Sentences with phrase «cent say a change»

However, 15 per cent say a change is under consideration.

When it came to external spend, 27 per cent said it changed because more work was being brought into the legal department, up from 20.4 per cent last year.

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«One or two titles can really change things,» chief executive Ellis Jacob said in an interview on Wednesday, after the company reported that profits dropped 19 per cent in the second quarter.

«Coal - fired power plants produce almost 40 per cent of global electricity today, making carbon pollution from coal a leading contributor to climate change,» said the declaration issued by the alliance on Thursday.

Jason Hollett, the Environment Department's executive director of climate change, said Nova Scotia's program would cover 80 to 90 per cent of all emissions in the province.

«We are changing the rules for three per cent of private corporations, because the wealthiest Canadians should not be able to use private corporations to pay less tax than the middle class,» Morneau said.

The financial sector changes were later confirmed by Yi Gang, the newly appointed head of China's central bank, who said foreign investors would be allowed to hold up to a 51 per cent equity stake in brokerage firms, futures companies and fund management firms.

Ron Wilson, president of Best Buy Canada, said 80 per cent of customers are within a 15 minute drive to a store and «this won't change.

A statement issued with the decision earlier this month said there was no need for a policy change because market pressures would help inflation fall back toward the bank's 2 per cent target — the Bank is tasked with setting policy to achieve the target.

«We believe that the currency movements since the start of 2018 have reflected the changing GDP growth dynamics between the US and Europe, and the corresponding lift in the US 10 - year bond yield to 3.0 per cent,» he says.

However the gaming group said it had changed its dividend policy and will now pay 60 cents a year, subject to its financial performance.

Among those who either work for a small business currently, or live with someone who does, six - in - ten (61 %) say the changes will be harmful — 13 per cent higher than those who are not employed by a business of that size.

The Toronto Real Estate Board said 7,974 homes changed hands in June while the number of new properties on the market climbed 15.9 per cent year - over-year to 19,614.

«We downgrade LLC to «Neutral» post a period of significant outperformance (+32 per cent vs market +4 per cent) and an earnings downgrade / composition change in FY18,» UBS said in a note to its clients.

The change, the government says, will create a threshold of $ 50,000 on passive income per year to ensure only three per cent of the most wealthy private corporations will have to pay higher taxes.

«We grew EBITDA 104 per cent to # 17.3 million, the business continues to grow very strongly and future cashflow forecasts are also strong, but the announcement of substantial investment in delivery services is a material change to the original assumptions when it was purchased.,» he said.

The 4.95 per cent contribution rate has not changed in many years so employees will see a difference on their very first pay in January, said de Grâce.

In December 2017, 56 per cent said they were concerned about a negative change in their employment status — such as a layoff or pay cut — occurring over the next six months.

This includes 42 per cent who said there need to be major or complete changes to the system.

Fishon, normally I skip what others have to say, to add my two cents without changing the original thought that I had.

We continued with the significant and necessary changes we began in the business over three years ago to support our strategy and its priorities, and worked hard to return every possible cent of value back to our farmers,» Wilson said.

Between 2012 and 2015 our mix of sales has changed from 61 per cent commodities to 46 per cent commodities,» Mr Helou said.

The Chairperson of the ICMSA Dairy Committee said that milk suppliers were perfectly entitled to feel short - changed last month by the single cent price rise announced by both Glanbia and Lakelands.

Europe is already in the vanguard of climate change action: a European Environment Agency report published last month said within five years emissions on the continent may have been slashed by a quarter on 1990 levels, «meeting and overachieving» its 2020 target of 20 per cent.

«Either management made some poor calls or the world has changed around them,» says Michael Fitzsimmons, the managing director of the Melbourne - based JCP Investment Partners, which bought 5 per cent of Wellard.

Dairy prices fell for the second time in a row at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, but analysts say the 3.9 per cent average decline has not changed the positive outlook for farmers this season.

Analysts say the launch of Prime, which is used by about 60 per cent of American households, will change the game for Amazon and Australian retailers, making ordering from Amazon almost a daily habit for consumers.

