Sentences with phrase «said the courses increased»

Of those companies with at least one year of data to report, 37 % attributed an increase in product sales directly to the courses; 34 % said the courses increased customer loyalty and retention; and 29 % said it increased their position as a top - of - mind provider in their market niche.

Not exact matches

«Over the course of 2003 we expect the net absorption to be positive, the increase of the vacancy rate is driven by the increase in supply not a weak business environment,» Mr Cresp said.

The most recent to change in course was the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which on April 7 added an $ 18 general admission and aims to increase revenue by 17 percent this year, Matthew Gutwein, the museum board's vice chair said last week.

On the current economic climate and the government's plans to increase the deficit, Munger said, «Of course I'm concerned about the rising level of government debt.

The company plans to focus on translating and adding subtitles to as much of its content as possible in other languages, which Levin says significantly increases the number of students taking a course, and adding courses developed locally.

«Mortgage rates dropped over the course of last week as global tensions increased surrounding events in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula,» said Mike Fratantoni, chief economist for the MBA.

«We advise investors to stay the course and not worry about drastic increases in interest rates,» Tucker said.

The summary of their stats for Ontario, in the 11 - year period, 1998 to 2009, was as follows: Private sector: Arbitrated settlements: 28 (50,828 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Non-arbitrated settlements: 1,877 (1,658,929 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Public sector: Arbitrated settlements: 407 (282,903 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Non-arbitrated settlements: 2,842 (2,875,878 employees) average annual increase: 2.7 % This says nothing, of course, of the base from which those increases were granted, particularly after the public sector austerity in Ontario during the 1990s.

«The question that flows from that of course is what taxes are going to be increased to accommodate that, or is the NDP simply not telling the truth when it says it's going to balance the budget?»

Not only will market watchers keep a close eye on what the lead bank does, but they also will pay close attention to what the Fed says about its future monetary course, which we now think will include some three rate increases each in 2017 and 2018.

«Even if the market does increase and there is shared equity, the comfort of living and saving over the course of many years are worth it,» the couple says.

«We are predicting increased sales over the next couple of years as the housing market continues a steady pace of growth, and of course we still have [a] strong oil industry here and construction is picking up,» he said.

Investors on Wednesday ramped up bets on a rate increase in Canada after BOC Governor Stephen Poloz said «rates are of course extraordinarily low,» and after rate cuts in 2015, the central bank needs to consider pulling back on stimulus efforts.

There are, of course, concerns that this knowledge could be used by parents who want to avoid gay offspring, Rice said, but that concern already exists around certain hormonal conditions in utero, which are known to contribute to an increased chance of offspring being lesbians.

Welcoming the increase the Bishop of Guildford, Andrew Watson, said: «I am delighted at both the number and the range of those whom God has been calling into ordained ministry over the course of the past year.

National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE) has accused the Government of fueling the decline in the subject, Ed Pawson, Chair, NATRE said: «While it's encouraging to see a continued increase in the number of students taking the full course GCSE in RS, the overall decline in the number of entries is a major concern.»

FRANCE: Pernod confirms guidance as H1 sales, profit rise Pernod Ricard has said that it is on course to meet full - year profit guidance, after reporting a 13 % rise in net sales and a 5 % increase in n

«Over the course of 2018 and beyond, we expect to see a significant increase in launches of whey protein ready - to - drink beverages, with a particular focus on clear protein waters,» said Anne Louise Friis, business development manager at Arla, adding that it has traditionally been challenging to use whey in clear drinks without compromising taste, texture and appearance.

I remember saying here weeks back that if Arsenal were serious we should've known his stance long ago.If that had hapoened we would've known how to go about things.We have to act fast in this transfer window before teams increase their prices for their players as the closure date of the window draws nearer.People will say it's early but of course we've heard that before.We will just regret delaying about what we should with him.Wenger will take the blame again for all of this.There are many wingers who might not be as good as him yet but some have his talent or are more talented.Those are the players we should be aiming for.

In preparation for the opening of the course, Park Director Bill McCollum said he and Park Commissioner Patrick Flynn have asked the township to consider putting cautionary signs on Marley Road, where golfers are expected to increase traffic to as many as 400 cars a day.

Kennedy, who plays the course once a week, said the increase might send him to greener fairways.

A Civil Eats piece written by Steve Holt last fall documents the ever - increasing number of college courses and formal degree programs focusing on the food system, a phenomenon which Holt says is «happening everywhere — from the coasts to small college towns and everywhere in between.»

Frank Cassell, vice provost and dean of the campus in Arlington Heights, said the 28 - acre Schaumburg campus will allow Roosevelt to expand its course offerings and increase enrollment from 3,000 to between 3,500 and 4,000 by the end of the decade.

«It's a result of irresponsible budgeting over many years,» said Curran, noting that increased fees to use golf courses and beaches, approved by the Legislature in 2016, are set to go into effect in 2018.

