The phrase "have a leverage" can be used in written English.
You can use it in a variety of contexts, typically when you want to suggest that someone has an advantage or an edge in a particular situation. For example, "With her impressive qualifications, Mary has a leverage when it comes to applying for jobs."
I have a leverage with the Legislature that other governors normally don't have".
For instance, a bank with $3 in capital and $100 in assets would have a leverage ratio of 3 percent.
Open image in new window Fig. 1 Example for Cause-Effect-Relationship of Drivers and Risk Factors for NCDs (some drivers help to contain risk factors while others have a leverage effect) [12] Open image in new window Fig. 2 Overview of FRESHER Scenarios and their key characteristics [16].
Note that in 9 to-3 the hands have a leverage of 260 degrees, allowing for even more lock to be added if necessary.
That was the first time that Enron had admitted it had a leverage problem, and it came only after the brutal reality had become apparent to many others.
That average masks wide variations, however: China Overseas Land & Investment (COLI), a state-run goliath, has a leverage ratio of only 36%, whereas Shimao, a smaller rival, has one of 77%.
For instance, the Tax Free Puerto Rico Fund II has a leverage ratio of 53 percent, meaning for every dollar of customer assets it holds, it has roughly another dollar of assets bought with borrowed money.
Chris Doyle, the director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding, believed Assad's departure could only be orchestrated by the Russians, who had a "leverage of the regime", unlike Britain, Europe and America.
And at one point, we'd launched a bid where we had a leverage ratio of nine times.
Last year, it missed the 3% target as it did not have sufficient capital and it was given until 2015 to increase its capital base and now has a leverage ratio of 3.3%.
