Sentences with phrase «spend less than a quarter»

Housing costs are also substantially lower; you'll spend less than a quarter of your pay on a home or apartment.

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Tesla's capital expenditures declined in the quarter and the company cut its spending forecasts for 2018, saying it would spend less than $ 3 billion.

From the East Side to South Buffalo, and in Black Rock, Buffalo spent just under $ 4.3 million in federal funds rehabilitating 10 houses that were then put up for sale in the past three years, eventually likely to sell for less than a quarter of what it took to improve them.

Three quarters of all New York players have spent less than $ 100 in entry fees and the average contest fee is $ 3.86, Schiller said.

He has been slow to raise campaign funds over the past five quarters, raising and spending less than $ 1 M and has consistantly polled under 5 % in that same timeframe.

There are major savings that can be made, in legal aid, in central staffing and in the bureaucratic NOMS empire, but a quarter of the department's budget is spent on prisons, and this scale of savings can only be realised if prison numbers are less than expected in 2015, so jails can actually be closed, or not built in the first place.

Less than a quarter of the money spent in this race - which has eclipsed $ 12 million and is still rising - comes from individual donors.

But ministry officials say that is less than a quarter of what is needed to meet spending commitments through the end of the year.

Last year, the select committee estimated from government figures that Britain spends less than Italy on civil aircraft R&D, one - third as much as France, and one - quarter the amount Germany spends.

Scientists found that the mice in the luxury accommodations spent an average of 40 percent of their time on their in - home exercise wheel and had significantly less fat tissue around their aortas and weighed up to 40 percent less than their compeers from the cramped quarters.

I try vigilantly to try to stay within the MAF range I had calculated; but I usually spend about slightly less than a quarter of my workout time out of the zone, even with my best efforts (too high AND too low).

Spending on online personals dipped during the first two quarters of this year to less than $ 114 million, compared with $ 117 million in the last quarter a year ago.

Recent surveys found that three quarters of children spend less than an hour each day playing outside; and more than one in nine children in England haven't set foot in a park, forest, beach or natural environment for at least twelve months.

To fix our worst schools, $ 7 billion is really just a drop in the bucket — less than one quarter of one percent of overall education spending during that time period.

Also, the amount of time children spend outside is dramatically decreasing, in fact - three quarters of UK children are spending less time outdoors than prison inmates due to lack of green spaces and the influence of technology.

The amount of time children spend outside is dramatically decreasing, in fact - three quarters of UK children are spending less time outdoors than prison inmates due to lack of green spaces and the influence of technology, indicating we desperately need to reconnect our children with nature to increase their appreciation for their surroundings.

Spending was up less than one percentage point in March but down 0.8 points for the quarter.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

A recent survey found that 32 percent of Americans plan to «save more, spend less», while more than a quarter (27.5 percent) intend to pay down...

Each month or at the very least each quarter, deposit new funds that you have created by spending less than you earn into your investment account.

Seeing how far you could get on one quarter or putting your name proudly at the top of the leaderboard is very fun, and the presentation doesn't matter as much when you're mowing down enemies on a title you spent less on than a large fancy cup of coffee.

If you currently use the VAT flat rate scheme to work out how much VAT to pay each quarter and buy very few goods in your business (specifically, you spend less than 2 % of your sales on goods, not services, in an accounting period, or less than # 1,000 a year on certain goods) then you may find you have to use the new «limited cost trader» rate.

Spending roughly $ 400 a month, which is less than the average US family spends on groceries, card holders could easily receive 2,500 pounds of carbon offsets each quarter.

The U.S. economy grew far less than expected in the second quarter as inventories fell for the first time since 2011, but a surge in consumer spending pointed to underlying strength.

In the United States, annual federal spending for all energy research and development — not just the research aimed at climate - friendly technologies — is less than half what it was a quarter - century ago.

To illustrate the challenge Nintendo faces, during its first two months of availability after launching worldwide on November 21, 2017, Nintendo's mobile Animal Crossing had grossed approximately $ 20 million across the App Store and Google Play, less than one quarter of the $ 86 million players spent in Fire Emblem Heroes during its first two months.

The U.S. economy expanded less than forecast in the fourth quarter as consumers curbed spending and government agencies cut back.