Sentence examples for needs as a buffer from inspiring English sources

This destruction of Co-op Group's investment in the bank stems from a merger with Britannia Building Society in 2009 that has spewed losses, massive wasted investment in IT and from not generating enough profit out of the better operations to meet regulators' requirements for the capital it needs as a buffer against potential future losses.

The extra guards are needed as a buffer when staff fail to turn up or fail security screening.

He also defended the soundness of the bank tests, saying estimates regulators used to determine how much capital was needed as a buffer were "appropriately conservative".

For instance, it would require the new regulator to go through a lengthy process to raise the companies' capital standards — the amount of money that the companies need as a buffer against losses.

The relation between Orbán and the EU is one of mutual dependence: Orbán is reconstructing and renovating half of his country with EU funds, while the EU needs Hungary as a buffer country to trap refugees on their way to the West.

America, the issuer of the world's reserve currency, does not need as thick a buffer as other countries do.

Chief among the recommendations of Basel III is an increase in the amount of capital that banks need to hold as a buffer against future crises.

Mr. Sharon says Israel needs the West Bank as a buffer against attack from Iraq and other Arab countries.

After all, China hardly needs the benighted North as a buffer anymore.

Companies are also expected to keep a little more than they really expect to need — called their surplus — as a buffer against unexpected events.

Michael Visser Toronto, July 26 , 2010To the Editor: It should come as no surprise that Pakistan has been aiding the Taliban ("Pakistan Spy Unit Aiding Insurgents, Reports Suggest," "The War Logs," front page, July 26) since Pakistan needs the Taliban in Afghanistan as a buffer against the expansion of its rival India's power in Afghanistan.