Sentences with phrase «sizeable chunk of»

In point of fact, 94 percent of homeowners said amenities are so important that they would be willing to trade a sizeable chunk of their square footage for a better neighborhood, the ability to live in a house with «character,» attaining a larger lot, a shorter commute to work or easier access to dining and entertainment.

The job came with a pretty substantial pay bump, a more flexible schedule and it freed up a sizeable chunk of money from my 401k, company stock liquidation and vacation pay out.

«There's a fairly sizeable chunk of the population that doesn't understand that the practices of our website and others like it are longstanding.

Personally I'm keeping a sizeable chunk of cash ready should my prediction become reality.

HTC has cemented its position as the smartphone brand for music lovers, which theoretically represents a fairly sizeable chunk of the smartphone market.

The whole Jelly Bean OS seemed slow and unresponsive compared to the Sony and Huawei devices we played with, leading us to question what on earth the quad - core chip and sizeable chunk of RAM was up to in the Grand S.

Ultimately, it remains to be seen if Bixby's second iteration will be enough to carve out a sizeable chunk of the market given the popularity of solutions particularly from the likes of Amazon and Google.

Analysts also noted that Microsoft's Windows Store has yet to catch up with Android's Google Play Store and Apple's App Store before it captures a sizeable chunk of the small - screen market.

Workers» compensation is responsible for a sizeable chunk of the $ 250 billion lost to injuries.

Uber also occupies a sizeable chunk of the legal horizon, as ride sharing quickly eclipses traditional taxi services.

I should add as a corollary to the above that if fish are responsible for a sizeable chunk of the alkalinity in the oceans, what happens when coastlines are overfished?

The competitive edge has been narrowed down, as losing each of your balloons won't remove you from the game, but instead take a sizeable chunk of your amassed coins.

With a sizeable chunk of the visuals being just reused assets of the first game, it is astonishing how little effort was seemingly put into any other aspect of the game.

Casual gamers make up a pretty sizeable chunk of sales, and as Ubisoft has just proven — microtransactions are surpassing their digital distribution sales — they'll subsequently spend money on microtransactions and loot boxes.

While it's true that they have had some success in the past (mainly with the Kingdom Under Fire and Magna Carta series, both seemingly now dormant), the country remains firmly attached to PC gaming with grinding focused MMORPGS being the countries chief gaming export along and MOBA's plus RTS's shearing a sizeable chunk of the game - playing populace.

It also likely accounts for a sizeable chunk of that $ 5,000 upper limit on the price tag, and it may be just as unnecessary.

In addition to the New Game + and Photo Mode enhancements that were added to Horizon Zero Dawn after launch, the Complete Edition also includes the expansion pack The Frozen Wilds, which contains a sizeable chunk of new content.

The Complete Edition includes the expansion, The Frozen Wilds, which adds a sizeable chunk of content to Horizon Zero Dawn's already formidable world.

Next to this we have a sizeable chunk of new content, much of it inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.

There is no question that developing a MMO — let alone an open - world sandbox — takes a sizeable chunk of cash.

No sir, only after a few decades steadily building a catalogue of super-sized disappointments can one lose so much faith in a genre that has the potential to dominate a sizeable chunk of the industry.

We've already had a sizeable chunk of PS4 Pro preview footage to look at, of course.

A sizeable chunk of my holdings returned to cash where I haven't been too anxious to change that with my bearish stance lately.

Q I'm about to start investing a sizeable chunk of money in a portfolio of different stocks, bonds, and ETFs.

Those savers who bought and sold the index on the wrong dates could not have lost a sizeable chunk of money.

The commissions per transaction would eat up a sizeable chunk of your $ 1000 right off the bat.

If you've retained a sizeable chunk of your home equity, you might be able to use the proceeds of selling the family home to help afford the often substantial costs of a retirement home (for seniors who need a little help with activities of daily living) or a nursing home (called «residential care» in B.C. and «long - term care» in Ontario, for seniors who need a lot of help).

CEO Eric Hardmeyer explained that leaving the federal loan industry in 2010 wasn't feasible because at the time, federal loans made up a sizeable chunk of the company's loan portfolio.

However, the fact that many individual investors still hold a sizeable chunk of their assets in cash is a sign that we aren't yet at maximum participation in markets.

There will be costs and fees to pay (other than trade executions fees), which may or may not eat into a sizeable chunk of your budget and / or winnings.

The same goes whenever you come into a sizeable chunk of money — such as an inheritance, a severance or perhaps when you sold your unopened 1959 Barbie doll — take some or all of this money and slip it into your RRSP.

Even making her minimum payments was taking up a sizeable chunk of her pension.

If you need to send large amounts of money, these fees add up and result in the banks taking a sizeable chunk of your change for themselves.

These are the most common across insurers, and make up a sizeable chunk of consumers» savings on car insurance rates.

That's about twice as much as has been speculated in the past by market - watchers, and it indicates that Apple, while nowhere near the dominant force that Amazon is, might be slowly winning a sizeable chunk of the digital book space.

It's not as dramatic or strange as vampires and dystopias, but a sizeable chunk of current YA could be categorized as «psychic thriller.»

And actually, there's a lot of sense in revealing the Range Rover Sport in New York because — despite the undeniable off - road credentials the new Sport will offer — the natural home for a sizeable chunk of Range Rovers Sports is prowling the urban jungle — not the real one — and New York is a proper urban jungle and a big market for Land Rover.

Powering this sizeable chunk of vehicle is an uprated version of Audi's familiar 3.0 - litre common - rail, direct - injected and intercooled V6 turbodiesel, which climbs a substantial 80 Newton - metres and a less significant four kilowatts.

Those 25,000 Yarises per year would make up a sizeable chunk of the Yarises sold here.

This is a model that promises far more than it can deliver, but it also makes up a sizeable chunk of our school evaluation model, which in turn is part of our teacher evaluation model.

Charter schools of all shapes and sizes populate a sizeable chunk of Milwaukee's education scene.

We've already had a sizeable chunk of PS4 Pro preview footage to look at, of course.

Next to this we have a sizeable chunk of new content, much of it inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.

There's no reason why they wouldn't be; after all, winning these awards means that a pretty sizeable chunk of the British (and likely international) film - going masses are fans enough to cast a vote.

Having become the best - paid star on the planet through his role as Tony Stark / Iron Man and racking up a sizeable chunk of change via the Sherlock Holmes franchise it's somewhat refreshing to see Robert Downey Jr back in civvies to remind us all just how good an actor he can be.

All of these things left me tired, sleeping poorly, irritable and finding myself not able to fit in to a sizeable chunk of my closet.

But this process can take a few days, and that's a sizeable chunk of time when you should be out sightseeing or hanging in the sun and surf.

He has narrowly escaped all manner of unpleasant deaths such as drowning and being trampled by a charging elephant, and suffered the destruction of a sizeable chunk of his lungs by ammonia rising from piles of bat dung.

Among 18 - 25 year olds, the prevalence was 14 %, although it may be as high as 30 % among 18 - 39 year olds, the analysis indicates — a sizeable chunk of the working population, say the researchers.

THIS YEAR, there's a good chance that a sizeable chunk of our universe will turn up.