Sentences with phrase «longer periods of the year»

A few days after we broke up, I met a girl who spent long periods of her year deep in the Indonesian jungle.

By repaying your student loan for a longer period of years, you have the ability to make smaller monthly student loan payments.

We should also note that EIA has a higher rate of incidence in the Gulf States due to the heat and humidity we experience for a relatively long period of the year.

Not exact matches

I write these words on April 15, 2018 - exactly 71 years to the day when Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, ending a long period of segregation in Major League Baseball.

«And since more and more Chinese are taking their long holiday breaks outside of China, I'll be watching out for how busy our Merlion will be over this Chinese New Year period,» he said.

Two more years of economic pain Australia faces a longer period of low growth, higher debt and higher unemployment than predicted just four weeks ago as the wave of job losses gathered strength, with clothing manufacturer Pacific Brands axing 1850 staff across the country.

That's the longest period of outperformance by growth over 40 years of tracking the two styles, according to LPL Financial.

After her six - month post-graduation grace period ended, she applied for and received two years of forbearance on a private loan, just to delay the need to make payments for as long as possible.

«Even in the last 20 years which have been a long bear market [for Japan], there have been several periods of rebound, such as between 2003 and 2005 when the market rebounded by 100 percent.

This is the third and most extreme mass bleaching event in 18 years to strike the Great Barrier Reef, and in each case, the areas that suffered the worst bleaching were the areas where the water was hottest for the longest period of time, Hughes said.

Because a patent grants the inventor a monopoly on his or her invention for relatively long period of time (between 14 and 20 years depending upon the invention), patent applications are rigorously examined by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).

But a long period of U.S. economic growth could be interrupted in the coming years, despite a historically low unemployment rate of 4.1 percent, and record - shattering momentum on Wall Street that added trillions to the value of stocks in 2017.

A long period of U.S. economic growth could be interrupted in the coming years, despite a historically low unemployment rate of 4.1 percent.

Consolidation can lower your monthly payment by giving you a longer period of time (up to 30 years) to repay your loans.

«As a long - term value investor, we remain cautious and recognise that to generate good real returns over time, we have to be prepared for periods of underperformance relative to the market indices, some even for a stretch of several years.»

(Those increases were offset by reductions in minor entitlement programs, including farm subsidies, over a much longer period of 10 years.)

The note suggests this period of a «mature» bull market can last for as long as three years, and there could be considerable time left to go.

Either way, this process has a long way to go: This comment period will last until August 16, then the FCC will make a decision and likely hold a final vote by the end of the year.

The cost of buying business equipment usually is deducted by claiming a depreciation allowance (fixed by law) over five or seven years, or longer periods.

Start by identifying items that can be stored for longer periods of time, such as seasonal material, collateral and marketing items that are only used at a certain time of the year.

Successful applicants would later be able to apply for a five - year residency permit if they needed to stay for longer periods because of work or study, the South China Morning Post reported.

The periods until class packages expire — none of which are longer than a year — violate the Credit Card Accountability and Disclosure Act, according to the lawsuit.

A battle for control of smuggling routes drove killings up for a roughly year - long period between 2014 and 2015, as Ismael «El Mayo» Zambada, Guzman's partner at the top of the cartel, fought with forces led by Damaso Lopez Serrano, the son of Guzman's former right - hand man.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Scotiabank estimates Canadian home prices will fall 10 % over the next two to three years, followed by a long period of modest gains.

While heartbreak has long been a lucrative business for attorneys, only in recent years have startups begun staking their own claim in the post-love period of canceled weddings, called - off engagements and, of course, divorces.

«We have been falling short of our inflation objective not just in the past year, but over a longer period as well.

It was during his doldrums years, well after the introduction of the Next, but during the long cruel period when the company was going nowhere.

In short, for however long the test lasts — it has floated a test period of five years — Y Combinator will be guaranteeing some income and seeing what people do with it.

