Sentences with phrase «less strong year»

In a less strong year, any of the runners - up could have won.

Not exact matches

We also celebrate younger companies (that is, businesses that are less than five years old) with strong two - year revenue growth with the STARTUP 50, a special companion ranking dedicated to Canada's Top New Growth Companies!

«Overseas Development Aid from Europe is still focused on former colonies, but it is becoming less and less biased... Colonial links are very strong; it is incredible how strong still are, given the years that have passed,» Ravi Bhatia, a director at Standard & Poor's who specializes in Africa, told CNBC this week.

More than 40 years ago, the Magna founder decided his company would experience higher productivity and less labour strife — and, as a result, faster growth — if its workers got some of the financial benefits of strong performance.

«At the start of the year, strong opposition to the Northern Gateway outranked strong support by an almost 4 - to - 1 margin — now it's less than 2 - to - 1,» says Mario Canseco, Vice President, Public Affairs at Insights West.

That represents a downgrade from January's outlook of 2.3 per cent growth forecast for this year, and it's less than the strong three per cent growth Canada experienced in 2017.

Pretty awesome how this little portfolio has now crossed the $ 200 mark in forward 12 - month dividends in less than a year while representing some solid companies providing strong dividend growth.

It's abandoning formal annual reviews and its legacy performance management system for its 300,000 - strong workforce over the next couple of years, instead opting for a less regimented system of more frequent feedback via an app.

However, LongHorn had extra media in April this year compared to last year and less media in May this year compared to last year, which contributed to stronger same - restaurant sales growth in April and less robust growth in May.

And once in a while — less frequently as the years pass, it seems — I come across investment advice that strikes me as fundamentally strong, innovative, and worth assimilating.

That was less than the third quarter's 4.1 % pace, but overall the final six months of the year delivered the strongest second half since 2003, when the economy was thriving.

Relative to Q2 last year, the greenback is roughly 20 % stronger across the board; this means that foreign sales at many of the large, multinational firms that make up the index are worth «less» when translated back into U.S. dollars.

The company's gearing after the purchase is lower than originally expected, at less than 33 per cent rather than 35 per cent thanks to Lattice's strong operations and cash generation since July 1 last year when the deal took effect.

Emerging markets — After almost two years of strong performance, the outlook for emerging markets is slightly less bright.

Given how much ink has been spilled on the subject by an obsessed and advocating press, and the strong moral certitude with which Democratic (and occasional Republican) members of the House and Senate are making their evolutionary pronouncements, it is difficult to remember that at this time last year, the issue of gay marriage had much less energy surrounding it.

btw last year I discovered a «hard shell» pumpkin at local farm market (about 3 - 7 lbs each), it was tougher skinned than carving pumpkins, flesh is less watery and strong pumpkin flavor also assume would make puree less watery.

The doubling in share price of rival Treasury Wine Estates, the owner of Penfolds, in less than two years since late 2014 is likely to result in strong interest from investors in the IPO.

The doubling in share price of rival Treasury Wine Estates in less than two years since late 2014 is likely to result in strong interest from investors in the IPO.

Why i think most fans are pissed with wenger is because each year he has the opportunity to really make the squad a strong fortress with less signs of weakness, but each year he disappoints the fans and enhance the pockets of the owners.

It was the strongest in the country against rushing, allowing opponents a mere 38.5 yards per game (only two teams in the past 20 years have given up less: Penn State's 17 yards per game in 1947, and Syracuse's 19.3 in 1959).

Also jimmy jazz again great name by the way i think the fact were 6th in ayer purchases and i agree without kane spurs would be below without kaneuckeu them for now but i see laca will be better next year and auba will have had a taste of the rigorous epl and because its a world cup year we need stability with wenger for atleast another year i think were vying for that spot and wi th cazorla coming back and hopfully Jack signs with a couple good signings if we splash some cash and ozil already signed we could surprise the league next year with a very strong season and Leicester surprised apparently everybody but us cause we handled them well that year but no one else dod and we finished second but i think its not so good for a big club like us with internationals in a world cup year to change managers do it in a non world cup year cause you only have a couple weeks with your players maybe less with some before season starts

This equates to less injuries, and in time, much stronger and more coordinated athletes because they will have been preparing for years.

Both players have less than two years remaining on their current deals, and will no doubt have a strong position when it comes to the talks, and as much as we don't want to lose either at all, we especially don't want to lose either for free!

Team GB named 43 of their 47 strong rowing squad for the Olympic Games after qualifying 12 boats in the 14 classes at last year's World Championships, one less than at London 2012 but more than any other rowing nation.

As a very strong supporter of extended breastfeeding; I honestly believe that Ava as a 4 year old is still not too old much less too big to still be breastfeeding; Perhaps maybe this is one of Ava's ways of bonding with her mother.

Separation anxiety may still be an issue for some 6 - year - olds, but it will become less intense as children naturally form stronger bonds with friends and teachers at school and become accustomed to spending more time away from home.

