Sentences with phrase «half year point»

When I wrote a post earlier this year pointing to this classic tweet by Randi Zuckerberg laying out «the entrepreneur's dilemma», it was clear from readers» responses that it struck a nerve.

A lot of the upward momentum was disproportionately on the front end in response to the Bank of Canada's two consecutive interest rate hikes in the summer, while yields fell from the 20 - year point onward.

Back in July of last year I pointed out that in a world where official short - term interest rates are close to zero, some short - term market interest rates are also going to be very close to zero, and that, in such cases, interest - rate dips below zero could occur as a result of insignificant price fluctuations.

One can request a strategic delay in the examination of a patent application in order to defer costs or to wait to see if the patent will be infringed, but at the five - year point the patent is considered abandoned if examination is not requested.

Your longer term CD's should be for a long term investment but higher interest rates, if you reach the 5 year point, and want to reinvest, do it, or you can remove the money and create another investment.

«When handing Canada the Colossal Fossil last year we pointed to the unfair advantage in this competition that the carbon doping of the tar sands is providing for Canada since the Harper government's tar sands addiction determines its abysmal approach to climate policy.

Focusing on a single year point anchor is extremely disruptive to effective program and economic management.

F. F. Bruce says that, «The date of his [Felix's] recall and replacement by Porcius Festus is disputed, but a change in the provincial coinage of Judaea attested for Nero's fifth year points to A.D. 59» [2] Conybeare and Howson lay out an extended argument for the replacement taking place in A.D. 60.

However, the progression of history over the last few hundred years points to positive outcomes in the long run.

Millions of observable conversions each year point to a process that brings a desired result.

At my one year point as a food blogger I am making some changes on my blog that will reflect some of the very things Michael stresses.

Third - year point guard Allen Iverson, who just signed a six - year, $ 70.9 million contract extension, is 23.

Or I guess what have our coaches been doing the last few years such that he hasn't reached in those years a point where he can consistently catch passes?

We need 12 pts from the remaining 15 pts just to equal last years points tally.

First - year point guard Greg Paulus is taking a crash course in reading the options of the Blue Devils» fluid offense

He made sure to let America know that «this isnt ISIS», which I had some fun with and pointed out that ISIS has been spending the last couple years pointing out that they re just Patriots.

We may have games in hand but you have to win them to collect he points and at this itme of year every point is precious.

The NFL season is still over two months away, but Sportsbook.com has already posted Game of the Year point - spreads for over 50 NFL matchups.

On second - year point guards Deron Williams of the Jazz (17.3 points and 9.2 assists at week's end) and Chris Paul of the Hornets (17.3 and 8.7):

All of the research I had done over the years pointed to the benefits of keeping the twins together.

While many mums choose to breastfeed when their little ones are tiny, it's rare that they continue past the one - year point.

Now she is 22 months old and the 2 year point that seemed so far away when she was still a bump is almost upon us.

The figures indicate a massive increase from the three - quarter year point, when a mere # 13 million surplus was predicted.

Rivers People are fully behind me — Wike Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State disclosed at the weekend that his mandate as governor came from the people of the state who trooped out to vote for him in April this year pointing out that he would not fail them.

In 2013 the Lord Speaker suggested that «if we don't reform and shrink our numbers, the Lords will collapse under its own weight»; last year she pointed out that debates are «coming under increasing time pressure as more members wish to speak, all to the detriment of our ability to hold the government to account» (pay wall).

But a separate study that year pointed to another possibility: The higher heat might melt magnesium oxide, a common mineral used in ceramics, and one that would be expected in ample quantity within super-Earths, too.

«While we do see improvement over time, even at the two - year point, surgery still causes more of these issues than other treatments.»

In another notable case, a U.S. nuclear expert last year pointed to satellite images that appeared online showing China's new nuclear ballistic missile submarine.

Straight calculations of the sun's path in the sky on the morning of July 15 that year pointed to a window of 3:40 to 3:50 A.M., when the length of the shadows would have been similar to those captured in the photograph.

«The decision to run through 2012 was motivated by the good performance of the LHC last year pointing to the possibility of good physics by staying at this energy for two years of running,» he says.

A separate study published November last year pointed to the waning presence of the Neanderthal genes in modern humans because of the removal of weak, deleterious genes from humans during natural selection.

But a spate of new studies and reports that came out this year point to the worsening impacts of those changes.

This is a marketing trend in which Chemistry started when they launched several TV commercials in the last year pointing out eHarmony only matches heterosexual singles.

Earlier thoughts this year pointed to Lady Gaga taking on the role of the fashion icon, but Murphy himself squashed those rumors in early January.

In terms of in - school factors, the literature that I've read and field work that I've done over many years point to a range of issues.»

Not exact matches

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the combination of tax increases and spending cuts could trim economic growth this year by about 1.5 percentage points.

That's up six percentage points from three years ago.

This year's second most popular resolution - looking for a new job - also points to a growing optimism.

«We were not crossing into Pakistan that day,» she said, according to USA Today, «We had been in Pakistan for more than a year at that point.

Recently, McRaven gave a speech at West Point about the top lessons of his 36 - year military career.

This year marked something of a turning point for Maple Leaf Foods, currently under the stewardship of Wallace McCain's son, Michael.

Games have consequently ballooned in scope over the decades to the point where they typically require $ 100 - million budgets, teams of hundreds and several years to produce.

Craig Fehr, Edward Jones's Canadian investment strategist, points out that every other sector besides utilities and telecoms posted double - digit gains last year.

Cyran, the Reuters columnist, pointed to quarterly mergers and acquisition (M&A) statistics from PricewaterhouseCoopers, showing that Canadian M&A volumes retreated 21 % compared to the same quarter last year.

Optimism among small business owners has also remained around the 70 percent point since the beginning of this year — important to note since this group tends to act on its instinct.

«All else equal, a man who is 25 pounds below average weight is predicted to earn $ 210,925 less across a 25 - year career than a man who is of average weight,» Judge and Cable point out.

The Minneapolis metro area saw 2.3 % job growth over the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost a full percentage point more than the nation as a whole — adding nearly 45,000 jobs.

But as Robertson points out, the implementation and ratification will take another year - plus.

In the past year, the median outlook for the Fed's top rate in this hiking cycle has risen by nearly 60 basis points to 3.24 percent.

For a number of years, the two were estranged, to the point where Sumner tried to buy out Shari's stake in Viacom and CBS (as he bought out her brother Brent).