Sentences with phrase «increase in a given year»

Throwing money at law schools might be great for branding or ensuring that a students receive a $ 0.20 (cost) mug in return for their $ 2,000 tuition increase in any given year.

As an example, if the S&P 500 increases in a given year, the policy is credited a percentage of the average gains in that market index.

Not exact matches

At the same time, Foot Locker shares, already down sharply this year, tumbled 25 % in heavy trading as the retailer reported that comparable sales fell 6 % in the second quarter — a stunning result given the 1.7 % increase expected by Wall Street, according to Consensus Metrix.

Barclays said, given the growth in Netflix's programming over the past year, the number of hours viewed per subscriber should arguably have increased, not held steady.

And yet signs of a «Francis effect» abound: In a poll in March, one in four Catholics said they'd increased their charitable giving to the poor this yeaIn a poll in March, one in four Catholics said they'd increased their charitable giving to the poor this yeain March, one in four Catholics said they'd increased their charitable giving to the poor this yeain four Catholics said they'd increased their charitable giving to the poor this year.

While the industry, regulators and lawmakers would like to increase the frequency of examinations, fewer than 1 in 10 firms will undergo a routine regulatory audit in any given year.

«For example, high - quality engineers or scientists may be more interested in joining a company started by an entrepreneur who previously started a company in a good industry and year if they believe (justifiably given the evidence) that this track record increases the likelihood of success,» they write.

Mexico saw a 9 % increase in tourist visits in 2016, but the upticks of violence in Quintana Roo and Baja California Roo have given Mexican businesses and officials an unpleasant reminder of what in recent years has befallen Acapulco, a once vibrant tourist hub in Guerrero state.

Raitt's three - year timeline to fully dispose of older DOT - 111A tankers (and immediate phase - out of 5,000 of the most vulnerable cars) is going to be a difficult one to meet given the existing capacity for suppliers to build new tankers, as well as the desire of oil and gas companies to continue the exponential increases in oil - by - rail shipments into the future.

But Emmanuel Saez, an economist at the University of California — Berkeley, says the impact of Hollande's tax increases should be limited, given their expiry in two years.

But after Trump called out Pakistan on New Year's Day for providing «safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan» and saying «33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years» has «given us nothing but lies & deceit,» it can be expected that the US will resume targeting jihadists with increased zeal in 2018.

Companies in the S&P 500 are on track to give investors more than $ 1 trillion in stock buybacks and dividend increases this year, according to Howard Silverblatt, a senior analyst at S&P Dow...

In the year I've known her, I've seen how growth in her business has actually increased her ability to travel and given her time to do more things she loveIn the year I've known her, I've seen how growth in her business has actually increased her ability to travel and given her time to do more things she lovein her business has actually increased her ability to travel and given her time to do more things she loves.

The harsh winter weather and port delays that damped growth at the start of the year have given way to increases in consumer spending and housing, bolstering Federal Reserve projections that the setback was temporary.

In addition, the study states that in markets where Super Bowl viewing is higher in a given year, Budweiser sales increased during subsequent big sporting events such as the NCAA's «March Madness» and MLB and NBA matchupIn addition, the study states that in markets where Super Bowl viewing is higher in a given year, Budweiser sales increased during subsequent big sporting events such as the NCAA's «March Madness» and MLB and NBA matchupin markets where Super Bowl viewing is higher in a given year, Budweiser sales increased during subsequent big sporting events such as the NCAA's «March Madness» and MLB and NBA matchupin a given year, Budweiser sales increased during subsequent big sporting events such as the NCAA's «March Madness» and MLB and NBA matchups.

Given recent economic developments (which suggest there will be no surplus this year) and global uncertainties, together with a commitment by all three major political parties to balanced budgets and no tax increases (other than the NDP), it would be fiscally imprudent for any political party to make new major election «promises» in the coming months without indicating how they would be financed.

The extent of Amazon's responsibility is debatable, given that other cities with large, younger workforces have seen dramatic rent and cost - of - living increases in recent years, including Washington D.C..

I invest $ 115k for my 4 - plex, a year later, I increase rent to give myself a $ 10k boost in yearly income.

Sophia, made by Hong Kong - based Hanson Robots, is no super advanced intelligence yet, but some experts think that if her intelligence keeps growing rapidly — and it likely will given near exponential growth of the microprocessor, increased investment in the AI sector, and the inevitability of quantum computing — she could be as smart as people in 10 or 20 years.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

Given the current status of the EI Account, the annual increases in the premium rates will be restricted to increases of 10 % for at least another 5 years, if not longer.

The US oil - rig count plateaued near the highest level in three years and showed signs of declining in late March (to 797), though it still stood 50 rigs above the year - end 2017 total.2 This contributed to expectations for a further increase in American crude production, which has topped 10 mb / d each week since early February, when WTI prices began to recede from their intra-quarterly high of US$ 66.14 a barrel.3 The amount of crude in US storage occasionally exceeded weekly estimates given the higher domestic output and fluctuating net import figures, reigniting fears that US production may thwart OPEC's efforts to clear global oversupply.

Given the dramatic increase in popularity of digital currencies during the past few years, it is quite possible that the entire fiat currency system will experience major changes during the next 5 to 10 years.

Obviously, as I have argued many times, this has not been nearly enough given the much higher increase in inflation and it is part of the reason why the domestic imbalances have seemed to have gotten worse in the past year, not better.

