Sentences with phrase «only about a fifth»

But six years after their high - school graduation, only about a fifth of KIPP's first class had completed a four - year college degree.

The grizzlies now roam over 65,000 square kilometers (25,000 square miles) of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, with only about a fifth of the population inside the national park at its core.

Study found that only about a fifth of 12th graders who used an e-cigarette used a nicotine substance

[12] They find only about a fifth of schools fully complied with the district's policy.

Vanguard's target retirement funds have expense ratios that are, in some instances, only about a fifth as high as comparable target date funds from the other families.

GE Capital Financial's income in 2009 was only about a fifth of last year's profit, but it was still in the black.

By the end of Burns» tenure, however, the animal control housing contracts contributed only about a fifth of the Hawaiian Humane Society annual budget, and the society under Burns demonstrated increasing independence in contradicting the views of the Hawaiian political establishment, including seeking changes in legislation.

Only about a fifth of the available solar energy is directly absorbed by the atmosphere.

However, only about a fifth of the stations surveyed by the Surface Stations group received this rating.

Indeed, I was consulting [unintelligible] the other day, who is the world's greatest expert on sea level, and has written several papers on it, and he said he is not expecting it to rise very much more than the eight inches we saw in the last century, and that in itself is only about a fifth of the 4 feet per century which has been the average sea level rise per century over the last 10,000 years, with sea level rising over 400 feet in that time.

As of 2015, women constituted more than a third of the profession, but only about a fifth of law firm partners, general counsels of Fortune 500 corporations and law school deans.

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The Small Business Administration reports that only about half of all new businesses typically make it to the fifth year.

Nearly three - fifths of respondents ages 35 to 44 and about half of consumers 45 and older also say they only shop where credit cards are accepted.

But only about 13 percent of the poorest fifth of Americans would see a tax hike.

This was as a result of the fact that most of the insurance firm's portfolio is invested in debts as companies can only invest about a fifth of their revenue in equities.

A report by Bristol University and the International Longevity Centre (ILC - UK) found that about two - fifths (40 %) of people aged 75 and over and who still have a mortgage to pay off have an interest only mortgage with no linked investment with which to pay their loan back.

And fifth, attempted remedies such as plans for strategic defense or for limiting targets to military objectives only increase anxiety about a first strike.

Only about one - fifth of the fully secular and less than one - third of the nominally religious are pro-life on abortion.

In 1992, he received only about two - fifths of the modernist vote, with Perot getting almost one - fifth and Bush better than one - third.

Only about one fifth of humankind is even nominally Christian.

His fourth shot landed in more rough and his fifth only made it to the edge of the green, about 20 feet from the hole.

It started with new head coach Ben McAdoo, who required only a few seconds to starkly talk about «a fifth Super Bowl trophy in the case» for the Giants being the goal this season.

The author seems to take great pleasure in telling us about Arsenal's great achievements so far — fifth round of the cup, only two points off the top and another fantastic European campaign, qualifying for the last 16 yet again!

I have this argument with my dad everyday, I really don't care we are the fifth richest club in the world, football in my opinion is all about what happens on the pitch not in the accounting department, we as fans were sold a dream by the people at the top of our club including wenger that basically said after Ashburton grove was built we'd compete on the pitch with the best in Europe, guess what we haven't, the only thing we've done is make a rich American and his associates even richer, wenger has been a willing participant in this.

He went 11 - 2 with a 1.65 ERA, seven complete games and three shutouts in 17 starts — finishing fifth in Cy Young voting despite only about a half season in the NL.

Milivojevic's fifth successful penalty of the season in the 83rd minute after Williams» handball was academic with Palace still worrying about their safety as they only just above the relegation zone.

Goals from Branislav Ivanovic, Pedro and an Oscar penalty gave the Blues their first league win in three games and only their fifth of the season, but Chelsea fans did not hold back in making their feelings heard about sacked manager Jose Mourinho and the players» performances so far.

However, they now make the welcomed trip back to Ewood Park in a venue which has produced four victories for Blackburn thus far, and the arrival of Tottenham will hopefully bring about their fifth, although if only it was that simple.

One of the biggest arguments among Bills fans is what the team should do about the quarterback position, which currently features only a pair of fifth - round selections in AJ McCarron and Nathan Peterman.

