Allowances Quotes

When there's trouble in a family, it tends to show up in the weakest member. And all the other members of the family know that. They make allowances for the one in trouble. - Ross MacDonald

We will be reviewing the functioning of the emissions trading scheme and proposing any necessary changes. A major task will be to check and approve Member States' national allocation plans for emission allowances for the trading period covering 2008-2012. - Stavros Dimas

We weren't able to establish an exact date and time when we will reach or sign the agreement, but certainly what was reiterated at the last monitoring committee meeting is that we are aiming to have an agreement on salaries and allowances by the 31st of March. - Wayne Jones

We need to reduce the fossil fuels we use and travel we do, but simply saying to people 'don't do that' is not effective. We see this as part of a wider picture - at some stage we will all have individual carbon allowances and our schemes are helping people to get used to the idea that they produce a personal carbon footprint. - Tom Morton

We have gas plants and coal plants. Through different exchanges and bilateral agreements, we have bought carbon allowances to cover our generation position to 2007. There have been some days when we have been buyers of allowances, fewer days when we have been sellers. - Mark Klein

This market is massively undervalued, prompting utilities to burn more coal and creating further demand for allowances. Every day that this situation persists, there is increased pressure for the market to be squeezed upwards. - David Foster

There is also a plentiful and cheap supply of apples in the region, together with well-equipped facilities, thanks to EU capital allowances paid into eastern European economies. - Finlay Lockie

There is a high likelihood of lower prices... The department store segment is a supplier's worst nightmare. Department stores demand more allowances from vendors, they want to be able to return inventory if it doesn't sell well. A Federated-May merger could be an even worse scenario for the suppliers. - Howard Davidowitz

The report shows that Real Madrid have overtaken Manchester United as the world's biggest-earning football club. However, that is not necessarily to say that they are a more profitable club, since the report makes no allowances for costs or expenditure. - Richard Hunter

The real unknown for generators and for the petrochemical and cement industries is the allocation method that will be used for carbon allowances in phase two from 2008 onwards, the critical period for meeting the Kyoto targets. - Mark Klein