Washington Governor Christine Gregoire released her final budget plan this week and gave early learning one last boost, proposing
a big increase for the state's preschool program and more support for the Department of Early Learning.
That is a very
big increase for such a short amount of time and hard for humans or other species to adapt to.
The administration had been hoping for
a big increase for the School Improvement Grant program, which helps finance interventions in the lowest - performing schools.
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A big increase for the Investing in Innovation grant program, which helps districts and non-profits scale - up promising practices.
This is a pretty
big increase for a game that doesn't really offer more than previous edition.
The U.S. economy grew 3.2 percent in the third quarter,
the biggest increase for the July through September period in two years, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
The major airline carriers are plotting to collect the personal data of every passenger and use it to set personalized prices that could mean
big increases for some and discount coupons for others, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
The proposed spending plan for the year that begins Oct. 1 would allot the department a total of $ 31.7 billion, including
big increases for the Administration's reform agenda and for Chapter 1.
She says «the worst districts have 30 steps and reserve
the biggest increases for the end of a teacher's career,» or what she calls «back - loading.»
Thus, there is some asymmetry between the change in the extremes of minimum and maximum temperature (with
a bigger increase for minima than maxima).
It was
the biggest increase for the month since the firms began tracking the measure in 2009.
we try to keep rent increases to a minimum for existing tenants and save
big increases for turnover new tenants.
Not exact matches
As you chill the methane and oxygen below its liquid point, you get a fairly meaningful density
increase — you get on the order of 10 % to 12 % density
increase, which makes quite a
big difference
for the propellant load.
In recent years, an
increasing number of tech startups have turned into
big - time investments opportunities
for VCs, and as a result, these funds have wanted to get in on the action to bolster investor returns too.
However,
for big companies, expensive software's are needed to
increase the security and protection of confidential files and transactions.
International shipments of industrial equipment,
for example, surged 8.2 percent from the first quarter, matching the
biggest increase since early 2000.
Thanks to sports»
increasing value over the past two decades, Teachers» was able to parlay a $ 50 - million investment in 1994
for a 49 % stake in the Maple Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens, one of the
biggest, most profitable sports companies in the world, selling its stake
for $ 1.32 billion.
As accessing capital becomes
increasing difficult
for Canadian entrepreneurs — especially those who are considered particularly risky by Canada's
big banks — other approaches, such as developmental lending, ought to be taken more seriously.
Walmart has been adding self checkout kiosks at some stores and
increasing cash register staffing to speed up the checkout process, which had
for years been a bete noire of many Walmart customers and a
big drag on its customer service ratings.
Whether it's flex time, work - from - home policies or ongoing education programs, there's plenty of evidence that more soft - edged approaches to managing your employees time can pay off
big time
for increased productivity and retention.
Wilson said the
biggest reason
for the overall shortfall has
increased «is that we are too small
for all the missions we are being asked to carry out.»
For instance, altering product pricing and promotional offers, images on landing and product pages, or the amount of text on a page to make an experience as relevant to a user has possible.The added relevance can intrigue visitors to stay on your site longer, but the
big engagement
increases come from altering your offerings based on each user's behavior on your site.
Bitcoin has slumped more than 20 % this week amid
increased regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. and Japan, an attempted theft at one of the
biggest trading venues, and news that the bankruptcy trustee
for Mt. Gox has started selling the now - defunct exchange's holdings to repay creditors.
While the most substantial way to
increase your campaign's ROI still involves
increasing your account's overall average keyword quality score (as quality score and cost per lead metrics are directly correlated), your level of success in AdWords is heavily reliant on whether or not you have first acquired all the proper ingredients to create an overall
bigger pie
for yourself.
In the commodities space, oil prices are headed
for their eighth consecutive week of falls on Friday, the longest losing streak since 1986, according to Reuters, after the news of a sharp drop in Chinese manufacturing
increased worries over the health of the world's
biggest energy consumer.
Sacca, who in a December Recode story loudly criticized leaders from tech's
biggest companies
for meeting with the president, tweeted that he could barely keep up with the response and continued to
increase the amount he said he would donate.
Indeed, one of the predominant themes of the budget is
increasing the workforce participation of women, which many say will bring
big economic benefits
for Canada.
