Sentences with phrase «despite millions of years»

Despite the millions of years since we shared a common ancestor, humans still retain some tendencies in common with chimpanzees.

Not exact matches

Among the most imaginative deals was a package that gave him a bonus despite the fact that his casino empire was losing tens of millions of dollars a year, and an agreement to that had the casinos spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on Trump Ice bottled water for the mini-bars.

Despite its illegality, Brazil's Ministry of Health estimates that about 1 million abortions are performed in the country annually, and that about 200,000 women are hospitalized every year from infections, vaginal bleeding, and other complications from illegal abortions.

The number of iPhone units sold fell from a year ago, despite expectations of modest growth — this time last year, Apple sold 78 million iPhones.

Despite that Angie's List had revenue of $ 62.6 million, it also lost $ 43.2 million in the first nine months of this year.

That year, despite a chorus of naysayers insisting that Guatemala's coffee industry was dead, Porras borrowed $ 1.25 million from his father to purchase El Faro, one of the country's many abandoned plantations.

The RBNZ's challenges became immediately apparent after the central bank decision, with investors lifting the local dollar to a one - year peak despite the easing and threatening to depress both exports and inflation in New Zealand's small open economy with a population of 4.7 million.

Despite receiving a $ 290 million budget increase — the first significant increase approved by Congress in six years — IRS Commissioner John Koskinen says the agency won't be able to replace hundreds of tax - compliance employees expected to retire this year, according to a media briefing reported by USAToday.

Bitcoin trader Digital CC has claimed a profitable entry into the computer - generated currency sector, highlighting a $ 630,146 profit for three and a half months of business, despite the vehicle through which it conducted a backdoor listing recording an $ 11.8 million loss for the financial year.

The Wall Street Journal reports that 554 million of the tacos are eaten every year, despite many customers proclaiming they are «vile» and «disgusting.»

(Free cash flow on a per share basis is up 2 % year - over-year and stands at a strong $ 559 million for the quarter, despite a very high debt ratio of about 78 %.)

- Despite the rise of mixed martial arts — and subsequent talk about the decline of boxing in mainstream culture — six boxers led their countries in earnings, and four of them made in excess of $ 20 million last year.

As an example, the U.K. receives 0.2 % of GDP directly invested into startups, which would translate into $ 120 million in direct startup investments in Lebanon in a given year, and we are at $ 40 million this year, despite the well - known [Lebanese] Central Bank initiative.

But however it evolved, the Centenaris today do have that dream, and they do have a nickel - and - dime manufacturing business that has grown almost 25 % a year for 10 years, is now up to nearly $ 70 million, and shows few signs of slowing despite a dismal economic environment.

Despite the speculation of some analysts, Nintendo did not raise its full year sales target for the Switch, which remains at 10 million units.

In the latest quarter, CIBC's U.S. commercial banking and wealth management division reported net income of $ 134 million in the latest quarter, up $ 105 million from the same period in 2017, contributing to a more than 22 per cent increase in adjusted net income year - over-year despite slowing mortgage growth.

Despite performing more than six million blood tests over the past couple of years, Theranos, the embattled Silicon Valley startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes, somehow managed to blow through nearly $ 700 million without generating any revenue, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Despite all of that, Americans still manage to toss about 50 million computers each year, nearly 30 million TVs and 140 million mobile devices.

But despite revenue of $ 5.1 billion, the first time Neiman crossed that threshold, it reported a modest profit of $ 14.9 million for the year.

Despite having plenty of cash in his coffers, in 2012, he started the messaging software company Slack, which now has more than 1.7 million users, a $ 2.8 billion valuation, and was recently deemed Inc's 2015 company of the year.

It had an operating loss of 349 million euros ($ 400 million) last year, despite a 50 % rise in revenue to 2.93 billion euros.

The company's gold division, despite the strong rise in the bullion price, remains second - rate and most of this year's forecast pre-tax and pre-interest profit of $ 132 million (up 12 per cent on 2003) will come from tantalum.

And while Porat bragged about the Google self - driving car project's recent milestone of 2 million miles driven, the company still hasn't brought the cars to market, despite being one of the first companies to embark on the project more than seven years ago.

The company's sales were down 39 % year - over-year due in part to shuttered lines and in part to fewer project sales, but despite $ 18 million in restructuring and asset impairment charges, First Solar still pulled off a positive operating margin and a net profit of $ 52 million.

Despite a one - time, $ 425 - million charge tied to tax reform in the U.S., BMO reported $ 973 million in net income for the quarter ended Jan. 31 of this year, with revenue growth of about 5 per cent compared with the year before.

