Sentences with phrase «change of a few points»

A change of a few points upwards or downwards is normal and nothing to worry about.

Not exact matches

You can start off small by making just a few changes to an integral part of your business — one you probably don't give much thought to anyway — your Point of Sale (POS) system.

A few things stand out about this particular rate change: first, the magnitude of influence that just a quarter percentage - point change had on the stock market; second, the current rate with an upper range of.50 % compared to the various long - term averages of about 5 %; and third, the rate remains historically low, with only minute incremental changes, despite the relatively good news we continue to read about the economy.

Meanwhile, Axelrod points out that Basel 3 could actually generate a false sense of security because few people realize it introduces no changes whatsoever for two years.

«It used to be that Silicon Valley had the attitude that Washington was inconvenient,» Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur and researcher of public policy at Stanford Law School, says, but over the last few years Silicon Valley has reached a turning point, and that perspective has changed drastically.

Just a few weeks after the market finally had come around to the Fed's way of thinking that three quarter - point rate hikes would be appropriate this year, the day's trading changed sentiment.

Lars Schmidt, a former HR practitioner who now runs Amplify, an employer branding and search consultancy, points out that while the field has evolved significantly over the past few decades — becoming more strategic and aligned with business, as well as more automated and data - driven — the practice of employee relations, or how workplace grievances are handled, has hardly changed.

Interest rates will inevitably rise, as the Bank of Canada keeps pointing out, and the federal government has instituted numerous changes over the past few years that will make a home purchase more difficult for first - time buyers.

The proposal has generated a great deal of often vitriolic debate over the future of the wheat board, and the C.D. Howe Institute recently weighed in with a report arguing that global grain markets have changed significantly over the past few decades, to the point that the CWB is more often than not a price taker.

And that's how, over time, you can lose a few percentage points of fat even if you don't change your exercise routine and don't change what you eat; keep all the other variables consistent and intermittent fasting will cause you to lose fat.

In her community, where gun ownership is considered a fact of life and a point of pride, she's bravely taking a stand as one of the few voices advocating for change in her area.

In a nutshell, Check Point has been making substantial changes to its sales organization and strategy in the U.S. «The changes we have implemented in the field didn't bear fruits yet and as noted before it will take a few quarters to ramp up the level of productivity and results as we expect,» Payne said in the conference call this week.

The only way Investing works to change your life is if you live to 300 years old like Warren Buffett grinding out the earnings potential of GE every quarter to gain a few percentage points in your portfolio.

Actually global heating (climate change) will make the point of whether these fantasy gods are whatever stupid people believe them to be a moot point in a few years as humans and all living things do a slow roast as temperatures climb higher and remain there for hundreds of years....

The intention is the quite limited one of indicating as simply and non-technically as possible a few points in the scholastic philosophy of change which may be of use in suggesting starting - points for our purpose.

I just posted this on another topic... change a few words, youll get the point: In an ideal situation, «World Religions» would be part of a «World History» class, unfortunately, in the USA, there are far too many conservative Christians with power to rewrite history, make whole groups of people second class citizens by making laws against them, and travel the world trying to convert non-Christians through our Military, Politicians, humanitarian efforts and more.

«Much of the change in opinion has occurred over the past few years — support has risen 13 points since 2010,» Pew Research Center says.

«A lot of times we think we hit it right, and a few days later, it turns, and we have to change it to get a better shelf life,» she points out.

It's really not one that needs changed at all, however I wanted to lower the Smart Points value of my breakfast and knew there were a few ways I could do that.

Indiana ended the year allowing the fewest points per 100 possessions, and while every good defensive team has a series of ethos that stay consistent, the Pacers, more than any other team, rely on a series of schemes that rarely change significantly.

Few months back I considered myself a rabid AOB sort of a Piers Morgan type, after some time I came to terms with myself that nothing was going to change, it did not matter my tirades or how many comments would post, things at ARSENAL would not change, our destiny is intertwine with AW till the day he decides is enough for him or his Contract is over, for sure not before that, SO there is no point anymore in pointing AW deficiencies nor trashing the Man, he reached the top of his abilities and is consistent with that, making the top 4 reaching the last 16 at the CL and as a BONUS last year maybe this one the FA Cup, reality is he will not reach anything more and we just have to settle and accept (as he has done) our STATUS QUO a good team but not good enough........

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

and whilst we probably wouldn't see the red cars in Formula E that soon, the rule changes seem to increase the likelihood of it happening at some point in the next few years.

Even if the spread had moved a few points, we likely wouldn't have seen any changes in terms of NCAA Title odds, SEC Title odds, Win Total OU, etc..

«We could have scored three or four goals but we didn't do it and we risked losing three points for immature mistakes that could have changed the game The only excuse I can find is that we played a very important game a few days ago against Arsenal where we spent a lot in terms of condition.

