Sentences with phrase «or a quarter of»

Farmers who start with five hens and borrow a neighbor's rooster to fertilize them can end up with 40 chicks within approximately three months, or a quarter of the year.

Half or quarter any of the larger potatoes, then place them all in a pan of cold water with a pinch of salt.

Chilled dough spread into (0.5 cm or quarter of inch) thick circle in prepared pan.

I don't know about you but I always seem to have a half or a quarter of a cabbage just chilling out in the back of the fridge that I always glance at and think, «I should probably use that.»

That's about a teaspoon of coconut oil or a quarter of a small avocado per cup of leafy greens.

To make russet hair: Take a pint of strong lye and half a pound of soot and a little juice of walnut leaves and a quart (or a quarter of a pound?)

Melatonin is a very powerful hormonal supplement, and it's so strong that some people only take a half or a quarter of one pill every night to try to get to sleep.

The likely outcome, so far as one can tell this far out, is a Parliamentary Party of about forty, or a quarter of the size of the Labour «rump».

That means a little more than 300 million dollars or a quarter of the stolen money that the Auditor General wants back.

Iran's 2010 reform was welcomed by the IMF and, at least initially, by the Iranian public, while halving the world's largest energy - subsidy burden, valued at around $ 100 billion or a quarter of the 2010 gross domestic product.

The Cambridge volunteers ate 45 milligrams of isoflavones a day — about a third or a quarter of the typical intake of the Japanese — and it seems likely that the more you eat, the greater the protection.

Whenever you say up or down, the alien moves its fingernail one vertebra, or half the distance between two vertebrae, or a quarter of the distance, or an eighth of the distance, or a sixteenth of the distance, and so on.

Effecting a caloric deficit of about 2,000 kJ a day — or quarter of your daily intake — will enable your body to use stored fat, says dietitian Dr Alan Barclay.

For decades I have been suggesting that women who need estrogen take only half or a quarter of the usual recommended dosages.

I like to put an eighth or quarter of a teaspoon of coconut oil in my tea which is usually a spiced type like what we call «chai» (either black or green tea works).

Let it pile up for a while (and it might take some patience; don't get discouraged if it doesn't happen in a month), and then look into ways to buy half or a quarter of a cow in your area — this is typically the cheapest way to buy grass - fed meat per pound.

And I'm really curious: was that a cup and a quarter or a quarter of a cup of flour that you added?

The base of the USDA food pyramid (or a quarter of the new and not - so - improved «MyPlate») is really made up of sugar, too.

One great way to save money doing this is to work with a farmer and participate in a CSA for fruits and vegetables or buy a 1/2 or quarter of a beef.

I can't bring myself to pay for some things that I know I could buy in the US for half, or a third, or a quarter of the price.

(or half hour or quarter of an hour for variation.)

They agreed with Bullough (1989) that reflective field experiences should begin during the first semester or quarter of the teacher preparation program.

However, one used computer - assisted instruction, and five used whole - school or whole - class methods and reported significantly positive effects on the students who had been in the lowest - achieving third or quarter of the classes at pretest.

Even the smallest efforts — like paying half or a quarter of your interest — make the biggest difference.

Final semesters or quarters of veterinary technician programs place you in clinical settings in an internship.

However, Asia Pacific region makes up the largest games market and China alone generates $ 27.5 billion or a quarter of all revenues in 2017.

So while making hybrids means making extra batteries, if these batteries can make a vehicle use half or a quarter of the fuel it would normally use, it's worth it.

Other billing preferences can also be customized, including whether to bill in minutes or tenths or quarters of an hour.

... Somebody could give you a quote for a minimum - limits policy that will look really cheap, but it might be half or a quarter of the limits that you already have.»

For people over 45 years, premium is higher of seven times the annual premium or a quarter of a policy term multiplied by the annual premium.

Even the smallest efforts — like paying half or a quarter of your interest — make the biggest difference.

Moving windows around and pinning them to half or a quarter of the screen works well and can be done by dragging or with the Windows + arrow keys.

Brand yourself above the fold — the top third or quarter of page one.

Meat Processor Meijer — Jackson, MI Jan 2011 — Present • Cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses.

Not exact matches

Executives spend too much time dealing with investors and analysts, trying to meet or exceed earnings expectations every quarter, and end up seeking short - term gains at the expense of the company.

In the second quarter, Foot Locker had earnings of $ 51 million, or 39 cents a share, down from $ 127 million, or 94 cents a share, a year earlier.

Easterbrook said that he wants to see another quarter or two of positive performance before management switches its mindset from turnaround mode into a longer term growth strategy.

British bank Barclays recently started issuing exchange - traded notes on the NYSE Arca exchange (similar to ETFs, only they are derivatives guaranteed by the bank rather than invested in the underlying securities) that track a Women in Leadership index of U.S. companies whose CEOs are women or whose boards are at least one - quarter female.

Aetna's net income was $ 1.21 billion, or $ 3.67 per share, in the first quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss of $ 381 million, or $ 1.11 per share, a year earlier that was related to costs for its failed deal to buy Humana.

Beyond this sense of optimism, seven out of 10 business owners said they fared the same or better than they did a year ago in the fourth quarter.

In particular, the complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that (1) the trials for GED - 0301 suffered from fatal design defects, such that GED - 0301 had failed to demonstrate meaningful clinical efficacy; (2) the growth of Otezla sales had dramatically slowed during Celgene's third fiscal quarter of 2017; and (3) the clinical and nonclinical pharmacology data in Celgene's new drug application («NDA») for Ozanimod were insufficient to permit a complete review by the FDA, which resulted in the FDA issuing a refusal to file letter to Celgene regarding the NDA.

Continental posted net income of $ 233.9 million, or 63 cents per share, compared with $ 469,000, or less than a penny per share, in the year - ago quarter, when oil prices plummeted - and the company's production costs were higher.

Social media is free to use for most businesses and is a gateway into promoting the type of services or products you have to offer at any time without waiting for a print ad to run or a new marketing quarter.

The following are some of the hot stocks and sectors in which hedge fund managers either took new positions or exited existing stakes in the first quarter.

Sales rose 7.9 percent to $ 3.45 billion in the first quarter from a year earlier, slightly above the average analyst estimate of $ 3.34 billion, with aluminum prices accounting for $ 109 million or about 40 percent of the increase.

The retailer's shares tanked 19 % to $ 28.37 — their lowest level since 2010 — after it reported that same - store sales, or revenue of stores open at least 14 months, rose a mere 0.1 % in the second quarter, well below its own forecasts for a rise of 2 % to 3 %, and short of Wall Street projections for a 1.4 % gain.

Sprint reported a profit of $ 69 million, or 2 cents per share, compared with a loss of $ 283 million, or 7 cents per share, in the year - ago quarter.

From 1994 through the third quarter of 2014, companies with 1,000 employees or more added nearly 34 million workers.

The September 1 Gross Domestic Product release will be the one that will let us know whether or not we are in a recession, at least by the semi-official definition of «a period of at least two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic product for Canada, as reported by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act.»

While hiring was down by 0.1 percent in March, the survey found that nearly 9 in 10, or 87 percent of small businesses, expect the first quarter to be the same or better than a year ago.