Sentences with phrase «year activities growing»

Unlike many Chinese families, our family never really participated in the traditional Lunar New Year activities growing up.

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Making parts and finished products using 3 - D printing technology has grown to account for 28 percent of all additive manufacturing activity, up from virtually zero 10 years ago, according to Wohlers.

And, on Thursday, new factory activity data is expected to show that the manufacturing sector grew at a slow pace in September, while U.S. automakers are expected to report a 12 % increase in monthly sales year - over-year.

While American oil production grew by some 850,000 barrels a day during that year, followed by an increase of 1 million barrels per day during 2013, it wasn't until recently that prices began to reflect the increased activity.

«Overall lending activity remains solid and we are optimistic that our growing market presence and continued economic growth in Western Canada will support another year of double - digit loan growth,» president and chief operating office Chris Fowler said.

Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two - thirds of U.S. economic activity, grew at a 1.1 percent annualized rate in the January - March period, the slowest in nearly five years, after surging at a 4.0 percent pace in the fourth quarter.

For one, the Markit Flash Eurozone PMI, released Friday, showed the region's manufacturing activity growing at its fastest pace in six years.

A more narrow measure in the report, used to indicate shadow banking activity that may give rise to financial stability risks, grew to $ 34 trillion in 2015, up 3.2 % from the prior year and excluding data from China.

Despite sanctions to date, North Korea's economy is estimated to have grown by four to six per cent annually over the last three years due to increased economic autonomy, agricultural reforms and better weather conditions, favourable global market prices, and networks of lucrative, illicit activities.

As relations continue to ease, aviation consultant Mann estimates that flight activity to the island might ramp up in five to 10 years once tourism infrastructure is in place to support growing demand.

Year - over-year, deal activity in wearable startups rose 158 percent, while funding grew 80 percent.

The employment index climbed to 15.9 from 15.3, the part - time employment index decreased to 3.7 from 5.1, the hours worked index dipped to 8.0 from 8.3, the wages and benefits index grew to 23.5 from 20.9, the input prices index fell to 27.9 from 29.2, the selling prices index increased to 19.2, its highest level in over 10 years, from 17.0, the capital expenditures index slid to 16.0 from 17.6, the general business activity index rose to 14.5 from 13.4.

Specifically, U.S. manufacturing activity in April expanded at the slowest pace since last July, while the production index (though still growing) had its biggest drop in over a year.

Established Canadian companies who export are also twice as likely to plan to grow, and 62 % of U.S. SMEs who are already exporting have increased their export activity over the past five years.

The group expects operating profit from ordinary activities to grow by 12 % on a like - for - like basis this year, higher than an earlier forecast of 10 %.

The CCAB notes that the Aboriginal population is the fastest growing in Canada, and cites a TD Canada Trust study released in recent years that predicted 36,000 Aboriginal businesses will contribute $ 32 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) activity by 2016.

Cross-border shopping in recent years has been one of the fastest - growing segments of the e-commerce market, with China ranking as one of the top countries for cross-border activity.

The Charter has now been adopted by a growing number of organizations and individuals around the world and several activities inspired by the Charter are planned for the coming years.

Just because we live in an era of convenience with little time to spare in our daily activities doesn't mean our food and drinks can't be freshly made — that's Quick Chek's philosophy and a key reason why the Whitehouse Station, N.J. - based chain of convenience stores continues to grow by about six to eight stores per year.

Just because we live in an era of convenience with little time to spare in our daily activities doesn't mean our food and drinks can't b freshly made — that's Quick Chek's philosophy and a key reason why the Whitehouse Station, N.J. - based chain of convenience stores continues to grow by about six to eight stores per year.

Global Pouch West returns to the heart of West Coast packaging activity in the fourth year of this growing conference focused on flexible packaging in the Western states.

The Premier League has banned third - party ownership and Manchester United will have bought Rojo in part from his owners, but their growing influence in the game has lead FIFA to introduce a ban on their activities, which will come into effect over the next four years.

Performing the same activity 365 days per year is harmful to the body, particularly while a child is still growing.

