Sentences with phrase «quarter century despite»

An influx of pollution from Asia in the western United States and more frequent heat waves in the eastern U.S. are responsible for the persistence of smog in these regions over the past quarter century despite laws curtailing the emission of smog - forming chemicals from tailpipes and factories.

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China «s official unemployment rate has been around 4 % for years, despite the rapid slowdown in the economy from double - digit growth to quarter - century lows last year of less than 7 %.

But the paperwork has been dusted off in recent months as policy - makers debate whether this old deal — despite its imperfections — might be awakened from its quarter - century coma should Trump pull America out of NAFTA.

Despite being almost a quarter - century younger than Trump, Cruz consistently lost young voters (and every other age group) to the older man.

Despite the major impact of forensic DNA testing over the last quarter - century, the tools deployed by most forensics laboratories are rudimentary by modern standards.

Despite boasting interesting performances from a number of actors who have stayed relevant and respected to this day, State has largely been forgotten by the public a quarter - century after its release.

Despite hinting at a break from music following last year's 12 - month celebration of a quarter of a century in the biz, Kylie Minogue has seemingly played us all for fools and is gearing up to release a new album this year.

Union leaders often invoke norms of justice when seeking to ensure that veteran teachers continue to enjoy the same perks and protections they were implicitly promised when they entered the profession a quarter century ago — despite intervening changes in the larger world, in the needs of students, and in management and organizational practice.

In the past quarter of a century, so many education leaders believed that school reforms, such as standards, accountability and choice, would lead the way to equity despite a society characterized by growing inequality and diminishing social mobility.

Despite its fearsome exotic - car competition and our inherent instinct to compare the modern car to its wonderfully organic, quarter - century - old predecessor, the NSX scores its All - Star status by using technology for the forces of good — an amazing driving experience rather than automatonlike sterility.

DESPITE THE UNDIMINISHED reputation of Willem de Kooning as one of America's preeminent gestural abstractionists, more than a quarter century has passed since his work was last afforded a comprehensive museum survey in the US.