Sentences with phrase «than weather on»

Not exact matches

Rather than banking on a rebound, Harper now needs to campaign on the notion that his Tories are a better bet to weather hard times than either Mulcair or Trudeau.

Nearly everything is more affordable than in the U.S. Expats report that basic utilities tend to run around $ 20 per month, thanks in part to the mild weather which requires little heating or no air conditioning and the government subsidies on liquid petroleum.

On the new Echo speaker, the one that is a bit more plump and sounds better than the original Echo, you can talk from across the room and ask about musical artists, the weather, or even ask weird questions and you'll probably get a pretty good answer.

«2016 had 15 % more inclement weather than 2015 which reflects the 12.7 % reduction in gross receipts,» the organization said in an email to CNBC on Friday.

Although meteorology had developed throughout the Victorian era to produce same - day weather maps and daily weather warnings (based on a telegram service that could literally move faster than the wind), the practice of forecasting the weather as it evolved and changed over time remained notoriously inadequate.

«Now that winter has arrived on «Game of Thrones,» executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss felt that the storylines of the next season would be better served by starting production a little later than usual, when the weather is changing,» said Casey Bloys, president, HBO programming.

While coal experiences more ups and downs than other commodities — the weather can have an effect on prices — the black rock has been in use for centuries.

(The actual «most popular» list would be pretty boring, Google says, because it wouldn't change much: We search for generic stuff like «weather» and «Google» year after year, although I'm convinced that this list is more interesting than the search engine is letting on).

* ESURE: British insurer esure Group Plc on Thursday said claims related to a spell of extreme winter weather resulted in higher - than - expected costs in its home insurance business in the first - quarter.

As we weather the great crypto winter of 2018, many believe the space could emerge stronger than before, as regulators grow more comfortable with the risks and become more committed to global cooperation on the issues.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

Since then, adverse weather has limited prospects for crop supplies more than the government expected, and crude oil is up 42 percent from a year earlier, putting more pressure on agricultural prices, Hart said.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

Now if you go back ten years, a period that includes the bubble, the Group of Fifteen did better, averaging a positive 8.13 % per year.Even for that ten year period, however, they underperformed the value group, on average, by more than 5 % per year.6 With a good tailwind, those large cap funds were not great — underperforming the index by almost 2 % per year — and in stormy weather their boats leaked badly.

The only auto company that looks cheaper than GM based on this regression analysis is Ford (F), but as we'll address below, GM is in a better position to weather the variety of challenges facing the auto industry today.

Online, more than 11,000 Global Citizens have called on world leaders to help the millions of people affected by extreme weather around the world in the past year.

Companies with solid balance sheets, that have better credit ratings and less debt - to - equity than peers, can weather economic downturns, make opportunistic acquisitions, waste less of their profit on debt interest, and easily absorb unexpected problems and keep moving forward.

It's much easier to blame weather on gods than it is to find real answers.

It covers a wider area than the items just noted, for it includes not only such physical matters as rain or fair weather but such vital spiritual issues as the opening up of opportunities for personal enrichment or for service, the well - being of loved ones, the establishment of peace on earth.

She had to wear long winter underwear and heavy overshoes in bad weather; she remembers vividly how in grade school her teachers would let her start getting ready to go home five minutes earlier than the rest of the class because of all the layers she had to put on.

In regards to dendrochronology you wrote, «Except there's the problem of trees growing more than one ring a year depending on the weather.»

Although this has been disputed, we can all agree Jesus has been worshipped on our shores for a very long time and that Christianity has influenced society and public life more than any other factor (including the weather!).

Certainly, Conor O'Clery's jubilant crowing about «the few remaining faithful in this once Mass - going nation [setting out] out for midnight services on a freezing cold Christmas Eve» (as though even the weather was the bishops» fault), has more to do with his ownobvious animus against the Church than anything remotely to do with reality.

