Sentences with phrase «about a quarter»

These are even stripes of about a quarter of an inch, in alternating white and colour or double bold colour combinations.

The report contends that it is too easy to get into teacher - preparation programs, with only about a quarter of them restricting admissions to applicants in the top half of their class.

Direct and indirect effects of leadership on student learning account for about a quarter of total school effects.

My roast yielded hardly any fat juices, so I could only make about a quarter cup of gravy.

End with about another quarter of cheese, and cover with another tortilla.

According to the latest jobs report, the number has increased by about a quarter of a million.

Researchers have identified disease - causing variants in about a quarter of human genes; many other variants are of uncertain significance.

If you reduce the chocolate chips, be sure to add about a quarter cup of cocoa powder.

At about a quarter of the way through, I nearly abandoned it but then the light turned on and I couldn't put it down.

The beach itself is great to walk on... a nice sandy strip for about a quarter mile, but difficult for swimming and paddle boarding given the rocky surface below the water line.

We only used about a quarter of it though and I wasn't sure what to do with it.

This is sort of lasagna - y without the cheese and takes about a quarter of the time to make.

It didn't make much mix - only about a quarter inch in the bottom if the pan - does it relies a lot?

International sales, which represent about a quarter of revenue, jumped 27 %.

About a quarter said they would keep their money at work.

They also only produce about a quarter as much milk as a full - sized cow, but I figure for our family of four, that will still be plenty.

It's quite lengthy, but after getting about a quarter way through, all the game's mechanics will have already been introduced and put to thorough use.

It provides about a quarter of the local school district's annual revenue, a cut so severe that state assistance will likely be the only way to close the gap.

Oh, and I have about a quarter as many aches and pains as I used to on a daily basis.

Though some unused fruits and veggies can be sent to food manufacturers, farmers lose profits from about a quarter of their crops because of cosmetic imperfections.

They were so amazing I ate about a quarter of them before I got them into the oil and the fridge and wasn't even ashamed.

Pour clear resin in separate plastic cups (one cup per color) and then add about a quarter size amount glitter.

At the beginning of the study period, more than half of the hospitals were considered financially strong while about a quarter were financially weak.

We only covered about a quarter of a block during our walk.

As the hours pass, adults spend more time in light, REM sleep and less in deep sleep, spending about a quarter of their overall sleep time in the REM stage.

Plants can only capture enough CO2 to absorb about a quarter of emissions.

Hotel promotions accounted for more than half of all the offers tracked by the study, and they were worth about a quarter of all the miles that were available.

About a quarter live in cities, but most are in rural areas, often hundreds of kilometres from a large town.

We're currently about a quarter of the way to our goal.

And she probably only puts about a quarter pound (or less, just starting out) of greens in her blender.

Leave about a quarter - inch at the top of the mold for expansion as the base freezes.

The district estimates that the area, which is partly developed, contains about a quarter of its territory and generates about 7 percent of its real - estate tax revenue.

Add about a quarter teaspoon of milk and maple syrup.

Pour about a quarter cup of the batter at a time on heated the skillet.

Early pregnancy loss (EPL) affects about a quarter of women.

On average about a quarter of the people on our trips are single travellers.

This has been possible for the atmosphere alone and the ocean alone for about a quarter century, and for the combination of atmosphere and ocean for about a decade.

In the last trimester, babies typically gain about a quarter to a half - pound each week.

Many private lenders offer a slight rate discount when borrowers agree to sign up for auto pay, typically about a quarter of a percentage point.

But the more striking thing about the quarter was that volatility rose and correlations shifted.

I laughed maybe twice and became very bored about a quarter in.

Fifty percent of all plastic is made for disposable applications such as packaging; about a quarter goes into long - term infrastructure items such as pipes.

The amount of this fee can be significant - it is usually about a quarter to a third of the fee received by the personal injury lawyer who handles your case.

Hold the diaper, lengthwise and roll it into a circular form and secure it with a rubber band that is placed about a quarter way to the top.

Just replace about a quarter cup of liquid (such as water or plant milk) from your recipe with this chickpea juice.

Even in the fish with impaired immune systems, the predators saved about a quarter of the lot.

Start by pulling about a quarter of your hair into a pony near your crown.