Sentences with phrase «little as a quarter»

For all the grand visions of men on Mars, SpaceX's pitch is straightforward: The company says it will send your satellite into orbit for as little as a quarter of the going rate.

Duplicating pictures can be done for as little as a quarter at many photo shops.

Duplicating photos can be done for as little as a quarter each at most photo shops.

EA boss John Riccitiello recently stated that Wii games could typically be made for as little as a quarter of the budget of PS3 and 360 games.

The premiums for the year 2007 are one third of those for 1987 in many a case and in some cases as little as a quarter of the 1987 costs.

Not exact matches

«It could be as little as, I'll trade you a boom box, to a quarter of a million dollars for a couple of posts on Instagram,» suggests Micheli.

Internal studies by a group of analysts within Shell known as the «scenarios» team had concluded that global demand for oil might peak in as little as a decade — essentially tomorrow in an industry that plans in quarter - century increments.

«And when a consumer is a little uncertain around their future and really trying to figure out what this election cycle really means to them, they're not as apt to spend as freely as they might have even just a couple of quarters ago,» said Penegor.

The banks» mortgage portfolios this quarter saw little impact from the federal financial regulator's new underwriting rules for uninsured mortgages, as of Jan. 1.

Health care (XLV) registered as a «winner» in the first quarter, down a little less than the S&P 500 as a whole, but being a winner showed that the market really fell apart after a strong start in January — health - care stocks were down only about 2 percent.

Which is why most companies surveyed admitted that the opinion of employees with regard to the corporate security software installed on their personal devices has little or no influence on their decisions, even as three quarters of employees believe they should have some say.

Major indexes are little changed as banks fall along with interest rates and weak first - quarter results hit several health care companies.

More alarming, the company's cash drain — as measured by free cash flow — increased dramatically, to a little more than $ 1 billion, from $ 276.8 million in the previous quarter.

And more importantly, it's a little too early to see the impact of Cambridge Analytica files on Facebook's business as the scandal surfaced late in the first quarter.

I had a look at their website and it is a little deceiving as it only shows some quarters as USD on their dividends page and it doesn't specify the others even though they still declare dividends in USD.

Despite slowing a little in recent quarters, as employment growth has picked up in response to earlier growth in output, Australia's productivity growth in the 1990s has been higher than in previous expansions.

Assuming the net income deficit remained unchanged, this would imply little change in the current account deficit as a proportion of GDP in the September quarter.

With little domestic data on hand the Pound took its cues from offshore stimuli edging lower into the close as better than anticipated U.S. fourth quarter GDP and consumer sentiment helped cement greenback gains.

The oil sector is slipping into the red after years of fat profits as the steep slump in oil prices shows little sign of ending, with this quarter shaping up to be the worst since the downturn started.

Then one day I was walking through a local shopping center, passing by the gaping mouth of its video arcade, where an oily looking man sat on a stool, an evil smile curling the corners of his serpentine mouth, as he suggestively jingled the quarters in his little leather apron.

A tepid start to the year — one unit closed and first - quarter sales came in about 6 percent lower than in 2016 — caused little concern, as the slump was a reflection of temporary closings that resulted in the loss of eight operating weeks.

I added about a quarter of a fresh jalapeño in the chili as well just to give it a little more spice.

When you first start out, you'll want to start small, adding as little as half a tablespoon of fermented vegetables to each meal, and gradually working your way up to about a quarter to half a cup (2 to 4 oz) of fermented vegetables or other cultured food with one to three meals per day.

I'm in the last quarter of the school year and my intention is to say No as little as possible to the kiddos.

Arrange the remaining apple quarters rounded - side down in a tight circle around the center apple, making sure there is as little space between the apples as possible (any space left between apples will cause the tart to collapse when flipped out of the skillet).

The little industry is but a year old, yet its product was two thousand cases, of six dozen to the case, and will be double that this year, as by this time the humble plant is enlarged and transferred to Los Angeles and established in better quarters, with a well known firm to see to the marketing of its output.

Pour off three - quarters of vinegar into a clean, airtight bottle with as little empty space as possible.

