Sentences with phrase «by more than half»

The county legislature approved it, and property taxes increased by more than $ 125 million for residents that year.

This is despite the average debt rising by more than $ 1,000 and the percentage of graduates with debt increasing by 2 percentage points compared to last year.

It will cut my stuffing making work by more than half.

Mortgage interest rates have risen by more than half of a point since the beginning of the year, and many assume that if mortgage rates rise, home values will fall.

It represents years of work by more than 300 contributing authors, and probably the first study of many to come.

Their volume of loans on apartment properties grew by more than $ 8 billion in the second quarter of 2017.

Yield on Greek debt fell by more than half in less than 10 years.

Importantly, online portals can be used by more than just you and your clients.

The wearable device market is steadily gaining momentum and although smartwatch sales dropped by more than half last year, things are expected to improve in the future.

Soft power is something that we're very good at and it is backed by more than half British public (58 %) who support the strategy.

It, however, was seen by more than just those college students.

It had a negative impact on the market as bitcoin price declined by more than 8 % and traded close to the USD 10,000 level.

By allowing private sector investment, costs were reduced by more than $ 1 billion over initial expectations, and the project is ahead of schedule.

Its shares were close to the top of the European benchmark, up by more than 4.7 percent.

The IT academies are supported by more than $ 8 million in business grants.

At the same time, we cut exclusion rates by more than half across the board, which is a pretty good move in the right direction for one testing cycle.

Fast forward 12 months later and my team had increased sales by more than 750 percent without adding any additional team members.

For average spending of roughly $ 1,100 per month, the top cash - back cards varied by more than $ 100 in earnings each year.

The share of sales that were lender - mediated in the fourth quarter declined to 4.8 percent which is down by more than half from 2016.

Combined, these effects could increase emissions by more than 100 % according to the study.

And from 2007 to 2011, the annual number of condo sales decreased by more than half.

At the two high schools, test scores jumped by more than 60 percentage points in math.

In these and many other countries, the population increases each year by more than their total Christian community.

The fact that the roster was also cut by more than twenty is also a bone of contention.

This exhibition will focus on and celebrate work made by more than a hundred female artists of different generations, cultures and disciplines.

We rarely win by more than 2 goals, because we find goals difficult to score.

But the company's stock has been doing the exact opposite: It has fallen in value by more than 10 % so far this year.

The savings cut costs by more than $ 50,000 per unit and were critical to the feasibility of the project.

During the five - year period, a review of 16 municipalities with revenue or billing deficiencies revealed that corrective action could increase revenues by more than $ 400,000.

The researchers found that the ozone hole has declined compared to its peak size in 2000, shrinking by more than 4 million square kilometers by 2015.

It would be impossible to say how much your score will go up but members have seen their score improve by more than 50 points.

We haven't lost by more than 14 in the past 3 seasons though.

It has been raised every year since, steadily climbing by more than 60 %.

I am surrounded by more than 800 people who live to feed kids.

The price dipped strongly and traded lower by more than $ 50.

A remarkable success for a minor party that never before had been represented by more than one legislator.

Unfortunately most readers are likely separated by more than six degrees from your connection.

Your premium rate is determined by more than just coverage, it also uses your age, gender, type of car and even credit history.

Shopping for estate jewellery means that choices might be limited by more than just the amount of money potential buyers want to spend.

She was leading by more than twice that amount early in the month.

The higher - tech auto is attributed with lowering fuel consumption by more than 10 per cent on the official combined cycle, which now stands at 9.

While most cryptocurrencies have been on a bear market, the situation has become worse in the recent past, seen by most cryptocurrencies prices plunging by more than 40 %.

Interestingly, the concern over providing credit or debit card information was shared by more than just individuals with the lowest incomes.

They are joined by more than 150 associate members, who are not Italian American but have large Italian American constituencies.

For roughly 20 years before the financial crisis, global trade had been expanding by more than 7 per cent a year — about twice as fast as the world economy.