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Murray points to the fact that national gains in educational achievement, particularly for those beginning on the lower end of the distribution, have been very hard to come by in the past few decades: «If we confine the discussion to children in the lower half of the intelligence distribution (education of the gifted is another story), the overall trend of the 20th century was one of slow, hard - won improvement.»

Not exact matches

The Teranet - National Bank index of house prices in the country's 11 largest metropolitan regions rose 6.1 % in November, yet only four cities — Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver and Victoria — actually posted gains.

Labour is currently marginally behind in the national polls but appears to be gaining popularity in London, suggesting they are losing ground elsewhere, he said.

Meanwhile in February the U.S. - government funded National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California, known for housing the world's most powerful laser, reported experiments indicating they were close to achieving «net gain,» where more total energy comes out than was put in — a goal that has eluded scientists for six decades.

The U.S. doesn't have a VAT or a national sales tax — and given how enormous a bite such taxes take out of income in other countries, it's easy to see why they haven't gained traction in Congress.

WHILE B Digital's plan for world domination may not have eventuated it has certainly gained a significant national presence in the mobile telecommunications industry and, with an advertising budget of $ 8.5 million, is a big fish in Perth's advertising waters.

This same tactic was used by Iranian hackers to break into Gmail in 2011 and Edward Snowden claimed the National Security Agency used the same technique to gain access Google traffic data, the Times reported.

But with its proximity to technology hubs like San Francisco and Seattle, Canada's western province — and in particular Vancouver, its picturesque urban center — could have the most to gain from its national neighbor's newfound isolationism.

Back in 2013, Uber for example, gained a full head of steam when it entered into a partnership with the well - established National Football League.

In a study that looked at U.S. regions where at least 80 percent of workers commute, Goldman found uneven results: Improving labor markets and declines in mortgage delinquency, but not enough to translate to substantial retail spending gains on a national leveIn a study that looked at U.S. regions where at least 80 percent of workers commute, Goldman found uneven results: Improving labor markets and declines in mortgage delinquency, but not enough to translate to substantial retail spending gains on a national levein mortgage delinquency, but not enough to translate to substantial retail spending gains on a national level.

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts («NAREIT») defines funds from operations («NAREIT FFO») as net income / (loss) attributable to common shareholders computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States («GAAP»), excluding gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets and change in control of interests, plus (i) depreciation and amortization of operating properties and (ii) impairment of depreciable real estate and in substance real estate equity investments and (iii) after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect NAREIT FFO on the same basis.

The book highlights insight he gained in his years in the corporate world, including his time at Pacific Bell and his work at Crocker National Bank from 1979 to 1986.

This alarms many in academia, as business majors have «the weakest gains during the first two years of college on a national test of writing and reasoning skills.»

«We believe short - term gains could fade shortly after earnings season as «the usual» sector overhangs weigh on H1 / 18 performance, namely the housing market and NAFTA,» National Bank of Canada Financial Markets analyst Gabriel Dechaine told clients in a research note.

She gained national attention for undergoing gender conversion therapy — she identifies as a trans woman — while still in prison.

Some new museums have also opened up recently, including the Museum of the Bible, which opened in November 2017, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened in 2016 and has gained a ton of recognition since.

Gaining Shari's voting stock — which amounts to close to 16 percent of the votes in both Viacom and CBS and is held by National Amusements — would simply add to Sumner's already ironclad control of both companies.

As part of testimony submitted to the Senate's Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, James Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, wrote, «In the future, intelligence services might use the (Internet of things) for identification, surveillance, monitoring, location tracking, and targeting for recruitment, or to gain access to networks or user credentials.»

The Danish People's Party gained 21 percent of the vote in national elections in June on a nationalist, anti-Islamic platform.

President Donald Trump argued Tuesday that gains in the stock market under his watch have helped reduce the national debt, a claim that economists said was head - scratching.

At the national level, employment has fallen in U.S. industries more exposed to import competition, as expected, but offsetting employment gains in other industries have yet to materialize.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2015 — To gain more insight into the experiences of diverse business owners in the areas of lending and operating their businesses, Wells Fargo commissioned Gallup to conduct a national study of small business owners.

The U.S. National Security Strategy notes that «China is gaining a strategic foothold in Europe» and calls for joint action with European allies to «contest China's unfair trade and economic practices and restrict its acquisition of sensitive technologies.»

Zenith Cutter was founded in 1923 by Richard Blazer and, under the leadership of his son, Cedric Blazer, gained national and international recognition as the premier manufacturer and marketer of high quality after - market industrial blades.

If wage negotiations, for example, were to build in current low expected price increases — of the order of 2 to 3 per cent — that kind of behaviour would clearly produce better national outcomes than if larger increases (not backed by genuine productivity gains) were pursued and granted, only to be followed by a tightening of policy.

He gained attention through his report on foreign ownership, tabled in 1972 when he was minister of national revenue.

In addition they become a part of our National team of industry leaders gaining benefit from the collaborative environment of CMIT.

