Sentences with phrase «of a few percent in»

Further, if in the past we had roughly 90 GtC moving in both directions between ocean and atmosphere, it would be absurd to claim that this value was somehow fixed and that changes on the order of a few percent in either direction would totally change things.

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A Babson College study reported that in 1999, fewer than 5 percent of venture capital investments went to companies with a woman on the executive team.

In fact, fewer than 50 percent of those who were on the list in 1995 still remain todaIn fact, fewer than 50 percent of those who were on the list in 1995 still remain todain 1995 still remain today.

is also in the process of a gradual and targeted launch of its own reduced - calorie, stevia - sweetened Coca - Cola Life, a cola that has 35 percent fewer calories than its flagship Coke.

Rival Coca - Cola is also in the process of a gradual and targeted launch of its own reduced - calorie, stevia - sweetened Coca - Cola Life, a cola that has 35 percent fewer calories than its flagship Coke.

In the 1970s and»80s, fewer than 5 percent of musicians in the top five symphonies were femalIn the 1970s and»80s, fewer than 5 percent of musicians in the top five symphonies were femalin the top five symphonies were female.

Fully 29 percent of adult workers at companies with fewer than 25 employees were uninsured in 2007.

As few as 35 percent of financial planners have a succession plan in place.

About 98 percent of the more than 300,000 U.S. exporting firms are small, and they account for over a third of the $ 1.4 trillion in annual total export dollars in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which defines a small business as having fewer than 500 employees.

About 30 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs spent the first few years of their careers developing a strong foundation in finance, according to a study by consulting firm Heidrick & Struggles.

If your company is scaling and needs to bring on more than a few new faces, it only makes sense financially to take this step when you consider that an outside recruiter is going to charge somewhere in the ballpark of 20 percent of a new hire's base salary.

Forty - five percent of those surveyed by NFIB said they found few or no qualified workers to fill open positions, which is 3 percentage points higher than September a year earlier, and 4 percentage points higher than the same time period in both 2013 and 2012.

Research published in February shows that 2016 was the first year in which the iPhone dropped in the rankings of smartphone sales in China, falling from 15 percent of market share to 11 and selling fewer units even as demand for smartphones grew.

By contrast, Latin America added fewer than 50,000 additional unemployed to the global number — or around 1 percent of the total increase in unemployment in 2013, the ILO noted.

While it's in a few large chains such as Bed Bath & Beyond, independent retailers account for 80 percent of sales.

Instead, Lululemon offers fewer items to create the perception of scarcity, resulting in «fanatical» shoppers, and 95 percent of merchandise selling for full - price CEO Christine Day told the WSJ.

A study from research firm, Gartner, revealed that in the next few years, some 70 percent of B2B e-commerce websites will use personalized content to help executives make informed decisions faster.

In 2008, directly after calorie information appeared on menu, 51 percent of polled fast - food diners in New York City said they noticed calorie information and 12 percent said they used it to order fewer calories, versus 14 percent and 2 percent of New Jersey fast - food dinerIn 2008, directly after calorie information appeared on menu, 51 percent of polled fast - food diners in New York City said they noticed calorie information and 12 percent said they used it to order fewer calories, versus 14 percent and 2 percent of New Jersey fast - food dinerin New York City said they noticed calorie information and 12 percent said they used it to order fewer calories, versus 14 percent and 2 percent of New Jersey fast - food diners.

Trump followed Abe with even fewer words, saying in part: «I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 percent.»

In the past few months, CAISO — which manages 80 percent of California's electric flow — has been busy seeking advice from German solar facilities.

In a few short months under Dorsey, Twitter introduced the «Moments» feature, added polls to tweets, laid off about 8 percent of its workforce and rolled out a «buy» button.

In fact, there were 223 fewer homes for sale at this price than in 2016, for a decline of about 22 percenIn fact, there were 223 fewer homes for sale at this price than in 2016, for a decline of about 22 percenin 2016, for a decline of about 22 percent.

Maybe that's why socially responsible investments in the United States actually grew 4 percent faster than any other sector of U.S. stocks in the past few years.

A Mergermarket report has found that global M&A in the first half of 2017 increased by over 8 percent in value, despite there being fewer deals.

For example, Lee Coulter, VP of business processes at Ascension Healthcare in Indianapolis, reports that Ascension reduced outsourcing over 50 percent in the past few years for its 84 hospitals and 400 health care centers.

There are very few services in the world that can reach that level,» he said, adding that 70 percent of WhatsApp users use it everyday.

In the past, fewer than 5 percent of the women - owned firms in the United States were certified to do business with their state government and only 1.5 percent of the billions of dollars in federal contracts went to women - owned firmIn the past, fewer than 5 percent of the women - owned firms in the United States were certified to do business with their state government and only 1.5 percent of the billions of dollars in federal contracts went to women - owned firmin the United States were certified to do business with their state government and only 1.5 percent of the billions of dollars in federal contracts went to women - owned firmin federal contracts went to women - owned firms.

In the 1940s, Joseph M. Juran coined the «80 - 20 rule,» which posits that there are a «vital few and trivial many» or that 20 percent of the causes drive 80 percent of the results.

