Sentences with phrase «than every other year by»

And, if the world were to warm by 3C, the Arctic could experience an ice - free summer more often than every other year by the end of the century.

Not exact matches

After adjusting for rebates and other discounts offered by pharmaceutical companies, spending totaled $ 309.5 billion, 8.5 % higher than the previous year.

Also known as ultra-high definition, or UHD, sets, the devices should bring in more retail sales dollars than any other «emerging technology» gadget this year, as we can see in this chart from Statista, which is based on a forecast by the Consumer Technology Association.

With a burgeoning tech industry that's expected to grow by more than 15,000 jobs over the next four years, Vancouver makes the ideal location for the first Red Academy, but Gilbert says she and Mansell hope to take the concept beyond B.C. and open locations in other major Canadian cities.

So while some of the elderly self - employed will be motivated by paying their bills, others may have decided to spend the years they have left working for themselves rather than for others.

While Bitcoin surged last year along with other cryptocurrencies, much of that more than 20-fold rise was driven by men.

Dale Carnegie once said, «You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.»

The industry has stepped up its political contributions, snatched up some of Washington's finest consultants and lobbyists and just launched the first tech super PAC — or political action committee — led by none other than that hoodie - wearing, 28 - year old social media whiz Mark Zuckerberg.

In 1971, its first full year as a public company, its stock rose more than any other, by 470 %, according to the company's museum.

Betting on other spreads has worked better with refining margins increasing sharply this year, as heavy demand for distillates has boosted those margins by more than 50 % in the last two months.

Think of customers as friends you hope to influence by remembering the following wisdom from Dale Carnegie: «You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.»

The throwback theme even has an impact on social engagement: Last year's event experienced the broadest reach and engagement on NASCAR social platforms other than the Daytona 500, the sport's marquee race, and NASCAR digital platform visits increased by 35 percent.

Others say the recent prices simply reflect the fact that digital currencies are a far more sturdy asset than they were two years ago, and their values can no longer be derailed by a bit of negative news.

Other than making vague promises to place more police officers on the streets, encouraging DNA testing for death - row inmates and calling for the need to reduce recidivism by investing in «proven community - based law - enforcement programs,» the Democrats» policy solutions over the past eight years have done little to dismantle the carceral state that they helped create.

Solar power is on pace for the first time this year to contribute more new electricity to the grid than will any other form of energy — a feat driven more by economics than green mandates.

The drugmaker's political action committee spent $ 405,000 on federal campaign donations and other political outlays last year, more than in 2016 — an election year — and nearly double its allocation for 2015, data compiled by Kaiser Health News show.

Some are more fun than others, but by the end of four years, any college student should be able to see the benefit of having all of them.

By some estimates, they spend $ 400 billion more per year on goods and services than any other generation.

Entrepreneurs who succeeded by investing in a good industry and year (e.g., computers in 1983) are far more likely to succeed in their subsequent ventures than those who succeeded by doing better than other firms founded in the same industry and year (e.g., succeeding in computers in 1985).

A 2013 analysis of the Senate's immigration reform bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates its passage would have resulted in nine million more people entering the U.S. work force in the next 20 years, with new immigrants participating at a higher rate, on average, than other U.S. residents.

The documents, which cover more than 40 years worth of offshore companies created by the Mossack Fonseca firm, also exposed the holdings of a dozen other global leaders.

Others spend big bucks to pull off elaborate multi-day affairs, such as the planned three - day New York celebration for 83 - year old billionaire investor George Soros starting Friday that will be attended by more than 500 guests, including hedge fund titans and prominent political leaders.

A former U.S. ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, who like many others was repeatedly targeted by Fancy Bear but has yet to receive any warning from the FBI, said the lackluster response risked something worse than last year's parade of leaks.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

«We proudly carry more passengers to and from California airports than any other airline and continue to invest in the Golden State by adding new short, medium, and long - haul service this year from all nine of our California airports,» Andrew Watterson, Southwest Airlines senior vice president of network and revenue management, said in a statement.

Altogether, more than half of all consumers plan to celebrate by buying something, spending an average of $ 143.56 on flowers, jewelry, candy, clothes and other gifts, up from $ 136.57 last year, according to the National Retail Federation's Valentine's Day consumer spending survey.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

Brooks, president and CEO since August 2008, has accomplished many things in her three - plus years on the job — by the Bay's own accounting (and as a privately held company, there's no other kind), sales are stronger now than they've been in more than a decade, up 9 % in the second half of 2011 — but chief among them has been rebuilding the Bay brand in her own image.

But more than anyone, Mr. Schäuble has come to embody the consensus that has helped shape European economic policy for years: that the path to sustained economic recovery for financially troubled countries is to slash spending, raise taxes when necessary and win back the trust of bond markets and other investors by displaying commitment to fiscal prudence — even if that process imposes deep economic pain as it plays out.

(Reuters)- Solar power is on pace for the first time this year to contribute more new electricity to the grid than will any other form of energy — a feat driven more by economics than green mandates.