Or the courage of SHAEF commander Dwight D. Eisenhower: Was there ever a decider more alone, and with more weight on his four - starred shoulders, than Ike, making the right call on June 4th (to defer the invasion for a day because of weather) and then getting it right again on June 5th (setting the invasion for June 6th, after the meteorologists told him there was a brief window of opportunity)?

Maybe the whole point of seasons, in life and in weather, is that sometimes they march on without our consent, without our permission, and that other times, they linger longer than we would like.

Is there anything better on this planet than a nice warm bowl when the weather turns cold and possibly (or more likely in Vancouver) rainy outside?

The weights of dry ingredients especially can vary wildly depending on everything from the weather to the milling process, which is why professional bakers rely on weights rather than volume measurements when baking.

We're trying to focus on enjoying every last minute of it rather than pining for fall weather, a return to routine, and fall.

After getting stranded on more than one occasion, bad weather, and numerous airline delays and cancellations we made the conscious decision to stay at home in Virginia for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

When the weather is warm and you'd rather be out having fun than baking in a hot kitchen, you need tasty treats that you can whip up without turning on the oven.

We're planning on doing a little gardening in Psi U's front lawn this week — nothing sounds better to me than being out in the sunshiny weather.

The turnkey upgrade — which included retrofitting of fine screening technology by CST Wastewater solutions — was completed just days before the bad weather along Australia's East Coast dumped more than 160 mm of water on the council region within 48 hours

Losses of perishable foods such as fruits and vegetables can be even higher than those for staple foods during the postharvest period, depending on the weather, access to storage or distance from markets.

I can't think of a better way to celebrate warmer weather being on the way than with one of my favorite foods!

I can feel he is not so comfortable with the cold weather in London so if we still has to depend on him during Christmas and new year game than we are in deep shi *.

We got such a weather delay late on Friday, with the horn blowing just after 4 p.m. and the players kept off the course for a little more than two hours.

Due to the inclement weather on Friday forcing play to be suspended due to darkness before the round could be finished, PGA officials made the decisions to send golfers out in threesomes today rather than pairs.

Inclement weather is expected late in the day on Saturday, so tee times were moved up more than two hours and players will play in groups of three instead of the customary groups of two on weekends.

It's time for baseball, in tandem with expansion, to focus on quality over quantity and reduce the number of regular season games so that (a) the front - end of the season is more likely to played under more favorable conditions than it currently is and (2) the determination of the sport's champion is played in conditions that showcase the championship and let it be determined without exposing those games to weather extremes.

The revenues and franchise values would return and the weather on both ends of the season would be more likely to complement the game rather than hurt it.

Cold temperatures have provided less than ideal conditions, with Vettel saying that just keeping the car on the track in such cold weather was a challenge.

The San Francisco offense, on the other hand, was hotter in the playoffs than it had been all year, regardless of the weather.

His car worked brilliantly on the twisty circuit and the hot weather allowed the Bridgestones to work better than the Goodyears.

Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia really don't like each other, something that was more than apparent when the two golfers barely acknowledged each other's existence during 14 holes of their weather - delayed third round at TPC Sawgrass on Saturday.

I played the course as a singleton on an oppressively muggy, still weekday — the place was empty — and as I began my round, I found myself missing, more than anything else, the Old Course weather.

Other than a few passing showers on Saturday morning, around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway weather will be dry.

Rather than listening to our countries anthem, paying your respects and reflecting on our great nation, you're looking over the stopwatch on your phone yelling to your friends, «DID IT START?!? DOES THAT COUNT?!?» Rule of thumb on this one is cold weather you take the under, but Glendale is gonna be primo weather and I expect Idina Menzel («Let it Go» singer) to capitalize on the final moments of her 15 minutes of fame.

With bettors bailing on the Cowboys, severe weather everywhere and extremely low NFL totals, this weekend is looking more like an episode of «The Twilight Zone» than a collection of sporting events.

With year - round camps, seven - on - seven opportunities, friendly weather, and massive high school stadiums, players are fine - tuned from an early age, often entering college more polished than competition from other states.

The only thing worse than the standard of the on - field entertainment was the weather.