A new climate change report is forecasting an almost 50 per cent reduction in rain by 2090, but one farmer in southern NSW says he has already seen things change over the past 30 years.

nice to see you crawl out of your hole just in time to offer your 2 cents worth once again... unlike yourself I started following this team long before Wenger arrived on the scene and will continue to do so long after he's gone... in his earlier years I admired the cerebral elements he brought to the EPL, which at that point was more brutish than beautiful, and I respected the seemingly tireless efforts of Arsene, Dein & staff to uncover and develop talent without sacrificing the product on the field... likewise I appreciated that such a youthful manager wasn't afraid to bring strong personalities and / or world - class players into the fold without being fearful of how said players would potentially undermine and / or dilute his authority... unfortunately this all changed about 10 years ago and culminated in the removal of all our greatest players, both young and old, without any real replacements coming in... from Henry to RVP to Fabergas and Nasri, it was easy to see that this club was no longer interested in competing at the highest levels... instead of being honest, minus the ridiculous claims regarding the new stadium, Wenger chose to side with management and in doing so became the «front man» for this corporation pretending to be a world - class soccer club... without the «front man» this organization would have been exposed numerous years earlier, so his presence was imperative if the facade was to continue... it's for this reason and more that I despise what this once great man and Kroenke has done to my beloved club... the gutless, shameful and manipulative way they have treated the fans, like myself, is largely indefensible and this is why I felt it necessary to start offering my opinion in a public format... trust me, I resisted the temptation for many years but as long as the same shit continues to exist I will voice my opinions and if you don't like it maybe you should look for a different team to pretend to follow

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says around one in six schools would see cuts in their funding of ten per cent or more as a result of the changes.

A ComRes poll for the Independent conducted last weekend found 58 per cent of voters saying the government's economic plan has failed, and so it will be time for a change of government in 2015.

The money lost to claimant fraud and error was less than under the old working families tax credit (14 per cent), she said, adding that changes to the IT system and fraud measures meant this year's figure would be better.

The research also found 16 % of members of the general public saying the change made it more likely they would back Miliband at the 2015 general election, compared to just four per cent who said otherwise.

Barring a substantial shift in the last few days of campaigning — which seems unlikely given that 91 per cent of Labour voters say they probably will not change their minds — we can expect a swing from the Liberal Democrats to Labour of around 8 per cent since the general election.

Only 5 per cent of this group say they may yet change their mind how to vote, making them the most determined of any group of voters.

Launching the campaign, environment secretary Hilary Benn said 40 per cent of the UK's emissions come from homes and travel, but too few people are making real changes to cut their energy use.

It says Britain must assume next year's UN Framework Convention on Climate change sets a target of cutting carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2020, not the current 20 per cent.

But a similar proportion (30 per cent) of voters who are undecided or likely to change their mind say their biggest hesitation in voting Leave is the damage it might cause to the UK economy...

«A third (31 per cent) of voters who are undecided or likely to change their mind say their biggest hesitation in voting Remain is the potential for uncontrolled or increased immigration.

Robin Webster, senior campaigner on energy and climate, said the 20 per cent target was «undoubtedly ambitious» but presented an opportunity for the UK energy industry to «take a lead in developing the renewable technologies that will be required all over the world in tackling climate change».

51 per cent of the population said they were «unhappy with the current electoral system and want it to change» compared to only 28 per cent who want to keep FPTP.

He defended the changes by saying: «Due to a lack of adequate measurement, it has been possible to ignore the true level of poverty — not just measured by a calculation of relative income, where you are considered to be in poverty if your income is below 60 per cent of median income.

«It seems like you're spending a lot of time coming up with really different methodologies to count a few dollars and cents,» said Annaka Peterson, a program officer at Oxfam America who focuses on efforts by communities in developing countries to adapt to climate change.

For example, with UK targets demanding a 34 per cent decrease in carbon emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2020, companies are increasingly required to change the way they do business, says Som Narayan, co-founder of Carbon Masters, an Edinburgh - based company which helps organisations reduce their carbon emissions.

Some 17 per cent of all respondents and 35 per cent of Catholic respondents said they were influenced by Pope Francis's message that climate change is a crucial moral issue.

«We can never say 100 per cent absolutely that this is due to climate change,» Stott says.

Asked about changes in their behaviour between two and six months after receiving the results, 34 per cent said they were more careful about their diet, 14 per cent said...

Asked about changes in their behaviour between two and six months after receiving the results, 34 per cent of respondents said they were being more careful about their diet, 14 per cent said they were doing more exercise, and 16 per cent had changed their medications or dietary supplements.

That is well short of the 25 to 40 per cent cuts that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says are required from developed nations to avoid the most dangerous consequences of climate cChange says are required from developed nations to avoid the most dangerous consequences of climate changechange.

«On top of the impact already felt in South America, recent estimates that 65 per cent of the USA's agricultural output is at risk of being affected by the bollworm demonstrates that this work has the potential to instigate changes to research priorities that will have direct ramifications for the people of America, through the food on their tables and the clothes on their backs,» Dr Anderson said.