People who are underage (under 18 for rifles and shotguns, and under 21 for other guns), someone convicted or indicted for a crime punishable by imprisonment of more than one year, fugitives from justice, the severely mentally ill, unlawful users of controlled substances, those convicted of domestic violence, and undocumented immigrants are among some of the categories of people barred from buying a firearm by federal law.

A New York Times investigation published last year found that the family had documented assets of more than $ 160 million, a conservative figure that did not include bank accounts, real estate, assets held by proxies or other wealth not reflected in publicly available records.

For the individual serving as the chief executive officer of the Company at the end of the taxable year and for the individuals serving as officers of the Company or a subsidiary at the end of such year who are among the three highest compensated officers (other than the chief executive officer and chief financial officer) for proxy reporting purposes, Section 162 (m) of the Code limits the amount of compensation otherwise deductible by the Company and its subsidiaries for such year to $ 1,000,000 for each such individual except to the extent that such compensation is «performance - based compensation.»

«Total CEO realized compensation» for a given year is defined as (i) Mr. Musk's salary, cash bonuses, non-equity incentive plan compensation and all other compensation as reported in «Executive Compensation — Summary Compensation Table» below, plus (ii) with respect to any stock option exercised by Mr. Musk in such year in connection with which shares of stock were also sold other than to satisfy the resulting tax liability, if any, the difference between the market price of Tesla common stock at the time of exercise on the exercise date and the exercise price of the option, plus (iii) with respect to any restricted stock unit vested by Mr. Musk in such year in connection with which shares of stock were also sold other than automatic sales to satisfy the Company's withholding obligations related to the vesting of such restricted stock unit, if any, the market price of Tesla common stock at the time of vesting, plus (iv) any cash actually received by Mr. Musk in respect of any shares sold to cover tax liabilities as described in (ii) and (iii) above, following the payment of such amounts.

Last year, the federal government announced it would develop a policy that aims to cut more carbon pollution than any other in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, by promoting the production and use of cleaner fuels in vehicles, buildings and industry.

Other analysts are challenging that perspective, which they said was colored, in part, by the severe downturn that hit the global economy more than five years ago.

With 4.3 million millennials turning 30 this year and the number set to jump to 4.6 million by 2020, there will soon be more adults in their early 30s than at any other time in U.S. history, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data by Wells Fargo.

That said, families with children seem more determined to return than others; while the post-wildfire population dropped about 17 per cent, public school enrolment fell only by about five per cent this year.

Berkshire owns Geico Corp., the second - largest car insurer in the U.S., which has become ubiquitous by spending far more than any other insurance company in the U.S. — about $ 1 billion in some years — to bring its gecko, its camel, its celebrities and its cavemen to Americans» attention.

Given recent economic developments (which suggest there will be no surplus this year) and global uncertainties, together with a commitment by all three major political parties to balanced budgets and no tax increases (other than the NDP), it would be fiscally imprudent for any political party to make new major election «promises» in the coming months without indicating how they would be financed.

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If you multiply China's GDP growth by its share of global GDP, you will find that Chinese growth over the last few years has comprised a larger share of global GDP growth than that of any other country.

Of the year - over-year improvement, budgetary revenues were up by $ 11.4 billion, primarily due to higher personal and corporate income tax revenues, while program expenses were up by $ 0.4 billion, as lower other transfer payments and employment insurance benefits were more than offset by higher transfers to provinces / territories, elderly benefits and other direct program expenses.

More than a few of the projects could have been completed months, possibly years, sooner but for financing delays caused by wrangling all the other municipalities into the same pool.

In a letter this week, GE says the EPA's 13 - year plan costing more than $ 600 million is inconsistent with criteria laid out in a consent decree signed in 2000 by the company, agency and other parties.

This is the next great challenge for Beijing, and when the regulators finally do start to repair overextended balance sheet, with a much higher debt - to - GDP ratio than any other country at China's stage of economic development, according to a presentation Monday night by my very smart former student, Chen Long, I expect annual GDP growth rates will continue dropping steadily, by 1 - 2 percentage points a year through the rest of this decade (and there has been increasing talk in the past month or two that GDP growth rates are already 1 - 2 points below the printed rates).

Dale Carnegie hit the nail on the head all those years ago in How to Win Friends and Influence People: There's no surer way to secure a new relationship (or to get what you need) than by making the other person feel important.

Based on the limitations imposed by Code Section 162 (m), we generally may receive a federal income tax deduction for compensation paid to our Chief Executive Officer and to certain of our other highly compensated officers only if the compensation is less than $ 1,000,000 per person during any year or is «performance - based» under Code Section 162 (m).

Bonds denominated in renminbi in the Hong Kong market, known as CNH bonds, outperformed dollar - denominated and other local currency bonds in Asia last year, with a more than 6 % total return in dollar terms, as investors sought stability in the resilience of the Chinese currency, according to a report by HSBC.

One study done by Wells Fargo earlier this year found that nearly half of Americans find it harder to discuss money than other touchy topics such as politics or religion.