This 64 - year - old lives a Spartan life, and despite $ 1 million in financial assets, fears running out of money

Late last year, the mainland proposed automakers should make new energy vehicles account for 8 percent of total car fleets by 2018 despite booming demand for SUVs — first - quarter SUV sales rose 21 percent on - year to 2.4 million, according to data from the Associated Press.

Despite being the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's third child, RB3 (as he is currently dubbed) is estimated to give a # 50 million boost to the economy in his first year of life alone.

Toyota expects to sell 2.3 million cars this year, despite seeing a 7.4 % growth in 2013 sales and after four years of continuous increases.

Despite the backdrop of political and economic uncertainty, OPEC said that it anticipated world oil demand growth in 2016 to increase by 1.23 million barrels a day (mb / d) after a marginal upward revision, mainly to reflect better - than - expected economic data for the first half of the year.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

Those doubts may grow in 2017 as R3 enters the year with a bit of trouble: The group greatly missed its funding target this year when it raised $ 59 million from its members, despite hoping to raise $ 200 million.

Despite their low leverage, the extraordinarily high value of most of the firm's work makes them consistently one of the highest ranked in PPP, coming in well north of $ 4 million in recent years.

Rest of World net sales were $ 851 million, increasing 1.6 percent versus the year - ago period, despite an unfavorable currency impact of 1.4 percentage points.

On July 20, 2012, Microsoft posted its first quarterly loss ever, despite earning record revenues for the quarter and fiscal year, with a net loss of $ 492 million due to a writedown related to the advertising company aQuantive, which had been acquired for $ 6.2 billion back in 2007.

Rest of World net sales were $ 843 million, a 5.2 percent increase versus the year - ago period, despite a negative 1.8 percentage point impact from currency.

Mr. Weeks lost his phone number and about a million dollars» worth of virtual currency late last year, despite having asked his mobile phone provider for additional security after his wife and parents lost control of their phone numbers.

Despite having a lineup of top - selling games, Take - Two, one of the world's biggest video game publishers, lost nearly $ 185 million last fiscal year while rivals Activision Inc., THQ Inc. and top - selling Electronic Arts Inc. of Redwood City all managed to post healthy profits.

Last year I wrote on Suven Life Sciences, also I did some secondary level maths to get a sense of returns an investor could get buying the business at then market cap (~ 2000 INR Crores or 400 Million USD) and exiting in 2024 See Snap shot below The base case CAGR didn't excite but reading management commentary compelled me to take a tracking position in model portfolio Over to this year One thing in AR gave me a Jeff Bezos moment For the first time management was sounding optimistic (this is coming from a management which is very conservative on record) Emphasis mine Management views on past Despite having grown the business every single year across the last five years, our business sustainability has been consistently questioned.

Per Figure 2 below, Tesla reported a non-GAAP loss of - $ 294 million in 2015, despite economic earnings reaching - $ 1.4 billion in the same year.

Despite a directive from the central bank requiring commercial banks to invest 27 % of disbursed loans in treasury bills, Nib had record earnings last year of 283 million birr ($ 15.3 million), an increase of 16.4 % from a year earlier.

Last week Suncorp posted a net profit of $ 1.1 billion for the year to June, an increase from 2014's $ 730 million profit despite the insurance giant recording its worst year for natural disasters.

You have claimed many times that we can not prove the age of the earth, despite extensive scientific evidence, because we were not there millions of years ago to directly observe it.

b. burns all non-Christians — including innocent children — for all eternity c. condemns millions to die each year from starvation d. allows rampant evil, despite having the ability to stop it effortlessly 4) God hates abortions, yet is a prolific abortionist 5) The bible is the word of god and must be followed, yet... a. it is full of blatant contradictions b. it is acceptable to pick and choose what parts you'll follow

Despite the fact that abortion and abortion - related topics are near the top of our nationwide discussions, the research shows that the number of actual abortions is at its lowest since 1974 — dropping below 1 million in 2014, the year surveyed.

LA Times: Crystal Cathedral: Judge approves sale to Diocese of Orange A bankruptcy judge chose the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange as the buyer of the Crystal Cathedral for $ 57.5 million after an emotional hearing in Santa Ana on Thursday night, despite pleas by congregants and others that the 56 - year - old ministry stay where it is.

Those regularly attending a Sunday service in the Church of England dipped below three quarters of a million last year, despite a commitment from the General Synod to address the falling numbers.

A magazine article disputed this assertion by pointing out that despite consuming 385 million gallons of beer per year (more than 20 gallons for every man, woman, and child), Australia ranked a poor seventh in per - capita beer consumption, behind the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Britain, and Belgium.

«Despite its successes, the regulatory model for ESCAS is complex and imposes costs of over $ 17.6 million a year on government and the industry.

Despite this, the grocery supply chain in the UK wastes 1.9 million tonnes of food every year, of which 56 per cent (or 1.1 million tonnes) is avoidable, according to the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).