Sentences with phrase «in leap year»

... According to the Scottish law, any man who declined a proposal in a leap year must pay a fine, ranging from a kiss to a pair of gloves to a silk dress to # 100.

366 of those days are in the leap year and 31 of those days weren't.

So you multiply the minimum annual payment amount by the remaining number of days in the financial year and divide by 365 (or 366 in a leap year):

Pope Gregory XIII then introduced the civil calendar we follow today, which takes care of the extra 11 minutes or so by eliminating the extra day in leap year centuries that can not be divided by 400, such as 1700, 1800 and 1900.

Washington elects governors in the presidential elections, that is, in leap years.

There are 342 days remaining until the end of the year (343 in leap years).

The interest rate on your Account will be compounded daily on a 365/365 basis (366/366 in leap years).

However, there are only 50 states, and this is a number that isn't large enough to give the best statistical results... [a better metric is a] year - by - year numbers of daily all - time record high temperatures from a set of 970 weather stations with at least 80 years of record... There are 365 opportunities in each year (366 in leap years) for each of the 970 stations to set a record high... Note the several years above 6000 events prior to 1940 and none above 5000 since 1954.

The Earth is continuously being heated by the light from the Sun, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (366 in leap years).

Not exact matches

That vision and his company's incredible financial performance — Nvidia has been growing profits at better than 50 % annually and its stock has leapt from $ 30 to above $ 200 in two years — make Huang the clear choice as Fortune's Businessperson of the Year for 2017.

Accounting technology has come on leaps and bounds in recent years, and using this sophisticated software business owners and managers can automate and balance their books without delving into the complicated world of accounting.

Over the past four years, readers have doubtlessly noticed quantum leaps in the quality of a wide range of everyday technologies.

Despite progress forged in leaps and bounds in recent years, women - owned businesses are still likely to be smaller than those owned by males, and indeed, they are more likely to fail.

Cboe launched the bitcoin futures under the «XBT» ticker symbol on Sunday following a giant leap in the digital currency's price this year and a surge of investor interest.

The company's apparel sales leapt 26 % to $ 704.6 million in the third quarter from a year ago, while footwear sales jumped 50 % and accessories sales were up 32 %.

But in the past generation, average pay for CEOs at American's largest companies has leaped nearly sixfold, from $ 2.8 million a year in 1989 to $ 16.3 million today, according the Economic Policy Institute.

CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, draws more than 180,000 people and 4,000 companies, all of whom are eager to know: Will this be the year [fill - in - the - blank technology] finally makes the leap from science fiction to something people can buy, and might actually want to?

But BMO Capital Markets» equity research analyst Dan Salmon says MDC has made leaps and bounds in the past few years.

Perth - based engineering and construction contractor Civmec has reported a 29.3 per cent rise in half - year profit to $ S18.4 million, along with a 97.8 per cent leap in revenue to $ S296.6 million.

Little do these skeptics, who rain on the home business owner's parade, know is that the number of people working from home, and making very good annual incomes, has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years.

Musk agreed to stay as chief executive for 10 years, with compensation tied to $ 50 billion leaps in Tesla's valuation.

Her advice totally goes against conventional wisdom, Vigeland admits, and following it is likely to be terrifying, but nonetheless she urges «everyone who's ever dreamed of setting fire to expense reports or tossing a uniform in the dumpster to take a flying leap in the year ahead.»

This marks a pretty big leap over the amount of people tuning in monthly just a year before.

«Millennials make up the largest share of those seeking starter homes, a portion of the market that saw inventory plummet 14.2 percent and prices leap nearly 10 percent year - over-year in Q1 2017,» wrote Cheryl Young, a senior economist at Trulia.

In fact, liquid eyeliners have advanced by leaps and bounds over the past few years.

In early December 2008, Clifford Lambert, a retired Los Angeles art dealer, received a call from a New York estate lawyer with news that surely made his 74 - year - old heart leap.

