Sentences with phrase «continue steady increases»

But he hopes the Biden moonshot will help persuade Congress to build on the 6.6 % raise it gave to NIH this year, its largest boost in 12 years, and continue steady increases for the agency.

A record number of Illinois students ate for free or at a discount last year, continuing the steady increase reported during recent years.

The Pentagon said last April that 265 active - duty service members killed themselves in 2015, continuing a steady increase in suicides noted since 2001.

Consistent with this long - run improvement of building conditions, housing permits continued their steady increase to a high not seen since mid-2008.

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Independent contractors continue their slow and steady increase, now comprising 4.9 percent of the workforce (a 10 percent year - to - date increase).

As the sharing economy continues to grow, 2017 will see a steady increase in the number of people who prefer to book rental properties in lieu of hotels.

Small business hiring continued its very slow and steady climb up since the beginning of the year, increasing 0.1 percent over July to bring us to a year - to - date increase of 4.2 percent.

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Auto loan balances continued their steady rise seen since 2011, with an increase in auto loan originations.

This gain reflects continued increases in housing wealth due to rising house prices in many areas of the country, as well as steady gains in the stock market.

If all goes according to plan — markets digest the incremental increase, companies and consumers continue to feel confident, and global markets stay steady — the Fed could raise rates in separate 25 - basis - point increments in June, September, and again in December, 2016, for an end - 2016 target rate at 1.125 %.

Oil traders will also continue to weigh a steady increase in U.S. production levels in the week ahead as the rise in U.S. drilling marked one of the few factors tamping back crude in an otherwise bullish environment.

It also said that manufacturing activity had «held steady or increased» and that consumer spending was ticking up, with retailers «expecting continued sales growth in 2015.»

If the share price is steady or increasing over recent history, this is a good sign that there is market confidence in the ability to continue to pay a sustained dividend.

«We are predicting increased sales over the next couple of years as the housing market continues a steady pace of growth, and of course we still have [a] strong oil industry here and construction is picking up,» he said.

In line with this, the NAB survey reported that firms continue to anticipate low and steady inflation for final product and retail prices, both of which are expected to increase by 0.3 per cent in the December quarter.

Many of our franchisees work together on multi-location prospect opportunities, and as our national brand grows and we award new franchises in targeted locations, we will continue to grow our system with steady increases in national accounts.

«Similar to national numbers, New York has shown a steady increase, slow, but an increase in black women running for office, which shows there's an opportunity to build a long - term strategy,» she continued.

The financial foundation of Oneida County continues to strengthen thanks to a steady and increasing stream of revenue from the Oneida Nation's gaming earnings and sales tax collection.

Petroleum use continues to track with the nation's steady and modest economic growth — more people are driving for work and recreation, and more economic activity increases commercial and industrial shipments.

On the other hand, the continuing increase in lung cancer mortality among European women represents a challenge for cancer control, and the steady increase in pancreatic cancer deserves high priority for research.»

If global climates continue to grow more erratic, the affected areas could see a steady increase of promiscuity among birds, Botero says.

The increase continues a steady, upward trend that began in 2003.

That continues a pattern of steady growth in interest in private secondary education despite marked increases in the cost of attending...

D.C. charter school enrollment continues its steady growth, increasing 9 percent over last year, according to an unaudited count for the 2009 - 10 academic year, officials announced this week.

Looking at the percentage of graduates taking benchmark tests such as the SAT and ACT and overall scores over time, scores on the ACT College and Career Readiness Benchmark have on the whole either held fairly steady or increased slightly since 2009, even as the percentage of graduates taking the ACT exam has continued to rise (in 2005, approximately 40 percent of graduates took the ACT, rising to approximately 59 percent in 2015).

Home ownership rates in America continue to increase at a steady rate due in a large part to the implementation of FHA home loans insurance program.

The primary growth filter constructed for this article focuses on year - to - year changes in earnings per share from continuing operations, looking for steady and increasing earnings annually.

As presented above, the Toyota RAV4's typical funding amount with LoanMart has a steady increase from 2001 to 2014, a trend that could continue with even newer models.

South Florida saw steady home price increases in November as the tri-county region continued to outperform most of the country, a national housing index shows.

This sector continues to see steady investments in infrastructure and quality assurance to meet this increase in cruise calls to Belize.

With a steady increase in the numbers, it is expected that real estate prices in Belize will continue their strong upward trend in the near future.

«Last year's steady increase in visitors and continued substantial growth in the number of overnight stays to almost six million underscore the great potential that the tourism industry has for Cologne as a business location,» said Elisabeth Thelen, chairwoman Cologne Tourist Board.

While business travel worldwide continues to show a steady recovery from the dark days of the great Recession, some countries are emerging as «hot spots» where prices will increase more than in others.

Also with a steady increase in the number of registered PlayStation Network accounts, SCE will continue to further enhance network services for both game and non-game entertainment content.

When looking at video game design salary trends, it's quite apparent that earnings for those involved in video game development will continue to see a steady increase.

We have also continued to develop our DLC - model, with expansions leading to increased user scores and a steady number of growing active players.

However, even if net accumulation of biomass continues for a very long time (and produces very deep soils), the rate of accumulation is going to be steady at best — it is certainly not going to increase as the forest matures.

General Motors is continuing its slow but steady push to improve the energy efficiency of its operations and increase its use of renewable energy.

If this pattern continues, in the long run (many centuries hence) it will have settled down to a steady rate of 4 years for each successive 10 % increase.

In a series extending over many years, such a pause may have weakened the hypothesis of steady temperature increase but the base temperature levels are still higher than in recorded history and there is still room for temperatures to continue to rise in the longer term.

Steady growth in hemp product sales, combined with a substantial increase in acreage in Canadian hemp fields, further validates U.S. farmers» concerns that they are being shut out of the lucrative hemp market that Canadian farmers have cashed in on for over a decade now,» continues Steenstra.

While there's no way of knowing how many new WNBR cyclists continue to ride (with clothes), Sinnott said the steady increase in participants each year is «pretty awesome».

They calculated that if CFC production continued to increase at the going rate of 10 % / year until 1990, then remain steady, CFCs would cause a global 5 to 7 percent ozone loss by 1995 and 30 - 50 % loss by 2050.

It is interesting that laptop prices continue to fall at a fairly steady rate, which in part is helping increase the number of students who can afford to arrive at school with a laptop.

The initial results mark steady, continued growth after the 2014 - 15 financial year, when PEP jumped by 21 % to # 576,000 and revenue grew by 8 % to # 126m, the firm's largest year - on - year increase since 2008.

While jury trials in federal court obviously have declined, the decline in bench trials has been steadier and steeper.2 Even though the number of lawyers continues to increase, the number of trials is still decreasing.3

We've seen a steady increase in disputes work coming out of the continent and we expect that to continue as more organisations seek to maximise the potential that Africa offers.»

After a year of steady auto insurance rate increases, this decline represents a continued shift in the insurance cycle.

Prominent themes panelists foresaw included continued investment in blockchain specific startups, steady and increased adoption of Bitcoin for shopping and remittances, and a rise in the bitcoin price.