Sentences with phrase «including more than a quarter of»

Although we use «linguistic sweeteners and semantic somersaults» and call these schools «diverse,» the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (now at UCLA) has documented that more than 2 million students, including more than a quarter of black students in the Northeast and Midwest, attend schools in which 99 to 100 percent of the students are nonwhite.

A survey conducted by the Consumer Federation of America found that a startling number of Americans know little about credit scores, including more than a quarter of respondents not knowing ways to raise or maintain their scores.

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More than half of its users are below 24 years of age, including more than a quarter below 19 years, it sMore than half of its users are below 24 years of age, including more than a quarter below 19 years, it smore than a quarter below 19 years, it said.

More than three — quarters of the student body in the MBA program at VIU are international students, and there are many opportunities to focus on international business, including exchange programs across the globe.

But the company's loss - making commercial aircraft segment, which includes the CSeries, reported a 12 percent drop in revenue and Bombardier used $ 721 million of its available cash in the quarter - more than last year.

Twitter says it wants to do more NFL - style deals — and it points out that it aired more than 800 hours of live - streaming content in the first quarter of this year, including sports, news and entertainment.

For one, the millennial generation, including those with higher net worth, hold significantly more cash than any other generation, according to a report by UBS issued in the first quarter of 2015.

Reflecting these initiatives, the net loss applicable to OnDeck common stockholders, which included a $ 3.2 million severance charge, decreased to $ 1.5 million in the second quarter of 2017, an improvement of more than $ 16 million from the prior year quarter.

This net position in turn consisted of foreign currency asset holdings equivalent to about 20 per cent of GDP, with more than three - quarters of this in the form of equity investment (including direct investment by multinational companies in their offshore operations).

Marathon Oil produced 398,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE / D) during the first quarter, including 284,000 BOE / D in the U.S., which was 9 % more than the fourth quarter of 2017.

shale oil may be a bubble but countries like Libya Iraq Iran produce nothing compared to their potential / production capacity + there is always offshore exploration recently Morocco seems to be in the spot light not to mention the arctic sea / north pole especially Russia where a new Koweit is to be found and also south China sea Venezuela's tight oil if all the types of oil are included venezuela must be a heaven with a quarter of global oil reserves with +300 billion barrels more than 260 bbls of Saudi Arabia that can still produce more than 10/11 million barrel / day that it's procucing today.

The loss mirrored those of other major oil companies, including Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which reported a third - quarter net loss of $ 7.42 billion Thursday, the most in more than a decade.

The owner of banners including Safeway, Sobeys, FreshCo and IGA reported higher sales and doubled net earnings in the third quarter as its shares rose more than four per cent Wednesday on the news.

The company behind the Vans and North Face brands reported fourth - quarter results that included a 20 % rise in sales, but more than half of that came from the recent acquisition of Williamson - Dickie.

Some of those macro forces include a deceleration in places like the U.K., where the economy grew at the slowest pace in more than five years in the first quarter of 2018, according to a report from the Office for National Statistics on Friday.

Moreover, we took into account statistical analyses of the John Jay findings, including the fact that only 149 priests accounted for more than a quarter of all accusations, that can lead to the conclusion that the sex abuse crisis was significantly exaggerated.

«Barry Callebaut is now actively pursuing several options including a joint venture, a partial or a full sale of the Brach's business, which accounts for more than three quarters of sales revenue at consumer products North America,» the company said.

Cicis positive momentum included the signing of 18 franchise agreements in the fourth quarter of 2015, representing 44 new restaurant commitments that will lead to the creation of more than 1,100 new jobs nationwide.

By then Phoenix will have played 21 games in 37 days, more than a quarter of its season, including 10 sets of back - to - back games.

The contribution of Bruno Fornaroli and Luis Garcia was noted by more than a quarter of respondents (26 %), including supporters of other clubs.

More than three quarters of respondents (77 %) reported having been discriminated on the basis of their disability and 73 % said they had not been given fair and equal opportunities when applying for teaching jobs or promotion Other results from the real - time interactive voting session included:

More than a quarter of the current House of Commons are IPT Fellows, including David Davies MP, have undertaken educational fellowship programmes in all sectors of the economy.

More than three quarters of all voters, including a clear majority of those who intend to vote Labour on Thursday, think the last Labour government «must accept a large part of the blame» for Britain's economic problems; Mr Miliband is unlikely to succeed in his campaign to persuade the electorate that this idea is a «big lie» put about by the coalition.

Over 1,200 NHS staff were made redundant in the final quarter of 2011/12, including more than 200 clinical staff.

It defines two geographic zones: the first is the south eastern quarter of Scotland (which excludes more than half the schools in Scotland), while the second includes the rest of Scotland and 5 English regions.

He claimed more than # 80,000 towards the cost of his second home over four years, it says, including a quarter of the cost of a # 12,630 bill for installing new windows.

The controversial luxury Queens waterfront project — which also includes retail and a new school — encountered considerable resistance over developer Alma Realty's initial reluctance to hire union labor and to set aside more than a quarter of the new residences for low - and middle - income tenants.

