Sentences with phrase «made large increases»

The narrowing of achievement gaps has been greatest in low - income Norwegian communities that made large increases in the number of children attending early childcare centers

The state itself made large increases in contributions amid market losses during that 15 - year period.

There's no doubt that teachers and parents prefer smaller classes, but what would the impact on student learning be of increasing class size by this modest amount in order to make a large increase in the number of days students spend in school?

No that is what AGW people [your ilk, kith and kin do] For someone who claims to be abreast of things and publishes lots of misleading links it is of great concern that you are not aware of all the «scientific» claims that the warmer weather is making the large increase in sea ice at the South Pole but not the North Pole.

Note that Richard Tol's claim that this adjustment makes a large increase in the «dissensus rate» depends on the false assumption that the error rate and distribution for all rating values is the same.)

In 2008, the state made a large increase in its investment, but then after the recession, probably 2010, they pulled back on the additional investment.

Not exact matches

If Mr. Musk were somehow to increase the value of Tesla to $ 650 billion — a figure many experts would contend is laughably impossible and would make Tesla one of the five largest companies in the United States, based on current valuations — his stock award could be worth as much as $ 55 billion (assuming the company does not issue any more shares over the next decade, which is unrealistic).

Idaho's exports to China totalled $ 560 million in 2015 — an increase of more than 16 per cent from 2014 that makes China the second - largest export market for Idaho.

Even with the large, diverse new class of invitees, though, the Academy would only be increasing the percentage of minorities that make up its membership from 8 % to 11 %, a slight increase that indicates how much further the Academy needs to go to meet its diversity goals.

MakerBot introduced a machine that could print large items, as well as multiple creations at once, but it was 3D Systems who really made a push for the increasing accessibility of 3D printed items.

The fact that any company would have to make such a large acquisition (the deal increases Google's employee headcount by about 60 %), and the fact that this is far from the only large expenditure Google will have to make to fight such battles, really underlines just how messed up the system is.

In recent years, the Affordable Care Act and the bipartisan tax negotiations in late 2012 have led to large increases in tax rates on high salaries and capital income, making the tax code significantly more progressive.

Many analysts were unimpressed with the 1 % increase considering Macy's dismal 2016 season which would make comparisons easier to beat, as well as the overall strong holiday season for retailers at large: retail sales in the U.S. rose 4.9 % between Nov. 1 and December 24, their best result since, 2011, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.

«If we didn't revamp them soon, we knew we'd find ourselves struggling to handle any large increases we'd make in revenues.»

By making products relevant to current news topics, Vermont Teddy Bear was able to target their media outreach accordingly, which in turn resulted in increased visibility to a larger network of consumers.

On Android, the Koler and Slocker ransom - trojan families have also been busy increasing their count of variants, making them the largest ransomware families on that platform.

Kiva Systems In one of its largest acquisitions, Amazon paid $ 775 million for this North Reading, Massachusetts, company that makes robots that pack and fulfill shipments for retailers — machines that now populate Amazon's warehouses to cut costs and increase margins.

This gives businesses the flexibility to make a large purchase without having to request a credit increase.

We questioned the downward profile of this adjustment, arguing that risks / uncertainties increase over time rather than decline and that larger and increasing adjustments for risk should have been made.

The addition of Business Insider's 76 million unique monthly visitors will increase Axel Springer's worldwide digital audience by two - thirds to approximately 200 million users, making the company one of the world's six largest digital publishers in terms of reach.

Each year, I do think we make progress, but as increased attention is placed on ensuring the effective implementation of local (or host country) rules and regulations, we need to ensure we don't lose sight of the need to continue to work effectively across jurisdictions in supervising the largest firms.

Punishing Mexican exports would risk destabilizing the economy of an important country whose prosperity adds to U.S. prosperity, would only increase pressure for poor Mexican to emigrate, and in the end would almost certainly make the U.S. trade deficit even larger.

Breaking down this large, complicated task into specific, actionable steps makes the process less stressful and increases the likelihood that you won't forget something important — causing big problems down the line.

Collaborative marketing Increase industry awareness and make it easier to sell your products and services to a larger audience

The social media company was able to make this change to the largest companies by market cap list thanks to a 30 % increase in stock over the last year, despite not being as large a company as WMT, reports Quartz.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

With jittery public markets, growing interest by large healthcare systems and an increased appetite to make plays in the regulated space (which may demand more resources), the consensus is that we should see more strategic investments and acquisitions and potentially consolidation in the coming year.

