Sentences with phrase «more than a quarter of all»

Most action sports brands, White says, made more than a quarter of their sales from basic clothes — T - shirts, hats, hoodies.

A 2012 study revealed that workers spend more than a quarter of the day reading and answering email.

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that the richest 5 % of Americans will receive more than half of the benefits of the new federal tax law in 2019, and the richest 1 % of Americans will receive more than a quarter of the benefits.

If you contribute $ 1,000 a month and wait a year to start, your loss will be more than a quarter of a million dollars!

One independent analysis, though, estimated the GOP framework could actually increase taxes on more than a quarter of middle - class Americans over time.

Shark populations around the world started to plummet, with more than a quarter of shark and ray species now at risk of extinction.

«In fact, more than a quarter of U.S. international travelers consider themselves «sophisticated explorers» for whom «exploring new cultures and their traditions while on vacation» is their top travel motivation.»

A group calling itself the Gangster Disciples was responsible for more than a quarter of the 400 murders that were reported in the city through Sept. 25, according to The Chicago Tribune.

One of those companies was Eastern Hawaii Leisure Co., which would wind up with more than a quarter of the stolen funds from Bangladesh, according to the Philippine Senate report.

The stock has lost more than a quarter of its value since touching a high of $ 389.61 in September, mainly due to reports of bottlenecks around its Model 3 production.

In 2005, the agency claims, $ 80 billion, or more than a quarter of prime contract payouts, went to small companies.

The company behind Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona, which makes more than a quarter of the world's beer, said the second half of the year also looked «promising.»

The research cluster in B.C. centred around early developer Ballard Power still accounts for more than a quarter of fuel - cell industry revenues worldwide, said B.C.'s job, tourism and skills training minister, Pat Bell.

So sedans and other cars are expected to still form more than a quarter of all consumer vehicle sales in the U.S., but the overall trend appears to be that American companies especially are giving up trying to sell cars to Americans.

According to the GIIN survey, more than a quarter of respondents were already tracking the results of their investments within the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals only a year after the goals were introduced, and another third said they planned to start doing so.

Kaska territory spans more than a quarter of the Yukon's landmass and is home to several First Nations.

This is especially true of minority households — nearly a third of black households and more than a quarter of all Latinx households have zero or negative wealth, compared to 14 % of white families.

Global financial services firm vFinance offers a basic, 30 - page business plan template to download from its website — one the company says has been downloaded more than a quarter of a million times.

A mysterious, invisible, and so far undetected substance makes up more than a quarter of our universe.

All told, around 500 people were fired — more than a quarter of the company.

But not everyone is over the moon about the tie up that will let one company control more than a quarter of the world's seeds and pesticides.

Despite accounting for only about 13 percent of the population, immigrants now start more than a quarter of new businesses in this country.

More than a quarter of the list is made up of families like the Aquilinis, and while it may be hard to feel sympathy for the pecadilloes of the rich, it's worth pointing out that being a member of a dynasty comes with its own set of burdens.

«There are plenty of states where no one household typology is more than a quarter of households.»

Glencore accounts for more than a quarter of the world's cobalt output, most of it from Congo, which itself is the source of 60 percent of global supplies.

Children's Services With more than a quarter of the population younger than 20, it's no surprise that there are dozens of franchises aimed at children.

More than a quarter of consumers who aren't planning a romantic evening have an alternative in mind, such as buying something for themselves or getting together with family and friends, the NRF said.

Since 1871, more than a quarter of the stock market drops that exceeded 10 % have taken place in October.

Arnold was promoted this year to run a $ 15 billion business, more than a quarter of the company's revenues.

Indian immigrants were responsible for more than quarter of those start - ups — followed by newcomers from Britain, China, Taiwan, and Japan.

With an annual price tag of $ 72,228 for tuition, room and board, and fees, attending Mudd for four years will run students, and their families, more than a quarter of a million dollars.

Yet more than a quarter of Americans have no emergency savings at all, a Bankrate poll finds.

In fact, one out of every five American families spends more than a quarter of their income on childcare.

The Democratic gubernatorial primary is so competitive this year, The Sun's Erin Cox reports, that campaigns and strategists think they may need the support of no more than a quarter of the electorate to win — maybe as few as 125,000 votes.

More than 81 million subscribers pay Netflix $ 8 to $ 12 a month, and slowly but unmistakably these consumers are giving up cable for internet television: Over the last five years, cable has lost 6.7 million subscribers; more than a quarter of millennials (70 percent of whom use streaming services) report having never subscribed to cable in their lives.

Roughly One in Four Americans is Online «Constantly» More than a quarter of U.S. adults consider themselves online «almost constantly» according to survey data recently released by the Pew Research Center, a figure that jumps to nearly 39 percent for younger people in the 18 - to -29-year-old age group, and Kurt Wagner looks closely at some of the survey's fascinating statistics.

Apart from Benchmark, they are First Round Capital, Lowercase Capital, Menlo Ventures and Fidelity Investments, which together own more than a quarter of Uber's stock.

Impacting more than a quarter of a billion lives Ziglar strives to be the difference - maker in people's personal, family and professional success.

Considering Japan's aging population (people over 60 constitute more than a quarter of the population), the political landscape has turned into one in which political candidates focus solely on the elderly demographic.

That's more than a quarter of the state's population without electricity.

Respected Brand Name Franchisee owners can tap into a reputation and proven business model that took more than a quarter of a century to build.

Franklin Templeton pioneered international investing over 60 years ago, and our expertise in emerging markets spans more than a quarter of a century.

It's an obvious discussion topic here in Alberta, where resources make up more than a quarter of the economy.

Jana Lynne Sanchez says she's brought in more than a quarter of a million dollars, while Republicans» first place primary finisher, Ron Wright, trailed his opponent and went $ 137,000 in debt.

Among the biggest losers from the news were automakers, which account for a little more than a quarter of steel demand in the U.S., according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

(A recent study by three Boston University researchers found that patent trolls have cost publicly traded companies an average of $ 83 - billion annually over the past four years, more than a quarter of all U.S. industrial research and development spending during that period.)

Investments in companies focused on consumer or patient engagement made up more than a quarter of investment in digital health in the third quarter.

By 2020, half of China's digital shoppers — or more than a quarter of the country's population of about 1.4 billion — will be buying foreign products online, eMarketer estimates, with total sales of $ 157.7 billion.

Supermarket cost war and Black Friday bargains motivate buyers to bring Xmas paying forward The ongoing grocery store cost war and on - line revenue drove the strongest British isles retail income progress in much more than a quarter of a century this thirty day period, as consumers rushed out to bag...

These torpid zombies may not have very good financial metrics, but the roar of the Buy Side crowd managed to push financials to more than a quarter of the market cap of the S&P 500 during the 2000s.