Sentences with phrase «time period of year»

These types of corrections occur on a loop, but mostly around this time period of year.

To meet the temporary needs of a business like short term working capital, a short term loan is most apt one, with the repayment time period of a year.

More measles cases were reported between the first of this year and April 25 than in the same time period of any year since 2001, officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning.

CRF is a condition that commonly occurs in old cats, where the kidneys slowly lose their ability to function over a time period of years.

Not exact matches

Just last year, China's OnePlus was able to become one of the most sought after smartphones on the global market in an incredibly short period of time.

In recent years, holiday traffic has consolidated to two periods of time: the Thanksgiving weekend and the week heading into Christmas.

Methane is nasty stuff, with 25 times the heat - trapping potential of carbon dioxide over a 100 - year period.

WellCare's net income rose more than $ 100 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same time period last year thanks to stellar growth in its Medicare business and much lower - than - expected medical costs for its Medicaid plan holders relative to their premiums.

Before the summer of last year, it has been years since crude was considered «cheap» for an extended period of time.

The year after a baby is born is, also «a unique time,» and a chance to take care of yourself and your family during a period of a mind - bending life changes.

Nissan sold about 9,000 Leaf cars in the first six months of the year, whereas Tesla sold more than 20,000 vehicles during the same time period.

As I've been mentoring and training some young adults lately at a college, suddenly I've seen conflicts up close and personal, a reminder of the time I worked in the corporate world for about a ten year period.

This is the third and most extreme mass bleaching event in 18 years to strike the Great Barrier Reef, and in each case, the areas that suffered the worst bleaching were the areas where the water was hottest for the longest period of time, Hughes said.

IHS believes GM could add about $ 439 million in profit over the same three - year time period, while Gartner thinks auto makers will be earning up to 10 per cent of their revenue from connected services by 2020.

The data also shows declining revenues from yellow cab fares — in the first half of 2014, cabbies collected $ 1.06 billion; in the same time period this year, that revenue figure fell to $ 981 million.

Although the incident comes at the height of the busiest time of the year for cruise bookings, a period known as Wave Season, travel agents weren't bracing for a downturn in business Monday, in part because the incident had yet to get major publicity, said Mike Driscoll of Cruiseweek, an industry newsletter.

Cannabis has actually been a part of our culture for thousands of years; only for a short period of time was it put into prohibition,» Canna Advisors» cofounder Diane Czarkowski adds.

Forty - five percent of those surveyed by NFIB said they found few or no qualified workers to fill open positions, which is 3 percentage points higher than September a year earlier, and 4 percentage points higher than the same time period in both 2013 and 2012.

Because a patent grants the inventor a monopoly on his or her invention for relatively long period of time (between 14 and 20 years depending upon the invention), patent applications are rigorously examined by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).

Instead of landing, NASA's spacecraft will fly by Europa 45 times over a period of three years.

Sales of high rise dwellings have dropped over 30 % year over year from an eight - month period between January and August 2013, in comparison to the same time frame in 2012.

This is most often done over a period of time, say like 20 % of the grant per year over five years.

Instead of waiting until their golden years to retire, some Americans are now embracing the concept of mini-retirements: periods of work alternated with shorter periods of reflection, travel or activities otherwise curtailed by full - time work.

Consolidation can lower your monthly payment by giving you a longer period of time (up to 30 years) to repay your loans.

«The company's performance over the three - and five - year time periods has languished behind peers, and the board's response for this underwhelming performance was to give Ms. Rometty 1.5 million options on top of her regular pay,» wrote Mastagni.

«As a long - term value investor, we remain cautious and recognise that to generate good real returns over time, we have to be prepared for periods of underperformance relative to the market indices, some even for a stretch of several years.»

The risk of disease recurrence in a five - year time period also must be greater than or equal to 30 percent.

The single biggest element is $ 17.6 billion over five years in spending restraint, including anticipated lowered operating costs of $ 6.8 billion over the same time period.

Over the last ten years, in a relatively short period of time, a sea change occured.

At the same time, Infobank has appointed Online Advantage as the exclusive distributor for its InTrade suite of products in the Australasia region for a five year period.

These findings echo those of the 1994 classic «Built to Last,» in which Jim Collins and Jerry Porras reveal that over a more than 60 - year period, purpose - guided companies earned six times more for their shareholders than their narrowly profit - focused competitors.

The note suggests this period of a «mature» bull market can last for as long as three years, and there could be considerable time left to go.

I started out taking one week of vacation per year and gradually worked up to four, timing my breaks to coincide with the periods when business was slow.

Start by identifying items that can be stored for longer periods of time, such as seasonal material, collateral and marketing items that are only used at a certain time of the year.

Mobile revenue was more than ten times higher than in the same period last year and accounted for 22 percent of total revenues, as Alibaba continued to successfully ramp up its mobile monetisation.

A kickout clause lets you out of the lease after a certain time period — usually three or four years — if your revenues don't reach expectations.

While some companies like Tesla already offer semi-autonomous technology — where the driver can take their hands off the wheel for brief periods of time — it is likely to be several years before people can turn over the majority of the driving to the «brains» in their vehicle.

But shipments of Windows Phone devices grew 78 per cent to 8.7 million in the April - to - June period, compared with the same time a year ago.

A 10 - times return over six years, a hypothetical holding period, means an investor rate of return of 46 percent, although returns are inherently diluted by other investments in the portfolio.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

In the first five months of 2016, there have been at least 23 reported shootings by toddlers, as compared to 18 in the same time period last year.

For the full - year ended March 31, 2013, Alibaba reported $ 1.4 billion in profit, an increase of 85 percent over the same time period a year earlier.

The news is discouraging because it presents the second consecutive year of 5 % - plus healthcare spending inflation after a period of time when spending growth appeared to be hitting historic lows.

Indeed, over the period of time when Italy was in recession, the country's political scene has been nothing short of a mess, having gone from the scandal - hit tenure of billionaire businessman Silvio Berlusconi, to a technocratic government and two general elections in the space of a year.

It's worth noting that another Fox Searchlight film, Birdman, was among the lowest - grossing Best Picture Oscar winners of all - time, but it went on to gross more than $ 100 million worldwide, while 12 Years a Slave (another slavery - themed period drama) grossed $ 187 million in global ticket sales, according to Box Office Mojo.

Among them is why Sarao's actions on this particular day caused so much damage, when the indictments state that he'd done the same thing hundreds of times over a four - year period, concluding in April 2014, without causing similar market earthquakes.

«Should a time - limited prolongation of Union acquis be considered, this would require existing Union regulatory, budgetary, supervisory and enforcement instruments and structures to apply,» Tusk's draft guidelines stated in reference to a transition period that diplomats expect could last two to five years to smooth Brexit.

Cisco Consulting Services estimated that the adoption cost of the IoE would be about US$ 180 billion for the industry, but over a 10 - year period, the multiplier impact would be about three to four times when it's translated to the global economy.

It hasn't grown that fast in normal times since the early 2000's, a period that probably wasn't all that normal, as so much of the wealth generated during those years was from America's debt boom and China's once - in - lifetime rise from poverty.

A year later, he has regained some motor function in his arms with enough strength to push himself in the wheelchair for prolonged periods of time, and he's working on feeding himself without an adaptive eating utensil.