Sentences with phrase «described as a quarter»

This past month I've been going through what can only be described as a quarter life crisis.

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The Special Item for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 represents a gain recognized from the re-measurement of our previously held equity interest at fair value upon acquisition, as described in the accompanying notes.

The company on Friday reported a 2 % drop in organic net sales in its second quarter saying that a company it described as a «key customer» in North America had placed fewer orders for its namesake canned soups.

CEO Tim Cook, Steve Jobs» down - to - earth successor, couldn't help himself on the earnings call, describing the quarter as «historic» and his company's performance — selling an average of 34,000 iPhones an hour, 24/7 — as «hard to comprehend.»

As described on the following pages, consolidated results for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 include restructuring costs and significant non-recurring and non-operational items.

Taser shares have gained 44 percent year to date, but have fallen 12 percent this quarter after the company lost the New York Police Department body cam contract to Vievu Safariland at a price that Taser described as «near or below cost.»

During a conference call to discuss first - quarter results for his hedge fund firm Pershing Square Capital Management, Ackman described an «intensive» process over the past few weeks as he and a handful of his employees have worked with the embattled drugmaker in its search for a new leader.

Canopy struck what it described as an «historic» two - year agreement with New Brunswick during its second quarter, which will see the company help supply the province's coming recreational market.

The first quarter was described as likely being the «high watermark» for the year.

Shares of Meet Group Inc (NASDAQ: MEET) plunged more than 12 percent on Wednesday in reaction to the company's first quarter report and an outlook that analysts at Loop Capital Markets described as conservative.

As described in a previous post, a recent release from the Census Bureau's Housing Vacancy and Homeownership (CPS / HVS) survey shows that the US homeownership rate increased to 64.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Three - quarters of young adults without Christian affiliations described Christianity as «too involved in politics.»

For example, after explaining how their research shows that three - quarters of young outsiders and half of young churchgoers describe present - day Christianity as «too involved in politics,» this is what Kinnaman concludes: «To address the deep challenges that are facing people in our nation and around the world, Gabe and I have come to the conclusion that being politically engaged is more important than ever.»

In addition, a quarter of the «close to Christ» and «Christcentered» crowd described themselves as spiritually «stalled» or «dissatisfied» with the role of the church in their spiritual growth.

These will be larger than either the frozen or canned options, so cut the hearts into quarters, then cut each quarter into 4 equal pieces and sauté with the garlic as described above.

The latest report from The Economist Intelligence Unit, «No more excuses — responsible supply chains in a globalised world ``, found that four in five respondent companies described their firms as having responsible supply chains, yet only under a quarter were actually addressing key issues such as climate change or child labor.

Then he describes what can only be a Chinense, and probably is the original Bonney: «The other of the same color, and glistering as much, but shaped like a large Button of a Cloak; both of one and the same quality; both so violently strong, as when we break the skin, it sends out such a vapor into our Lungs, as we fall all a Coughing, which lasts a quarter of an hour after the fruit is removed; but as long as we are garbling [selecting] it, we never give over.»

Lach tied it up in the second quarter on a reverse from four yards out, The Durham Sun describing him as «unmolested.»

However, he dinged up his left leg in the fourth quarter, picking up what was described as a «baseball sized knot.»

In addition to Anthony Martial's inclusion, the game saw left - back Luke Shaw earn himself a place in the starting eleven after limping out at half time in the EFL cup quarter - final against West Ham United, with a problem Jose Mourinho described as a «little injury» at the time.

Outside linebacker Leonard Floyd was carted off the field with what coach John Fox described as «a really serious knee injury» after a collision with teammate Kyle Fuller in the fourth quarter.

Ferguson would later describe Hargreaves» Red Devils career as a «disaster», writing in his autobiography that he considers the midfielder, who made just 27 Premier League starts in four seasons, one of his worst signings in over a quarter of a century as United boss; a sad indictment for Hargreaves when you consider that flops such as Bebe and Anderson had pitched up at the Theatre of so - called Dreams since the turn of the millennium alone.

In some quarters, the events of Sunday afternoon may be described as an overreaction, but to view it in this way would be to miss the point.

Their perspectives on fatherhood * Nearly 50 % of the conceptions were described as a complete surprise, and only three were planned * Nearly two - fifths (37 %) of the prospective fathers had had previous children; most still had some contact with the children but only two were still living with them and were engaged as actively involved fathers * Two - thirds (65 %) described themselves as having a low or medium sense of reality about their impending fatherhood * Three - quarters were expecting the baby to have a noticeable impact on their way of life * Three - quarters were motivated to learn more about pregnancy and fatherhood, with partners, family and friends seen as the most important source of information * Very few thought about health professionals as a potential source of support and advice, and some would have liked to have talked to one but felt awkward about it.

That report was described in the government quarters as out of tune and therefore discarded with the wave of hands.

General secretary Brendan Barber welcomed the unemployment figures published in July 2012, describing them as «excellent news», but he pointed out that long - term youth joblessness was up by 18,000 on the quarter to 421,000, and urged the government to prioritise tackling long - term youth unemployment.

