European banks have been operating on a great deal of debt and very little shareholder capital the essential buffer against potential losses.

In 1809, to protect their imperial capital, Saint Petersburg, the Russians conquered Finland and converted it into an autonomous buffer state within the Russian Empire.

Capital adequacy was a matter of judgment examiners would figure out how large a buffer a bank ought to have, taking into account its specific risks.

Now that the European Banking Authority has finally issued new prudential rules, they can get about the business of raising the capital they need as a buffer against losses.

This function requires a fixed buffer.

Because of the nature of the separating mechanism, pH, buffer type, buffer concentration, and temperature all play important roles in controlling the separation.

Welcoming all demining activity in the buffer zone, including the agreement to begin the clearing of Turkish Forces minefields in Nicosia and surrounding areas within the buffer zone,

At the same time, the Fund s capital resources would back the vehicle if the first loss buffer provided by the eurozone were eroded that way, the market would understand that strength from outside the eurozone can be brought to bear.

The clearing of mines in the buffer zone continued during the reporting period.

These large foreign exchange reserves are no longer held to buffer temporary trade imbalances.

However, a buffer may be used when moving data between processes within a computer.

For these implementations, the buffer is often sized according to the POSIX macro LINE_MAX.

We have facilities around there. You also have a buffer zone that's 17 square kilometers.

One suggested approach is to leave an uninhabited buffer zone extending shoreward from the water.

Tibet ceased to be a political buffer when China annexed it nearly six decades ago.

To provide support as required for the prevention of civil disorder within the buffer zone

The worm spread itself using a common type of vulnerability known as a buffer overflow.

After the Indian rebellion of 1857, successive British governments saw Afghanistan as a buffer state.

UNFICYP supported civilian projects in the buffer zone, in particular farming activities and infrastructure improvements.

Moreover, investments in bonds issued by their home governments require no buffer, regardless of the rating.

The key is to reflect on six kinds of capital goods business capital, infrastructure, human capital, intellectual capital, natural capital, and social capital.

Protecting urban areas that are located near the ocean, but lack buffer beaches, requires a different approach.

The core zone of this national park covers 857.54 km2 and a buffer zone of 1,954 km2.

Generally speaking, the religious order stood as a buffer between the political order and the common people.

Having lost Poland as a buffer, Russia now had to share borders with both Prussia and Austria.

The British had previously controlled the city and maintained a buffer between the Jewish and Arab populations.

A robust third party force is a buffer between the parties and, also, between combatants and civilians.

Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.

But they should be combined with shoreward buffer zones, where homes, schools, and hospitals would not be permitted.

The Brazilian treasury s massive funding of the National Development Bank also acted as a buffer against declining investment.

But, if more risk builds up through continued expansion of shadow credit, this risk buffer may become inadequate.

The events in Louroujina began in mid August when Turkish Forces placed construction materials inside the buffer zone.

Turkish Forces nevertheless placed a sign inside the buffer zone and proceeded with the construction of the checkpoint.

Moreover, Kenya s desire to carve out a buffer state conflicts with the Somali government s goal of uniting the country.

The standard way to buffer the effects of austerity is to marry domestic cuts to devaluation of the currency.