Sentences with phrase «beginning of the last decade»

That's why you get spikes like we saw at the beginning of the last decade when uranium prices went from US $ 8 to US $ 130 per pound.

At the beginning of the last decade, before concerns about the nation's graduation rate ascended to prominence on the policy agenda, only about two - thirds of U.S. public school students were finishing high school with a regular diploma.

In the unenviable position as one of the few remaining truly independent car manufacturers, Mazda has had to constantly redefine its place within the mainstream since breaking away from Ford at the beginning of the last decade.

It's clear that there has been a substantial shift in the beta of international benchmarks versus the US since the beginning of last decade.

But it does state that the climate extremes we experienced at the beginning of the last decade were exacerbated by global warming, and they have set the stage for further extremes in the future.