Sentences with phrase «slight gains in»

«Given no major surprise in the data, the national outlook for real estate market remains essentially unchanged, with home sales expected to squeak out slight gains in 2016 and 2017 while commercial building vacancy rates should continue to fall,» said NAR Chief Economist, Dr. Lawrence Yun.

It is generally losing ice, though mostly on the coast whereas there may be slight gains in East Antarctica.

Adobe says users with single core chips should also see slight gains in performance.

Barnes & Noble reporting slight gains in comparable sales in its core book selling business after years of declines that had led many to wonder whether the largest remaining bookstore chain might suffer the same fate as Borders, which went out of business four years ago.

The Malloy Administration may be keeping the «Lid On Mastery Test Scores,» but in New York, politicians are already vying for credit after «New York City public school students show slight gains in math and reading tests.»

Black students make slight gains in reading.

Since 2005, U.S. high school seniors have made slight gains in both their reading and math skills, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Education.

While 2015 wasn't a dramatic improvement over the prior year, Roadside did notch slight gains in box office receipts and average Metascore.

In other areas, many Districts reported growth in the transportation sector, little change in residential construction, slight gains in non-residential building, and steady loan demand.

The Canadian dollar has posted slight gains in the Thursday session.

On the other hand, a slight gain in strength may not counterbalance a loss of harmony, and great strength accompanied by serious discord may be inferior to a simple and placid harmony.

If, as I expect, the Conservatives benefit from a further slight gain in support between now and Thursday, they could end up with a modest lead over Labour.

The same men who experienced a slight gain in lean muscle mass experienced a more significant reduction in body fat.

The US National Snow and Ice Data Center states there has been a slight gain in Antarctic sea - ice cover of 0.9 per cent since 1979, the equivalent of about 100,000 sq km per decade.

In fact, there has been a slight gain in winter sea ice since 1979: about 0.2 million square miles.

Citing a weak second half and aggressive lateral investment, Shearman & Sterling posted a slight gain in gross revenue, a slight dip in revenue per lawyer, and stagnant profits per partner, according to The American Lawyer's reporting.

But the slight gain in audio fidelity, addition of virtual surround capability, and the readily available desktop controls afforded by the i60 have us thinking the extra C - note may be worth it.

Seniors Housing Posts Slight Gain in Occupancy in 1st Quarter While Rent Growth Remains Stable and Construction Pace Slows

Wage growth was the surprise component of January's report with only a slight gain in average hourly earnings of 0.1 percent.

Exceptionally low interest rates helped ensure a slight gain in nationwide housing affordability amid relatively stable house prices in the final quarter of 2012, according to the National Association of Home Builders Index (HOI), released recently.

Not exact matches

«That way, when you see slight variations in things, you gain a more comprehensive understanding of what you're dealing with.»

Elsewhere in forex markets, it's a relatively calm day, with a slight correction in the risk - off trade that we have been monitoring for weeks, as the yen is a tad lower today against all of its major peers, while the Dollar couldn't gain on risk - on currencies, despite the equity weakness.

The Euro and the Great British Pound stand out in the otherwise quiet forex segment, sporting gains against the other majors, even after the slight positive surprise form the US retail sales report.

Construction spending was flat in July but declines in May and June were revised to show slight gains, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

Miller Lite eked out a slight volume gain in 2016, as shipments grew 0.1 % as market share in the beer category held steady at 6.2 %, according to Beer Marketer's Insights.

Following a January rally, the global commodities complex underwent declines in February before partially recovering in March; for the first quarter as a whole, the benchmark Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB Index (CRB) gained 0.8 % on a price - only basis.1 Among the 19 component commodities tracked by the CRB, advancers had a slight edge over decliners, buoyed by growth in global economies and weakness in the trade - weighted US dollar, which retreated 2.1 %, according to the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) US Dollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity winners.

Gold in Singapore ticked marginally lower again overnight prior to seeing slight gains on the open in London as European shares saw falls.

(Source) The slight uptick in men's wages just before the recession was the first noticeable increase in decades, and much of those gains were lost in the recession.

EUR / USD has posted slight losses in the Thursday session, erasing the gains seen on Tuesday.

In Greater China, stocks made slight gains.

EUR / USD has posted slight losses in the Wednesday session, erasing the gains seen on Tuesday.

The Japanese yen gained a slight 0.06 percent against the US dollar at midday in the Asian trading session on Wednesday.

Major Asian equities started off the week on a largely positive note with major gains seen in Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong and slight losses seen in China and South Korea.

As tensions eased in Syria the GOLD gave back all of Wednesday's gains while holding onto a slight increase for the week.

As the chart above illustrates, we locked in a 12 % gain (on an eight day hold) in NUAN by selling into strength of the slight gap up on January 17th.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained a slight 0.06 percent, trading at 20,626 before the end of the trading day in TokyIn Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained a slight 0.06 percent, trading at 20,626 before the end of the trading day in Tokyin Tokyo.

Ethereum gained a slight 0.99 percent to about $ 311 before midday in Asia.

Once again, the Cassandras of Dow - Jones had recorded a slump in rails and industrials against which the gains in oils were too slight to be noticeable.

Despite Sunderland gaining just 1 point so far this season, they're actually slight «favorites» in this match and should have won last week before blowing a 2 - 0 lead.

Javier Mascherano staring a charging midfielder dead in the eye, and stopping him right in his tracks, before his over-zealous rampage through the heart of Liverpool's defence could even gain the slightest bit of traction.

Most women will notice a slight weight gain in the beginning of pregnancy, usually about four pounds during the first trimester.

«While there has been a slight decline in participation, it does not reflect the measurable and positive gains we have made as a school district in making improvements to the nutritional quality of our school breakfast and lunch programs.»

NYSED released the 2015 statewide scores showing a «slight proficiency» gains in ELA and Math.

Boundary changes: Almost insignificant, Hove gains a few hundred voters from the tidying up of the boundary with Brighton Pavilion to match slight changes in the ward boundaries.

Although there was a slight drop in their share of the vote, they made significant gains at the expense of Labour.

The wild - type mice didn't develop colitis, but showed low - grade inflammation in their intestines and several features of metabolic syndrome: slight weight gain, increased body fat and food intake, and higher blood sugar levels, which indicate poor glucose regulation associated with diabetes.

The reps in this week also rely on the reverse pyramid scheme, but with slight increase in the third set, where you do 15 reps.. This may not follow the ideal range for building muscles, yet, increasing the number will you in increasing muscular endurance, thus providing sound basis for further gains in size and strength.

To be totally honest, people who take steroids are probably not going to have to do much aerobically because anabolics have a slight thermogenic effect and also they will be in such a superior muscle building situation that most gains (initially at least — not long term) will be in the way of muscle, not bodyfat.

Students who practiced the Transcendental Meditation program showed significant increases in math and English scale scores and performance level scores over a one - year period.A significant portion of the meditating students — 41 percent — showed a gain of at least one performance level in math, compared to 15 percent of the non-meditating students in the control group.Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a slight gain.

The correlation works both ways, too: A small 2014 study found that people who gained even just 5 % of their body weight saw slight boosts in their blood pressure.