Sentences with phrase «half or a quarter»

Most of the economic data, official federal government or otherwise, the Fed uses to assess the performance of the economy are available only with a lag, typically a lag of a month or a quarter.

They invest in little bits over time, ideally dollar - cost averaging every month or every quarter.

The second method is to have the equipment purchased and installed at the beginning of the business year or quarter closest to the time when you'll actually need the equipment, allowing time for training and working out bugs before the equipment is placed into full production.

Farmers who start with five hens and borrow a neighbor's rooster to fertilize them can end up with 40 chicks within approximately three months, or a quarter of the year.

Further, we do not expect the bond market to sell off and interest rates to go shooting up when the Fed raises the interest rate from zero by an eighth or a quarter percent.

People will start their new roles well into the first quarter, and may struggle to hit month - or quarter - end goals.

Who do you need a «yes» from in the coming month or quarter?

Wealthfront has an easy feature where you simply link up your checking account and tell them to contribute X amount every week, two weeks, month, or quarter.

But, what I also understand is that the actions we took three to six months ago (or 18 months ago) have more to do with how we perform this month or this quarter than anything we do over the last 30 days.

-LSB-...] also important to remember that measuring performance over short time periods (like months or quarters) might frustrate you.

Maybe they want to say that the «2 % inflation target» is actually a 2 year average and blips of 5 % for a month or a quarter won't cause them to freak out.

How has the index or stock moved — or not — over the last week or month or quarter, depending on your time frame?

As a second year student, Merage MBAs can also experience a week - long international study trip or quarter - long International Exchange Program at partnering schools in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

Once per year or quarter, will help you sleep better.

Others cap gas rebates each month or quarter.

Investors worried about the short term can stagger their purchases over a number of months or quarters.

Because we all want to get that last minute deal, to close the month, or quarter, or year strong.

Contango simply means that investors are willing to pay a premium today to be sure of the price they'll get in the future, rather than waiting a month or quarter and then buying the commodity in the real - time «spot» market.

Schools that don't use traditional terms such as semesters or quarters usually must pay you at least twice per academic year — for instance, at the beginning and midpoint of your academic year.

The ancients imaged the universe in terms of four directions or quarters horizontally, laid out relative to the society doing the mapping, with the center of the world located in the holy city and / or capital of each nation in turn.

Each agave is unique and once they arrive at the distillery they are cut into halves, thirds or quarters, depending on the size of the particular agave.

Half or quarter any of the larger potatoes, then place them all in a pan of cold water with a pinch of salt.

Wash potatoes and cut into halves or quarters, depending on size.

Scatter strawberry halves (or quarters) on lined tray.

Add the Italian seasoning blend, the orzo and the meatballs (if they are large, cut them in half or quarters) and stir frequently for a minute or two, so the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.

If they are tiny meatballs, leave them whole; otherwise, cut them in halves or quarters, so that they are bite - sized.

If you don't need that many vegan cinnamon buns right now, you can halve or quarter the recipe, or freeze them.

This recipe makes about 14 ounces of dressing so I would definitely suggest cutting the recipe in half or quartering it.

Cut potatoes in half or quarters (depending on size) and place in large bowl.

So to compensate this I make half batches or quarter batches of cookies.

Rinse the Brussels sprouts and cut off the tough bottom ends and slice in half (or quarters if the sprouts are large).

Pit and chop the plums into halves or quarters.

Rinse the strawberries and cut into halves (or quarters, depending on the size of your strawberries).

Chilled dough spread into (0.5 cm or quarter of inch) thick circle in prepared pan.

Slice any capped mushrooms and cut the rest of the mushrooms in halves or quarters, into 1/2 ″ -1 ″ pieces.

So I got small yellow onions and peeled the outer shells off (diced them for another recipe) the halved (better) or quartered (not as good, they fell apart) the onions with the stem intact to hold them together.

5 ounces baby arugula 8 ounces strawberries, hulled and halved or quartered 1 yellow bell pepper, stemmed, deseeded, and chopped 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and chopped 1 cup fresh blueberries 1/4 purple cabbage, cored and finely chopped

When cutting the tomatoes, halve or quarter the tomatoes.

Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 30 mins Serves 1 - 2 2 strips bacon 2 cups mixed lettuce greens 1/4 cup Buttermilk Ranch Dressing, more as needed 1/2 cup chopped rotisserie chicken 1 boiled egg, sliced 1/2 avocado, diced 2 tablespoons diced sweet onion 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered Lawry's Seasoned Salt Black pepper Add bacon to an unheated skillet.

Remove the stem and slice it in halves or quarters, depending on the size.

Ingredients: 1 medium sweet potato per person, sliced lengthwise into quarters and then halved or quartered again depending on size / 1/2 t cornstarch, 1/2 t salt, 1/8 t chipotle powder, cumin, or curry per potato, pepper to taste / 2 T olive oil per potato

1 bunch of radishes - french breakfast (pink with white tips if you can find them - if not, the red ones will work, slice in half or quarters if large), tops removed.

While the potatoes are cooking, trim the mushrooms and cut them lengthwise into halves or quarters, depending on their size.

Slice the halves or quarters into 1 / 8 - inch half - moons and toss them into a large bowl.

Cut each sandwich into halves or quarters and enjoy with a giant glass of ice - cold milk!

Do you think I would be able to half or quarter the recipe without changing the consistency of the croissants?

Line a jelly roll pan or quarter sheet pan with parchment.

Cut rounds in half or quarters.

4 ounces arugula 8 ounces of thick - cut bacon Handful of grape tomatoes, halved or quartered (optional) Small amount of parmesan cheese, shaved with a vegetable peeler (optional) Aged balsamic vinegar Drizzle of olive oil Sea salt Freshly ground black pepper

Going back to each round, take a small rolling pin or dowel and, keeping away from the very center (leaving a nickel or quarter size area of thickness in the center), roll the wrapper from near center toward you, spin 1/4 turn, do the same all the way around until it's about 3 1/4» in diameter with a slightly thicker «belly» than the rest of the circle.