Sentences with phrase «recent years contributed»

Not exact matches

A recent forecast by the Conference Board of Canada suggests that indebted households will restrain spending over the next few years, contributing to slow economic growth.

But a variety of factors have combined in recent years to contribute to the visibility and number of women who start their own businesses.

How much wealthy Americans contribute to their wonky economy, deeply shaken by the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis has become a salient topic in recent years, as failing banks, home foreclosures, and a shrinking middle class have dominated headlines while the super-rich get super richer.

Medical researchers have keenly studied the relationship between vitamin D and cancer in recent years, with evidence mounting that a lack of sunlight can contribute to tumours of the breast, prostate and colon.

The authorities have also been increasingly nervous about the flow of money out of the country, which contributed to a sharp fall in the country's foreign exchange reserves in recent years, before steadying in recent months.

Since 2009, Sullivan has led one of the world's largest corporate funders and a vast employee volunteer operation that contributed some 2 million hours of service in a recent year.

Indeed, the strong growth of investor housing loans has driven the growth in household debt (as a share of disposable incomes) over recent years and contributed to a rise in both housing prices and dwelling construction.

«We are proud to have contributed to Reydel's significant accomplishments in recent years,» said Dev Kapadia, Senior Managing Director of Cerberus and Co-Chair of the Cerberus Private Equity Investment Committee.

While base rates kept at or close to zero for almost seven years and three massive asset - buying programs by the Fed have undoubtedly helped stabilize the US (and world) economy during and after the recession that followed the global financial crisis, the continuation of expansionary monetary policies is now supporting a growing excess of global liquidity that has been distorting the market signals sent by stock and bond prices and thus contributing to the growing volatility seen in recent weeks.

The recent strength in employment growth contributed to a further decline in the unemployment rate to 6 3/4 per cent in the June quarter, compared with almost 7 1/2 per cent a year ago (Graph 21).

While public spending increases were important in sustaining activity last year, stronger private spending, particularly personal consumption, has contributed the bulk of the increase in demand in recent months.

«A 10 % increase on the same show last year is a clear sign more people want to buy overseas, tax changes on second homes in the UK announced in the recent budget is one factor contributing to buyers looking abroad.»

To some extent, the low yield environment of recent years probably contributed to some laziness on the part of investors.

Admittedly, the business of Canada Post has changed dramatically in recent years, which is contributing to the looming postal strike.

In recent years, intermodal transportation has played a significant role in lowering consumer costs on everyday goods, and has contributed to the viability of thousands of businesses throughout Canada.

Fiscal policy has become more expansionary over the past year, with the recent fiscal package contributing to an estimated federal budget deficit of just over 4 per cent of GDP this year, up from around 1 1/2 per cent in 2002.

There is, however, evidence of weakness in apartment prices in the inner - city areas of Sydney and Melbourne where strong investor demand over recent years has contributed to a large increase in supply.

The CCAB notes that the Aboriginal population is the fastest growing in Canada, and cites a TD Canada Trust study released in recent years that predicted 36,000 Aboriginal businesses will contribute $ 32 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) activity by 2016.

«We are convinced that «quant» funds», which have attracted hundreds of billions of dollars in the last few years and a significant portion of which use leverage, and whose models and various strategies are largely based on price action and correlations extracted from the reasonably - recent past when volatility has been low (largely of their own making), have contributed mightily to the illusion that market risk is low.

But the term «relative» must be used here not only because the Mother Church has for years contributed substantial sums to relief efforts in wartime and emergency situations, such as the recent earthquake in Mexico, but because it continues to publish the Christian Science Monitor, in itself a far from negligible social commitment.

In recent years it has been heavily burdened by conflicting political agendas, a circumstance that has contributed little of theological interest.

A recent study by the Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good finds that social and economic supports such as benefits for pregnant women and mothers and economic assistance to low - income families have contributed significantly to reducing the number of abortions in the United States over the past twenty years.

Not to mention that being told to sit quietly, submissively, and above all, not to show your anger, is one of the major ways that women have been pushed down and marginalized in our culture (which, I would suggest, is a strong contributing factor to the kind of feedback you have been receiving for your recent posts - you were far nicer to Mark or Donald or whoever than many of us guys have been to them over the years, and yet you seemed to receive far more criticism for speaking up - i.e. not just for what you said, but for the very fact that you said anything at all - than we would have).