Less than two years into their marriage, Kira felt a strong attraction to a coworker.

Quinn professed a strong fondness for her former Council colleague Robert Jackson, who has already announced his intention to primary Sen. Marisol Alcantara, one of the newer IDC members, next year, but also suggested there might be less «urgency» to his effort if the IDC and regular Democrats manage to strike a deal — and stick to it.

In addition, Thatcher's ostensible «strong state» looks less distinctive in the longue duree of British politics: the Attlee Government used troops to break the 1949 dock strike; the Heath Government imprisoned the «Pentonville Five» and invoked five states of emergency in three and a half years; and the Callaghan Government sought to prevent entry to Britain of Hosenball and Agee in the name of national security.

The NBC4 New York / Wall Street Journal / Marist Poll found opposition to an extra impost on carryout sacks across all incomes, religious affiliations and ethnicities, with strongest opposition among nonwhites and those earning less than $ 50,000 a year.

In less than a year we have implemented many of the action items in our health and human services plan, «Initiatives for a Strong Community,» as varied as bringing fresh foods and vegetables to inner city neighborhoods labeled «food deserts,» to completing a chronic neglect study and incorporating its findings into our child welfare response programs, to increasing participation in the SNAP program to reduce hunger.

It was less than two years ago that I called for the creation of strong elected mayors to help us build a Northern Powerhouse.

Despite strong investment returns and two new pension tiers in less than three years, these rates will likely continue to increase in the near future.

Last year the UK had the lowest national debt in the G7 apart from Canada - but if the measure is broadened out to the 30 - strong OECD countries, the picture is far less rosy.

Mr. Wright raised exactly $ 145,856.15 from April through the middle of the July, putting him in a strong position with a little less than a year until the Democratic primary.

The figures are expected to show Britain's economy has flatlined for almost a year, contrasting with strong growth in Germany and, to a lesser extent, France.

Though there is now strong evidence for microbial origins of roll - front uranium, what's less clear is whether the microbes making uranium today are the same as those that formed it in the Earth's crust 3 million years ago.

The Nurses» Health Study revealed a «very strong link» between walking and protection against heart disease: Women who walked an average of three hours a week were 35 percent less likely to have a heart attack over an eight - year period than those who walked less.

Shulman more recently tested young, healthy, lean 20 - year - olds whose parents have diabetes and discovered that they, too, have mitochondria that produce less energy and are somewhat insulin resistant — strong indicators they will get diabetes when they're older.

They have built up a strong case over the past few years that Europa's ice is less than 10 kilometres thick.

For the millions of people every year who have or need medical devices implanted, a new advancement in 3D printing technology developed at the University of Florida promises significantly quicker implantation of devices that are stronger, less expensive, more flexible and more comfortable than anything currently available.

Despite the strong warming trend of the past 15 years, worldwide temperatures have risen less than models predict, given the build - up of carbon dioxide in the air to 25 per cent above pre-industrial levels.

They focused on the years 1920 through 1940, a period that included the Great Depression (1930 to 1933), a couple of less severe recessions, and several years of strong economic growth.

Duration appears to respond nonlinearly to ENSO so that only strong El Niño years (1982/83, 1997/98, 2015/16 and to a lesser extent 2009/10) are evident in the globally averaged duration (Fig. 1l).

Had the universe been slightly denser by one part in 1062, the expansion would have slowed and collapsed back on itself in a «big crunch» after 13.7 billion years (today's age of the universe according to the big bang theory).60 Had the universe been slightly less dense by one part in 1062, «the universe would have expanded «so quickly and become so sparse it would soon seem essentially empty, and gravity would not be strong enough by comparison to cause matter to collapse and form galaxies.61 The stretching explanation does not have this problem.

Despite the first quarter representing the strongest first quarter the US wind industry had since 2009, the country's second quarter was much less impressive, installing only 357 MW, well down on the 2 gigawatts (GW) installed in the first quarter, and marginally up on the 310 MW installed in the same quarter a year earlier.

Moreover, risk factors may be different for different individuals - while one person may develop schizophrenia due largely to a strong family history of mental illness (e.g. a high level of genetic risk), someone else with much less genetic vulnerability may also develop the disease due to a more significant combination of prepregnancy factors, pregnancy stress, other prenatal factors, social stress, family stress or environmental factors that they experience during their childhood, teen or early adult years.

Another study conducted earlier this year found that people over the age of 60 are less likely to suffer from restless leg syndrome and have better sleep quality overall when they feel a strong sense of purpose.

I feel stronger and less pain in my lower back than I have in the last ten years.

Over time heavy impact work increases the activity of osteoblasts within your body which in turn leads to bigger and stronger bones — now this might not be something you've considered but when you get to middle aged, or elderly, and you fall over you might find yourself thankful for your years of pumping iron as you will likely walk away far less injured then your more sedentary friends.