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As we navigate the unprecedented challenge of responding to the coronavirus, we're exploring a range of contingency options to ensure we can deliver a successful convention without unnecessary risk to public health. – Katie Peters	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We have never been here before. We are in uncharted territory and it is clear to me that it is appropriate at this time... that they are looking at contingency options, there is no decision yet to postpone or cancel the convention in anyway, but it would be malpractice not to do look at contingencies. – Antonio Villaraigosa	Found on CNN 4 years ago
On the West Coast we're planning -- we're counting every ventilator we have, we're counting every ICU bed, we're doing contingency planning for worst-case scenarios. – Rod Hochman	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The first level of planning is behind the scenes and to make sure that you've got a contingency plan for anything and everything that can happen. – Thomas Vartanian	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If there is another earthquake, I have a good strong desk. I will go under the desk, and then I will call for my contingency plan and start right away to take care of as many people as I can. Because I know what to do now. – Harold Prévil	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We train extensively for this type of contingency, this vehicle has a new level of automation that we've never seen before. And what we're doing is testing that automation, and that's why you have test pilots on board. – Nicole Mann	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We do have a contingency budget allocated so this is the amount we have included as an expenditure, however, this is not just for the Sapporo issue, it would be for any large size typhoons that occur before the competition or things we need to handle before the Games. – Gakuji Ito	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I'm not impressed. The country has a (contingency plan) ... It seems to have been basically a paper plan. – Gerald Graham	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We ... hope that it (Thomas Cook) can continue but in any event, as you would expect, we've got the contingency planning in place to make sure that in any worst-case scenario we can support all those who might otherwise be stranded. – Dominic Raab	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We would wait to see and hope that it (Thomas Cook) can continue but in any event, as you would expect, we've got the contingency planning in place to make sure that in any worst-case scenario we can support all those who might otherwise be stranded. – Dominic Raab	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We are not flying anyone to South Florida. We were in preliminary planning stages across the nation... for having contingency plans because we are overcapacity and for our safety and the safety of those that we are charged with caring for, we can't keep them in these facilities, this is an emergency of' get them out of our facilities as quickly as we can and as safely as we can.' This is an emergency. The entire system is overwhelmed. – The CBP official	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I imagine the administration is providing this info publicly to frighten the regime in Iran and also as part of responsible contingency planning, part of the psychological operations being employed to deter further regime escalation. – Mark Dubowitz	Found on CNN 4 years ago
That's despite having spent over $ 35 million of our contingency fund since the beginning of the year. – Michael Ryan	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Political inaction has already had economic consequences, with many firms hitting the brakes on investment and recruitment decisions, worse still, some companies have moved investment and growth plans as part of their contingency preparations. Some of this investment may never come back to the UK. – Adam Marshall	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
While we have a huge amount of contingency planning in place ... I wouldn't like to give the impression that we could easily manage a no-deal Brexit, it would put huge strain on the Irish economy. – Simon Coveney	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Have a strong contingency plan, tell them [ insert co-worker's name here ] will do a great job in my place, you can also add that it wouldn't be in the organization's best interest to have you come into the office today. – Janel Anderson	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The almost exclusive mission of these missiles is to engage Russia, or Russia and China simultaneously, in large-scale nuclear conflict, such wartime scenarios have become unthinkable. Waging war against both countries simultaneously is a contingency so improbable that Patrick Shanahan.However planners can safely ignore it. – Patrick Shanahan.However	Found on CNN 5 years ago
For us, we need to have a clear view that there's a British government in place with support of a majority that knows what kind of Brexit they want, as we do not see that clearly, we have asked the government to intensify contingency planning. – Pieter Omtzigt	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
But there are layers of contingency names in place, especially with Big Pharma planning years in advance. – Scott Piergrossi	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I’ve always demurred on that question being a contingency, i think the omnibus needs to be considered on its own merits and that we ought to move ahead on DACA. – Steny Hoyer	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The aim is to get a good outcome and I'm confident I'll get a good outcome, one of the reasons we don't talk about the contingency plan too much is we don't want people to think this is what we are trying to do. – David Davis	Found on CNN 7 years ago
"It is therefore our considered opinion that the 2016 Federal budget may not be achievable and our hopes that capital expenditure of N1, 8 trillion will be spent in 2016 may unfortunately be dashed except if the government makes contingency arrangements." Chika onuegbu in the TUC Rivers State 2016 New Year Message published by The Nigerian Guardian – Chika Onuegbu	added by anonymous 7 years ago
If there's more pressure coming from the litigation side, as in higher cost, then we need to manage RWA (risk-weighted assets) further down. We do have the contingency plans in place to cope with those situations. – Deutsche Bank CFO Schenck	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
In the case that the fungus arrives, it's devastating, it will finish everything, we're designing a contingency plan to react in case of an outbreak and before it can spread. – Carlos Soto	Found on Reuters 7 years ago

As we navigate the unprecedented challenge of responding to the coronavirus, we're exploring a range of contingency options to ensure we can deliver a successful convention without unnecessary risk to public health.

