Sentences with phrase «costs about a fifth»

His office estimated the new limits would cost about a fifth of the state's taxpayers $ 14.3 billion.

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The Center for American Progress reviewed 30 case studies in 11 of the most relevant research papers on the costs of employee turnover and found that it costs businesses about one - fifth of a worker's salary to replace that worker.

Our analysis reviews 30 case studies in 11 research papers published between 1992 and 2007 that provide estimates of the cost of turnover, finding that businesses spend about one - fifth of an employee's annual salary to replace that worker.

A man's evaded Vatican security for the fifth time to protest about laws which he claims cost him his business.

By about 1470 the cost of a French printed Bible had dropped to about one - fifth of the cost of a manuscript Bible, perhaps giving Calvinism the same kind of boost that Luther had in Germany.

As international awareness about the environmental costs of producing and eating meat increases — The United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization estimates the meat industry generates nearly one - fifth of the man - made greenhouse gas emissions that are accelerating climate change worldwide — the work of RiceBran Technologies is supporting environmental sustainability and combating waste while globally providing a nutritious source of protein, carbohydrates, healthy oil and dietary fiber as food ingredients.

if at all he transfers to big clubs like Real or Barcelona they will pay about three fifths of what he cost from Juve.Disappointing.

As for cost - cutting, far from falling, the administration or running costs of UK civil departments actually rose by about two - fifths in constant - price terms over the three decades from 1980 to 2010 — a performance not very different from the trajectory of administration costs of English local government over the same period.

A separate recent survey of parents, carried out by independent polling company ComRes and commissioned by the NASUWT, found that almost three quarters of parents (73 %) agreed there should be much stronger regulations over how much schools are allowed to charge for the services they provide to pupils, with over a third (36 %) of parents saying the cost of educational visits is not affordable, 33 % saying the same about school uniforms and a fifth (20 %) for the cost of equipment.

With most new teachers dropping out after their fifth year, these new resources and programs could slow attrition for the district, which costs the state about $ 450 million each year, according to the report.

Miles» report, which analyzed both state and national public school spending trends, pointed to numerous shortfalls in the state's school finance structure, including that North Carolina has the fifth lowest average teacher salary in the nation when adjusted for cost - of - living, and that the state's teachers earn only about 67 percent of the pay given to «similarly - educated, non-teachers.»

The fee covers about one - fifth or less of the cost to us and we always meet the «buyer» before we complete that transaction.

An assortment of think tanks warned of a «cost - tsunami» that was about to hit Germany and increase industrial operating costs by nearly a fifth in the country that already had one of the highest power prices in the EU.

The very low cost of natural gas, now about one - fifth the cost of crude oil on an energy - equivalent basis, provides North America with a low - cost energy competitive advantage to rebuild our manufacturing industries.

This results in a battery replacement cost of about one - fifth the car's $ 206,000 sticker price... Tesla owners in the US who have parked their vehicles with low battery power remaining - for as little as a week - have found their cars had become «BRICKS» that could not be re-charged.»

The Fifth Circuit, in effect, denied about $ 5.5 million in fees and costs to Baker Botts in the ASARCO bankruptcy if we read the Fifth Circuit opinion correctly, leading to a grant of certiorari (No. 14 - 103) to resolve the split among federal circuit courts.

The advantage, however, is that term policies are significantly cheaper than permanent plans, typically cited as being about one - fifth the cost of a permanent plan.

The National Association for Insurance Commissioners reports that Idaho has the fifth lowest annual premium costs for automotive liability coverage, averaging about $ 564.

In addition to scoring rumors about the low - cost iPhone on Thursday, Japanese blog Macotakara also published the latest news on the fifth - generation iPad, which it says will likely launch after Apple releases the iPhone 5S in September and will feature a rear microphone located directly next to the camera, similar to the design of the iPhone 5.

If you have an iPhone 5 or later, a fourth - generation iPad or later, any iPad Mini, or a fifth - generation iPod Touch, you can use Apple's Lightning Digital AV adapter, which costs about $ 45.