Sentences with phrase «modest gains in»

Find out which large real estate markets fared best during the first half of 2011, and which ones may have modest gains in the second half.

Housing values are expected to hold the line in 2009, with St. John's, Montreal, Kingston, London, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Regina posting modest gains in average price in 2009.

Analysts identified modest gains in occupancies and rents, but tempered them with troubling hints of potential long - term difficulties...

So here again, we have a real estate forecast that calls for additional but more modest gains in the housing market.

Modest gains in the Northeast and West were offset by larger declines in the Midwest and South.

«If access to credit improves, we could see a much more meaningful increase in home sales and broader stabilization in home prices with modest gains in areas with stronger job growth.»

«Given the better than expected same - store sales performance in June, we now believe that many retail REITs could experience modest gains in percentage rent during 2002,» wrote Merrill Lynch analysts Paul Snushall and Matt Bertram in a report on the state of the REIT industry released yesterday.

Montreal saw modest gains in its top tier market.

Despite modest gains in academic performance, far too many children are below grade level in reading and math.

Report card data also revealed modest gains in prosocial behavior.

«The legal job market in Canada is expected to see modest gains in the year ahead, with growth in the litigation and corporate law practice areas driving much of the hiring,» according to the guide's overview of trends in Canada.

Suitable winter climate space may spread north into areas occupied by the species only in summer, but those modest gains in winter in the north are predicted to be insufficient in the face of larger losses of suitable climate space from the current summer range.

According to the Board's widely cited report, the good news was twofold: While the «present situation» portion of the index reflected modest gains in consumer confidence, the «Expectations Index» (which measures consumers» outlook over the next six months) rose significantly.

Better to make modest gains in many opportunities, than to make a killing once, and be shut out from opportunity thereafter.

Even in markets with modest gains in housing prices, there are tremendous tax advantages to owning your own home.

That philosophy continues, but there's not enough payoff: Hyundai has dialed back the horsepower of its top - selling versions, resulting in modest gains in smoothness and only meager improvements in fuel economy.

The optional adaptive suspension is overly stiff in Dynamic mode, and the modest gains in handling don't justify the cost.

From the time the company first released details about its mild hybrids, critics questioned the technology that produces only modest gains in fuel efficiency.

There's new evidence to suggest that customizing instruction for every student can generate modest gains in math and reading scores, according to a...

State - level NAEP results released in the fall found no gains in reading and the same modest gains in math as reported today for the urban districts.

American student made modest gains in math and reading, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education.

Arizona saw modest gains in student enrollment over the last decade with a 5.8 percent increase, but enrollment is projected to rise dramatically as our state's K - 12 population could grow by 57 percent over the next 14 years.

Report card data also revealed modest gains in prosocial behavior.

For the United States, the research suggests, modest gains in student achievement as measured by one international assessment could cumulatively boost the country's gross domestic product by tens of trillions of dollars over the coming decades.

Results from a new report on test scores show the nation's students making modest gains in math and science in recent years, while failing to significantly increase their reading and writing performance.

Congressional Democrats reaped modest gains in last week's hard - fought elections, which some observers here say could step up pressure for a more centrist, bipartisan approach to federal education policy on Capitol Hill next year, regardless of which candidate ultimately wins the White House.

As she writes, many of these interventions have yielded «significant growth in vocabulary knowledge yet only modest gains in reading comprehension.»

I refuse to pretend that it's caused no mischief in our schools — narrowing curriculum, encouraging large amounts of ill - conceived test prep, and making school a joyless grind for too many teachers and students alike — but neither can any fair - minded analyst deny that there have been real if modest gains in our present era of test - driven accountability, especially for low - income black and Hispanic children, particularly in the early grades.

While about two - thirds of SIG schools did register modest gains in reading and math, scores at one - third actually declined over the period.

Though granted 3D release, Secret of the Wings» modest gains in that format seem comparable to other Disney and Pixar films thus released.

A good night for Labour will see them make some modest gains in places like Tamworth — building on the 8.7 percentage point increase achieved in last year's general election.

There were modest gains in the 1970s «largely because of the women's movement,» according to Zoe Oxley, political science professor at Union College.

«After three months of seeing modest gains in his favorability and job performance ratings, Governor Paterson has lost ground with voters over the last month,» says Siena pollster Steven Greenberg.

According to a Pew Charitable Trusts report, most states, including New York, have seen some modest gains in personal income since the recession and over the past year, but the Empire State since 2007 has lagged behind the nation as a whole.

While the US made modest gains in breastfeeding overall, not all states benefited equally.

Although the food and beverage industry is enjoying modest gains in the face of the economic crisis, companies may find that an M&A is necessary or desirable to increase market penetration, expand developing lines, transform company identity or diversify investments.

Overall, the report showed modest gains in contract volume in Manhattan's luxury market.

Asian stock markets saw very modest gains in early morning trading on Friday...

We believe this provides fertile ground for modest gains in risk assets such as international and emerging market equities.

Without getting into the detail, one of the measures is very consistent with the slack that we still think exists today in the labour market and that shows up in very modest gains in wages and unit labour costs.

And overall, though Subramanian expects more modest gains in 2015, she says the bull market is still in tact.

As TheStreet reported on Monday, stocks rose slightly in the wake of the news, with modest gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (0.3 %), the S&P 500 (0.3 %) and the Nasdaq (0.2 %).

TOKYO, May 1 - Japan's Nikkei eked out modest gains in holiday - thinned trade on Tuesday supported by buying in index - heavy stocks such as Fast Retailing and Fanuc, though Sony tumbled after the company issued a profit warning.

TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters)- Japan's Nikkei eked out modest gains in holiday - thinned trade on Tuesday supported by buying in index - heavy stocks such as Fast Retailing and Fanuc, though Sony tumbled after the company issued a profit warning.

Morgan Stanley wrapped up earnings season for the big U.S. banks with a better - than - expected quarterly profit, driving modest gains in its shares.

More recently, export earnings posted another modest gain in the December quarter, though with export prices declining largely on account of a stronger exchange rate in the quarter, export volumes appear to have risen.

Therefore, we suspect the payroll figures will show a more modest gain in August of 186,000 jobs.

Labour excitement at a huge gain in vote share and modest gain in seats is justified but Labour satisfaction with a result 64 seats short of a majority is not.

Porsche +9 % Porsche managed a modest gain in March, as the addition of the Panamera and increases for the sports cars were able to offset sales for the Cayenne, which fell by half.

Therefore, my net worth increased by $ 1500 or 0.86 % in August, thanks to modest gain in my Canadian investments.