Sentences with phrase «more than a quarter of someone»

Global launch activity continued to be dominated by beverage categories, with soft drinks alone accounting for more than a quarter of claims relating to antioxidants.

More than a quarter of American workers have public service jobs that benefit society, but many of these public servants have trouble seeing a personal return on their investment.

The other Democratic candidates are at 10 % or less in the survey, with more than a quarter of voters undecided.

More than 40 % of borrowers own their own homes, and a little more than a quarter of them make more than $ 40,000 a year.

Where this money is to come from is unclear, but the sum represents more than a quarter of the total budget of the department of education.

Our kids spend more than a quarter of their waking hours at school, or commuting back and forth.

Though more than a quarter of respondents said they were «very prepared,» 42 percent said they were sufficiently ready for the storm.

However, the most popular method, flashing headlights — which was used by more than a quarter of all respondents — had contradictory meanings.

More than a quarter of school districts responding have implemented hiring freezes.

Some districts have lost more than a quarter of their students to charter schools and neighboring school districts.

This means that in more than a quarter of all the cases (15 out of 58) a greater than normal quota of justices was deployed.

Although just covering 1.2 % of the world's continent shelves, coral reefs are home to an estimated 1 - 3 million species including more than a quarter of all marine fish species.

In a country where more than a quarter of the nation is unemployed, that's no small thing.

The bottom line is that more than a quarter of households, not 1 per cent, have wealth far beyond the reach of most people.

More than a quarter of people who have used «no win, no fee» claims firms either lost the case or were disappointed by the payout, says new research.

But even then you want your pitches to be more soft sell, and not more than a quarter of your posts.

More than a quarter of high school seniors drive after using alcohol or drugs, or ride with a driver who has.

More than a quarter of teachers are in their first five years of teaching.

After nearly 550 miles, the fuel gauge still showed more than a quarter of a tank of diesel remaining.

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 adults aged 50 to 64 aren't saving anything for their golden years.

There was still more than a quarter of an hour to go and the crowd wanted eight.

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.

More than a quarter of millennials also admitted checking emails while driving.

More than a quarter of claims are expected to reach trial within one year of commencement.

More than a quarter of British students left secondary school without any careers advice, a recent study reports.

Yet more than a quarter of survey respondents — 26 percent — have anxiety about communicating on a business trip, citing language barriers as the second most stressful part of traveling for work.

Mortgage rates are a bit more than a quarter of a point higher now than they were at the end of 2015.

The conflict began more than a quarter of a century ago and stems from a mining deal made between the two men and their respective corporations in 1988.

Demand for Internet bandwidth in primary schools is less significant, but it remains the case that more than a quarter of primary schools have an extensive requirement.

However, more than a quarter of kids (26 percent) live in families in which no parent has full - time, year - round employment.

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

More than a quarter of Democratic millionaires say the market will be flat or down.

More than a quarter of employers (26 percent) who offer a lower salary say their initial number is $ 5,000 or more below what they're willing to pay.

And most of all, never been laid in more than a quarter of century.

We have the personnel an ability but wenger can't get this performance out of our players more than a quarter of the time if we're lucky.

More than a quarter of moms told us they wished they'd gotten a massage or spa treatment before giving birth.

It is predicted that more than a quarter of Chinese children will be obese by 2030.

Unfortunately more than a quarter of that majority also said they'd injured themselves, giving themselves cuts, burns, or rashes in the process.

When a school formally promotes more than a quarter of its teachers to formal leadership positions, the role of the principal naturally changes.

And we're talking about more than a quarter of the profession missing more than two weeks each year, above and beyond scheduled breaks and holidays.

The nine - campus district is the nation's largest, serving more than a quarter of a million students.

What's more, 26 % of the institutions surveyed indicated they plan to allocate more than a quarter of their portfolios to alternative investments, down from 37 % in the previous survey.

More than a quarter of renters said they did not read through their lease, or did not understand it, before signing.

More than a quarter of graduates in employment are artists - the top job held by graduates.

In general, property taxes bring in more than a quarter of local government revenue.

More than a quarter of boomers have no plans to retire, according to our research.

The researchers tracked the bears for about 10 days and found they walked for more than a quarter of that time.

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.