Under its French name, and in the French quarter of the city, there is little difficulty in obtaining Chili Colorado, for it glows in ruddy beauty, from its shining receptacles, on the shelves of every well - appointed grocery; but above Canal street, it is not so commonly demanded, and is known as Chili pepper.

There's one of those new Interceptors they've been rolling out, 288 horsepower, zero to 60 in as little as 5 seconds, capable of scorching through the quarter - mile in under 15 seconds if they're willing to push it.

Arsenal are a very short - priced favourite to beat West Ham at home, and so if you like betting at sports events it may be worth a little flutter on the Gunners @ 6/1 (from Sportingbet) to win the competition for the first time under Wenger, as that price will drop considerably after the quarter - finals.

With little more than a quarter mile remaining in the $ 82,575 Remsen stakes last Saturday, a 2 - year - old named Royal Ski was in about as much trouble as a horse can get himself into without actually falling down.

In addition to Anthony Martial's inclusion, the game saw left - back Luke Shaw earn himself a place in the starting eleven after limping out at half time in the EFL cup quarter - final against West Ham United, with a problem Jose Mourinho described as a «little injury» at the time.

Northern Ireland keeper Michael McGovern did well to reach another fine free - kick from Gareth Bale in the second half but he could do little about the cross from Bale that McAuley turned past him in the 75th minute as Wales reached the quarter - finals.

The UK has been left with no allies in the EU and precious little good will — and while in some quarters there is irritation and antagonism, mostly the UK is now so marginalised it is seen simply as increasingly irrelevant.

Teachout received almost three - quarters of the county's vote in 2014; it was the only county won by Barack Obama in New York's primary in 2008, and the 42 percent received by Jonathan Tasini, Clinton's little - known primary opponent in her 2006 Senate re-election campaign, was his best result in the state and almost three times larger than his total in the state as a whole.

The mayor fared little better among members of his own party, as more than half condemned how he has dealt with the indigent crisis and three - quarters described the situation as «very serious.»

«Norwich South Conservatives readopt Anthony Little Main Three - quarters of Tory members want people to wait at least a year before becoming eligible to stand as a candidate»

A little larger than a quarter and about the same thickness, the simple, low - cost device analyzes key biomarkers to help a person decide quickly if any adjustments, such as drinking more water or replenishing electrolytes, need to be made or if something is medically awry.

And three - quarters of AAAS scientists say too little STEM education is a major factor in the public's limited knowledge about science — which an overwhelming majority of scientists see as a problem for science in general.

Twelve ounces of ultra low carb beer and five ounces of dry wine contain a little more, about 3 - 4 grams respectively, but a regular beer packs at least 10 grams, about as much as a quarter cup of brown rice.

«Take mice - dung beaten to powder, as much as will lie on a six - pence; and put it in a quarter of a pint of the juice of plantane, with a little sugar: Give it in the morning fasting, and at night going to bed.

My little family and I took our time as we were walking the streets of the French Quarter, really soaking in the beautiful scenery because there's something to delight at every turn.

This is a little late as I just made this tonight, but the red potatoes halved (I quartered mine work great!

A quarter of teens who go online say their parents know very little about what... As such, it is not a playbook for dating or sexual connection with a partner.

Paramount had what can only be described as a sensational fourth quarter, with such hits as True Grit, Little Fockers, Megamind, and The Fighter...

The layers can be as little as 20 microns in height or about a quarter of the width of a human hair.

Also, many respondents underestimated the amount of dedicated training it takes to become an effective teacher, and more than one - quarter of respondents thought that a teacher needs as little as six months of practice teaching.

Chicago's privately run charter schools, told in July they'd initially receive as little as 15 percent of first quarter funding, have now received the full amount from Chicago Public Schools, the head of the state's charter school organizing group said Monday.

It will tear through the quarter - mile (assuming you're quicker than I am, which apparently isn't all that tough) in as little as 12.0 to 12.1 sec at 119 mph.

Another quarter with our long - term Acura MDX has passed, and, as was the case in the previous six months, we have little negative to report.