Example sentences of "company [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Handy accepted the appointment in 1977 as an alternative to joining the church , and his management thinking has always been marked by a belief that companies ought to be about more than performance and profitability . |
| 2 | Some electricity companies may be able to offer you a token meter , operated by a token or rechargeable key depending on the type available . |
| 3 | Such influenced companies may be subject to controls on borrowing , party political activity , conditions in contracts and other matters yet to be decided . |
| 4 | Money will be spread more thinly and the companies may become more reluctant to fund minority appeal programmes , particularly big budget documentaries . ’ |
| 5 | smaller companies may try paying less , but a starting royalty of between 10 and 12 per cent is fairly standard . |
| 6 | Their respective companies may often work in tandem . |
| 7 | ITV companies may be wrong to worry . |
| 8 | Above all , the water companies may pass on to their customers any new costs caused by changes in environmental regulations . |
| 9 | While special programmes for older viewers undoubtedly offer information and support , television companies may use them as an excuse for not including realistic portrayals of older people in their mainstream peak-time programmes . |
| 10 | Companies may find the prospect of land gain a considerable attraction to offset against the problems involved in providing water and sewerage services . |
| 11 | Companies may intensify production , improve productivity or reduce output — all of which tend to reduce employment . |
| 12 | ( Smaller companies may not have a special book , but instead keep the advice/delivery note on file ) |
| 13 | The telephone companies may have ‘ purchased something that does n't exist ’ , according to John Kessler , a consultant in Newport , Rhode Island . |
| 14 | Finally , as will be seen below , a restrictive view towards the use of companies may be a disincentive to expansion in so far as the corporate form permits greater flexibility in the raising of outside finance . |
| 15 | It has already been noted that limited and unlimited companies may have a share capital . |
| 16 | Companies may describe classes of shares by any terminology they like , although ordinary and preference shares are the commonest labels . |
| 17 | If the proposed Directive is adopted , this additional information can no longer be required ; this removes potential competitive disadvantages to which UK companies may otherwise be subject and which may constitute barriers to the right of establishment . |
| 18 | It does not exist where one of the parent companies may alone decide upon a joint venture company 's commercial activities . |
| 19 | Thus , if implemented , notwithstanding the other requirements of SSAP 15 , companies may use either the full provision or partial provision basis in accounting for the deferred tax implications of post-retirement benefits accounted for in accordance with SSAP 24 and UITF 6 . |
| 20 | Single-member companies may conduct member business by written resolution provided they follow the formalities of s 381A . |
| 21 | In the US and Canada , companies may present selected interim balance sheet information — highlighting key indicators of their financial health — rather than full balance sheets . |
| 22 | Although some companies may only choose to disclose the ‘ good ’ information , a requirement to disclose significant changes in key balance sheet figures may lead to expected industry disclosure norms — it would be difficult for any company not to follow an accepted industry reporting practice . |
| 23 | Entities other than companies may adapt the terminology as appropriate . |
| 24 | Bernard Taylor , professor of business policy at Henley Management College , believes companies may come to rue the day they swept their middle managers aside so wantonly : ‘ In many cases they 've cut out managers who made important contributions like planners , marketing people , personnel people and training people . |
| 25 | At the same time , larger companies may take advantage of smaller suppliers by delaying payment . |
| 26 | The revised Investment Business Regulations may reduce the unnecessary administrative burden created by the original regulations , and relaxing the statutory audit requirement for small companies may provide firms with an opportunity to provide their clients with more valuable services , while at the same time reducing their professional risk . |
| 27 | A business consisting of a group of diverse subsidiary companies may not find this adequate , where one or more subsidiaries demand a different chart of accounts . |
| 28 | More radical action by companies may be required if audit committees are to be the agent of real improvement in standards of corporate governance . |
| 29 | Usually , there 's no extra charge , but insurance companies may boost your annual premium by , say , 6% . |
| 30 | This is based on the comparison between the relative ease with which foreign companies may bid for British ones , due to the liberal capital markets in Britain , whereas Swiss companies are less likely to be the subject of takeover bids from abroad due to the financial structure of Swiss companies . |