It's important to keep in mind that breast milk and / or formula still provides the majority of baby's nutrition up until about nine months (solids only provide about one fifth of baby's nutrition up until this point, and then just under half of baby's nutrition from nine to eleven months), which means that although important to introduce a wide variety of foods early on (and certain key nutrients), these first few months are largely for experimenting, playing with and learning about food!

Their perspectives on fatherhood * Nearly 50 % of the conceptions were described as a complete surprise, and only three were planned * Nearly two - fifths (37 %) of the prospective fathers had had previous children; most still had some contact with the children but only two were still living with them and were engaged as actively involved fathers * Two - thirds (65 %) described themselves as having a low or medium sense of reality about their impending fatherhood * Three - quarters were expecting the baby to have a noticeable impact on their way of life * Three - quarters were motivated to learn more about pregnancy and fatherhood, with partners, family and friends seen as the most important source of information * Very few thought about health professionals as a potential source of support and advice, and some would have liked to have talked to one but felt awkward about it.

The reality about the fifth disease is that only 2 out of 10 infected children and adults will feel no symptoms at all.

Its comforting to know im not the only one, I was set to be induced with my fifth child on jan 1, went to hospital at 5 am, put on pittosin at 6, dialed slowly, and had painful contractions, Dr broke my water at 11, contractions even more painful, got the epidural at 12, labor did not progress, was dialated 3 cm all day, @ 8 pm,, Dr took me off pittosin for an hour to see if I would progress if we started over again, at 9 they hooked me up again, all night and just progressed to a 4, that next morning, still nothing, finally Dr said we need to do a c section, since my water was broken earlier the previous day, he was worried about infection, finally went to operating rm, it was so cold, I was shaking and crying, I was so scared, btw my previous 4 children were vaginal births, I felt so guilty, thinking it was my fault my labor did nt progress.Finally I had her, when the Dr held her up for me to see, I started bawling, she was perfect, it was very emotional, she weighed 6 lb 4oz and 18in, Im very proud of her, and myself

Holden has only represented about a fifth of the redrawn 17th district during the past 10 years.

For example, current silicon - based solar cells convert realistically only about 25 percent of sunlight into electricity, so efficiency is an issue, says Calley Eads, a fifth - year doctoral student in the UA's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry who studies some of the properties of these new materials.

Oates invited a team of American archaeologists to examine the area beyond the high mound, which covers only about one - fifth of the site's nearly 750 acres.

This giant has about five times the volume of Jupiter but only four - fifths the mass.

Last year the government brought in a law that means only about one - fifth of research positions that become vacant can be filled.

Although the percentage of doctorates awarded to women in life sciences increased from 15 to 52 percent between 1969 and 2009, only about a third of assistant professors and less than a fifth of full professors in biology - related fields in 2009 were female.

About 45 per cent of the population can not read a newspaper, and television reaches only a fifth of the population because so many households lack electricity.

An attosecond — the shortest time interval now measurable — would account for only a billionth of the trip: about a fifth of an inch.

The condition is often attributed to abnormal signalling prompting the bladder muscles to contract involuntarily, but this seems to account for only about three fifths of cases.

Only about one fifth of adults diagnosed with it survive two years or more after their diagnosis.

Only a small portion of the building is normally used for pit surveillance, while about a fifth is used for pit fabrication, and another seven percent for analytical chemistry and pit certification.

Still, only about one - fifth of patients actually get appropriate care, the study authors said.

This is only the fifth time I've been through all the joys of pregnancy (read about my previous pregnancies here), so I certainly don't claim to have all the answers, but thought I'd share what I've learned along the way!

Even the much hyped açaí berries contain only about 300 mg — one fifth of what is found in aronia or elderberries.

If the National Academy of Sciences is saying the only safe intake of trans fats is zero, and about one - fifth of American trans fat intake is coming from animal products, did they recommend that everyone should eat only vegan?

The movie opens with fifth - grade - schoolers George Beard and Harold Hutchins showing off the comic book they created about a world called «Underpanty» where people only wear underwear.

Besides Jumanji, the other surprise success of the season may be fourth - place finisher The Greatest Showman; the Hugh Jackman musical has made $ 75 million in three weeks, which is only about $ 10 million less than what fifth - place finisher Pitch Perfect 3 has made over the same timeframe.