Incentive pay, also called flight pay, will
increase for all officers, with those who have over 12 years of service potentially seeing the
biggest boost, up to a maximum of $ 1,000 a month.
BI emerged when
big data tools became easier to use
for non-IT professionals and therefore
increased in value.
Delegate - rich Florida, the third - largest prize on the map and the
biggest treasure trove of all the battlegrounds, saw a massive
increase in voter turnout
for the 2016 election in comparison with 2012.
The demand may prove a
bigger problem than potentially
increasing the overall North American automotive value content from the current level of 62.5 %
for tariff - free shipments of vehicles within the region, which officials say Trump's administration also wants to raise.
According to one study, couples that expressed gratitude in their interactions with each other resulted in
increases in relationship connection and satisfaction the next day — both
for the person expressing thankfulness and (no
big surprise)
for the person receiving it.
The 2 percent
increase for next year marks a significant jump over last year, which was just 0.3 percent, and the
biggest change since 2012, when older Americans saw a 3.6 percent raise.
For all the reasons mentioned above, font sizes have
increased over the last few years to the point that many view 14 px as the very minimum font size, and many sites go even
bigger with 18 px as a minimum, especially when a lot of reading is involved.
«It is incomprehensible that the union is calling
for the
biggest pay
increase for the most well - paid group of staff,» Lufthansa board member Bettina Volkens said in a statement.
Lundquist:
For income trusts, the potential for interest rate increases is probably the biggest single ri
For income trusts, the potential
for interest rate increases is probably the biggest single ri
for interest rate
increases is probably the
biggest single risk.
Along with Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, Lilly is one of the three
big insulin makers under investigation by state attorneys general
for price
increases that the investigators believe are suspiciously similar in size and timing.
Furthermore, Boris Schlossberg, managing director at BK Asset Management, said Tuesday on «Trading Nation» that while neither stock is a buy right now, «the bullish case
for both is if you're truly a
big believer in a massive bull move this year in the market, and that the tax cut is going to
increase spending on travel.»
At the same time,
big - name department store retailers such as JC Penney, Macy's, Wal - Mart, Kohls and Target are collectively responsible
for an estimated 300,000 hires, in some cases,
increasing their staff by almost half.
The government data showed that average hourly earnings grew by 6 cents or 0.4 %, the
biggest jump this year, while the SurePayroll pay index
increased for the second straight month.
The move follows T - Mobile's two larger rivals, AT&T (t) and Verizon (vz), recently
increasing prices
for some plans, although adding
bigger data allowances.
For example, homebodies, the
big spenders on one or more residences, may find that home maintenance costs
increase simply because their homes are aging.
On June 10 SoftBank
increased its bid to $ 21.6 billion from $ 20.1 billion and raised the cash component of the deal
for shareholders by $ 4.5 billion, trumping Dish's bid and gaining support from Sprint's second
biggest shareholder Paulson & Co. which had previously said it preferred Dish's bid.
Government figures cited by the Associated Press indicate that just 1.7 million people — out of a total non-farm labor force of some 136 million workers — earned the minimum wage or less in 2006; still the
increase was a
big political victory
for the Democrats, one that came at the expense of lobbyists from the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, among others.
Mark Seetin, director of regulatory and industry affairs
for the U.S. Apple Association said that while school lunches were a «significant contributor» to
increased consumption, «When a company as
big as McDonald's helps promote something, it not only boosts sales, but also really raises public awareness.»
Vertical leaders step outside the operational fray to do the critical thinking needed
for bigger goals and to navigate
increasing complexity.
With interest rates rising, adjustable - rate mortgages will certainly be heading higher too and those with an ARM «are a sitting duck
for a
big increase,» McBride said.
Last year, consumers were hit with one of the
biggest price
increases for traditional Thanksgiving trimmings in years, after poor weather shrank the size of U.S. crops.
The Dow Industrials also posted
big gains following a rally in the prior trading session, marking the
biggest two - session percent
increase for blue - chip index since November 2011, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Alberta's unconventional oil reserves are
big enough to meaningfully
increase world oil supplies — and lower crude prices
for everyone — if they're fully developed.