Profitable investments often incur substantial fixed costs.
Companies that provide skimpy health benefits or none at all could thus incur substantial costs.
Coursera does not pay the universities, and the universities do not pay Coursera, but both incur substantial costs.
Banks say they incur substantial risk when offering credit cards, and must make enough of a return to continue to extend credit.
America Online and Time Warner want to close their merger this year and would incur "substantial burden and expense" if they are unable to do so, America Online told the Federal Communications Commission today.
A registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday showed that like many Internet companies, Times Company Digital has not shown a profit and "expects to incur substantial net losses for the foreseeable future".
Furthermore, the FHA is likely to incur substantial losses on these loan guarantees, as homeowners will again find themselves underwater and many will be unable to pay off their mortgages when they sell their home.
"I believe in the end we'll prevail, but we may still incur substantial attorney's fees and expend time and effort away from our clients," said Mr. Mazza, a former regulator at the National Futures Association.
Insurers, however, insist they won't incur substantial losses should their loans go bad.
Demonstrating the generation of electricity for commercial markets with accelerator-driven subcritical reactor (ADSR) technology will incur substantial financial risk.
"We understand that you have only recently begun to seriously contemplate meaningful broadband activities, which indicates that you may incur substantial costs and possible delays".
