Sentences with phrase «more days a year»

But the C. D. Howe report speculates that the rising number of sick days women are taking off — an average 2.9 more days a year than men — has less to do with illness than the fact that women are often saddled with taking care of both children and elderly parents.

Students randomly offered a seat at a small school accumulate 1.4 more credits per year, attend school for 4 more days each year, and are 9 % more likely to receive a high school diploma.

About 9 percent of students are chronically absent — missing 18 or more days a year — and the proportion is much higher among children from low - income families.

The South, Southwest, and Northeast may be especially prone to large increases in unusually hot summers.3 Parts of the South that currently have about 60 days per year with temperatures over 90 degrees are projected to experience 150 or more days a year above 90 degrees by the end of this century.4

At its worst it can help create seven more days a year when ozone levels exceed air pollution limits.

«If older folks don't have transportation, they spend more days a year in the hospital than the national average than those who do,» he says.

Not exact matches

«We were not crossing into Pakistan that day,» she said, according to USA Today, «We had been in Pakistan for more than a year at that point.

More than 16 million digital packets were sent on the eve of Chinese New Year in 2014, but that grew to 14.2 billion for the same day last yYear in 2014, but that grew to 14.2 billion for the same day last yearyear.

Ahilya by the Sea, a quietly elegant bed and breakfast set on the Mandovi River, is a far cry from the over-the-top opulence of its sister property, Ahilya Fort, while the more trend - setting W Goa set up shop this year on Vagator Beach — expect sunrise yoga and fitness classes by day and cocktails alongside a thumping Indian DJ soundtrack by night.

LONDON, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. May Day holidays across Asia and Europe meant trading was thinner than usual, though there was more than enough news flow to keep those...

Despite several years of steady recovery, Canadian employers are being more selective these days, using additional filters to screen candidates, Glassdoor chief economist Andrew Chamberlain writes in the report.

Earlier this year, a survey suggested almost one in four Canadians were spending more time watching online video over the course of a day than time on the couch in front of their TV.

This year, South By Southwest is embracing the gamer spirit with the SXSW Gaming Expo, a three - day affair taking place from March 8 through 10 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas, with more than 50 exhibitors.

By forfeiting more than 200 million vacation days that can not be rolled over, American workers are giving up about $ 66.4 billion in lost benefits each year.

To get an idea of its scope, consider that the company sold more than $ 14 billion worth of goods at its annual Singles» Day sales event on Nov. 11, a 60 % increase from last year.

Twitter said it is «taking action» against 10 times more abusive accounts than it was at the same time last year, which means the company is levying account suspensions — or, limiting users» ability to use the service — on «thousands more abusive accounts» per day.

I won't talk this morning about the 13 lives that were lost, or the more than 100 who were injured, when a 22 - year - old terrorist rammed his van into a crowd of pedestrians strolling along Las Ramblas in Barcelona this summer — nor will I mention the 86 people who were killed in Nice on the evening of Bastille Day in 2016, when a mindless thug drove his cargo truck into a mass of celebrants who had gathered to watch fireworks on the Promenade des Anglais.

The announcement came on the same day that Israel celebrated its 70th year of statehood, and amid continued protests at the Israel - Gaza border, in which Israeli soldiers have used live ammunition against Palestinian protesters, killing dozens and wounding hundreds more.

Workers rack up more than 200 million forfeited vacation days each year.

For the past two years, millions of people have turned to Moriarty's listening service and more continue to come every day seeking to be heard.

Year after year, more and more people are shopping on their phones for Valentine's Year after year, more and more people are shopping on their phones for Valentine's year, more and more people are shopping on their phones for Valentine's Day.

An employee who spends 250 days a year with his employer, who spends more time at the office than with his or her own children on any week day, is investing most of their human experience with that employer.

This year, in addition to lobbyists, food producers and a panel of experts, more than 28,600 members of the public weighed in during the 75 - day public comment period in the spring.

For starters, it's taken more than three years for the index to double this time around versus a few months in the dot - com days.

