements it can appeal to the Secretary of State . |