– Katie Peters

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We have never been here before. We are in uncharted territory and it is clear to me that it is appropriate at this time... that they are looking at contingency options, there is no decision yet to postpone or cancel the convention in anyway, but it would be malpractice not to do look at contingencies.

– Antonio Villaraigosa

Found on CNN
4 years ago

On the West Coast we're planning -- we're counting every ventilator we have, we're counting every ICU bed, we're doing contingency planning for worst-case scenarios.

– Rod Hochman

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The first level of planning is behind the scenes and to make sure that you've got a contingency plan for anything and everything that can happen.

– Thomas Vartanian

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If there is another earthquake, I have a good strong desk. I will go under the desk, and then I will call for my contingency plan and start right away to take care of as many people as I can. Because I know what to do now.

– Harold Prévil

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We train extensively for this type of contingency, this vehicle has a new level of automation that we've never seen before. And what we're doing is testing that automation, and that's why you have test pilots on board.

– Nicole Mann

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We do have a contingency budget allocated so this is the amount we have included as an expenditure, however, this is not just for the Sapporo issue, it would be for any large size typhoons that occur before the competition or things we need to handle before the Games.

– Gakuji Ito

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I'm not impressed. The country has a (contingency plan) ... It seems to have been basically a paper plan.

– Gerald Graham

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We ... hope that it (Thomas Cook) can continue but in any event, as you would expect, we've got the contingency planning in place to make sure that in any worst-case scenario we can support all those who might otherwise be stranded.

– Dominic Raab

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We would wait to see and hope that it (Thomas Cook) can continue but in any event, as you would expect, we've got the contingency planning in place to make sure that in any worst-case scenario we can support all those who might otherwise be stranded.

– Dominic Raab

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We are not flying anyone to South Florida. We were in preliminary planning stages across the nation... for having contingency plans because we are overcapacity and for our safety and the safety of those that we are charged with caring for, we can't keep them in these facilities, this is an emergency of' get them out of our facilities as quickly as we can and as safely as we can.' This is an emergency. The entire system is overwhelmed.

– The CBP official

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I imagine the administration is providing this info publicly to frighten the regime in Iran and also as part of responsible contingency planning, part of the psychological operations being employed to deter further regime escalation.

– Mark Dubowitz

Found on CNN
4 years ago

That's despite having spent over $ 35 million of our contingency fund since the beginning of the year.

– Michael Ryan

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Political inaction has already had economic consequences, with many firms hitting the brakes on investment and recruitment decisions, worse still, some companies have moved investment and growth plans as part of their contingency preparations. Some of this investment may never come back to the UK.

– Adam Marshall

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

While we have a huge amount of contingency planning in place ... I wouldn't like to give the impression that we could easily manage a no-deal Brexit, it would put huge strain on the Irish economy.

– Simon Coveney

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Have a strong contingency plan, tell them [ insert co-worker's name here ] will do a great job in my place, you can also add that it wouldn't be in the organization's best interest to have you come into the office today.

– Janel Anderson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The almost exclusive mission of these missiles is to engage Russia, or Russia and China simultaneously, in large-scale nuclear conflict, such wartime scenarios have become unthinkable. Waging war against both countries simultaneously is a contingency so improbable that Patrick Shanahan.However planners can safely ignore it.

– Patrick Shanahan.However

Found on CNN
5 years ago

For us, we need to have a clear view that there's a British government in place with support of a majority that knows what kind of Brexit they want, as we do not see that clearly, we have asked the government to intensify contingency planning.

– Pieter Omtzigt

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

But there are layers of contingency names in place, especially with Big Pharma planning years in advance.

– Scott Piergrossi

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I’ve always demurred on that question being a contingency, i think the omnibus needs to be considered on its own merits and that we ought to move ahead on DACA.

– Steny Hoyer

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The aim is to get a good outcome and I'm confident I'll get a good outcome, one of the reasons we don't talk about the contingency plan too much is we don't want people to think this is what we are trying to do.

– David Davis

Found on CNN
7 years ago

"It is therefore our considered opinion that the 2016 Federal budget may not be achievable and our hopes that capital expenditure of N1, 8 trillion will be spent in 2016 may unfortunately be dashed except if the government makes contingency arrangements." Chika onuegbu in the TUC Rivers State 2016 New Year Message published by The Nigerian Guardian

– Chika Onuegbu

added by anonymous
7 years ago

If there's more pressure coming from the litigation side, as in higher cost, then we need to manage RWA (risk-weighted assets) further down. We do have the contingency plans in place to cope with those situations.

– Deutsche Bank CFO Schenck

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

In the case that the fungus arrives, it's devastating, it will finish everything, we're designing a contingency plan to react in case of an outbreak and before it can spread.

– Carlos Soto

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

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