It has led to an environment of uncertainty and anxiety.
The avalanche of patents — many making broad and vague claims — has produced an environment of uncertainty, rich in opportunity for litigation and patent speculators.
As the research councils lose the power to incentivise researchers, it will lead to severe changes in capital spending, and an environment of uncertainty and lack of confidence.
"In my mind the BSA is about addressing the environment of uncertainty here in Afghanistan, the fear that people have about 2015 and beyond".
In his briefing, Mr. Trichet said that the economic recovery in the region would "expand at a moderate pace in 2010" in "an environment of uncertainty".
The company, he said, "cannot afford to operate in Italy in an environment of uncertainty that is so incongruous with the conditions that exist elsewhere".
He said that he was not signaling plans by the European Central Bank to raise rates, and cautioned that growth was occurring in "an environment of uncertainty".
He said that the economic recovery in the region would "expand at a moderate pace in 2010" in "an environment of uncertainty".
An "ongoing environment of uncertainty resulting in cautious spending" by its customers led to the lower sales, said Ciena, which is based in Linthicum, Md .The company cut spending on research and development, sales and marketing in the period.
Central banks have boosted their gold stocks by almost 10% since the financial crash, reflecting its renewed attractiveness as a safe haven in an environment of uncertainty and low or negative interest rates.