The Director General on Media and Publicity to the Kogi State Governor, Kingsley Fanwo has described as a political joke, calls from certain quarters...

Also mentioned in the forfeiture order is a building described as «a mansion» situated and located at Ikom Quarters, Issala - Azegba in Delta State and a hotel located at No. 19, Madue Nwafor Street, off Achala Ibuzo Road, Asaba, Delta State.

Meanwhile, the National Chairman Paul Afoko and the Second Vice Chairman Sammy Crabbe are in the courts seeking to save the party's constitution from the hands of Akufo - Addo and his loyalist who have been described by certain quarters of the party as «Intolerant Militant Wing» >

In what appeared denigrating as some quarters have described it is the stooping of some mornachs in the picture whom Alagbado of Agbado Oke Odo was part of.

The Federal Government has described as ill - defined, claims in some quarters that Nigerians are getting poorer.

Overall, three quarters of Corbyn supporters described themselves as «left - wing» compared to just 14 % of the general population.

The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has on Sunday described the recent clamour from some quarters for the establishment of state police as not only...

The mayor fared little better among members of his own party, as more than half condemned how he has dealt with the indigent crisis and three - quarters described the situation as «very serious.»

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described the allegations in some quarters that the anti-corruption war of the present administration is selective as absurd.

The Bayelsa State Government has described claims in some quarters that it has laid off some civil servants following the preliminary findings of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the malfeasance in the public sector as false.

According to the protesters, they don't want the region to experience what has been described in some quarters as the oil curse.

Coral reefs occupy only one percent of the ocean floor, but they are home to as much as a quarter of all described marine species in the world.

What followed in fits and starts over a quarter century has evolved into what Baltimore now describes as «a whole new biology.»

One quarter of the girls saw feminine STEM role models: women wearing pastel - colored clothes and make - up, described as successful in math or science and fond of fashion magazines.

Marketing firm Jana asked 1,500 18 to 30 - year - olds in nine countries, pictured, where they go online when looking for a relationship.Facebook was the most popular across the board, with Twitter coming in second and even My Space making the top three in certain regions The highest proportion of people who had met someone online was in Vietnam, at 67 %, pictured, whereas only a quarter of people in Brazil said they had gone on online dates.Text appeal: Women describing themselves as sweet, ambitious or thoughtful are more likely to attract male attention and receive admiring messages on online dating websites (illustrated), while men who claim they are physically fit or describe themselves as perceptive, passionate or optimistic prove more irresistible to women A study of 12,000 online dating profiles posted on e uk found that women describing themselves as sweet, ambitious or thoughtful are more likely to attract male attention and receive admiring messages.

To best describe the Quarter Quell would be describe it as CBS's Survivor All - Stars.

It's a plot that wouldn't be out of place in a season of 24 and could readily be described as «Taken meets Flightplan» but it could provide for some leave - your - brain - at - the - door close - quarter thrills.

Paramount had what can only be described as a sensational fourth quarter, with such hits as True Grit, Little Fockers, Megamind, and The Fighter...

I also enjoyed God Help the Girl, a kind of social - hyper - realist Scottish musical from Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch, inevitably described in some quarters as The Umbrellas of Glasgow.

As one teacher described it to me, «Family conferences are simultaneously the most energizing and exhausting days of the quarter!»

The spelling sets in this pack are as follows: Set 1 - describe experience strength accident recover heart junior occasion business promise Set 2 - regular sure explore difficult approve opposite century library immediately prove Set 3 - February remember concentrate quality particular disturb medicine surround increase behave Set 4 - injure bicycle multiply sentence though quarrel position earn congratulate grammar Set 5 - receive knowledge thought breathe interest height experiment calendar guide continue Set 6 - often certain favourite extreme eighth material decide answer reign surprise Set 7 - believe caught early address circle mention peculiar famous exercise actual Set 8 - breath consider earth guard forward murmur possess quarter separate through Set 9 - build different enough appear island complete fruit centre arrive disappear Set 10 - group notice recent heard ordinary special history perhaps straight imagine Set 11 - popular strange important possible suppose learn potatoes therefore length pressure Set 12 - various minute probably weight natural purpose women naughty question although

9 • solve one - step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher • recognise, find and name a half as 1 of 2 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • recognise, find and name a quarter as 1 of 4 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights [for example, long / short, longer / shorter, tall / short, double / half]; mass or weight [for example, heavy / light, heavier than, lighter than]; capacity / volume [for example, full / empty, more than, less than, half, half full, quarter]; time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later]; • measure and begin to record the following: lengths and height; mass / weight; capacity and volume; time (hours, minutes, seconds) • recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes • sequence events in chronological order using language (for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening) • describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three quarter turns PLUS MANY MORE OBJECTIVES!

Again they could record the movements or verbally describe using key vocabulary such as clockwise, whole, half, quarter - turn etc. to their partner.

Within a sample of schools where every pupil has a tablet computer, a quarter of secondary pupils described themselves as internet «addicts».