Sentences with phrase «showed more than a quarter of»

The government pointed to PISA data that showed more than a quarter of pupils (28 per cent) in England hope to be working in a science - related career by the time they are 30, a «significant increase» compared to 16 % in 2006.

To mark the start of Anti-Bullying Week, the Anti-Bullying Alliance released figures showing more than a quarter of 16 - 25 year olds who were bullied at school said it impacted on their mental health, and they experienced depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts.

After nearly 550 miles, the fuel gauge still showed more than a quarter of a tank of diesel remaining.

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More than 74 per cent of the 4.3 million BlackBerry devices that landed in user's hands in the quarter were its older BlackBerry 7 models, the financial report showed.

Onshore wind turbines in Scotland sent more than 5 million megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid in the first quarter of 2018, analysis has shown.

Marketing costs represent more than one - quarter of HelloFresh expenses, financial filings show.

Results showed that more than three - quarters of participants humblebragged, usually about being a perfectionist or working too hard.

More than one - quarter of all Canadians tuned in at some point during the 2011 — 12 season and the show averages over one million viewers per episode.

Meanwhile, the second estimate for gross domestic product data in the second quarter showed the U.S. economy grew by 3.0 percent, more than the expected increase of 2.7 percent.

Samsung sold more smartphones than Apple in the third quarter of 2012, as consumers postponed purchases in anticipation of the iPhone 5, new research showed on Tuesday, while Nokia slipped down the rankings to be overtaken by Blackberry maker Research in Motion.

But the company that shows up next quarter could be a very different one: Layoffs of more than 1,700 people will be well underway, offices will be closed and assets sold, and Yahoo could be in discussions with «qualified strategic entities» such as Verizon about a sale of some or all of its core properties.

The Parliamentary Budget Office has released a report (pdf - h / t to Kady O'Malley) that makes note of the distinction between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Domestic Income (GDI), and shows that by the latter measure, the fourth quarter of 2008 was even more dreadful than the GDP numbers that made all the headlines.

Figure 11 shows that almost $ 17 billion in equity offerings flowed to U.S. oil companies in the first quarter of 2015, more than in any other period since 2010.

Indeed, data shows about a quarter of more than 360,000 investors who synched their portfolios with online tracker SigFig sold stocks when the Dow tumbled nearly 1,900 points in one dismal week last August.

On the most recent readings, there has been a distinct softening in most of the major housing markets, with more than one data series showing an outright fall in prices in the March quarter in several cities.

Advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis report on Friday showed that the U.S. economy slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter, rendering the annual GDP growth...

Another report earlier this week showed that the Fed's preferred measure of inflation accelerated to its highest in more than a year in March, while data last week showed that wages grew at their fastest pace in in eleven years in the first quarter.

Economic data in the United States have been a little more positive, showing, among other things, stronger - than - expected GDP growth in the second quarter, improvements in business sentiment, a rise in capital goods orders and a small pick - up in industrial production in the past couple of months, though the performance of the labour market has so far remained disappointing.

After falling by more than 12 % and after almost reaching our downside target for this quarter, crude oil is showing the first signs of stabilising.

For example, after explaining how their research shows that three - quarters of young outsiders and half of young churchgoers describe present - day Christianity as «too involved in politics,» this is what Kinnaman concludes: «To address the deep challenges that are facing people in our nation and around the world, Gabe and I have come to the conclusion that being politically engaged is more important than ever.»

Healthy snacking is on the rise in China, with Chinese consumers eating more nuts, seeds, fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy based snacks, new research shows, while more than a quarter of them are eating less chocolate confectionery.

New market research shows that three quarters of Australian shoppers buy cheese each month, with block cheeses alone accounting for more than half of the market.

The vaccine camp underscores the need for mass inoculation by trotting out government statistics showing that more than a quarter of American females ages 14 - 59 and nearly 45 percent of those ages 20 - 24 have been infected with HPV.

in the last two week ozil and walcott got paid more than a quarter million dollar... let that sink in... and our ahole of a manager criticizes other teams for showing ambition and buying winners who can get them trophies

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show more than three quarters of U.S. women start breastfeeding and more than half of week - old babies have only had breast milk.

As shown in the chart, falls account for 50 % of all stroller related injuries while tipovers account for more than a quarter of all stroller injuries.