Cameron says that «there will be a tax cut for 24 million people in this country» - he's talking about the income tax personal allowance increase, of course.

«The RGB had an opportunity to begin a course correction to make up for past high increases that have contributed to the affordability crisis, and didn't,» she said in a statement.

Every time he says he can't change course, he makes it harder to do so — and increases the pain of lost jobs and lost growth.

«The prospect of these across the board closures was very real and not only would have been devastated these communities, but caused ripple effects in New York's dairy industry and beyond,» Cuomo said in a statement «This agreement reverses course and, saves hundreds of local jobs and commits Kraft - Heinz to invest millions of dollars in the Upstate economy, with the potential for job increases in the years to come.

In the statement, the mayor had said: «Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days, no reason to be alarmed.»

Of course,» said Cuomo, who said he still thinks the increase was «a very significant raise».

It is, of course, a lie to say that you can't freeze or even cut a department's overall expenditure whilst concurrently increasing spending on certain individual projects.

However, the Curran administration has shelved plans to increase greens fees at golf courses, administration officials said.

«We of course particularly welcome the governor's commitment to universal full - day pre-kindergarten and after - school,» she said and later added, «We think the best way to accomplish that is through the very modest tax increase on the well - to - do that the mayor has proposed.»

«Through our research we found public commitment, which is a declaration of a position, increases the likelihood of compliance to a course of action and is a key part of a successful weight loss plan,» Bradford said.

For decades there has been some belief that pregnancy has an adverse effect on the course of melanoma, increasing the risk of its development, ability to spread throughout the body, and recurrence, said study coauthor Mark Faries, MD, FACS, who was director of therapeutic immunology at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, Calif. at the time the study was conducted.

However, Esther and the UNC coauthors, who were not involved in the clinical trial, said that a statistically significant increase in lung function is thought to lead to fewer CF - related flare - ups over the course of a year.

«We became interested in studying the effects of economic downturns on public spending during the Great Recession of the late 2000s, when media outlets were filled with stories about states cutting optional Medicaid benefits, increasing school class sizes and reducing course offerings,» said Ho, who is also a professor of economics at Rice and a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

The percentage of 12th graders taking courses in biology, chemistry, and physics since 8th grade increased to 41 % in 2015 from 34 % in 2009, said Mary Koppal, Project 2061's communications director, citing the most recent results for science from the National Assessment of Education Progress, which serves as a national report card on student achievement.

Over the course of coming decades, though, trade wind speed is expected to decrease from global warming, Thunell says, and the result will be less phytoplankton production at the surface and less oxygen utilization at depth, causing a concomitant increase in the ocean's oxygen content.

«Given the substantial reduction in maternal mortality and the increase in the number of older women over the last 10 years, health systems in low - and middle - income countries must adjust accordingly, otherwise this trend will continue to increase,» said Dr John Beard, director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Department of Ageing and Life Course and one of the authors of the study.

«Levels of patient - reported fatigue are expected to increase by around the fourth or fifth week of a typical treatment course, but that did not happen in the yoga group,» Vapiwala said.

«It should also be recognized that different effects of alcohol can be seen according to whether your blood alcohol is increasing or decreasing, and of course how much alcohol you have taken,» he said in an ECNP news release.

And of course, «eating a heart - healthy diet, controlling your blood pressure, controlling your cholesterol, and increasing physical activity,» Dr. Newman says, will keep your ticker in good shape so it can handle 90 - degree days.

«Let's just say for argument's sake that if you exhibit that neural sensitivity to social rejection in daily life, you could be having these increases in inflammation throughout the course of a day or week,» Slavich said.

That said, there are some interesting issues with wheat such as the industries use of spraying pesticides days before harvest to increase yield and of course processed wheat is very calorie dense.

«An infrared session is like doing a light jog, so of course when you're doing a light jog your heart rate's going to be going, and it's actually extremely healthy for you, because you're getting that fresh pump of blood through the body — ultimately, the more your blood is flowing, the more increased circulation to the brain,» she said.

And of course, make sure to always say that the shopping needs are so expensive and that the prices are on the increase, as everything in life.

Commenting on the figures, Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, chief executive of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales, said: «While it is fantastic to see increasing numbers of students opting to take the full course GCSE in Religious Studies, a reflection of the attraction of an academically rigorous subject that helps prepare students to understand an increasingly diverse modern world, we should not ignore the troubling news that declining entries for the short course mean that more than 100,000 fewer young people have studied the subject at GCSE level this year than in 2010.

The number of students system - wide who take advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses increased from 1,300 in 1991 - 1992 to 3,300 in 1999 - 2000, Smith said.

«Just calling it a community school and bringing in resources by itself does not, of course, guarantee increased academic achievement,» Buery said.