When a company is actually the victim of a computer attack, the company may be required to disclose the incident, its impact on operations and what steps have been undertaken to prevent a future problem.
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The future financial problem is the same, but the responsibility has to be properly recognised.
We can keep pushing the problem to the future, but the day will come.
"Bigger sales does not mean better profit, which could be a problem in the future, " said Zhang.
With "smart" technology in the ascendant, it will be hard to resist the allure of a frictionless, problem-free future.
In the immediate future this is not a problem for BTG Pactual.
So long as these borrowings are invested wisely this need not be a problem, since future economic growth should allow the debt to be serviced.
Bob Lanning, of the Unite union, said the company had agreed to hold regular meetings with staff to hopefully avoid a similar problem in the future.
With 17.4% of Croatia's population over the age of 64, Croatia's ageing population and the impact that has on everything from pensions to creativity is a huge problem for the future.
We hope that future bills permanently fix this problem.
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In the immediate future the government's problem is that it cannot afford to inject public cash into projects designed to stimulate growth if it is to keep a squeeze on the budget deficit.
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In Bolivia's case, Morales is exploiting the "indigenous cause" tapping into people's sensitivities while the real problem is the future of the country's gas reserves which need investment to keep up with production.
That could be a problem in the future.
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However, the real problem comes with future guidance.
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Reinforcing existing defences against possible long-range Iranian missiles is seen as a problem for the future, given that America now says the Iranians are working more on short- and medium-range missiles than on long-range ones.
Now Orbitz is left out of the game as far as AA is concerned, which may or may not pose a business problem in the future, as it eliminates only one of the several hundreds of airlines that allow Orbitz to sell their tickets.
This is a key difference: caution about a company leading to a lack of demand and a falling share price is one thing, but pressure being placed on a stock by those who think it is set to fall further can represent a real problem for its future.
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No one will see a certain future until we seriously engage the problem of entitlement reform.
But while better education may reduce drug use in the future, in the meantime the problem is still growing.
What could be better for the future of American politics than rational problem-solving?
The Environmental Protection Agency's announcement contains the simple assertion that greenhouse gas pollution is a serious problem now and for future generations.
But after spending this week talking to Washington insiders, I heard several express the hope that the panel could at least achieve two important goals: Defining the problem and broadly framing future solutions.
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In the future, that may be a bigger problem for the NFL than labor negotiations.
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The springboard story thus sidesteps the problem of telling a compelling future story.
That presents the Big Four with a particular problem: how to identify future stars among the mass of raw recruits.
The same problem will surely afflict any future purchases in fashion.
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