Along with the rise of its nuclear and missile programs, the Hermit Kingdom's hacking prowess has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years.

Meanwhile, the self - driving stuff could easily leap into nearly full autonomy — no steering wheel, no driver controls — in a few years, but with vehicles that function only in a ride - hailing framework.

Employee health care costs rose 6.9 percent nationwide last year, the highest one - year leap in seven years, according to the consulting firm Mercer.

And in the past three years, a few distributions have made stupendous leaps in performance and usability, winning the affection of millions of mainstream desktop users.

U.S. bourbon and Tennessee whiskey revenue leapt 47 % over the past five years, totaling $ 2.68 billion in 2014, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S..

Also, Apple and RIM's other smartphone competitors won't be sitting still: as they've demonstrated in recent years, they're quite capable of competing with RIM, and if RIM does build a BlackBerry that represents a «quantum leap,» Apple and the Android manufacturers won't be far behind.

As Warby Parker prepares to finally take the leap and open its first flagship store in New York City this March, here's a look at some of the experimental ways this nearly three - year - old company has reinvented retail.

I feel like if I picked up my Android today, there hasn't been a qauntam leap of change in the last couple of years — a little bigger screen, a little more memory.

Bank chiefs» average pay in the US and Europe leapt 36 percent last year to $ 9.7 million, according to data compiled for the Financial Times, despite variable performance across the sector.

«The CNOOC - Nexen deal is a quantum leap that if approved, in a single swoop, will be as much as all the Chinese investment in Canada in the past two years,» observes Woo.

Consulting firm Spencer Stuart reports that last year 43 % of new board appointments among Canada's 100 largest companies were women, a leap from 28 % in 2013 and three times the rate in 2009.

When it comes to medical treatment, the brain and central nervous system remain the darkest, most forbidding frontiers in the human body — and yet our knowledge of how the brain and mind actually work seems to be growing by leaps each year.

Wealthy Chinese are snapping up gold, Rolls - Royces and yachts, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Gucci faster than ever before, with increases registering not in baby steps, as a decade ago, but in giant leaps — 20, 50, even 80 percent, year on year.

The fiscal cliff, off which U.S. taxpayers may have to leap on Jan. 1, 2013, if the Bush tax cuts expire, is seen as being the inevitable consequence of Washington lawmakers» infighting unless President Obama and Congress honestly confront this deadline in an election year.

Clearly, technology has grown leaps and bounds in the ensuing 13 years.

Its valuation has leapt around forty-fold within three years - it was valued at just $ 500 million in June 2014 - as customized news feed models become increasingly popular with China's highly mobile population.

A critical shortage of houses for sale caused home prices in March to take the biggest leap in four years.

We occupied office space in 2011, and earlier this year we launched NEA Studio to support entrepreneurial designers as they make the leap to company formation and funding.

In some markets, like bonds, the increase was the largest since the 2016 U.S. election, and in others, like stocks, volatility leapt by the most in 2-1/2 yearIn some markets, like bonds, the increase was the largest since the 2016 U.S. election, and in others, like stocks, volatility leapt by the most in 2-1/2 yearin others, like stocks, volatility leapt by the most in 2-1/2 yearin 2-1/2 years.

In 2016, we began to see breakout companies develop and make the leap to raising larger series A and even B rounds of financing — 26 % of investments made during the year were for series A and B rounds.

China — a country that has grown by leaps and bounds in expertise in recent years — has aggressively funded development of next - generation technology in ways that have alarmed some foreign governments and businesses.

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

As we begin the first quarter of 2017, we are mindful of the comparison we face against first quarter 2016 results, which benefited from leap year, favourable weather and continued momentum from All - Day Breakfast in the U.S.»

As Tom Bissell, a journalist, former Salon writer and lifelong gamer, explains in his new book, «Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter,» the graphics, storytelling and interactivity of gaming have all made tremendous leaps forward in recent years, allowing players to intermingle with nuanced, fleshed - out digital characters in near - photo - realistic environments.