Average five - year growth rate among the 2001 Inc 500 that had Venture - capital funding at start - up: 4,619 % CEO with an M.B.A.: 2,542 % CEO who took 5 days or fewer of vacation yearly: 2,385 % Open - book management: 2,283 % CEO who took more than 10 days of vacation yearly: 1,983 %

U.S. oil output has risen to more than 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970 thanks to improved drilling technology that dates back years.

Recently, Fink said at this year's RSA cybersecurity conference that its experimental computing system could one day be used to more efficiently analyze corporate networks for intruders.

Their joint statement came after the conclusion of a historic one - day bilateral summit aimed at achieving peace between the longtime adversaries for the first time in more than 60 years.

The 19 - year - old Biles captioned the photo «beach day,» but other Twitter users were more focused on the trio's abs.

Nestle will sweeten Japan's Valentine's Day with ruby - chocolate KitKats, choosing one of the world's most candy - obsessed markets for the debut of the first new type of natural chocolate in more than 80 years.

The benchmark index for equity volatility rose to more than twice its level the day before, crushing bettors who'd gotten used to years of very low volatility.

In honor of Crossword Puzzle Day this year, INSIDER spoke with professional puzzlemaker Brendan Emmett Quigley, whose puzzles have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and more, since 1996.

This year poses even more challenges than usual because there are six fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

This year, more brands are holding back their ads to preserve the element of surprise rather than posting them online in advance of game day.

A few years ago, the company introduced new processes and systems that directly affected the day - to - day work of more than half of the organization.

Is a 20 - year employee who does just enough to get by, criticizes you and your business at work and at home, and often undermines your decisions more loyal than a 1 - year employee who genuinely embraces where you want to go, and works hard every day to help you and your company succeed?

But, ironically, our loss of sleep, despite the extra hours we put in at work, collectively adds up to more than eleven days of lost productivity per year per worker, or about $ 2,280.

The Browns could wait until next year's draft, but the clock on their enormous rebuilding project continues to tick each day, and perhaps they'd prefer to make a trade for a more proven passer than take a gamble on one next April.

Pierlot wrote a paper for the CD Howe Institute in 2011 showing that a person with a salary of $ 75,000 at the end of a 35 - year career would accumulate more than $ 1.4 million in savings through a defined - benefit plan (wherein the pensioner is paid a set income based on past earnings and years of service, mostly confined to the public sector these days) compared to $ 674,711 for someone with no pension but a maxed - out Registered Retirement Savings Plan.

It'll take more than sunny days and low taxes to make a place an ideal haven for your golden years.

Like I mentioned the other day, that system may have worked in the past but since the wide - scale rise of the Internet over the past 20 years, the masses are more aware of what they don't have than ever before.

More than fifty years after the march where Martin Luther King Jr. made his legendary «I Have a Dream» speech, reacquaint yourself with speeches and performances from the day's most inspiring civil ri...

If resorts no longer have the money to upgrade their lift capacity every year the way some people buy cars, they may have to improve the customer experience in other ways — for example, by limiting the number of tickets sold on any one day and steering more skiers to make mid-week reservations when the slopes are wide open.

Comparing state - by - state flight searches for travel over the end - of - summer holiday to last year's Labor Day searches, Kayak's data crunchers found that online searchers in Michigan, Oregon and Tennessee have been checking out vacations in the U.K. — now more affordable thanks to a deep swoon in the British pound.

Most people seem to think we're in a full recovery, gas prices are down, and more Americans travelled this Memorial Day weekend than have travelled in the past few years.

In the intervening years since TransCanada originally proposed Keystone XL, U.S. oil production has grown by more than 80 percent, from just over 5 million barrels per day to about 9.6 mb / d today.

Take just a few minutes out of your day to watch this short trailer announcing Firsts, a multi-media project from TIME featuring candid interviews with 45 extraordinary women, more than a year in the making.

That same day my old Wall Street Journal colleague Jake Schlesinger reported that the Trump administration intends to be «more focused in the coming year on countering China» — unlike last year, when it sparred with a broad range of allies in North America, Europe and Asia.

The study found that adults who sat for 11 hours or more per day had a 40 % increased risk of dying in the next three years than those who sat for less than four hours a day.

And over the course of 7 years, my writing side hustle turned into a new career that earned 10 times more than my day job.