Sentences with phrase «smallest point in the past»

Good news for fans of planet Earth: The seasonal hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was at its second - smallest point in the past 20 years, according to new research from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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On average, the 30 large and small pharmaceutical and biotech companies IDEA Pharma examined got just 11 % of their 2017 revenue from drugs developed within the past five years, says Mike Rea, the firm's CEO and one of the most insightful people I've met — no exaggeration — when it comes to pinpointing innovation choke points in the drug industry.

A recent survey of small - business owners conducted for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by Harris Interactive reported an 11 percentage point rise in the last year in the number of owners who are unsure of whether their business will be better off in the future than it has been in the past.

In the past 12 months, this small ETF has outperformed its main competitors such as IEMG and VWO by as much as 10 percentage points, as the chart below shows.

In practice though, these institutions typically invest in a small group of established funds because they can point to the fund's reputation and past performancIn practice though, these institutions typically invest in a small group of established funds because they can point to the fund's reputation and past performancin a small group of established funds because they can point to the fund's reputation and past performance.

In the September quarter, this deficit stood at around 3 per cent of GDP, somewhat smaller than in the previous quarter, but still around 2 percentage points larger than the average over the past decadIn the September quarter, this deficit stood at around 3 per cent of GDP, somewhat smaller than in the previous quarter, but still around 2 percentage points larger than the average over the past decadin the previous quarter, but still around 2 percentage points larger than the average over the past decade.

The general conclusion is, however, that a small number of specially trained ministers will be needed much more in the near future than in the past, and that the chaplaincy model helps with most of these up to a point but must be supplemented and altered if some of the most genuine needs are to be met.

That number, which grew nearly one percentage point every year from 2008 to 2011, grew only 0.3 % last year — from 17.5 % in 2011 to 17.8 % in 2012 — making it the smallest increase over the past five years.

Its carbonated soft drink business grew 0.4 points by volume in the past year and its main growth platform, Indonesia, is still relatively small and holds a few risks.

However, our biggest issue seems to be the same old one we've had over the past years... Defending slender leads in tight games or winning with small margins when we are not at our best or when we need points the most!

I love this confident mood among the gooners after a huge sin over our arch enemies, especially with international break on, which means two weeks of party mood, hopefully we can consolidate united win by defeating Watford otherwise it will be back to square one, so the boys and the management should be as motivated as they were against united, we have seen in past they getting over confident against the so called small teams and dropping unnecessary points, 3 pts are 3 pts regardless of the opponents.

In the past going a goal up would have been guarantee of victory, but they have dropped points after going ahead, they are less impressive from set - pieces in both boxes, and showed against Sporting that now the squad has become smaller, players are becoming affected by injuries and tirednesIn the past going a goal up would have been guarantee of victory, but they have dropped points after going ahead, they are less impressive from set - pieces in both boxes, and showed against Sporting that now the squad has become smaller, players are becoming affected by injuries and tirednesin both boxes, and showed against Sporting that now the squad has become smaller, players are becoming affected by injuries and tiredness.

Often it's the small unexpected details or points of commonality that create a connection — for instance, a shared interest in dogs or a favorite hobby or past - time.

For polls conducted in the past week, on average the Conservatives still had a large, 14 - point lead amongst men, but only a small, 4 - point lead amongst women.

In fact, the overall difference between medication and placebo was so small that it was «clinically insignificant» for all but the most depressed patients, Kirsch says, a point that was consistent with his past findings.

But although some evidence points to past water oceans on Mars, only small amounts of carbonates have been found there — in Martian meteorites that landed on Earth and in atmospheric dust and bright soils on the planet.

Things get twisty and more complicated from there — perhaps a bit too complicated, as major plot points later in «Small Crimes» hinge on a past we never see with characters we never meet described only through expository dialogue that is difficult to keep clear.

I wanted to single out both mainstream characters we're all familiar with and who have become key members of the LGBT media canon (the ladies of Litchfield, the boys from Noah's Arc, Justin Suarez, Ricki Vazquez, Almodóvar's steamy couples) but I also made it a point to single out characters in independent films that many would not be familiar with, and to highlight the work of character actors in smaller roles in tv shows past and present.

I would point out, though, that there are a lot of people who really prefer to purchase an American - branded car, and their choices in small cars were embarrassingly limited in the past.