For the players, among the key issues is the NHL's request for wage rollbacks of around 19 per cent, something many players are resistant to, especially given the large increases in NHL revenue in recent years — up 50 per cent to $ 3.3 billion, in the years since the last lockout.

That's because portfolio turnover increases the amount of taxes that must be paid on capital gains and boosts the total amount of commission dollars that must be paid in a given year.

«Given a property inventory overhang of two to five years in lower - tier cities and China NBS reporting the number of unsold new homes nationwide increased 14 % to 437 million square metres as at 31 October, inventories are likely to remain a problem for China's property sector,» says Dhar.

I haven't seen any good estimates of this effect, but given the current «cost» of the federal dividend tax credit regime (roughly $ 3 billion a year), it's probably not unreasonable to think that a 50 + % increase in the federal corporate tax rate (from 15 % to 24 %) might cost the fisc.

The Ft reports on the sharp increase in the number of wealthy Chinese acquiring UK «golden visas» that give residency in return for investing # 2m or more in assets (they can apply to settle permanently after a period of three years if they invest # 5m and after two years if they invest # 10m).

Resource exports to most destinations increased in the quarter, but somewhat surprisingly given the rebound in their economies, exports to the initial crisis - affected economies fell and remain 5 per cent lower than a year ago.

It is not easy picking stocks consistently over time, but as we've seen, historically the stock market increases in value over time which is why indexing is a strategy that works — if you give it decades — not years.

However, given previous years» experience, the lapse in 2017 - 18 and outer years will be increased accordingly, thereby lowering program expenses in those years as well.

This is an extremely large increase, given that the Economic Action Plan stimulus spending was not expected to have a major impact in 2011 - 12 (remember it was originally supposed to be a two - year program only - 2009 - 10 and 2010 - 11) and that departmental / agency budgets were to be frozen in 2011 - 12 at their 2010 - 11 levels.

With growth expected at 20 % for the next half - decade and likely beyond, given the potential for Teavana in the $ 90B global tea market and other initiatives to increase the size of each patron's check, a price of 30x earnings today will look like a bargain in a few years.

In the fourth quarter, Goodman announced price increases within its bakery and grocery business — an important milestone given intense price pressure in these businesses over the previous two yearIn the fourth quarter, Goodman announced price increases within its bakery and grocery business — an important milestone given intense price pressure in these businesses over the previous two yearin these businesses over the previous two years.

Energy authorities in UAE, OPEC's fourth largest oil producer, last year gave ADNOC permission to increase output by 400,000 barrels a day to 3.5 million barrels a day by 2018.

Most people can't beat me, I have been given real estate portfolio after my parents divorced when I turned 18, I'll be 27 now and never officially worked a day in my life, I am financially independent and I am able to increase standards of my lifestyle every year thanks to growing income stream well above the rate of consumer price index.

Given the increase in hourly wages and the labor income proxy, households may need to pull back on spending in the first three months of the year, which increases the risk of a noticeable negative inventory adjustment in the first quarter.

The seed stage focus of this fund helps meet a growing demand for early stage capital in Alberta, given the increasing number of young technology companies entering the ecosystem year - over-year.

The improvement in pricing seen in recent months, however, gives us increased confidence that the New Year will bring better times for the group.

This represents an increase from the responses given in the previous two quarters, but is still lower than most of the readings from this survey over the past five years.

Following this rapid growth period, we anticipate that GFI will slow their expansion over the next year.9 They are planning to increase their fundraising capability primarily through strengthening their relationships with existing donors as well as identifying new potential groups of donors.10 They hope this will allow them to maintain sustained growth beyond the startup phase.11 Given additional funding, we do think that GFI is structured in such a way that they could continue to expand their organizational capacity across all departments; however, we think that it's possible they will continue to encounter some hiring issues (although not to the same extent as those seen in 2017).

Given the pick - up in upstream prices over the past year and the waning of the drag from exchange rate effects, underlying inflation remains likely to increase gradually in the period ahead.

During the Day of Giving 759 students, faculty and alumni supporters contributed over $ 75,000 in just 24 hours — an 800 % increase in participation over the college's Giving Tuesday campaign the year prior.

Given that natural selection has held up since Darwin's time and wonderfully explains what we see and do in the lab and things like why it's hard to treat viral infections and why there are an increasing number of antibiotic resistant bacteria, I don't expect it to change much in the next 10 years.

The Church I have attended for the past 33 years has always given 10 % of its income to many needy charities and each year looks at each one to make sure we are giving to the right ones (in our opinion) and increase or add new ones to our list.

One of the greatest downfalls of the modern church era is the movement away from genuine relationships, and into the corporate model of the church where we think the most important thing is to increase our market share, and expand our influence through size, numbers, and a year - over-year increase in attendance and giving.

I do not have a job, my insurance has been increasing in the last 4 years, Please america open your eyes, we have a business man and a politician Obama give you candy with his speech and not substance he is not a leader, and want a second term and will take america nowhere, rommey wants to give something.

Its director, Mark Gray, notes that giving has actually «increased significantly» in the last few years and that «there is no evidence I know of that Catholic parish weekly collections have declined.»

The complexities of government in Israel increased with David's years; and now, obviously, he is unable to give his subjects the personal attention that they had enjoyed during the period of the early monarchy.