The EU policy of digging up vines to end years of surpluses had lead to a reduction of 269,000 hectares between 2008 and 2011, well above the targeted 175,000 hectares, contributing to a recent rise in prices, Castellucci said.

Environmental concerns, food scares, production subsidies and institutional reforms have all contributed to the substantial growth in organic production and sales in recent years.

The now - retired Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still bothered by comments from Harvick in 2017 that Earnhardt contributed to the declining popularity of NASCAR in recent years:

Unbelievable... People praise Ox, who in all honesty has done very little in recent years, but want to sell Walcott, who's not always been consistent, but who contributed quite a bit in terms of goals and assists.

Too often Liverpool have in recent years shelled out big money for players who have ended up with a frankly embarrassing goals to games ratio and while you don't expect central midfielders to bang 20 a season, it's nice to see them contribute the odd strike here and there.

Kaboul a player who was cast out due to his substandard performances had one of his best games in recent years as he managed to keep the likes of Son and Kane quiet, while also contributing to the team's attack.

But as they have done in recent years at the same round - of - 16 stage of the Champions League, Arsenal contributed to their own downfall and the subsequent 0 - 2 defeat means it'll take a footballing miracle for Arsenal to get the result they need in the Nou Camp in three weeks time to go through.

Recent analyses indicate that sub optimal breastfeeding practices, including non-exclusive breastfeeding, contribute to 11.6 % of mortality in children under 5 years of age.

While Europe has been traditionally welcoming to immigrants, in recent years there's a strong anti-immigration sentiment across all major member states, a contributing factor to the steady rise of nationalism in Europe.

All told, the donors have raised or contributed at least $ 50 million for federal candidates and parties in recent years.

(One source estimated he has raised and contributed some $ 250,000 in recent years).

A number of individuals with connections to the party expressed relief that its leaders had finally decided to go this route, since this issue has caused so many headaches in recent years — including a probe by the US attorney's office, which contributed to the delay in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's agreement to run on the WFP line last fall, but ultimately did not result in any charges.

The spectacle of technically part - time lawmakers raking in gobs of money has contributed significantly over the years to Albany's colorful reputation, and in recent years nobody has gotten as much as Silver.

While last year the Farm Bureau secured nearly $ 1 million earmarked by Senator Ken LaValle (R - Port Jefferson) for deer fencing to protect local crops, Mr. Gergela said this year his organization has $ 200,000 it will contribute to expanding wildlife sharpshooting efforts on the East End through the United States Department of Agriculture — a service Southold Town has utilized in recent years.

But he also said the aftermath of the Brexit vote, last year's Labour leadership election, and recent criticisms by Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson had also contributed to the loss.

The mayor's most recent haul far exceeds that raised by any other candidate in the race, Democrat or Republican, contributing to a growing sense among the city's political observers that the mayor will have a relatively easy road to reelection this year.

12:34 - Bercow is still calling them up to contribute to what must surely be the most tedious PMQs of recent years.

Highlighting the political giving of 61 billionaires who have contributed more than $ 200 million to political efforts in recent years, the group is worried that money could impact the convention.

He's endorsed candidates running in battleground districts and, in recent years, contributed to their campaigns from his own war chest.

Current obligations are due to reforms necessitated by the Wall Street crash of recent years and a decade of public employers not contributing to the system while employees contributed 3 percent of salary;

If the MTA wants the city to contribute new money, show us — prove to us — that it will not be taken out of the MTA and put right into the State budget for other purposes, because that's happened a lot in recent years.»

Due to recent changes in campaign finance law, neither the RGA nor DGA is contributing directly to this year's race, but each organization is the top donor to a Super PAC supporting their candidate.

State fund - raising records show that Batra has contributed thousands of dollars in campaign donations to state Senate Democrats in recent years, including at least $ 8,000 to Sampson.

«The purpose of our article is to explain why a blanket disregard for eyewitness confidence is not only at odds with what has been learned in recent years but can also contribute to both the wrongful conviction of innocent suspects and the unwarranted removal from suspicion of a guilty suspect,» the researchers write.

Kelp Gull harassment — they feed on skin and blubber pecked from the backs of living whales — has also increased in recent years, implicating the wounding as a potential contributing cause of the increased mortality.

Yet few would dispute that the NPA has contributed to the progress that's been made in recent years.

Overprescribing of opioid medications for pain has contributed to a record - high number of drug - related deaths in the United States in recent years.