After years spent pursuing largely independent activities, parents and their grown children felt as if they neither knew nor understood one another.

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The one size pads fit most children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years, meaning knee protection for crawling and other activities as your child grows.

There are some 3 year old milestones set by researchers, and a general list of activities that may help in assessing if your child is growing properly or not.

Chicco 123 activity walker is suitable for toddlers approximately from six months to three years of age and it is so cool how this walker is growing with your child; From six months your toddler can use it as a baby walker but after some time (approximately at nine months) your toddler can now use it as a push along walker.

If you're looking for additional simple to set up activities, you should most surely check the Early Years Activity Set from our friend Jamie from Hands on: as we grow.

I engage the child and his or her caregivers in activities that help to facilitate the bond that grows between a parent and child during those early years to repair the bond that wasn't created during those early years.

In the past year, as my daughter has grown from 2 to nearly 3 years old I have left her several times to attend to adult activities which did not lend themselves to bringing her along.

He concluded: «After suffering from an extremely tough market for over five years, and acting as a drag on UK economic activity, construction is set to grow every year between 2014 and 2017.

The new facility will offer year - round edible gardening programs and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities related to cooking and growing.

When given a choice, 3 - to 6 - year - olds growing up in the United States — one of many countries saturated with superhero movies, video games and otherworldly action figures — preferred performing real activities over pretending to do them, Lillard and colleagues reported online June 20 in Developmental Science.

George is referring to his role as editor - in - chief of Brain Stimulation, a journal launched three years ago to cover the growing list of technologies that can alter the brain's electrical activity.

Baiji populations grew for 10,000 years until human activity began to take its toll (Nature Communications, DOI: 10.1038 / ncomms3708).

The poles were in a different position, precipitation in a south tropical band resulted in river networks, and active volcanoes enabled the Tharsis dome to grow, tilting the Martian surface after fluvial activity ended (3.5 billion years ago).

Dr Guerra first showed ten years ago that this mechanism also works against cancerous tumours — demonstrated by the fact that tumours grew faster in mice that had their NKG2D activity supressed.

These are difficult questions, not least as supporting a new technology may imply that the support of some existing activities may need to be withdrawn since the total funding for SciLifeLab will not grow over the next 4 - year period.

Because Tetrahymena can be grown in a large quantity in the laboratory with ease, it has been a great source for biochemical analysis for years, specifically for enzymatic activities and purification of sub-cellular components.

This year, life is so busy with kids activities, training for a relay, and a growing vintage shop, so I decided to keep my tour rather simple and just bring in some natural touches (mostly grocery store flowers, if I am being honest!).

Over the years, Baffin has created a line of industry - leading footwear that performs in extreme conditions for an ever - growing list of loyal users and activities, including snowmobiling, ice - fishing, hunting, mushing and working in industries like construction, oil, mining, forestry, and outdoor winter recreation.

In 1981, recognizing the need for informational programs and resources among the rapidly growing metroplex film community, the Festival dramatically increased its scope by offering a slate of activities throughout the year with a special emphasis on educational programs.

As a result of the legislative activity of the past 20 years, school systems have grown in size and power, under the mistaken assumption that more funding and more authority would give educators the clout and resources they needed to improve achievement.

Joshua Block shares his final portfolios project, a year - end activity in which students review and reflect on their work to more fully understand what they've learned and how they've grown.

Laura said Year 10 - 12 students from the school's VCAL program were currently involved in gardening and cooking the produce they had grown, and they would also like to integrate kitchen garden activities into VCE Food Technology classes, as well as a the Year 8 program.

The Partnership with Abbey School was established approximately twelve years ago and has gradually grown to include more activities.

2 As charter school grows by a grade each year, allow the original large school to become increasingly overcrowded with classes held in the library and auditorium and rooms for special activities like arts and music eliminated.

With all of the new model activity going on at Porsche these days it would be easy to look upon the new Porsche Panamera GTS as just another version of its big luxury liftback conceived to pad out its ever growing range in the search of greater profits prior to the arrival of a facelifted model later this year.