In 41 years and eight months, Scobell missed only one issue (due to a 1972 hospital stay), making his investment column not only, in the words of one competitor, «the longest - running series in business publishing history,» but likely Canadian magazine publishing's longest - running column, period.

It is also fair to point out that this move continues a three - or four - year long period in which the biggest public cloud providers got bigger by virtue of massive spending on their own data center infrastructure and smaller players scrambled to stay relevant.

After the investment period has ended, the fund legally is not allowed to make new investments, it should be spending the remainder of the fund duration (funds are usually ten years long with a few one year extensions) harvesting its investments for liquidity.

At the point the growth began to slow, the multiple would contract, meaning that even if its earnings do grow 600 % in the next few years, if it becomes subject to the law of big numbers - that ever increasing amounts eventually forge their own anchor - the result would be a market capitalization substantially similar to today, leading to no increase in the stock price over a long period of time.

«The bonus depreciation provision allows businesses to claim additional depreciation for certain property in the first year of the recovery period if placed in service from 2015 to 2019 (with an additional year for certain property with a longer production period),» adds McCuller.

(Sec. 13309) This section requires a three - year holding period (one year under current law) for certain net long - term capital gains with respect to partnership interests held in connection with the performance of investment services.

Although many commenters supported a 60 - day delay for this purpose, others argued that a much longer period is needed (e.g., a 1 - year delay or an indefinite extension terminating 60 or more days after completion of the examination required by the President's Memorandum).

One - third of performance share awards, which make up 50 % of long - term incentive compensation, are tied to average return on invested capital over a three - year period.

Debt interest costs are fully tax deductible as a business expense and in the case of long term financing, the repayment period can be extended over many years, reducing the monthly expense.

As of April 30, 2014, the Highland Long / Short Healthcare Fund Class A, A-LW, C and Z absolute rankings were 2, 2, 4 and 1, respectively, based on Total Return for the 1 - year period among 246 funds in the Morningstar Long / Short Equity Category.

It's a key earnings period for Herbalife, which has been whipsawed this year by the opinions of two long - sparring hedge fund moguls.

Those considering current year charitable contributions who are also facing long - term capital gains tax on the sale of highly appreciated shares after an initial public offering may realize a much more favorable income tax result and charitable impact by making a timely donation of a portion of their IPO shares (either during or after the lock - up period) directly to charity.

And you won't pay taxes on withdrawals of your earnings as long as you take them after you've reached age 59 1/2 and you've met the 5 - year - holding - period requirement.

Additionally, investors will receive restricted stock that will be subject to holding period requirements of at least a year, but in most cases much longer.

The one billion mark comes not long after Tencent's third - quarter results in November, which show that WeChat's monthly active user had passed 980 million, a significant 15.8 % increase compared to the same period of the previous year.

So while there could be one or even five year periods where longer maturity bonds perform fairly well from these yield levels, over the long - term they're likely to be a poor investment in terms of earning a decent return over the rate of inflation.

One of my astute readers, named Jim, wondered how far out of whack the returns can get over any one year period from this long - term trendline.

After a period of market advance and retreat between 1979 and 1982, August 13 of the latter year «marked the first day of what would turn out to be one of the longest and strongest bull markets in U.S. history.»

-- > The value of investing in relationships for the long - haul — > Investing in your health and longevity as a way to increase your lifetime earnings — > Why longer life expectancies should change the way you think about investing — > The shockingly low rate of personal savings and investment in the US — > My favorite part of the interview: whether we can reasonably expect the US markets to keep going up at their long - term average 7 % per year after inflation, or whether that was a unique period of US expansion which won't be repeated again.

Studies have shown that employees who are 50 years of age and older are not only more likely to be laid off during tough economic times, but they're also known to have longer periods of unemployment before being able to re-enter the workforce.

Mr. Apotheker was granted a long - term incentive award consisting of 76,000 shares of time - based restricted stock vesting in equal amounts annually over a two - year period, 304,000 PRUs for the two - year performance period extending from