Example sentences of "[subord] a firm " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first level — the gift relationship — is characterised by an inequality in the relationship such as sponsorship where a firm offers an institution something with no direct or equivalent return . |
| 2 | Private generation remained economic where a firm had complementary process steam requirements ( and could use back-pressure sets to produce both steam and electricity ) , where waste heat from another process could be used , or where investment incentives ( not available to nationalised industries ) or local property taxation ( for which the Electricity Boards were more highly rated ) gave an artificial subsidy to private firms . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | Where a firm or a group of firms acting collectively , accounts for 25 per cent of the market or more , the Director General of Fair Trading can refer the industry to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission for investigation . |
| 5 | Thus , dominance can be seen to arise where a firm has the power to behave independently of its competitors and customers , and this may result from a combination of a number of factors , none of which separately would necessarily imply dominance ( e.g. United Brands case ) . |
| 6 | As mentioned above , where a firm which wishes to retain its own identity has increased the number of its branch offices it is sometimes difficult to retain an acceptable degree of harmony between the component parts of the firm and the partners attached to each part . |
| 7 | Where a firm does provide services to a private customer on written contractual terms ( whether a two-way customer agreement required by the rules or a non-mandatory one used for commercial purposes ) , the agreement must set out in adequate detail the basis on which those services are provided . |
| 8 | Where a firm enters into speculative trades for a customer it would be well advised to document any evidence that the customer has the financial ability to absorb any losses which he may incur without undue detriment to his standard of living . |
| 9 | The COB Rules make it clear that where a firm manages a collective investment scheme , such as a unit trust or limited partnership , the customer of its investment management activities is the scheme itself and not the investors . |
| 10 | In effect , where a firm 's customer is an intermediary dealing on behalf of his own clients , the firm must in principle treat the intermediary 's client as its own customer if it knows the client 's identity ( except where the firm is dealing with a market counterparty , see page 29 below ) ; in certain circumstances , however , the intermediary can be treated as the customer ( see below ) . |
| 11 | Where a firm consists of a group of companies , knowledge possessed by one company within the group will not be attributed to another group company , as it is a clear principle of company law that companies are separate legal entities . |
| 12 | Other examples of rules which may not be congruent with the requirements of fiduciary law are SIB Core Rule 2 , which states that where a firm has a material interest it must not knowingly act for the customer unless it takes steps to ensure his " fair treatment " ( this may not be sufficient under fiduciary law ) , and SIB Core Rule 25 which in conjunction with SFA Conduct of Business Rule 5 — 36(2) permits " front running " . |
| 13 | Although a firm 's value might rise as it borrows more , the closer it gets to bankruptcy the higher will be its cost of borrowing . |
| 14 | Easier , in the sense that it bans Germanic tricks to limit the transfer of ownership ; but more difficult by requiring an offer to be made to all shareholders at the same price , once a firm has accumulated 30% of the shares . |
| 15 | Repeat the raking and treading process until a firm , stone-free level site is achieved , and rake once more . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | If a firm was not maximising its future cash flows , and hence its value , an opportunity opened up for a bid . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | If a firm is assessing an investment project and comparing costs with revenues , the earnings from that investment will be affected by inflation . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | In particular , if a firm is in difficulties a merger may not help its partners . |
| 25 | IF a firm is taken over , staff with more than two years are covered by the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act . |
| 26 | Or if a firm 's lease is due for renewal or the rent is due for review , this may prompt a firm to relocate . |
| 27 | Even if a firm has roubles in a Kazakh bank , it can not necessarily use them to pay a Russian supplier . |
| 28 | But if a firm is the only market-maker in a stock , where else can they go for specific information about the stock ? |
| 29 | If a firm charges an excessive price , it generates a welfare triangle loss ( as in the cartel case ) . |
| 30 | 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 . |