Sentences with phrase «fewer than a handful»

there are fewer than a handful of all Kindle blogs that are currently averaging more than 1 or 2 sales per day

To put it another way, my considerable experience with the relationship between Kindle Store sales rankings and actual units sold says that there are fewer than a handful of all Kindle blogs that are currently averaging more than 1 or 2 sales per day.

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But political analysts tracking the races say that only a relatively small number of races — fewer than 50 House seats and just a handful of Senate races — are truly competitive.

Almost three decades after launching the company as an indie film production house with little more than $ 300 and a lot of youthful enthusiasm, he and co-founder Seaton McLean and a few other early shareholders had all become rich beyond imagining on the strength of a handful of lucrative properties, including HGTV, the Food Network and the spectacularly successful CSI franchise.

Zuckerberg, who is speaking with a handful of lawmakers before his congressional hearings over the next few days, spent more than an hour in a one - on - one, closed - door meeting with Nelson.

Examining modern campaign politics, the open - source movement and some of the few recent bright spots in the traditional music business, Benkler isolates a handful of «design levers» — «elements of successful cooperative human systems that we can employ to motivate [people]... to contribute to the collective effort rather than exclusively pursue their own interests (at the expense of those of the group).»

It seems fair to assume, using statistics the company has released, that there are fewer than 1,000 sellers who make $ 30,000 a year or more, and a mere handful who make more than $ 100,000.

«In just a few years, we've grown from a handful of software developers and scientists to a team of more than 1,200, inventing new capabilities and products on behalf of millions of customers around the world,» said Rohit Prasad, Amazon's Boston area - based vice president and head scientist of Amazon Alexa.

She's had a handful of $ 100 - million - plus - grossing films worldwide (The Bourne Supremacy, Along Came Polly, Dawn of the Dead) and a few expensive bombs (most notably Chronicles of Riddick, which grossed more than $ 100 million around the globe and still lost money).

«In just a few years, we've grown from a handful of software developers and scientists to a team of more than 1,200, inventing new capabilities and products on behalf of millions of customers around the world.

While the prospect of paying fewer taxes probably excites you, the truth is that only a handful of American estates (fewer than 1 %) actually pay the federal estate tax.

He began working with HubSpot in 2007 when the company had a handful of customers and fewer than 10 employees, helping the HubSpot team with rapid sales and marketing strategies that have grown the company to more than 30,000 customers in 90 countries.

While other companies are claiming to have started drone delivery services in other countries — such as one that launched in Iceland yesterday — very few have delivered more than a handful of goods, or are available to more than a few people who live in places where drones can land easily.

The decision to lock or float an interest rate can create a high - stress situation for many people — after all, few of us take out more than a handful of mortgages during our lifetimes.

The Rate Mortgage Rate Lock Decision The decision to lock or float an interest rate can create a high - stress situation for many people — after all, few of us take out more than a handful of mortgages during our lifetimes.

I can eat a few, but not everyday (once a week) and really not more than a small handful.

Sadly, «my» wild black raspberries disappeared before I could gather more than a few handfuls (thanks to said birds).

I have found this to be especially crucial when working from home (due to frequent grazing) and now having a mini person, simply because I am not always interested in making myself lunch and would rather eat another few handfuls of trail mix and a piece of toast than make a mess and wash dishes.

I have been saying this for a long time and believe me that is from the few more than a handful of times I pay close attention to Mertersacker's game.

The Dodgers have committed more to Guerrero and Olivera over the next few seasons than six organizations will pay their entire roster this year, and there's no guarantee that either of them will start more than a handful of games.

It came in more than abundantly with OK who I pumped religiously around the clock every two hours for, it came in a tiny bit, but not much, with the singleton who was also way too early to attempt to save, and it came in even more abundantly than for OK with MK, even though I only pumped ever three hours and made sure I got at least one six hour stretch of sleep a night, and my worst oversupply problem of all of them was with YK, who I only pumped those first few days a handful of times when I felt up to it.

The organisation has managed to recruit only a handful of people in the country (fewer than ninety, according to reports).

The vote showed that, with full Conservative and DUP support, coupled with that of a few MPs from other parties, a future majority for an EU referendum could depend on just a handful of Labour MPs - many fewer than are known to support an EU referendum.

Conservative MPs are currently rebelling less often than Labour MPs (in around 11 % of divisions in the first three sessions of the 2005 parliament, less than half the rate on the government benches) and they are doing so in smaller numbers; although a slightly larger proportion of Conservative parliamentarians has rebelled compared to Labour, few have cast more than a handful of dissenting votes, and even the most rebellious would not find themselves high up the PLP's league table of troublemakers.

In the days leading up to today's combined State of the State / budget address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced no fewer than 12 initiatives and leaked out a handful more, aiming to ensure some of his top policy priorities get the coverage he believes they deserve.

I suspect deselections will turn out to be a damp squib with a few symbolic victories but not enough to truly alter the overall shape of the Parliamentary party or more than a handful of councils.

The bulk of this windfall would go to a relative handful (fewer than 200) of the very wealthiest estates valued at over $ 10 million each.