The Assembly's budget kept intact roughly a quarter of the more than two - dozen health initiatives proposed by Cuomo, including a bill of rights for Ebola health care workers, streamlined regulations governing the establishment of new health facilities, and the expiration of some Medicaid cuts to providers.

Today, a Siena College poll of New York State found that most New Yorkers are aware of Governor Cuomo's email policy, and Siena's press release further notes that «by an overwhelming margin, 80 - 16 percent, voters say state emails should be retained significantly longer than 90 days, including more than three - quarters of voters from every region, party, gender, race, religion, age.»

But Brindisi outraised Tenney in 2017's third and fourth quarters — making Tenney the subject of more GOP grumbling than other New York Republicans who represent more Democratic - leaning districts, including Reps. John Faso, John Katko and Elise Stefanik.

Today, a Siena College poll of New York State found that most New Yorkers are aware of Governor Cuomo's email policy, and Siena's press release further notes that «by an overwhelming margin, 80 - 16 percent, voters say state emails should be retained significantly longer than 90 days, including more than three - quarters of voters from every region, -LSB-...]

The 2nd quarter totals include a more than $ 1 million haul in month of June, brought in as the controversy over the candidate's military record was unfolding.

And while there will be a record number of women MPs in the new Commons, the total of 139 — which includes 48 Tories, almost a more significant breakthrough — is still less than a quarter of the 649 MPs elected on Thursday and only 11 more than in the last parliament.

Nearly half of the medicine samples tested for animal DNA contained genetic material from multiple animals, and more than three - quarters included DNA from animals not listed on the packaging, such as water buffalo, domestic cows and goats.

Approximately 40 percent of respondents in the NHIS sample did not have paid sick leave; approximately half of the respondents were female; more than half were married or cohabitating; three - quarters indicated that their highest level of education included at least some college; and 62 percent were non-Hispanic white.

She helped create groundbreaking STEM apps with more than a quarter million downloads, including DIY Sun Science and DIY Lake Science, as a science writer for University of California, Berkeley's renowned Lawrence Hall of Science.

More than a quarter of the species included in the study are unique to the region, and some of them are struggling.

Over 60 million Americans have high blood pressure, including more than half (54 %) of all Americans age 65 to 74 years old and nearly three quarters (72 %) of all American blacks in the same age group.

The site's success, including its attraction for women, comes from French notions of seduction, with a quarter of women going there for nothing more than flirtation.

Fincher's movie runs only a quarter - hour longer than its predecessor but encompasses much more of the material, atmosphere, and teeming gallery of characters (including the Vanger dead) in Larsson's 600 - page tome.

Since the visiting servants, those who've come along with the weekend guests, are identified in the downstairs quarters by the names of their employers — a ploy that makes it easier for everyone, including the audience, to identify them — the ground rule both inverts and balances this routine eliding of identities, showing us how the servants know considerably more about what's happening than anyone else.

At the new millennium, more than a quarter of the U.S. population is composed of members of ethnic minorities, including African - Americans, Latinos, and Asians.

9 • solve one - step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher • recognise, find and name a half as 1 of 2 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • recognise, find and name a quarter as 1 of 4 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights [for example, long / short, longer / shorter, tall / short, double / half]; mass or weight [for example, heavy / light, heavier than, lighter than]; capacity / volume [for example, full / empty, more than, less than, half, half full, quarter]; time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later]; • measure and begin to record the following: lengths and height; mass / weight; capacity and volume; time (hours, minutes, seconds) • recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes • sequence events in chronological order using language (for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening) • describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three quarter turns PLUS MANY MORE OBJECTImore than, less than, half, half full, quarter]; time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later]; • measure and begin to record the following: lengths and height; mass / weight; capacity and volume; time (hours, minutes, seconds) • recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes • sequence events in chronological order using language (for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening) • describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three quarter turns PLUS MANY MORE OBJECTIMORE OBJECTIVES!

The survey shows that more than three quarters of teachers today (including more than 70 percent of new teachers) say that, absent the union, their working conditions and salaries would suffer.

Other stand - out figures include an 11.6 sec quarter - mile (at 128mph) and a set of third - gear times which show every 20mph increment from 40 - 60mph to 80 - 100mph takes no more than 2.0 sec.

Although the V12 engine weighs 100 kg more than the standard car's engine, intelligent use of lightweight materials and components including carbon ceramic brakes, lighter forged aluminium wheels, lightweight inner rear quarter panels and optional lightweight seats have resulted in the overall kerb weight being only 50 kg heavier than its V8 sibling.

Steering is precise, handling is crisp and while not ready for the quarter - mile track, acceleration is more than adequate to keep you in the flow of traffic, including highway travel.

More than one - quarter (28 %) of Americans read books in both print and digital formats (which includes e-books and audio books).

«The complaint further alleges that following the July 8, 2013 resignation of Barnes & Noble's Chief Executive Officer and a July 29, 2013 earnings restatement, on August 20, 2013, Barnes & Noble disclosed much worse company - wide financial results for its first quarter 2014 than the market had been led to expect, including lower sales and losses that more than doubled from the first quarter of 2013.

By the end of 2015, the site funded nearly $ 16 billion worth of loans, including more than $ 2.5 billion in the last quarter of the year.