Sentences with phrase «in a quarter century of»

Then 1975, as noted above, ushered in a quarter century of excellent returns.

More to the point, these are avant - gardes, in the plural, in a quarter century of movements and collectives.

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E.F. Schumacher, whose European roots give him extremely adept, objective insight into the precepts of an American free - market, argues that «most of the conspicuous developments of economics in the last quarter of a century are in the direction of quantification; at the expense of the understanding of qualitative differences.»

Internal studies by a group of analysts within Shell known as the «scenarios» team had concluded that global demand for oil might peak in as little as a decade — essentially tomorrow in an industry that plans in quarter - century increments.

China «s official unemployment rate has been around 4 % for years, despite the rapid slowdown in the economy from double - digit growth to quarter - century lows last year of less than 7 %.

Entrepreneur met with Tollin in his New York City apartment to discuss the life and leadership lessons he learned following these men, and what the process of working on a quarter century - long project taught him about creativity, focus and the pursuit of one's true passion.

Anything, these days, that's over a quarter century old has got to have the sense of getting a little long in the tooth, but with that comes total brand identity.»

Today, the people of Ohio remember a devoted public servant who represented his fellow Buckeyes in the U.S. Senate for a quarter century and who fought to keep America a leader in science and technology.

So the following year, when the secretary decided to go public in a Vanity Fair article with her account of a quarter - century spent working for Bernie Madoff, it was hard to begrudge her a voice.

As much as the fall of the Berlin Wall or the rise of social media, the astonishing decline in world - wide poverty stands as one of humanity's greatest achievement over the past quarter century.

There was another long boom - very different in its shape and in the division of the spoils - that also lasted for a quarter of a century, between 1982 and 2007.

A quarter century after the Iron Curtain that once divided Europe opened, the European Union nations and Russia are again involved in a tug - of - war, this time over six former Soviet Republics.

Chevron (cvx) continued on its «longest losing streak in more than a century,» surprising Wall Street with a loss of $ 1.47 billion, or 78 cents, for the quarter.

But the paperwork has been dusted off in recent months as policy - makers debate whether this old deal — despite its imperfections — might be awakened from its quarter - century coma should Trump pull America out of NAFTA.

The consumer brand that Schultz has built over a quarter - century — stepping out of the CEO job in 2000, only to return eight years later — has never been stronger.

Today, the people of Ohio remember a devoted public servant who represented his fellow Buckeyes in the U.S. Senate for a quarter century and who fought to keep America a leader in science and technology,» the president said.

As part of its 25th anniversary, CNBC is creating a definitive list of people who have had the greatest influence in business over the past quarter century.

The trouble is, it comes on the back of the weakest Chinese growth figures in a quarter - century, and the International Monetary Fund's third downward revision of the global growth outlook in the space of 12 months.

It reported over $ 22 billion in worldwide revenue last year and its CEO, Daniel Amos, has been heading the company for over a quarter of a century.

The Quintis administration marks the end of a failed quarter century experiment in tax - driven financial wizardry.

Bogle told me that he favors a speculation and derivatives tax precisely because of market changes «in the last quarter century» and the fact that «we've taken almost all the friction out of the system.»

For the past quarter century, the answer more often than not has been the Vancouver design firm of Osburn / Clark Productions — specialists in designing and building the most beautiful cabins (please, not cottages) in the most difficult spots.

But even as Homer, Marge and their three kids, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, surpassed the Stone Age family's six - season run, no one dreamed the show would continue for a quarter of a century, giving it a second record as the longest - running scripted TV series in American history.

A trade war triggered by safeguard tariffs would open a new wound in the global trading system, because it would unravel almost a quarter of a century of discipline and dethrone the WTO as the arbiter of global trade and a check on protectionism.

The employment share of full time jobs was less than in 2008; and, the quality of jobs had sunk to its lowest level in a quarter of a century.

For the past quarter century, the Bank of Canada has had the responsibility of using monetary policy to achieve low, stable and predictable inflation, a goal cemented in our 2 per cent inflation target.

Foremost is the significant decline in the natural rate of interest, or r * (r - star), over the past quarter - century to historically low levels.

Looking back in time, global steel production grew strongly in the 1960s and early 1970s when Japan was industrialising, but then was relatively flat for about a quarter of a century (Graph 8).

