Sentences with phrase «substantial segment of»

They can nourish a substantial segment of the nation's future leadership, coming out of the churches, in their particular traditions and perceptions of the challenges of the future.

American collegians are largely amenable to organized religion, and a substantial segment of them identify themselves as morally conservative.

George Rupp: The vote in the U.K. in favor of Brexit, the rejection by referendum of the peace agreement in Colombia, and the 2016 U.S. election all illustrate the power of democratic processes to register forcefully how the prevailing wisdom of a social order may not be in touch with substantial segments of the population.

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The International segment reported a loss from continuing operations before income taxes of $ 1.3 million on a US GAAP basis and an underlying pretax loss of $ 1.0 million in the fourth quarter, versus a loss of $ 5.1 million for both measures a year ago, driven by the addition of the Miller brands, volume growth and positive pricing in Latin America and Australia, cost savings in MG&A, and cycling the substantial restructure of our China business in 2015.

This transaction comes after MetLife's previously announced plan to pursue the separation of a substantial portion of its U.S. Retail segment.

While it still operates a substantial cask wine business and many of its brands are in the «commercial» wine segment, it has also moved further upmarket with acquisitions such as the Grant Burge Wines purchase in late 2014.

While it still operates a substantial cask wine business and many of its brands are in the «commercial» wine segment, it has moved further upmarket with acquisitions such as the Grant Burge Wines purchase in late 2014.

Tying Shrekless for the honor of the disc's most substantial cartoon, this 2009 NBC special also avoids segments in favor of one single narrative.

[111] Research in whole language classrooms suggests that writing is the medium through which both phonemic awareness and phonics knowledge develop — the former because students have to segment the speech stream of spoken words in order to focus on a phoneme and the latter because there is substantial transfer value from the focus on sound - symbol information in spelling to symbol - sound knowledge in reading.

The tolled highway is comprised of three sections: (i) Triangle Expressway extends from NC 147 at I - 40 south 3.4 miles and reached substantial completion in December 2011; (ii) Northern Wake Expressway (NC 540), a 2.8 - mile segment, which opened to traffic in 2007 and was constructed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation with Surface Transportation Funds; and (iii) Western Wake Freeway, which connects with Northern Wake Expressway, covers a distance of 12.6 miles, and reached substantial completion in late 2012.

«Following the substantial rise in volumes last year, we can expect production growth to ease slightly over coming months,» Hawes says of the CV segment.

India is one of the biggest markets for subcompact SUVs and crossovers in the world and every automotive manufacturer wishes to have a substantial slice of the pie in these segments.

Largely because of the Jeep badge, FCA expects to be able to sell the Scrambler at a substantial premium compared with competitors in the medium pickup segment.

The performance marks a substantial about - turn from February, when Colorado sales grew slower than the rest of the segment.

Reigning at the higher end of the premium compact segment, this Mini flagship is a revolution with substantial growth in size.»

In a bid to make its mark in the segment, Toyota will be offering a host of features along with efficient engines and spacious interiors to take a substantial slice of the pie.

With the widest track in the segment, the Silverado is substantial but it eschews the bulbous but juvenile muscularity of some of its competitors.

With the widest track in the segment, the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado is substantial but it eschews the bulbous but juvenile muscularity of some of its competitors.

Kudos to Honda for getting the design and the rear legroom right as a substantial sales of the sub 4 metre sedan segment is from cab owners.

«We have further sharpened our large sport sedan,» says Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Board Member for Technical Development at AUDI AG; he continues «The new Audi S8 plus has a substantial gain in power and defines the pinnacle of sporty performance in the segment.

Samsung has already launched a trio of Galaxy Gear smartwatches and fitness trackers while Google has made substantial investments in the field, having acquired several companies with a presence in the smart wearable segment.

Changes in book length, both up and down, as the need to provide an item of a substantial and regular physical size disappears as print books decline for genre fiction and later other segments.

Our best risk / reward idea is Reading International (RDI), an internationally diversified movie exhibitor, with a related business segment that owns, develops and operates substantial real estate assets, many of which are entertainment - themed retail centers («ETRCs») anchored by Reading's cinema multiplexes.

Our best risk / reward idea is Reading International (NASDAQ: RDI), an internationally diversified movie exhibitor, with a related business segment that owns, develops and operates substantial real estate assets, many of which are entertainment - themed retail centers («ETRCs») anchored by Reading's cinema multiplexes.

Seed Resources, with Birdola's strong brand equity, has developed a substantial share of the premium domestic wild bird seed cake business, an attractive segment of the wild bird feeding market.

These seven artists serve as cultural anthropologists of our time, each creating a substantial body of work focusing on various segments of American youth.

Our analysis includes any segment devoted to climate change, as well as any substantial mention (more than one paragraph of a news transcript or a definitive statement by a media figure) about climate change impacts or actions.

Similarly, whilst the extent of the 1820 changes may be too short to be fully noted in the coarser scales of some non-instrumental proxy records, or in the 50 year segment, in the decadal scale it clearly stands out as a period of increasing warmth, followed by a substantial drop then a recovery.

Our analysis includes any segment devoted to climate change, as well as any substantial mention (more than one paragraph of a news transcript and / or or a definitive statement about climate change).

As highlighted in the chart above, Colorfy — one of the longest - standing apps in the adult coloring book segment — led by a substantial margin.

«We could see substantial growth in this segment of the market if the economy continues to grow and mortgage rates rise only gradually, potentially driving overall market growth.»

Bayless also addressed the topic of the substantial amounts of domestic and foreign capital entering the student housing segment.