The professors also found that the CEOs, besides being optimistic about life in general, were upbeat about the prospects of their businesses and were more willing to take risks than members of the general population.
While companies are already required in general terms to disclose political risks, the new requirements are much more targeted.
The Healthcare Environment Inspectorate (HEI) has found improvements in measures to help reduce infection risks at the Borders General Hospital.
Recent studies by researchers at Massachusetts General make the case that the risks of death from a current medical condition often far outweigh the risk of radiation.
In general, they see the highest risks to economically sensitive shares, like semiconductors and IT services, while asserting that software companies that have considerable maintenance revenues look more attractive.
General Motors included a litany of potential risks in its IPO prospectus.
Educate boards, executives (especially general counsels), and investors on the risks of active defense.
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Unless America pays its debts, it risks losing its vote in the General Assembly.
Mr Hutt said it reflected "the economic situation in general" that members who had been "good risks" could not repay their loans.
Fortunately, we know enough about risks and protective factors for psychiatric conditions in general that we can be fairly confident in making some suggestions.
Engineer Phillip Vann, who lives in Port Pendennis, close to the docks, said he did not think "risks should be taken with the public in general".
Note that the 100 mrem regulatory level for the general public poses a risk 150% times greater than risks allowed by the EPA for chemical toxins.
Would you believe that every year since 1989, the Inspector General of the DOL has sounded the alarm about the risks to pension participants related to failures to audit?
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Its growth, in fact, has arguably been faster than the general understanding of its power, potential, reach and risks, and certainly faster than the oversight and regulations available today to protect brands and their followers.
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After Merck pulled painkiller Vioxx off the market in 2004 because it doubled heart attack and stroke risks, Frazier, then Merck's general counsel, decided to fight about 50, 000 patient lawsuits one by one, instead of negotiating a mammoth settlement covering most of them.
With a packed electoral timetable before general elections in 2014, Congress does not want to take risks.
Because of his lost profits and the general market conditions, his supervisors ordered him to rein in the risks he was taking.
Take billions of dollars upfront from a 1998 settlement that attorneys general in 46 states inked with four major tobacco companies and pass the risks onto investors.
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Unlike General Electric 's NBC and Disney 's ABC, which took risks by placing new programs back to back, CBS has cushioned each of its newcomers with returning series on either side.
Williams, who is overseeing this massive roll of the dice, told pension board trustees Gov. Charlie Crist, Chief Investment Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum, that this will result in higher returns with lower risks.
But the general public needs to understand that closing these towers without a proper and detailed safety analysis has risks for the communities surrounding these airports, as well.
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It is clear to me that the general tone of optimism which is pervading Davos this year has to be set against the context of ongoing global risks and tensions.
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