Police judge whether the behaviour might result in the public "being harassed, alarmed or distressed".
On the other hand, people who are severely disturbed or distressed might welcome these effects, at least for a time.
Beneficiaries of a section 501(c)(3) organization would have to be members of a charitable class, which is generally interpreted as poor or distressed.
The order was introduced to tackle anti-social behaviour such as groups congregating to drink or the public being "harassed, intimidated, alarmed or distressed".
Many private-equity firms have long had mezzanine or distressed-debt funds.
After Detkin came aboard, he started working his contacts in Silicon Valley, cold-calling law firms, licensing agencies and patent agents to identify bankrupt or distressed clients who were interested in selling patent portfolios.
"What's happening in the last few months is that more are looking at cross-border opportunities, particularly in Europe, " where a number of good brands are struggling with liquidity problems or distressed assets, said Steve Lim, chief executive of J.
It is well known that apes in the wild offer spontaneous assistance to each other, defending against leopards, say, or consoling distressed companions with tender embraces.
Third, special situations funds are active in a broad array of debt financing and other investments in distressed or rapidly changing companies.
Inspectors were also concerned there was nowhere that could be used when patients became distressed or agitated because the intensive care suite had been permanently occupied for several months by one person.
We focus on the percentage of issues in the index currently quoted at distressed levels. (We define distressed as a spread over Treasuries of 10 percentage points or more.) Distressed companies historically have defaulted at a rate of nearly 25% per year, while the rate for non-distressed companies is only 1%.
"One of the characteristics of hoarding is that people feel this sense of discomfort if they feel like they may be giving away something that they could use in future, " says Hollander, explaining that patients often become greatly distressed or even angry if they are pushed to give up apparently useless or excess possessions.
Individuals or companies can buy distressed debt from lenders at knock-down prices if it the borrower is in default or behind with payments and are then free to do with it as they see fit, including cancelling it free of charge.
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What about the private equity funds that have been buying distressed debts or foreign banks or funds?
The meltdown of New Century Financial and troubles reported by other subprime residential mortgage lenders in recent weeks are prompting speculation that Wall Street firms will step in and buy the distressed companies or their loan portfolios.
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That might mean investing in distressed assets, or in properties with the potential to add substantial value through repurposing or refurbishment.
It might censure the committee whose grilling distressed Kelly, or the defence ministry which lawmakers say bullied him into the public spotlight.
What could complicate this is if, on the back of sovereign debt worries, we get a second credit crunch emanating from banks exposed to distressed countries, or a second credit squeeze (as per August 2007) when the interbank lending markets suddenly became tight.
The Rialto Investments segment is involved in the acquisitions of portfolios of, or interests in portfolios of, distressed debt instruments and foreclosed properties.
The disease can develop when horses distribute their weight unequally among their four legs, which is common when they are distressed, in pain, or uncomfortable.
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The airline might be willing to pay for your room or at least get you a discounted "distressed traveler" rate.
The rate of distressed sales (of foreclosed properties or short-sales) is declining, which in turn means the number of cheaper homes being sold off, as a proportion of the total number of sales, is falling, giving a boost to average prices.
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Some other banks are creating "bad banks, " or separate work-out funds, and moving distressed holdings off their balance sheets quickly.
The boards say they are distressed over the potential harm an outdated or unsuitable contact lens can cause, making verification of a valid prescription essential.
With gigantic hoards of cash at their disposal they are buying distressed properties, mostly those in foreclosure or through lender facilitated short sales, one at a time and in bulk where they can.
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Someone in the Treasury will have to start thinking like a distressed-asset manager, since he or she will be managing the taxpayers' money to earn a profit and will have to make tough-minded decisions about which investments are likely to pay off and which aren't.
But, so far, they have done remarkably little damage either to the world's big markets, or to vulnerable emerging markets, such as those in distressed East Asia.
Unlike an obvious wave of bank repossessions, these other distressed sales are not as easy to observe or quantify resulting in what appears to be a relatively calm housing market that belies the still-significant distress below the surface.
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