Sentences with phrase «less than a quarter think»

Less than a quarter thought it was to do with an «inner glow and beauty», which they equated with being «full of the Spirit».

Less than a quarter thought his takeover of city schools has worked out well.

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World oil demand will rise less than previously thought in 2014, due to a lower outlook for the global economy and demand growth in the second quarter falling to its lowest level in more than two years, the West's energy watchdog said Tuesday.

When allowed to give their own definition of «a good person,» 18 per cent thought they were completely successful; 28 per cent, three quarters; 32 per cent, halfway; and «only 7 per cent admitted they had scaled less than half the pinnacle of virtue.»

The amount of roasted garlic amounted to less than a quarter cup so I thought it wouldn't be enough to off - set the acidity of the peaches.

Less than a quarter of lobbyists think they will be forced to comply with the government's moves to enforce transparency on the sector.

«Astorino has narrowed the gap, however, with less than two weeks until Election Day, about three - quarters of Republicans and Astorino voters think that Cuomo will win,» Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a statement.

Significantly, even in the Liberal Democrat - held seats, less than a quarter of voters thought the Lib Dems were having a significant impact on the coalition government's agenda.

Studies by the Corporate Leadership Counsel find that less than a quarter of senior managers think that Learning and Development is critical for meeting business outcomes.

Less than a quarter of the teaching profession thinks that teachers as well as students should be held accountable.

Publishers agree to disagree on the vexed issue of pricing, although the majority think digital versions should command a lower price than their print counterparts: a quarter significantly less.

60 % of Baby Boomers think they need less than $ 1 million in retirement [1]-- yet, experts estimate that the average American needs at least a quarter of a million for health care costs alone.

I thought I did worse this quarter, but I ended up trailing the S&P 500 by less than 50 basis points.

Survey data also showed that while 41 percent of 35 - to 44 - year - old respondents are invested in a workplace retirement plan, a third (34 percent) of respondents in that age group said they haven't thought about their approach to employing different sources of retirement income and less than a quarter (23 percent) currently work with a financial advisor.

While executives of Sotheby's and Christie's may have quietly taken some solace in the less than stellar performance of the Impressionist and Modern Art auction this spring at Phillips's stunning temporary quarters at the American Crafts Museum at 40 West 53rd Street across from the Museum of Modern Art, Phillips's second major auction may give them some serious second thoughts.

Since less than a quarter of the people living in Manhattan have cars, you would think that the residents of 99 bank Street would cheer when they got their street back, when they got a wonderful public utility right outside their door, instead of somebody else's car.

According to a national public opinion survey, less than a quarter of Americans correctly think that women pay more.

Results Adolescents maltreated early in life were absent from school more than 1.5 as many days, were less likely to anticipate attending college compared with nonmaltreated adolescents, and had levels of aggression, anxiety / depression, dissociation, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, social problems, thought problems, and social withdrawal that were on average more than three quarters of an SD higher than those of their nonmaltreated counterparts.

However Prudential Real Estate's Consumer Outlook Survey, taken a month or more before the Fannie Mae survey, found that less than 40 percent of consumers think that it will be easier to secure a mortgage in the coming buying season despite data showing lending standards in a fourth quarter 2013 survey.