Sentences with phrase «slight increases»

Many models see slight increases in price and content, and certain Audis with a turbocharged I - 4 now produce 220 hp.

But the bill provides slight increases for several smaller programs while cutting or eliminating funding for others:

There have been only slight increases at the elementary level, where females have long been in the majority.

«Our analysis shows that entries to arts subjects are currently declining, following several years of slight increases,» said Becky Johnes, the EPI's senior researcher.

The findings also show slight increases in the proportion of school leaders worried about sexting, drugs and radicalisation for their pupils, as well as gangs and youth violence.

Strength training improves fat loss not only by improving your resting metabolic rate (because slight increases in muscle mass will burn more calories than if that muscle were fat) and through a mechanism called excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), which basically means that your body will continue to burn calories after your workout Though many distance runners may not be terribly concerned about fat loss specifically, they will nevertheless be heartened to know that any slight muscle mass gains from weight training will be balanced by a loss of fat, and fat certainly does not make ANYBODY faster.

Supplementing 6 - OXO leads to significant increases in free testosterone, DHT, and also slight increases in estradiol and estrone (presumably from the fact that aromatase activity is not 100 % inhibited)

Now, when we're eating healthy complex carbohydrates, these break down gradually keeping our insulin and sugar levels balanced with only slight increases after meals.

Even though some studies have produced evidence that putting the muscle under extreme conditions might result in slight increases in the number of fibers, a process known as hyperplasia, the mechanism which is responsible for increasing muscle size is called hypertrophy, which is the increase in the size of the already existing muscle fibers.

Statewide precipitation has decreased in winter (0.14 inches / decade -LSB--0.36 cm / decade]-RRB- since 1950, but no significant change has occurred in annual mean precipitation, probably because of very slight increases in spring and fall precipitation.

«The very slight increases in dystrophin production didn't seem to me reasonably likely to predict the possibility of clinical benefit,» says internist Aaron Kesselheim of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, who was one of the FDA advisory committee members who voted against recommending approval of eteplirsen.

has decreased in winter, but no significant change in annual mean precipitation potentially because of very slight increases in spring and fall precipitation; precipitation is projected to increase across Montana, primarily in spring; slight decrease in summer precipitation; variability of precipitation year - to - year projected to increase

We also did not find decreases in circulating inflammatory cytokines but rather slight increases, particularly in the vacation group.

Researchers know that all alcohol, not just wine, can cause slight increases in levels of HDL or «good» cholesterol, but those same benefits could be obtained from physical activity or niacin pills.

«The successful demonstration of this effect may enable scientists to measure extremely slight increases or decreases in the rotation of objects, including earth.»

But the study does show, she says, that «plant species can respond very quickly» to slight increases in temperature.

Slight increases in autism and ID rates are also seen in wealthier and more urban counties.

All of these changes drove mammoth populations down and reduced their geographic range, MacDonald says, making them «very vulnerable to even slight increases in hunting pressure from humans.»

Only Western New York and the Capital Region experienced slight increases in sales tax collections.

Under the proposal, the state would pick up slight increases on individual taxpayers» property tax bill, but only if the local taxing entities also keep tax growth small and work toward consolidating services.

Apart from commodities like maize, sorghum and soya beans that remained stable at N6, 000, N6, 500 and N15, 000 respectively, others recorded slight increases.

Data from a 2008 Furman Center study of the policies in California and Massachusetts indicated that IZ programs there resulted in only slight increases in housing costs and only minute decreases in new construction, or have no impact on the market at all.

No other candidate would receive double - digit support under this scenario, though several minor candidates would get slight increases in their support compared with what it is with all candidates running.

Cuomo's plan would use state money to refund slight increases directly to individual homeowners - but only if those local governments also keep tax increases to under 2 percent and make serious plans to consolidate services.

Vanguard survey of parallel market exchange rate in major cities shows that while there were slight increases in demand for foreign exchange, the Naira remained firm at N295 per dollar.

Town officials believe both communities have seen slight increases in population since then.

• In the US, Parents Fair Share which worked with only the most disadvantaged non-resident fathers, managed to effect slight increases in the amount of child support paid; and also brought about positive effects on father - child contact where levels had been particularly low (Mincy & Pouncy, 2002)..

Most other specific operating expenses as a percentage of total expenses have slight increases, most notably, allocation for technology expenses is up 2.1 %.

The slight increases have lenders being more selective with those getting auto loans, said Zabritski.

This reflects the Bank of Canada's projections for sharply lower real GDP growth in 2015, and slight increases in real GDP growth in outer years versus budget forecasts, as excess capacity from the recession is recovered.

But Mike Tringale, SVP of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, told Business Insider by email that slight increases, such as the graph shows, can make clinical differences for people with allergies.

New vehicle sales in Western Australia registered a slight increase in March compared with the same month last year, while sales for the 12 months to March were up 5.3 per cent on the prior year, according to the latest data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

Yet fewer than half of employers (47 %) plan to pay holiday bonuses this season, according to the same poll, a slight increase over last year's 45 %.

Even with the large, diverse new class of invitees, though, the Academy would only be increasing the percentage of minorities that make up its membership from 8 % to 11 %, a slight increase that indicates how much further the Academy needs to go to meet its diversity goals.

It's a slight increase over 2012, but he doesn't expect the number to grow much higher.

Waste management company Tox Free Solutions has posted a slight increase in profit despite a dip in revenue, but has increased its return to shareholders.

«We've only seen the slightest increase in Americans taking a vacation this year,» said Daniel Durazo, director of communications at Allianz Global Assistance USA.

While their numbers differ, separate studies by the provincial government, Statistics Canada and the Fraser Institute all show a slight increase in household taxes under the HST, skewed toward higher - income households.

Analysts said that would be a slight increase on 2017, when the automakers are estimated to have sold about 7.3 million vehicles, their lowest in five years.

While the consumer spending report is only one small data point among a dozen factors, it could be a sign that we will see pay stabilization, and even show us a slight increase over the next few months.

On the other hand, the median woman working full - time, full - year saw a slight increase of 0.5 percent, from $ 39,427 to $ 39,621.

From the observational studies, which consisted of around 406,000 participants in total, the researchers found a link between artificial sweeteners and a small increase in BMI (plus a slight increase in the likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes).

The major differences in this year's immersive programming content is the slight increase in narrative works.

«If you design the right additive, you can dramatically improve the properties of a material for only a slight increase in cost,» says CEO Max Biberger.

«A slight increase in demand for turkey is responsible for the moderate price increase our shoppers reported for the bird.»

Just 6 % of the top paid CEOs in the US last year were women, according to the analysis, a slight increase from about 5 % in 2015 and 2014.

The Bank of Canada's newest forecast, released January 18, predicts Canada's gross domestic product will expand 2.1 % in 2017, a slight increase from the the central bank's previous outlook of 2 %.

The deal comes after Canon late last month reported a slight increase in fourth - quarter profit, as a weaker yen and rising sales of office equipment offset weakness in a camera division competing with smartphones capable of high - quality imaging.

As of Oct. 10, the U.S. owes over $ 20 trillion in debt, a slight increase from January.

The slight increase in 2014 — 15 is largely due to higher combined net income from Ontario Power Generation Inc. and Hydro One Inc., which carries forward to 2015 — 16.