AfD seems certain to repeat its local success in a general election - in which case Ms Merkel's critics will see her as the German leader who paved the way for a racist and nationalist party to gain a toehold in the national parliament for the first time since 1945.

Results were driven by strong results in Wealth Management, which includes City National Bank (City National), and higher earnings in Insurance, which includes the Q3 / 16 gain on the sale of our home and auto insurance manufacturing business.

Is the strong gain in the U.S. stock market following the November 2016 national election rational or irrational?

Evans, who originally gained national prominence when the Fed began to employ Forward Guidance, is one of the more dovish members, believing that only two hikes in 2017 are possible, while, by contrast, Eric Rosengren of Boston is predicting four.

For example, the National Association of Realtors reports that home prices in March reached $ 236,400, up 6.8 percent from March 2016 ($ 221,400) and the 61st consecutive month of year - over-year gains.

Most cities in the region are expected to outperform the national average for home - price gains during 2017.

New figures from Korea's National Statistical Office showed output jump 1.8 per cent in August, pulling up the year - over-year gain to 3.3 per cent from 0.9 per cent in July.

Yet this gain (or loss) does not appear in the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA), despite the fact that this is how banks get customers to borrow larger debts to buy homes they hope will rise in price.

They «expense» their revenue as interest, while their «capital» gains are invisible in the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA).

«The picture is quite clear, Mr. Redstone is being manipulated and used by his daughter in an attempt to accomplish her long - held goal, which Mr. Redstone has always opposed, of gaining control of National Amusements and Viacom,» the Viacom statement said.

The National Index gained 5.1 % annually in August compared to 5.6 % in July.

This presents potential risks to American national and economic security, said the report, which noted that American companies lacked «reciprocal» treatment in China and that they had to disclose valuable technological information to gain access to the Chinese market.

With the national average for a gallon of gas just above $ 2 a gallon, it's not surprising that Jeep sales in November jumped 20 percent, making it the brand's 26th - consecutive month of year - over-year sales gains.

This was caused in large part by a non-cash gain from the deconsolidation of $ 6.6 billion in assets and $ 7.8 billion in liabilities from its own National College Student Loan Trust.

According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. pending home sales were mostly unmoved in November 2017, but did squeak out a minor gain both on a monthly and annualized basis.

In France, for example, Marine Le Pen's anti-euro, far - right National Front party gained a respectable 26 % of the vote in last month's local elections, but it didn't emerge as the top party as had been predicteIn France, for example, Marine Le Pen's anti-euro, far - right National Front party gained a respectable 26 % of the vote in last month's local elections, but it didn't emerge as the top party as had been predictein last month's local elections, but it didn't emerge as the top party as had been predicted.

In January and February of 2013, NCFA Canada partnered with the Exempt Market Association of Canada (EMDA) to host the National Crowdfunding Survey in Canada to gain a better understanding of the various stakeholder opinions on legalizing Equity Crowdfunding in Canada and provide Canadian securities regulators with feedback on many of the challenges and issuers put forth by the equity crowdfunding frameworks proposed by the OSC and CSIn January and February of 2013, NCFA Canada partnered with the Exempt Market Association of Canada (EMDA) to host the National Crowdfunding Survey in Canada to gain a better understanding of the various stakeholder opinions on legalizing Equity Crowdfunding in Canada and provide Canadian securities regulators with feedback on many of the challenges and issuers put forth by the equity crowdfunding frameworks proposed by the OSC and CSin Canada to gain a better understanding of the various stakeholder opinions on legalizing Equity Crowdfunding in Canada and provide Canadian securities regulators with feedback on many of the challenges and issuers put forth by the equity crowdfunding frameworks proposed by the OSC and CSin Canada and provide Canadian securities regulators with feedback on many of the challenges and issuers put forth by the equity crowdfunding frameworks proposed by the OSC and CSA.

Healthcare hiring rebounded in April with 19,500 jobs added to the industry, a big lift over March in concert with a solid national jobs gain for the month.The healthcare industry again was among the top national jobs generators in a month that saw the U.S. economy create 211,000 jobs.That drove the national unemployment rate to a 10 - year low of 4.4 %, a figure that represents full employment.

To make gains among these voters, Republicans needed to make detailed (but pithy) arguments about what was wrong with Obamacare and the benefits of Republican health care policy X (read National Affairs to get an idea of some of the things they could have said), and do so in plain language.

Even in the Peoria speech that gained him national attention, however, he left no doubt that his opposition to Kansas - Nebraska was based on the conviction that the «new free states are places for poor people to go to and better their condition.»

Many falsely contrived stories have appeared in recent weeks about huge gains in the proportion of national income taken by the top 1 percent of income earners (those earning about $ 328,000 or more per year).

With the individual's emergence from his primitive estate as a mere item in the social whole, prayers of confession gained a new dimension — acknowledgment of personal unworthiness was added to national penitence.

Galifianakis is the plump, bearded comedian who gained national attention for his oddball character in the comedy film, «The Hangover.»