Until recently, a small number of Amazon reviewers also left their personal email addresses in their profiles, but at some point in the past few weeks Amazon removed the emails.

If you're publishing only in ebook, you can usually get away with buying the extra small size because your eye simply can't see details past a certain point, not on the screen.

This pattern consists of a relatively large bearish candle, followed by a small real - bodied second candle that is either slightly bearish or a doji (since there are rarely gaps in Forex), and then a third candle who's real body pulls into and closes past, at least, the halfway point of the first candle's real body (see the image above).

With that in mind, here are some of the pain points of small business loans and how to get past them so you can find the right financing for your business.

She was covered in feces, appeared to have had puppies at some point in the past, had small wounds on her face — and was extremely hungry and thirsty.

«Orthopedic beds that feature convoluted foam to help relieve the pressure points on the pet's body during rest continue to be a growing segment,» says Brad Kane, with Petmate, adding that demand for beds designed specifically for a dog's size and breed, such as toy and small breed dogs, has soared in the past few seasons.

Exactly what this creature is or why it even exists is up for debate because it looks completely out - of - place and only appears once in the game and only for a very small amount of time, but the point is stealth is the key to progressing past it.

Belgium may be one of the smallest countries in the world, but it's growing past the point where beer, chocolate and diamonds are its only meaningful exports.

For there was obviously no way that this would be a show of anything remotely resembling the figurative art of the past; it all has to be new and instantly striking, with its own unique selling point — whatever can be summarised in the smallest number of words.

Near the Jefferson stop this past weekend, chalk arrows on the sidewalks pointed to «art and beer,» leading the way to small gatherings in Ridgewood community gardens and parked moving vans filled with art.

In my briefings to the Association of Small Island States in Bali, the 41 Island Nations of the Caribbean, Pacific, and Indian Ocean (and later circulated to all member states), I pointed out that IPCC had seriously and systematically UNDERESTIMATED the extent of climate change, showing that the sensitivity of temperature and sea level to CO2 clearly shown by the past climate record in coral reefs, ice cores, and deep sea sediments is orders of magnitude higher than IPCC's modelIn my briefings to the Association of Small Island States in Bali, the 41 Island Nations of the Caribbean, Pacific, and Indian Ocean (and later circulated to all member states), I pointed out that IPCC had seriously and systematically UNDERESTIMATED the extent of climate change, showing that the sensitivity of temperature and sea level to CO2 clearly shown by the past climate record in coral reefs, ice cores, and deep sea sediments is orders of magnitude higher than IPCC's modelin Bali, the 41 Island Nations of the Caribbean, Pacific, and Indian Ocean (and later circulated to all member states), I pointed out that IPCC had seriously and systematically UNDERESTIMATED the extent of climate change, showing that the sensitivity of temperature and sea level to CO2 clearly shown by the past climate record in coral reefs, ice cores, and deep sea sediments is orders of magnitude higher than IPCC's modelin coral reefs, ice cores, and deep sea sediments is orders of magnitude higher than IPCC's models.

First, there is no point in the past 150 years where sea ice extent is as small as it has been in recent years.

The system is pushed by small changes in control variables past thresholds at which points the balance of ice, dust, cloud and biology shifts.

BBD «But the main point here is that if the climate system was sensitive to small changes in forcing in the relatively recent past, then it still is today.»

the main point here is that if the climate system was sensitive to small changes in forcing in the relatively recent past, then it still is today.»

But the main point here is that if the climate system was sensitive to small changes in forcing in the relatively recent past, then it still is today.

Gavin (correctly) points out that if a relatively small temperature change of the past century caused the observed 115 ppm change in CO2 concentration, then much larger changes in past global temperature (e.g., glacial / interglacial temperature changes) ought to have caused swings in CO2 of 500-1000 ppm.

It's quite feasible that a very small increase in pCO2 could drive the system past a «tipping point» where the general behavior would change.

Many of the people I interviewed either proved their ability to live in a very small space at some point in the past — by living in a trailer, or a small studio apartment — or got comfortable with it by experimenting on themselves.

Any darkening or soot on the outlet is evidence of a spark or a small fire at some point in the past, and that's downright dangerous.

Of course, Vodafone would argue that its 4G smartphone for $ 99 challenges Boost's claim, but either way, actually decent Android smartphones are available at sub - $ 100 price points, as opposed to the crappier and smaller phones that we've seen in the past.