Not exact matches
While it
remains far behind Verizon (vz) and AT&T (t) in
number of subscribers, T - Mobile, which makes its debut on the Fortune Best Companies list this
year, has undeniable momentum.
Ongoing ticket - price inflation has kept box office revenues climbing the past couple
of years, but the fact
remains that the
number of people actually going to the movies each
year has not shown the same growth.
It is worth noting, though, that continent - wide surveys conducted since Brexit show that support for the EU generally
remains reasonably high across the 27
remaining member states despite the rise
of populist movements, bar the obvious exception
of Greece, which has been in an economic stand - off with the EU for a
number of years.
A
number of funds bet heavily on an oil rally early in the
year, boosting long futures positions to a record in late February, before oil went into a prolonged slump as global supply
remained elevated despite cuts from OPEC.
During a dig that
year, archaeologists found the
remains of 42 children, a
number that has since increased.
While there have been improvements in some labour market indicators, the
number of people who have been unemployed for over a
year has
remained frustratingly high since the end
of the recession, as shown in the graph below.
The 47 hour figure has
remained largely consistent over the past 14
years, Gallup reports, even as the
number of jobs began to plummet on the heels
of the recession in 2007.
Outlook: Growth in the
number of financial managers has plateaued,
remaining essentially unchanged over the past five
years.
Meanwhile, the
number of gifts consumers will purchase for others
remains flat
year over
year, at 14.
«If
numbers remain what they are today we will not improve our results in the second quarter versus the one
of last
year,» chief financial officer Denis Petrin told reporters after the company's annual meeting.
Salaries have soared by more than 50 % in the last five
years, but the
number of available posts has
remained stagnant at around 4,200, so chances are the only airplanes you'll get to order around are the paper variety.
«Aside from that, the
number of districts controlled or influenced by the Afghan government had been one
of the last
remaining publicly available indicators for members
of Congress — many
of whose staff do not have access to the classified annexes to SIGAR reports — and for the American public
of how the 16 -
year - long US effort to secure Afghanistan is faring,» he added.
These factors may help explain why, even with the march
of time and social progress, the
number of charges
of workplace discrimination and retaliation filed annually with the EEOC has
remained relatively steady for the past 20
years.
«The
number of districts controlled or influenced by the Afghan government had been one
of the last
remaining publicly available indicators for members
of Congress — many
of whose staff do not have access to the classified annexes to SIGAR reports — and for the American public
of how the 16 -
year - long US effort to secure Afghanistan is faring,» he added.
STANLEY FISCHER: You get appointed for the
number of years that
remain in the term.
Under the income - based repayment plans, the payment due is a percentage
of the borrower's income, and after a certain
number of qualifying payments (generally 20
years), the
remaining loan balance is forgiven.
Indeed, a
number of forecasters are now predicting that the expansion, which began in 2009 and has
remained subpar ever since, might prove to be far more durable than the typical five - to - six -
year growth cycle, in part because
of the absence
of the traditional boom, then bust pattern.
If we terminate Mr. Drexler's employment without cause or he terminates his employment with good reason, Mr. Drexler will be entitled to receive (i) a payment
of his earned but unpaid annual base salary through the termination date, any accrued vacation pay and any un-reimbursed expenses, and (ii) subject to Mr. Drexler's execution
of a valid general release and waiver
of claims against us, as well as his compliance with the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidential information restrictions described below, (a) a payment equal to his annual base salary and target cash incentive award, one - half
of such payment to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date and the
remaining one - half
of such payment to be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing on the first business day
of the seventh calendar month following the termination date, (b) a payment equal to the product
of (x) the last annual cash incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the
number of days
of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the
year of termination and the denominator
of which is 365, such amount to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting
of such portion
of unvested restricted shares and stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms
of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.
The
number of construction jobs on Long Island
remained relatively unchanged in Jan. 2018 as compared with the previous
year, according to the latest report from the Associated General Contractors
of America.
In a housing report published in February, the Center City District concluded that while the record
number of new rental units completed last
year may slightly outpace demand, «The fundamentals
of the homeownership market likely will
remain very strong.»
But still, eight
years after Bitcoin launched, Satoshi Nakamoto
remains the only creator to have built a blockchain that an appreciable
number of ordinary people actually want to use.
However, she said, they
remain highly engaged with Facebook, and she cited Pew Research
numbers released last week that show teenagers» usage
of Facebook has stayed roughly level over the past couple
of years, growing from 93 percent to 94 percent.
«Given a property inventory overhang
of two to five
years in lower - tier cities and China NBS reporting the
number of unsold new homes nationwide increased 14 % to 437 million square metres as at 31 October, inventories are likely to
remain a problem for China's property sector,» says Dhar.
As has been the case for a
number of years in Europe, the political backdrop
remains uncertain, and this is one
of the reasons we think President Draghi's firm line on resisting calls to adjust the ECB's accommodative monetary policy is the correct one.
How each company calculates it
remains a trade secret, but most consider your payment history, available lines
of credit, the types
of credit you have, credit inquiries you've made and the
years you've had ongoing credit as part
of the total
number.
But the third - quarter GDP
number also revealed that consumption growth
remained robust, and many observers expect growth to pick up in the
year's final quarter as the rundown in corporate inventories that impacted the third - quarter data is taken out
of the equation.
With an adjustable - rate mortgage, your loan's interest rate
remains unchanged for a
number of years, and then can vary during the
remaining term
of the loan.
