Sentences with phrase «marked change from last year»

In a marked change from last year, 54 per cent of Canadians believe housing prices will be lower in 2009, up from 31 per cent in 2008.

Not exact matches

«In addition, this early phase of evolutionary divergence appears to have preceded the extreme climate changes that led to Snowball Earth, a period marked by severe long - term global glaciation that lasted from about 720 to 635 million years ago,» Dohrmann says.

I'm going to start with a question: Dana, from your experience reporting on education and Mark and Tara, from your teaching and other work, what changes regarding the use of standardized testing have you noticed during the last few years?

The basic $ 69 Kindle is pretty much exactly the same as the Kindle 4 from last year, but the Kindle Paperwhite marks the biggest change to the Kindle E Ink ereaders since their inception -LSB-...]

Here is what you need to know about Income Replacement Benefits (IRB's): • IRB's are calculated at 70 % of your average gross income based on your employment history o Your income is calculated as the higher of either (i) the 52 weeks before the accident OR (ii) the 4 weeks before the accident multiplied by 13 o Self - employed income is calculated as the higher of either (i) the 52 weeks before the accident OR (ii) the last fiscal year o If you are receiving other income replacement assistance, such as short term or long term disability benefits, those amounts are deductable from the amount of your IRB eligibility • IRB's are capped at $ 400 per week • The first 7 days of your disability are not covered by IRB's • IRB's are payable for a 104 week (2 year) period, but you may be eligible to continue receiving this benefit past the 2 years indefinitely, if after the 2 year mark you are unable to do any occupation for which you are reasonably suited by way of your education, training and experience • The age 65 marks changes in IRB's o If you are already over the age of 65, IRB's are payable up to 208 weeks and gradually reduced over that period o If you reach the age 65 while already receiving benefits, the IRB is converted to a lifetime pension at a reduced rate based on an established formula

Already, it feels like a marked change from their debut projects from this last year, which include the competition reality show Planet of the Apps and the singalong in - car cameo fest Carpool Karaoke.

While not a drastic change from December, this marks the first decrease in the HPPI in eight months; however, January's National HPPI value is much improved compared to the same time last year, when appraiser opinions were 1.47 percent lower than owner expectations.

Last year also marked a change in investor preferences from primary to secondary markets as those markets now offer higher returns, according to Costello.