Sentences with phrase «minor increase»

As a practical matter, it may seem to be a very minor increase in risk, but the buyer will want compensation nevertheless.

If you're constantly increasing your award prices, even if it's only minor increases, the program is perceived to be subject to constant inflation.

It may very well be that a very minor increase in premium can afford you significant increased benefits.

Even a relatively minor increase in temperature will dramatically shrink crop yields.

Those who ate cholesterol - containing foods were found to be at a very minor increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease.

It is generally cheaper to insure multiple vehicles, but there are minor increases in the premium for each car added to the policy, which may cancel out the savings.

The average mortgage rates for Allentown were essentially the same as those quoted for Pittsburgh, with minor increases in rates at PNC and Wells Fargo.

Among both men and women, there were major declines in colorectal cancer cases from 1985 to 1995, minor increases from 1995 to 1998, and significant declines from 1998 to 2006.

Vigorous exercise can also cause minor increases in your pet's blood creatinine levels and dehydration (such as from vomiting or diarrhea) will also raise its creatinine levels.

Kentucky and Arizona have also seen minor increases in odds.

Excitement fear and sudden stress are probably the most common causes of minor increases in the lymphocyte count.

In the Midwest, seemingly minor increases in temperature have already wrought major effects.

One study found only a non-significant increase in risk for prostate cancer associated with animal protein consumption (though it did find a significant, but still very minor increase due to dairy — roughly 22 % increased risk).

So there's no need to waste money chasing minor increases in testosterone, growth hormone, or IGF - 1.

The Nintendo 3DS did see a pretty minor increase in sales: it sold 11 203 units this week (as opposed to 9 148 last week), but nothing to write home about.

Since crops in many countries are grown at or near their thermal optimum, even a relatively minor increase during the growing season of 1 or 2 degrees Celsius can shrink the grain harvest in major food - producing regions, such as the North China Plain, the Gangetic Plain of India, and the U.S. Corn Belt.

But even in those rural or mountainous areas of the country, like Bavaria and the Rhineland, where temperatures are rising more slowly, the consequences of even a fairly minor increase may ultimately be disastrous.

In the home, men, on the whole had done nothing much different from what they always had done, with only minor increases in male parenting time with children, largely in the area of recreational time.

In most regional landscapes, native species losses were significantly lower than exotic species gains, with agriculture species causing minor increases, but ornamental species sometimes play a large role that is still hard to assess.

Wealthy areas can generate large amounts of revenue from relatively minor increases in property tax rates due to high property valuations.

These may seem like very minor increases in speed (a few seconds here, one less input required there) but they make combat feel more fluid and over the course of an entire game save the player a lot of time.

«Even a minor increase in political volatility can create major headaches in the workplace if not managed well,» said the organization's survey director, Evren Esen, in a statement.

After that a minor increase followed to $ 0.78 cents.

Each test can help increase your mailing response rates, even if it's only a minor increase.

Why would you commit the majority of your prime for a minor increase in wage when you can prove yourself worth far more than that in the coming seasons?

While many think that is a minor increase, for many it isn't.

«We saw a minor increase in kids eating the items, but there are other ways to achieve the same goal that are much, much cheaper,» said BYU economics professor Joe Price.

«If the delta gets freshened up, there's a speculative chance we might see some minor increase in the amount of water that moves out, but we're not counting on anything.»

Research has shown that many squid, octopuses and other sucker - bearing members of the cephalopod family don't appear to be too troubled by a minor increase in ocean temperature.

For example, for a point in the Hudson Bay, north of mainland Canada, the models pointed to relatively minor increases in summer and fall, but a dramatic 11 - degree F (6 - degree C) increase in winter.

In these studies, minor increases can be achieved but the total impact on nutrient intake is negligible.

For the ladies reading this... don't worry about exercise - induced small increases in these hormones... the amount of T in the female body is so small compared to men that minor increases won't lead to any «masculinization» (I might have just made that word up)... instead it just helps get a leaner and more shapely body.

Due to the oily nature of the cream, according to the scientists, a minor increase in sebum production was observed after week six in the control group, culminating in a maximum increase of 6.2 % at the study's end.

None of these things are unique to Baltimore County, so it's hard to believe they are responsible for its minor increase in teacher departures.

The problem with so - called difference - to - difference research design is that it can inflate what would otherwise be minor increases and decreases in standard deviations during the time periods measured.

In that way, I'm not surprised that there were minor increases.

The car is 143 pounds lighter overall, and Bentley predicts a minor increase in fuel economy, from 10/17 mpg to 12/19 mpg (preliminary estimate).

Nissan revealed that minor changes to the 2018 Nissan Titan result in only minor increases to the truck's price, depending on configuration.

Although turn - in precision and overall feel are better than with the standard eighteen - inchers, those minor increases aren't worth the trade - off in ride quality and steering effort.

The fifth generation had revised suspension changes and chassis tuning and increased cargo volume corresponding to a minor increase in size over the outgoing model.

The Golf GTI has had a minor increase in price, now starting at $ 41,490 (plus on - road costs) in manual form (six - speed DSG adds $ 2500).

There's a minor increase in its wheelbase (12 mm) too, which now reads 2819 mm.

Pricing for the new 5 Series starts from $ 51,200, a minor increase over the outgoing model.

U.S.A. held the line on the prices of its 1999 Altima and Maxima sedans and posted a minor increase on its Pathfinder sport - utilities.

All of that allows a minor increase in power from 148 horsepower to 154 horsepower, while the torque stays the same at 196 Nm (145 lb - ft) channeled to wheels through an improved version of the firm's Lineartronic CVT automatic gearbox.