While executive remuneration and board diversity
remained two
of the most important governance topics in the UK, a
number of other developments contributed to an upward trajectory for shareholder rights this
year.
• Excellent on certain dividend categories, including 43 straight
years of increases, low payout ratio, and highest yield ever available • Declining
number of shares over the past 10
years makes each
remaining share worth a higher percentage
of the company.
A short sale is one
of the last options a seller will often have before foreclosure, and foreclosures
remain on a buyer's credit report for a
number of years, making it harder for them to buy cars, apply for credit cards and more.
The
number of states that require high school students to complete a course in economics has dropped over the last two
years, and mandates for personal finance education in the upper grades
remain stagnant, a new survey shows.
The
number of respondents to the NAB survey anticipating inflation to be greater than 3 per cent over the next ten
years declined in the latest survey, although it
remains the case that an expected inflation rate in the 3 to 4 per cent range is the most common survey response.
The
number of building approvals for detached houses has
remained at a high level in recent months, following the sharp rise recorded around the middle
of the
year (Graph 30).
Activity in the medium - density sector, which is expected to
remain strong in the near term, is likely to tail off later in the
year as the large
number of apartments currently under construction are completed.
They assume that at the end
of the first
year you have a fixed
number of memberships, and, even though most
of our clubs continue to increase their memberships after the first
year, that you
remain at that level for the entire
year, adding as many new members as the
number of members that leave.
We measured stability with two equally weighted indicators: the
number of years people
remain in their homes and the percentage
of homeowners with negative equity (as homeowners with negative equity are more likely to go into foreclosure).
@flash Millions
of people over thousands
of years give witness to the Truth!I'll go with the
numbers, thank you, sufficient evidence or proof for all but you, and a few additional self deluded.You have no position and no authority, in short the facts
remain you have lied to yourself and are trying to drag civilization down with you.You are exposed as a fraud and a liar and will stand before God as such unless you change.God bless
Over fifty
years ago, G. Ernest Wright in The Biblical Archaeology (1955, p 46) said: «It may be noted that the new Carbon 14 method
of dating ancient
remains has not turned out to be as free from error as had been hoped... Certain runs have produced obviously wrong results, probably for a
number od reasons.
While the
number of schools with satellite campuses has
remained around 95, the
number of locations themselves has grown by about 20 percent over the past 10
years, from 254 to 305, according to ATS.
Pope Innocent found it so difficult to maintain an adequate
number of troops in Jerusalem that he actually issued a «crusade bull» in December 1198, imposing an annual tax to provide a fund for crusaders who vowed that they would «
remain to defend the eastern half for a
year or more.»
Local passports, valid for ten
years, allowed their bearers an unlimited
number of entrances into the United States, provided that they
remained within 25 miles
of the border and stayed for no more than 72 hours at a time.
Now, following a
number of seismic lurches over the past two
years, M5S appears to be moving into a post-Grillo phase, having six months ago replaced the comedian as de facto leader with 31
year - old Luigi Di Maio, in what seems to be a sign that the movement is about to grow up and join the political mudbath (albeit with Grillo
remaining in the wings as «guarantor»).
I myself recalled having heard a
number of Dallas faculty members and graduates in recent
years distance themselves from «hardline» dispensationalism, reducing C. I. Scofield's highly articulated framework to virtually two principles: the literal reading
of the text is to be preferred unless strong evidence indicates otherwise, and Israel and the church
remain distinct in biblical chronology (and so in eschatology) to the end.
But the language
of what we are, what we care for and how we act is earthed in Christianity, and would
remain so for many
years even if the
number of believers dropped out
of sight (which they won't, in my opinion).
And so the list goes, with the actual
numbers changing somewhat from
year to
year, yet the fact that more people are killed with blunt objects each
year remains constant.For example, in 2011, there was 323 murders committed with a rifle but 496 murders committed with hammers and clubs.While the FBI makes is clear that some
of the «murder by rifle»
numbers could be adjusted up slightly, when you take into account murders with non-categorized types
of guns, it does not change the fact that their annual reports consistently show more lives are taken each
year with these blunt objects than are taken with Feinstein's dreaded rifle.Another interesting fact: According to the FBI, nearly twice as many people are killed by hands and fists each
year than are killed by murderers who use rifles.
Mega deals climbed back to a six -
year high in terms
of deal
numbers during the past fiscal
year and are expected to
remain a feature
of the domestic landscape in 2014 - 15.
I have tried a
number of different flavours over the
years, but chilli fiend that I am, the chilli pie
remains my favourite.
Most
of the season, as well as a
number of occasions in previous
years, a growing
number of fans have moved to protest against Arsene Wenger
remaining in charge
of the club, and with the manager's contract up this summer, the movement has snowballed.
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety
of reasons, most importantly because over the
years our once vaunted «beautiful» style
of play has become a shadow
of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out
of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid
of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did
years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out
of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes
of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play
of Monreal, but none
of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio
of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last
year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple
years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part
of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part
of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature
of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can
remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player
of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out
of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front
of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that,
of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one
of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one
of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some
years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already
of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs
of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the
numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack
of mobility is an albatross around the necks
of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because
of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
We are playing a dangerous game with the futures
of a
number of players, with no new deals having been agreed for Mesut Ozil, Jack Wilshere, Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey all joining the Ox with only a
year remaining.