Money managers that rolled out smart beta ETFs in the last few years have received just 5 percent of cumulative investor inflows since 2012, with the bulk of new money going to the largest companies, the Goldman report said.

In some verticals like coffee and tea, the proportion driven by the «vital few» was higher and in the 80 percent plus range, and in some verticals like retail it was slightly lower, but the principle of the vital few remained remarkably consistent across all verticals: A relatively smaller percentage of customers drove the vast majority of visits and thus revenue for these small businesseIn some verticals like coffee and tea, the proportion driven by the «vital few» was higher and in the 80 percent plus range, and in some verticals like retail it was slightly lower, but the principle of the vital few remained remarkably consistent across all verticals: A relatively smaller percentage of customers drove the vast majority of visits and thus revenue for these small businessein the 80 percent plus range, and in some verticals like retail it was slightly lower, but the principle of the vital few remained remarkably consistent across all verticals: A relatively smaller percentage of customers drove the vast majority of visits and thus revenue for these small businessein some verticals like retail it was slightly lower, but the principle of the vital few remained remarkably consistent across all verticals: A relatively smaller percentage of customers drove the vast majority of visits and thus revenue for these small businesses.

A 20 or 30 percent correction in stock prices after the run of the last few years would be very healthy.

Blacks and Hispanics make up under 10 percent of U.S. college grads and collect fewer than 5 percent of degrees in CS majors, respectively.

Since 65 percent of his customers are Latino, Swad hoped the promotion would appeal to customers who returned from Christmas trips home to Mexico with a few leftover pesos in their wallets.

According to the SBA, only 29 percent of full - time employees in companies with fewer than 25 employees currently work at firms that sponsor a retirement program.

After stealing the spotlight from bitcoin in 2017, ripple has fallen more than 40 percent in the first few weeks of 2018.

A plurality of 48 percent say the steel and aluminum tariffs that the president will implement will result in fewer U.S. jobs overall, with 35 percent seeing no effect on employment.

Although the southern European country has been growing above 1 percent in the past few years, unemployment levels are still over 11 percent and an inflow of immigrants has deepened social tensions.

In the future, Patent Monk may have a premium option, but Steven foresees as few as 2 percent of users subscribing to that model.

A 2009 study found that 66 percent of employees do not max out their allowed vacation days, and today, fewer Americans are taking vacation than at any point in the last four decades.

Singapore - listed Neptune Orient Lines» (NEPS.SI) container shipping unit reported an 8 percent decline in the fourth quarter, partly because of fewer trans - Pacific sailings as a result of the congestion.

Nearly half of workers engage in two or fewer of the six healthy behaviors researchers asked about, including 8 percent who say they do none of those things.

For example, canceling orders of Boeing aircraft (China accounts for nearly 12 percent of Boeing's sales in 2015) will have no adverse impact since Boeing employs few workers in China and Beijing can buy from Airbus.

A few years ago, Microsoft did some research into this problem and found that people spend on average 5.6 hours each week in meetings, and that 71 percent of American employees reported that these meetings «aren't very productive.»

The most recent ADP payroll report, for instance, saw businesses with fewer than 50 employees add 84,000 workers in June, or 45 percent of the 188,000 total private - sector jobs added in the month.

In an interview with Business Insider, EDF Climate Corps program director Liz Delaney dropped a juicy tidbit of information about the nature of green energy jobs: Of the 2.2 million Americans who work in energy efficiency jobs, 70 percent are employed by companies with 10 or fewer employeeIn an interview with Business Insider, EDF Climate Corps program director Liz Delaney dropped a juicy tidbit of information about the nature of green energy jobs: Of the 2.2 million Americans who work in energy efficiency jobs, 70 percent are employed by companies with 10 or fewer employeeof information about the nature of green energy jobs: Of the 2.2 million Americans who work in energy efficiency jobs, 70 percent are employed by companies with 10 or fewer employeeof green energy jobs: Of the 2.2 million Americans who work in energy efficiency jobs, 70 percent are employed by companies with 10 or fewer employeeOf the 2.2 million Americans who work in energy efficiency jobs, 70 percent are employed by companies with 10 or fewer employeein energy efficiency jobs, 70 percent are employed by companies with 10 or fewer employees.

Senior writer Cat Clifford breaks down a new report from the Kauffman Foundation which found that the rate of new entrepreneurs starting a business each month rose from 0.28 percent in 2013 to 0.31 percent in 2014, reversing a downward trend over the past few years.

Among the findings: Results from the federally - funded General Social Survey, considered the gold standard on social behavior and one of the few surveys that collects data about sexual orientation and workplace discrimination, show that 42 percent of LGB respondents had experienced employment discrimination at some point in their lives.

A recent Elon University poll of residents in the finalist cities found that while relatively few residents outright oppose Amazon moving to their city, only 43 percent strongly supported such a move.

According to separate analysis by DynamicAction, retailers ahead of Black Friday were already selling about 21 percent fewer items at full price than they did at the same point in 2014.

Payroll fraud occurs in 27 percent of all businesses and twice as frequently in small businesses (fewer than 100 employees) than larger ones.