Consuming 10 to 20 almonds, roasted unsalted peanuts, or raw cashews with a 10 ounce glass of water fills up a growing child for two hours, providing protein, carbohydrates, and fat with fewer calories than you'd guess (just don't eat huge handfuls at a time.)

It is hard to remember how few serious film critics held podiums twenty years ago (when Time magazine carried more influence, for that matter, than all the rest of the media combined — among the handful of moviegoers who read reviews at all).

Ultimately, The Nice Guys gets by on the strength of the two leads and a handful of laugh - out - loud moments that are unfortunately few and far between, although a little bit of editing and re-working of the script could have made all the difference, making it tighter where it gets a bit flabby and keeping the momentum going because, unlike Lethal Weapon, there is the sense that Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling have had to work a little bit harder than Mel Gibson and Danny Glover to get that spark going between them.

It's a decidedly mixed bag here, and the handful of truly worthwhile pieces is far outweighed by a couple of shorts that seem completely out of place, some that fit the mold of a «little love story» a bit too obviously, or a few more that escape the mind more quickly than it takes to watch them.

There's more than a few to choose from, with a solid handful starring Kevin Costner, I might add.

While there are a few twists and turns, and a handful of aggressively lengthy cutscenes, plot is decidedly not the focus of Xenoblade Chronicles X. Rather than forcing you through a set of linear plot beats, the game lets you decide when to take on any given story progression mission for the chapter you're on.

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All but a handful served fewer than 300 students and many enrolled fewer than 200.

Today's generation of education reformers exhibit something more akin to diffidence, even cowardice, and not without cause: After decades of dominance and setting the agenda for American education, we should have a few more successes to point to than a relative handful of successful urban charter schools.

A few days before Senator Schneider's anti — Common Core bill passed, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce (which had spent more than $ 100,000 in ads opposing the bill) lashed out in frustration at the outsized effect Heather and Erin had had on the legislature: «Two moms from Indianapolis, a handful of their friends and a couple dozen small but vocal Tea Party groups.

We shifted towards standardized forms of inquiry, looking at student achievement data for the handful of Mam - speaking students who had been at Bridges for more than a few years; looking at achievement data for the 15 Mam - speaking kindergartners; looking at the entry level of Spanish proficiency (as measured by the IPT Language Proficiency Test) for native Spanish speaking students in our bilingual program and comparing the IPT scores of Mam - speaking children.

The original Beetle was last imported to the U.S. in 1979, and more than a handful were put away with very few miles on them.

In prior years, less than a handful of additive - manufacturing equipment makers exhibited at the SEMA Show, and a few 3D printed parts could even be sighted here and there on the Show floor — if you looked carefully.

Granted, BIS has been shaky over the last few years, but over the last 6 months, not a single BIS email has been delivered more than 10 minutes late (less than a handful.)

Passings We'll collect reactions later today to the sudden death of respected comics and animation writer Dwayne McDuffie — Comic Book Resources has remembrances from more than a dozen industry figures — but I wanted to go ahead and point to a handful of links: The Associated press obituary; a few words from Christopher Irving, accompanied by a beautiful portrait of McDuffie photographed by Seth Kushner on Feb. 13; the origin of Static; and a look at Spider - Man anti-drug PSA comics written by McDuffie.

Some judges say they are handling more than 25 such cases a week, compared to just a handful a few years ago.

Fewer than 150 are recognized by the American Kennel Club and an additional handful are fully recognized by the United Kennel Club.

Since pit fighting became illegal and pit bulls entered into the pet population fatalities jumped from less than a handful every few years to over 30 annually.

Tango Beach Resort located in a tranquil part of Chaweng, on the east coast of Koh Samui and is right along an amazing beach perfect for walking along the sandbars at low tide.It takes no more than 10 minutes to reach the main strip where all the fun things taken place while just a few steps outside the resort lies a handful of restaurants, bars (some feature pool tables) and a patisserie.Guests can also get their usual nick - knacks from a 24/7 store right by the hotel.All rooms and suites offer a welcoming atmosphere and are appointed with modern bathrooms with separate shower and toilet, complimentary high - speed internet access, and are either overlooking the beach, swimming pool or gardens.

Next to new shots from ArmA II and Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway, the galleries have been updated with the first images from the newly - announced Batman game from Eidos, Batman: Arkham Asylum, as well as more than a few handfuls of new Mega Man 9 screens that show off new weapons and a boss you'll be able to use them on.

Square Enix's port shares more than a few similarities with their efforts for Final Fantasy VII, with slightly enhanced visual quality, improved loading times and a handful of boosters available to help alleviate the aspects of the game that some gamers may no longer have the patience for or view as too anachronistic to be enjoyable.

Between now and the 13th of June, you'll likely see a myriad of fake line - ups printed on branded paper, a handful of blurry, fake power point slides taken from dodgy angles on a phone camera and more than a few «leaks» from «industry insiders» that are little more than hopeful guesses.

New players might find a few hours of fun here, but old vets will more than likely be bored before the first handful of battles are won.