Rep. John Faso, a freshman Republican in the Capital Region, has more than $ 269,000 in cash on hand in his campaign account after the first quarter of 2017, his filings with the FEC show.

FEC records show the Trump Victory, Donald J. Trump for President and Trump Make America Great Again Committees raised more than $ 13 million in the first quarter of 2017 to support the president's reelection campaign.

The state comptroller's office released the first quarter's numbers Friday, showing an increase in the fund of more than 3 percent.

The second quarter more than doubles the first quarter, the campaign said, and is more than five times what he raised in the last quarter of 2015 — «showing an extraordinary amount of momentum, growth, and surging support.»

«A survey of nearly 4,000 company bosses in the UK shows more than three - quarters back giving the public a say on membership of the European Union.

The BBC recently reported research showing that three quarters of our manifesto is being delivered in government — more than the Conservative manifesto.

• Labour has claimed that the work programme is «on its knees» after the release of new figures showing that, after two years, more than three quarters of participants have failed to find a long - term job.

Maffei raised more than half of his money in the latest quarter from political action committtees, or PACs, special - interest groups located mostly in Washington, D.C., the reports show.

The research, conducted by researchers at New York University and the University of Miami (Fla.), shows that «doom and gloom» language was present in only 10 percent of the analyzed U.S. newspaper articles; by contrast, optimistic language — such as, «the oceans are mostly intact, still wild enough to bounce back to ecological health» (New York Times, January 15, 2015)-- was present in more than a quarter of these stories.

More than three quarters of the adults showed signs of degenerative joint disease, likely from hauling heavy loads, and about two thirds of these adults had at least one broken bone

Probably the most impressive highlight was a repeat of news the AWEA released in January of 2015 at the time of their fourth quarter 2014 report, which showed that the American wind energy industry brought over four times more wind energy online in 2014 than in 2013.

Recent research shows about a quarter of children and more than 40 percent of adults in the United States consume artificial sweeteners daily.

Since the visiting servants, those who've come along with the weekend guests, are identified in the downstairs quarters by the names of their employers — a ploy that makes it easier for everyone, including the audience, to identify them — the ground rule both inverts and balances this routine eliding of identities, showing us how the servants know considerably more about what's happening than anyone else.

A staff survey (Appendix 1) taken in February 2013 showed that more than one quarter of staff had 25 years» service or more while around 55 % had 10 or more years of service.

This Futuresource K - 12 report tracks global device sales and shows that 2015 saw strong double digit growth in shipments compared to 2014, the first quarter of the year fell by more than 15 % to 4.8 million units compared to the same period in 2015 with the largest declines taking place in Latin America.

But publicly available documents from 2015 show that those 900 full - and part - time evaluators make up more than a quarter of the university's 3,517 employees, and employee salaries and benefits accounted for more than half of the organization's $ 355 million in annual expenses.

Figure 1 shows that, in 2015 - 16, more than a third of Pell grant dollars flowed to community colleges, but these institutions received less than a quarter of SEOG dollars.

The statistics show that nationally more than a quarter of fast - food restaurants and shops are now less than five minutes» walk of a school.

The survey shows that more than three quarters of teachers today (including more than 70 percent of new teachers) say that, absent the union, their working conditions and salaries would suffer.

The figures also show that almost 40 per cent of the schools where more than three - quarters of pupils are Catholic are in just four dioceses in the south - east: Westminster and Southwark in London, as well as Arundel and Brighton in Sussex, and Brentwood in Essex.

Bill Restricting «Willful Defiance» for Suspending Students Moves Ahead With new data showing that more than half of all suspensions and a quarter of expulsions in California schools are for «willful defiance» of school authorities, the Assembly Education Committee voted 6 - 0 on Wednesday to move forward a bill that would restrict the use of the vague category by school administrators.

More than a quarter of colleges and universities have black - white graduation gaps higher than 20 percentage points, but the data also show that improvement is possible, Nichols said.

The presentation — from Chief Facilities Executive Mark Hovatter and Krisztina Tokes, Director of Asset Management — showed that more than a quarter of the needed spending of $ 4.3 billion, 26 percent, would be earmarked for buildings in «critical condition» and 21 percent for those in need of earthquake upgrades.

A survey of 3,250 teachers by the National Association of Schoolsmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) shows 71 per cent of respondents have seen pupils arriving at school hungry, while more than a quarter have given food to their pupils and more than half have seen their school do so.