Sentences with phrase «last quarter of a century»

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.»

Pensions minister Ros Altmann said: «Over the last quarter of a century, pensioners have fallen below the rest of society as average earnings have done so much better than the increases in the state pension.

The last quarter of the century, futurists say, will be a time of much turbulence.

In the last quarter of this century we have used more natural resources, destroyed more lifeforms, and created more air, soil and water pollution than in all previous ages put together.

The ratio of the total national income going to the poorest and the richest segments of society has changed little over the last quarter of a century.

During the last quarter of a century the large mass media corporations themselves have been taken over by even larger corporate powers.

The danger of nuclear annihilation has been felt during the last quarter of a century as a kind of Fate.

This year promises To the Wonder, only the fourth film in the last quarter of a century from director Terrence Malick.

The last quarter of this century is marked by a growing recognition that the roots of the Holocaust are to be found in Christian teaching going back to the New Testament itself.

For all these reasons the twenty - first century will be a time when the flourishing interreligious dialogues of the last quarter of this century will bear fruit.

In its gradual development during the last quarter of a century, it has taken up into itself a number of contributory elements, and it must now be reckoned with as a genuine religious power.

Other significant achievements of the Commission over the last quarter of a century include the establishment in 2000 of the Lodi Wine & Visitor Center — one of the industry's original regional wine education and tasting centers — and the creation of the Lodi Rules ™ for Sustainable Winegrowing Program in 2005.

One of the Reds» greatest Achilles heels has been a lack of squad depth - something that has held back many of their best teams over the last quarter of a century.

He became the 17th Red in the last quarter of a century to score on his debut, when he turned home Roberto Firmino's lob at Watford.

So how is this going to turn out for the Labour Party and in particular for the tight, centre - right, elite that have determined its direction of travel for the last quarter of a century?

The last quarter of this century will see the dawn of the Age of Fusion.

We are truly passionate about making a positive impact and we take great pride in countless successful relationships that we've helped create in the last quarter of a century.

For the last quarter of a century General Motors, Ford and Chrysler destroyed billions of dollars in shareholder equity.

Yet, explains Carney, in the last quarter of a century this average ratio hovered around three - and - a-half times average disposable income.

Today that fund has $ 112 billion in assets, and once you account for survivorship bias, it has outperformed more than 90 % percent of its competitors over the last quarter of a century.

For over the last quarter of a century, dog nails was a task handled by my dog's groomer.

It's all about cats, over the last quarter of a century, cats have surpassed the canine species to claim the spotlight as the most popular pet in American households.

In celebrations of its 25th year, this year's show will host a series of seminar sessions looking back on the tourism revolution in the MENA region over the last quarter of a century, while exploring how the industry will shape up over the next 25 years, in light of geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainties, huge technological advances and, of course, the increasing trend of responsible tourism.

Millions of people have visited in the last quarter of a century to admire the Tate's varied collection of modern art and exhibitions by major artists.

Generation charts the last quarter of a century of contemporary art in Scotland, including work by more than 100 artists staged in more than 60 venues, ranging from the capital to Mull.

He produced hundreds of abstractions in the last quarter of a century, most of them part of the «Ocean Park» series, named after the section of Santa Monica where he kept a studio until he moved with his wife to Healdsburg.

Never forget again, as we have over the last quarter of a century or so, that warming is good, and greening is great.

Over the last quarter of a century Ethical Consumer has become something of an institution.

For the last quarter of a century, regulation of the solicitors» profession has been guided by Lord Diplock's dicta in Swain v The Law Society [1983] 1 AC 598, [1982] 2 All ER 827 that rules should be made in the interests of «that section of the public that may be in need of legal services».

Be the Match spent the last quarter of a century managing the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world.

This by itself isn't newsworthy (she has, after all, published roughly a book a year for the last quarter of a century).