Norms pertaining to filial obligation, while persistent in Asian cultures, are changing not only in Japan but also other countries in Asia and Europe (Cheung and Kwan, 2009; Ohta & Kai, 2007; Sung, 1998; Takagi & Silverstein, 2006; Zhan & Montgomery, 2003).
Its website trumpets its many triumphs.To back up his headline-grabbing claim, Mr Egan points to Ford's persistent losses, heavy interest obligations, huge pension-fund liabilities, excessive leverage, over-reliance on securitised-debt sales, and more.
"Today's unanimous, well-reasoned decision appropriately condemns Argentina's persistent violation of its obligations and its extraordinary defiance of the laws of the United States," Theodore B. Olson, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the law firm that is representing an affiliate of Elliott Management, said in a statement.
Persistent social pressures surrounding family obligations compound these difficulties, producing "care-giving hell" (Kaigo-jigoku).
With nearly 50percentt of workers lacking access to retirement savings through their employers, securities companies, which derive substantial profits from managing retirement savings, should have a community reinvestment obligation to address this persistent gap in access and opportunity.
Westchester County's persistent and pervasive violations of its obligations under a housing desegregation consent decree constitute, precisely as you say, "The Battle for Westchester" (editorial, May 13).
In Washington on Thursday, G8 foreign ministers said in a statement: "Iran's persistent failure to comply with its obligations... and to meet the requirements of the IAEA Board of Governors resolutions is a cause of urgent concern".
And even while we address our critical international obligations, we must address that persistent, real need.
Brazeman sees himself as an outsider who can push the council and the mayor to take seriously such issues as the city's persistent structural deficit, driven in part by its ballooning pension obligations.
"Ofcom is focusing on persistent so-called 'not-spot' areas and working where it can to facilitate better mobile coverage". There is no obligation on the UK's five mobile networks to extend their geographical coverage.
The debate leaves the administration caught between the demands of the industries, the obligations of the protocol, which the United States signed, and the need to limit political damage from persistent criticism of its environmental policies.