The largest contribution to this month - over-month nonresidential spending increase was made by the class of office ($ 2.5 billion), followed by commercial ($ 1.3 billion), and education ($ 0.9 billion).

With a reasonable increase, you may be able to spend more and make larger purchases without worry of reaching your limit — or going over.

The largest contribution to non-tradables inflation was made by house purchase costs, which increased by 1.5 per cent in the quarter and by over 5 per cent over the year.

If your actual family size is larger, but your servicer assumes a family size of one because you didn't recertify your family size, this could result in an increased monthly payment amount or (for the PAYE and IBR plans) loss of eligibility to make payments based on income.

For most people, making a larger down payment increases purchasing power, so in many cases, you will be able to increase your offer for the home when you have a bigger down payment.

Organizations that ostensibly represent large Canadian Enterprises which have nothing to fear from increases in the min - wage routinely produce research and make petitions that are counter to the min - wage for example.

The tourism, financial services and real estate sectors of Lebanon's economy are booming, and overseas remittances are pouring in from the Lebanese expatriate community, which has increasing ties to the country, making it one of the largest recipients of such income in the world, in terms of share of gross domestic product.

Nonetheless, the A-share market is becoming gradually institutionalized, with an increasing number of large market participants making large - scale trades.

Especially now that the world's largest exchanges, Binance, OKEx, and Huobi are beginning to branch outside of Asia and establish operations in the US and Europe, the increased business and increased competition will make an SRO much more viable, needed, and beneficial.

More commonly, as the business became more profitable and the owner begins making more money, he will leave wages where they are, but try to find a way to cut down on overhead adn production costs (potentially at a loss of worker salary or through layoffs when outsourcing is utilized), and will pocket the increased profits until the business is positioned well enough to be sold to a larger conglomoration for a substantial payout that NONE of the workers will see a dime of.

When such a claim is made and when homosexual activity is consequently condoned, or when civil legislation is introduced to protect behaviour to which no one has any conceivable right, neither the Church nor society at large should be surprised when other distorted notions and practices gain ground, and irrational eruptions increase.»

When labor was scarce and raw materials and sinks for pollution were large, it made sense to concentrate on increasing labor productivity.

In denominational systems which rely on placement appointments, an increase in the number of women in senior pastorates is slowly beginning to occur; but in systems which rely on a call from a congregation, the availability of highly qualified and experienced clergywomen has made little difference in the tendency of large churches to call male ministers.

Hardin contends that human populations have similar cycles and that when we «interfere» in the cycle with indiscriminate famine relief and medical assistance, we sustain the increase and artificially postpone the «crash,» making it larger and more tragic in the end — a process which Hardin terms the «ratchet effect.»

Moreover, such criticism has been made by those involved, and it has been taken with increasing seriousness as the movement has attained greater maturity and impact: witness the large representation of poor and minority women at the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston.

The audience of cable programs in the United States is still a relatively unknown factor, and with an increase in the number of religious syndicators moving into cable the claim is made that a large number of additional viewers are attracted by cable religious programs.

He reorganized the Vatican curia and bureaucracy, set up several important post-Conciliar commissions, expanded collegiality with synods of bishops, increased the role of the laity, reached out to the larger Christian community, solidified the Church's relationship with the Jewish community, made impassioned appeals for peace and on behalf of the poor, and undertook major reforms of the liturgy.

Four years ago, Empire Brewing Company started to make beer in larger quantities for distribution outside of the Syracuse market, and today the company is in the process of building a new brewery facility to increase capacity and fill both bottles and kegs.

And if you want to up your fiber to increase transit time, tonify the large intestine, rebalance gut microflora and make your mornings an easy and efficient elimination process, then by all means, please invite psyllium to the party.

This recipe can easily be made for more people by buying a larger cut of meat and increasing the number of tortillas.

Specifically, when capsaicin frequently binds to receptors within the human central nervous system's TRPV1 channel (the sensory receptor system for pain and heat detection), these receptors deplete and this depletion results in a whole host of benefits for the central nervous system at large, including terminating cancer cells, increasing the metabolic rate and digestive efficiency, increasing circulatory blood flow, and combatting inflammation, and making you feel better about the world.

Always avoid naturally fermented yogurts made from fat free or low fat milk (which will increase the carb count and create a larger spike in insulin due to no insulin - lowering response that fat creates).

The value of frozen vegetable imports moved upwards in 2013 - 14, increasing by 12 % to $ 256 million, making them the second largest import category.