Sentences with phrase «equivalent period»

«The comparisons were based on unequal treatments, without equivalent exposures for equivalent periods of time,» says John Britton, a toxicologist at the University of Nottingham, UK.

«An increase of 44 percent on the record - breaking equivalent period in 2017 is clear evidence the investment made in this technology has paid off for the economy and the environment, putting Scotland at the forefront of the fight against climate change,» he added.

Thus ends the four - week run when box office ran ahead of the year - ago equivalent period.

It was held that as per Hughes v Corps of Commissionaires Management Ltd (No. 2) 2011, an «equivalent period of compensatory rest», should be a continuous period of 20 minutes.

After decades of stagnation and seven straight years of decline, Miller Lite is on the upswing: The company sold 43 million more cans of Lite in the second half of 2014 than it did in the equivalent period of 2013.

The company sold 43 million more cans of Lite in the second half of 2014 than it did in the equivalent period of 2013.

If you compare the era of stock - based compensation to an equivalent period before, you see that returns went down about 15 % and stock volatility went up about 15 %.

Its massive e-commerce business is also growing, with $ 51 billion in revenue in the first quarter, an increase of 43 percent from the equivalent period a year ago.

The German chip maker said that profit after taxes for the three months ended March 31 jumped to 457 million euros ($ 547.7 million) from EUR199 million in the equivalent period a year earlier.

Mutual lenders accounted for a greater share of total gross lending in this period than over the equivalent period in 2011, showing that the sector has stepped up to the plate and supported many of those looking to purchase a home.

Flanagan garnered $ 291,000 over the last six months — seven times what he received over the equivalent period in the 2014 election cycle.

It is completely unacceptable that so few houses were built under Labour, and already reforms in this area are seeing house construction starts 24 % up on an equivalent period under Labour.

The SFS and IASP programs fund students for up to 2 years of undergraduate or graduate training in cybersecurity in return for an equivalent period of government service, either to DOD (for IASP awardees) or to other federal agencies (for SFS awardees).

Bourn concludes that «there was a sizeable increase in the number and value of contracts let in the last six months of 1992 with individual members, alternates or advisers of the executive board compared to the equivalent period in 1991... These contracts almost doubled in number and trebled in value...».

A Department for Education spokesman said: «We are giving local authorities # 5bn to spend on new school places over this Parliament - double the amount allocated by the previous government over an equivalent period.

The Department for Education says it is giving schools # 5bn to spend on new school places over this Parliament, which it says is double the amount allocated by the previous government over an equivalent period.

The fifth - generation CR - V went on sale mid 2017 at Honda dealerships around the country and sales are up over the equivalent period in 2016.

According to the research company's latest figures for the eight weeks of 2012 to the end of February, the value of sales in the Irish market hit has declined by 17.2 % to $ 14.7 million while the volume has dropped 15.9 % to 1.4 m in comparison to the equivalent period of 2011.

With just under 200 days to go until UEFA Euro 2012 kicks off, Thomson Sport has seen an unprecedented 80 per cent increase in enquiries compared to the equivalent period before the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship.

Listed law firm Gateley Plc has announced that it is set to report a 10 % increase in revenue in the six months to 31 October compared to the equivalent period last year.

Meanwhile, fee income at the top 50 UK firm improved by 17 % to reach # 56m — up from # 47.8 m for the equivalent period last year.

Meanwhile, fee income at the top 50 UK firm improved by 17 % to reach # 56m - up from # 47.8 m for the equivalent period last year.

The increase takes the top 30 UK firm's fee income to # 58m for the six - month period ending 31 October, up from just over # 55m for the equivalent period last year.

Total profits at the 72 - partner law firm were up to # 17.5 m, a 12 % improvement on a reported # 15.7 m for the equivalent period last year.

This entitled him to take an equivalent period of compensatory rest wherever possible.

In a recent decision that will concern all employers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal («EAT») clarified the meaning of «equivalent period of compensatory rest» under Regulation 24 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in Crawford v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd. and held that an employer must provide workers with a 20 minute period of continuous rest for every 6 hours worked.

Mr Crawford argued he was not being given the «equivalent period of compensatory rest» by his employer.

This contract award comes on the back of the recently announced record month of over 800 FileFinder Anywhere upgrade and new licence implementations in May and the exceptional first five months of the year which saw incoming new business orders up more than 100 % on the equivalent period in 2015.

The study by Colom et al demonstrates that group psycho - education is equally acceptable to, but more effective than a non-directive group intervention provided for an equivalent period of time by the same therapists.

Participants were randomized to CPT or an equivalent period of usual treatment at veterans» community based counseling services.