The consensus on these two is evinced by countless research papers dedicated to monetary policy strategy and implementation in the past quarter - century, compared with a relative handful on the design of countercyclical fiscal policy.

BIG BUSINESS RACES TO THE STARS The most exciting new category in tech is three - quarters of a century old: space!

A quarter of a century ago, when The World in 1988 light - heartedly ranked 50 countries according to where would be the best place to be born in 1988, America indeed came top.

This was an epic decision that helped make the U.S. economy the envy of the world in the last quarter of the 20th century.

Over the past quarter century the VIX has averaged over 22, the highest of any month, in September.

Franklin Templeton pioneered international investing over 60 years ago, and our expertise in emerging markets spans more than a quarter of a century.

Over the last quarter century, APEC has shaped and transformed the global economy and supported half a billion people in their rise out of poverty.

More members of the U.S. House of Representatives are choosing not to seek re-election than at any time in the past quarter - century.

I'm an adult and have been in the same city now since essentially for a quarter of a century.

This same proposal is basically the same one I made over a quarter of a century ago in that hearing room on Parliament Hill.

Supermarket cost war and Black Friday bargains motivate buyers to bring Xmas paying forward The ongoing grocery store cost war and on - line revenue drove the strongest British isles retail income progress in much more than a quarter of a century this thirty day period, as consumers rushed out to bag...

In the spirit of that openness I shall offer some iconoclastic observations.For the last quarter - century, there has been a consensus in favor of macroeconomic models that largely divorce issues of potential and cyclical performancIn the spirit of that openness I shall offer some iconoclastic observations.For the last quarter - century, there has been a consensus in favor of macroeconomic models that largely divorce issues of potential and cyclical performancin favor of macroeconomic models that largely divorce issues of potential and cyclical performance.

With 25 years of experience, the Publicis Media chairman says people, empowerment and trust are essential This year marks a milestone in what has been an exciting and fulfilling career for me: a quarter of a century as an industry veteran.

All of us, sisters and brothers both, need to play our part in raising awareness, in confronting violence and harassment where it occurs, in turning back the tide of violence that scars and kills so many women still, a quarter century after that horrific event in Montreal.

It helps to be a worldclass economist - historian, to have been a trader and Managing Director of Drexel Burnham Lambert when the firm was the junk bond king of Wall Street, to have lived in Hong Kong for a quarter of a century, and to have a contact book crammed with the home numbers of many of the movers and shakers in the financial world.

Can a look at the complexion and character of US Treasury owners over the last quarter century help us in counting the cards of the current cycle?

Over the past quarter century the level of the fed funds rate has explained nearly 50 % of the variation in stock / bond correlations, according to Bloomberg data.

It's been more than a quarter - century since the world's first exchange - traded fund debuted right here in Canada, and over the years those of us in the industry have got pretty adept at rhyming off the benefits of ETFs.

A clear result of the upward trend in consumers» share of GDP (Chart 4) and declining saving rate for a quarter - century has been the downtrend in the foreign trade and current account balances.

It's been more than a quarter of a century since Randy Hibshman first introduced Little League Baseball's Challenger Division in Coral Springs.

In a perhaps apocryphal story, Adolph Hitler recalled to his General Staff in 1939 the amnesty that outside powers gave to the Turkish officials who massacred over one million Armenians nearly a quarter century earlier, quipping «Who after all is today speaking about the destruction of the Armenians?&raquIn a perhaps apocryphal story, Adolph Hitler recalled to his General Staff in 1939 the amnesty that outside powers gave to the Turkish officials who massacred over one million Armenians nearly a quarter century earlier, quipping «Who after all is today speaking about the destruction of the Armenians?&raquin 1939 the amnesty that outside powers gave to the Turkish officials who massacred over one million Armenians nearly a quarter century earlier, quipping «Who after all is today speaking about the destruction of the Armenians?»

As mainline Protestantism ceased to be a culture - forming force in American public life, the void was filled by a new Catholic presence in the public square and, perhaps most influentially in electoral terms, by the emergent activism of evangelical, fundamentalist, and Pentecostal Protestantism in what would become known as the Religious Right» a movement that has formed a crucial part of the Republican governing coalition for more than a quarter - century.