Sentences with phrase «slight dips in»

Living in Southern California, the fall months are essentially a continuation of the summer months, with slight dips in temperatures.

Even though that represents huge growth from the $ 12.40 price tag it had last summer, even slight dips in the market now spark anxiety among speculators.

Using the «transit method» to discover exoplanets, the system watches stars for slight dips in their brightness, a sign that an exoplanet orbited in front of its host star.

By observing slight dips in the light from distant stars — which correspond to planets «transiting» between their host stars and the telescope's lens — Kepler has discovered 135 confirmed planets and 3,548 planet candidates.

They monitored more than 34,000 stars, searching for slight dips in their brightnesses from the shadows of giant planets crossing in front.

Kepler watches for extremely slight dips in the amount of light coming from a star, a possible indication that a planet is passing across the star's face in what astronomers call a transit.

But they're often thwarted when, with the slightest dip in temperature, the plants sprout tiny, unsalable stems.

PARIS, May 3 - France's Thales posted a 7.2 percent underlying rise in first - quarter sales on Thursday as growth in defense and transport systems offset a slight dip in aerospace revenues.

PARIS, May 3 - France's Thales posted a 7.2 percent underlying rise in first - quarter sales on Thursday as growth in defence and transport systems offset a slight dip in aerospace revenues.

The slight dip in rewards with the Capital One ® VentureOne ® Rewards Credit Card is made up for in other places though.

Also helping matters in the third quarter was a slight dip in interest rates after they had risen earlier in the year.

After more than two years of consecutive monthly passenger growth, Baltimore - Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport saw a slight dip in September, which executive director Ricky Smith attributed to the recent hurricanes hitting Florida.

The traffic figures are very good, and though there was a slight dip in 2016, it recovered soon after.

A slight dip in the base is sufficient.

Spoon in the flour, make a slight dip in the centre and add the sugar and yeast.

Despite a slight dip in form this season, the 31 - year - old remains a world class performer on his day and one who could still shine at a top English club.

Regardless, there always seems to be a slight dip in form when Stevie G is missing (right now is not the time to have a dip in form).

After enjoying a slick start to their season, with wins over Manchester City in the FA Community Shield and Crystal Palace in the Premier League opener, Arsenal just had a slight dip in form towards the end of August.

Lemar shone for Monaco last season and despite a slight dip in form this term, he seems ideal to replace Philippe Coutinho in attack after his January departure to Barcelona.

The 22 - year - old undoubtedly looks one of the top young talents in Europe right now, even if he has suffered a slight dip in form at Monaco this season.

The slight dip in goals seems mostly related to a league - wide conversion slump.

After a very slight dip in form, Alli is truly back to his best.

Sometimes, a slight dip in your temperature can occur because you're not taking your BBT properly.

And again, somebody mentioned most women will start work three, four months after having baby, if your period returns at that time, that can also cause a slight dip in your supply as well as birth control, a lot of women will again start taking right around the time, right when they return to work and so that can't be blamed on the work, but it also might just be birth control.

The same poll found a slight dip in the Trump's popularity in his home state of New York during the first days of his new administration.

Balanced against those positives are a slight dip in consumer confidence in the metropolitan area in March from a month earlier over the recent trade dispute between the United States and China over imports, and on the volatile ups and downs of Wall Street, said pollster Doug Lonnstro of The Siena College Research Institute.

New York state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says officials will be keeping an eye on tax collections during this holiday season after a slight dip in receipts.

On the contrary, a Siena College poll released Monday found a slight dip in the Trump's popularity in the first days of his new administration.

And incumbent Democrat State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli leads his Republican challenger, Bob Antonacci, 56 to 27 percent, a slight dip in DiNapoli's numbers from last month.

Crucially, Kepler also detected a slight dip in luminosity, much less dramatic than the dimming associated with the planet passing in front of the star, when HAT - P - 7 b passed behind its star — the spacecraft was seeing only the star's light, without the reflection and glow from the exoplanet.

India is believed to have more cases of dengue than any other country in the world, and except for a slight dip in 2011, the incidence rate has grown steadily there in recent years.

Kepler continuously tracks more than 150,000 stars; when a planet passes in front of one of them, in a kind of mini eclipse known as a transit, the spacecraft registers a slight dip in the star's apparent brightness.

Like the currently operational Kepler Space Telescope, TESS will be in the lookout for exoplanets that orbit in front of their host stars, resulting in a slight dip in starlight.

A deep valley leaves a slight dip in the ocean surface.

The racerback and elastic logo band keep things sporty, while a slight dip in the neckline helps accentuate a smaller chest and make it appear more pronounced.

For men, while small amounts of alcohol (2 - 3 beers a day) will not greatly affect your hormone production, it will still cause a slight dip in testosterone levels.

Another reason I stopped was that I felt a slight dip in my mood as well.

A slight dip in the base is sufficient.

For all my petite ladies out there, look for booties that have a slight dip in the front to wear with dresses.

As you'll have noticed from the slight dip in regular posts, apologies — November has been an extremely busy month!

When your batting average is so high, it can be the case that the slightest dip in quality is overstated as something far more troubling than it actually is.

Final Verdict: As funny as ever, but a slight dip in quality coupled with the fact this is the last of the Spaced episodes makes it slightly disappointing.

Indeed, in 1999 Houston's reading and math scores actually dropped, and the state showed a slight dip in reading.

-- November 2015 - January 2016 Sales: down 5.0 % to 421 — It's not surprising to see a slight dip in sales of Land Rover's least practical, most style - centric model now that the more affordable, more spacious Discovery Sport is widely available.

Following a slight dip in 2014 and 2015, there were 11 commenced in 2016.

While the market as a whole experienced a slight dip in 2013, sales of women's prestige fragrances actually climbed by 8 percent in the first quarter alone.

Thirdly, I added to my small position in GYRO; they just announced a rights offering, causing a slight dip in the share price.

If this slight dip in FHA mortgage defaults is a preview of recovering housing markets and mortgage lending activity, we're all for it.

Remember that each time you apply, the lender does a «hard pull» on your credit, which causes a slight dip in your score.

Limping may be an overstatement; what I really notice is a slight dip in his gait.