It's been a difficult last few months for Liverpool and everyone involved at the club, after a terrible run of results, but their victory in the Merseyside Derby, one which heated and did have it's controversial moments, may just have lifted the mood in the camp and perhaps by the time May does come around next year the Liverpool players can look upon this part of the season as the pinnacle point in the season, the point where their season changed for the good... at long last!

Think also about the organisation of your day - to - day living spaces - you'll need to make sure that everything is in easy reach for those breastfeeding sessions — if the phone is currently at the furthest point in the room from the sofa, you might want to make a few little changes!

The loss in just a few years of Indian Point's 2,000 megawatts of clean, emission - free power, however, should be no consolation for environmentalists who truly support clean air and climate - change goals but ironically are celebrating the plant's closure.

Democrats, meanwhile, insist that if Busby even comes within a few points of victory, it should be seen as a sign that voters across the country are ready for a change in House leadership.

In response to the two points of order, Commons Speaker John Bercow said he had not changed his view that cuts to the number of MPs should be accompanied by fewer ministerial posts.

A few of the main points of the third assessment report issued in 2001 include: An increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system; emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols due to human activities continue to alter the atmosphere in ways that are expected to affect the climate; confidence in the ability of models to project future climate has increased; and there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.

At one point the amount of material landing on the star changed by a factor of five over the course of a few days.

A Warmer Earth, and Fewer Insured Private insurers also point fingers at a changing climate, citing a report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) earlier this year that concluded global warming is to blame for a doubling over the past five years of natural disasters — and that the situation will worsen if nothing is done to stop it.

Climate science still faces the dilemma articulated by the late Steve Schneider and misrepresented by his adversaries — how do we best ensure that the public arrives at an accurate understanding of climate change, when the «sound bite» limits on our speaking time to the media force us to choose between making a few points with all the appropriate caveats, vs presenting details of all the points we believe important but without acknowledging uncertainties?

«However we point out that we assume that the response of corals to future warming does not change from that observed in the last few decades.

«In the Darwinian struggle, there are — from the tumor's point of view — few beneficial mutations, meaning changes that give tumor cells a growth advantage.»

Here, we first introduce various quantification metrics based on the extension of co-activation pattern (CAP) analysis, a recently proposed point - process analysis that tracks state alternations at each individual time frame and relies on very few assumptions; then apply these proposed metrics to quantify changes of brain dynamics during a sustained 2 - back working memory (WM) task compared to rest.

The study found we may have already passed the point of no return for some cities and will do so in the next few decades for others, as greenhouse gases gradually change climate, glacier cover and sea level.

Key Point: Hair loss can occur for any number of reasons — genetics, stress, poor diet or hormonal changes to name just a few.

In all seriousness, a photo of a cup of coffee can actually be beautifully styled with glimpses of your jewelry, bag and heels, but my point is that those «filler» photos that people were using so much of to create a pretty feed may not work as well with the algorithm change because they typically get fewer likes which means your next photo may not pop up in as many of your followers» feeds.

In the pictures I'm wearing a black silk shirt instead of a white which makes the look a bit dressier and easier to transition to a night out, not to mention I wore heels instead of boots so my point is, with the change with just a few pieces you can create a total different vibe, so invest on quality everyday pieces;) Item featured: Tommy Hilfiger puffy vest in camel about $ 79 with Blanknyc sknny jeans $ 99 (sure you can find a better deal!)

In the pictures I'm wearing a black silk shirt instead of a white which makes the look a bit dressier and easier to transition to a night out, not to mention I wore heels instead of boots so my point is, with the change with just a few pieces you can create a total different vibe, so invest on quality everyday pieces

According to an article on Psychology Today.com, «the word but allows you to take fewer risks, delay making vital changes, avoid intimacy, resist suggestions, rationalize the status quo, numb your brain with chemicals or mindless entertainment, and decrease your capacity to see opportunities and different points of view.»

Instead of documentaries and interviews and the like, the second disc offers an alternate cut of the film, which only runs a few minutes longer but features a different ending that changes the entire point of the film... for the better, in my opinion.

«This is a compelling glimpse into a game changing technology as it nears an inflection point going from the fantasy world of a few obsessed visionaries to a must - have technology that may enter every home.»

This isn't a life changing movie but there are a few points of difference that make Home Again worth watching.

The quality of life changes go a long way for both veterans and new players, making it easier to get in and learn how the intricacies of the game work, and fewer friction points lead to less players bouncing off.

The number of additions, changes, and enhancements is staggering, to the point that they have outdone and, in a few cases, overdone themselves.

Case in point: the most well - regarded critic of Latin American cinema stateside is American B. Ruby Rich, who may well be the face of New Queer Cinema criticism, but who was one of the few English - language critics paying attention to the changing Latin American cinema scene since the seventies.

For male teachers with fewer than three years of experience, the estimated change in the probability of switching districts for a 10 percent increase in salary is 2.6 percentage points; for men with three to five years of experience, the estimated change for a salary increase of the same magnitude is 3.4 percentage points; for still more experienced male teachers, financial effects trail off, down to essentially zero for those with more than 20 years of experience.