Example sentences of "[noun] on companies " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The stresses of dealing with these pressures can exact a severe toll on companies and the people who work within them , often resulting in a resistance to change . |
| 2 | Loans allow local authorities to make a profit and will impose commercial considerations on companies having to repay assistance . |
| 3 | The choice of financing method will clearly be constrained by availability of different forms of finance , but there are other factors which have a greater influence on companies ' decisions . |
| 4 | The emergency powers also allow the government to tighten its grip on companies owned by opposition politicians and businessmen , who are believed to have encouraged and financed the mutiny . |
| 5 | CIVIL and criminal courts should have a new power to impose punitive damages awards on companies which demonstrate wanton or reckless disregard for human life , a lawyer said yesterday . |
| 6 | Opening of stock exchange — New tax on companies |
| 7 | The meeting also discussed the modification of some of the terms of the Arab League boycott on companies dealing with Israel . |
| 8 | If the recommendations became law , unauthorised entry to a computer through carelessness would technically be an offence , so there was more of an onus on companies to ensure that all employees knew exactly what they were authorised to do , a spokesman said . |
| 9 | In addition , the Stock Exchange imposes conditions on companies wanting a listing . |
| 10 | It will focus its sales efforts on companies that have departments or divisions in several countries and need a global package . |
| 11 | In addition , there are pressures on companies to keep a check on the growth of fixed working capital in stocks and intermediate stores ( work-in-progress ) . |
| 12 | Moreover , as these demands have grown , so have the commercial pressures on companies to present their results and state of affairs in the best light , and this in turn has sometimes led to difficulties for auditors in standing up to directors who fix their remuneration and who , in practice , have the power to dismiss them . |
| 13 | A Greenpeace spokesman commented : " The dictates of free trade lead to competitive pressures on companies , which seek the lowest costs in ways that can be harmful to the environment . " |
| 14 | In the areas of social policy , a separate protocol to which all the member states except the United Kingdom are signatories , is likely to have a major impact on companies operating in the Community , including a probable ‘ trickle-on ’ effect to companies based in the United Kingdom . |
| 15 | And he says that the registers will not just impact on companies owning the land included . |
| 16 | Taxes on companies ' profits are also now far less than they used to be ( down by over a third ) . |
| 17 | The Government can encourage firms to train more , but for the Government to impose taxes on companies to insist that they train more does not take into account the effects , demands and needs of different industries . |
| 18 | The lack of ‘ teeth ’ in UK restrictive trades practices policy is in stark contrast to both the US ( where executives of colluding companies have been gaoled for conspiracy , in addition to the levying of substantial fines on companies ) , and the EC ( where a firm can be fined up to 10 per cent of its worldwide turnover ) . |
| 19 | In 1991 it passed a packaging ordinance that imposes an obligation on companies to take back the packaging in which goods are transported and sold . |
| 20 | Planning and Co-ordination Minister Samuel Doria Medina admitted in late September that final decisions on companies to be sold in the defence area would not be made until the very end of Zamora 's mandate ; presidential and congressional elections were scheduled for June 6 , 1993 . |
| 21 | If Mr Lawson was , he might be happy to see the pound fall to ease the burden on companies . |
| 22 | ‘ So we will be pressing ahead with our policies on privatisation , deregulation , cutting out waste and keeping the tax burden on companies and individuals as low as we can . |
| 23 | Its brief was to seek ways to minimise the burden on companies . |
| 24 | Business confidence was undermined in 1990 by a spate of major corporate failures caused primarily by high interest rates ( both in Australia itself and worldwide ) putting great strain on companies ' abilities to meet interest payments on their debts . |
| 25 | This has speeded up the flow of information on companies to the regions . |
| 26 | The idea is to soothe workers ' fears about 1992 with a ’ solemn declaration ’ on their rights to social security , to join trade unions , to equal pay for equal work , to information on companies ' reorganisation plans . |
| 27 | Pressure on companies to commit their resources to less obviously self-interested causes comes not just from organisations like BITC and the myriad charities , but also from within their own ranks . |
| 28 | The continued pressure on companies ' cash flow may well accelerate the gradual unwinding of Japan 's complex web of cross-shareholdings . |
| 29 | This expectation adds further pressure on companies to capture bigger shares when markets are expanding when banks and companies have an informal assurance that the state will provide assistance if markets deteriorate . |
| 30 | There would , of course , be a temptation for small partnerships and sole traders to convert to the Limited Company form of operation just to avoid tax on distribution to the proprietors , so it might be necessary to levy a Stamp duty on companies as part of their annual running costs ; this would compensate the national exchequer for any abuse . |