Sentences with phrase «times that amount last»

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More importantly for consumers, DBS revealed that the average amount sent in digital red packets in Singapore last year was S$ 26 (about $ 19.60)-- several times higher than the going rates of physical red packets, which is between S$ 6 ($ 4.50) and S$ 10 ($ 7.60).

The last two years of my life, I spent a huge amount of time building a program for GE, where we've trained thousands of GE's top managers in the Lean Startup.

For the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districts.

The tweets, which included one saying «Today, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years.

Or as newly unemployed AI expert Andrew Ng, who quit his job at Baidu last week, told her: «I think it's fascinating that in a rather short period of time he's inserted himself into the conversation on A.I. I think he sees accurately that A.I. is going to create tremendous amounts of value.»

«Today, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years.

That amounts to about 1.2 % of all shares outstanding, which could be worth more than $ 300 million if the company is valued at $ 25 billion (its last reported private valuation) when it goes public — and a lot more than that over time if the stock goes up.

The discount retailer, locked in a fierce battle with Amazon.com (amzn) to shorten the time it takes to get customers» packages to their homes, last week acquired Parcel for an undisclosed amount «smaller than previous acquisitions» Walmart has made this year (which include Bonobos, Moosejaw, and Modcloth), the company said in a blog.

While the amount of total money that managers made last year is down from others, according to the Times, it's still double than what it was in 2000, the year that Institutional Investor first rolled out the annual list.

When you buy a beauty product, you expect it to only last for a certain amount of time before you toss it in favor of something new.

In the last 10 years, Apple has spent just $ 12 billion on acquisitions — buying Netflix would be more than four times that amount.

«I've been spending a fair amount of time in the last few weeks just looking at this and saying, as a small company, how can we hedge more effectively?

The SEC settled with Goldman Sachs (gs) last year for almost two times the amount recommended in the current Citi case on similar charges.

Its rechargeable 6,700 mAh battery lasts a good amount of time between charges, and you can mount it anywhere.

According to a recent study by Bain & Company, this fusion boosted sales of luxury goods by 5 % last year, amounting to about $ 325 billion, notes The New York Times.

The Fed raised short - term rates last month for only the second time since the 2007 - 2009 financial crisis, when it slashed rates to near zero and began buying massive amounts of Treasuries and mortgage - backed securities to push down long - term borrowing costs.

Over the past four months, desktop use for Internet browsing has been consistently below the recorded amounts for the same time period last year.

I can buy ten times more Lamborghinis this year than I could last year with the same amount of bitcoin.

Don't pay up front Last time, my husband had this brilliant idea of avoiding the «hassle» of collecting money from cookie sales and putting it into envelopes: Just give the unit leader a cheque for the full amount, and then pocket the cash sales.

Since the last time I spoke at this event, the RBA has taken a number of steps to increase the amount of information it makes available to the public, both about its policy processes, and its thinking about the economy.

I've used it several times a week for a month and as far as I can make out, only an infinitesimal amount of the soap has been consumed so at this rate the soap will probably last me more than a year.

Last year, the city passed a law that requires entities to draw up a written contract with freelancers on work valued at $ 800 or more, and establishes penalties for not paying freelancers on time or not paying them the agreed - on amount.

Generally, this period lasts around 20 years, but the timing can vary depending on the amount borrowed and how much the interest rate has fluctuated.

«China is incredibly important, where we have invested an enormous amount of time, people, resources and money, in growing our business over the last decades,» Andy Bird, chairman of Walt Disney International, said in Xinhua news report last year.

Its net income for those three months was also more than nine times the amount for the same period last year.

Fueled also by geopolitical tensions associated with Syria, Russia and North Korea, gold demand is on the rise, with last Tuesday's trading volumes on gold calls surging 10 times Monday's amount on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

As part of my work over the last four years, I've spent a significant amount of time reading books in the Christian «marriage advice» genre: Real Marriage, His Needs, Her Needs, Love & Respect.

I can't remember the last time I saw or heard a Christian talking about feeding the poor or helping widows with the same amount of fervor that they discuss the 2nd Amendment.

This time last year, for instance, I wrote down that I wanted to write 100,000 words, the general requirement for a book or novel, and pay off a specific amount on my car loan.

Due to several last - minute TV interviews added to his schedule on Wednesday morning, Santorum arrived at the chapel nearly an hour late, which shrunk the amount of time his campaign set aside for midday fundraisers in this wealthy, predominantly Republican state.

Forensics last on the body for different amounts of time depending on where they are, but generally speaking, you have up to around a maximum of seven days for vaginal swabs; however, semen remains indefinitely on clothing, even sometimes after it has gone through the washing machine, though of course it is better not to wash things if we are trying to preserve evidence.

«I spent a good amount of time last night praying, and believe that for the sake of our convention and our mission we need to leave St. Louis united,» he told the messengers.

That amounts to more than 300 million religious believers, an astonishing number in an officially atheist country, and three times higher than the last official estimate, which had largely remained unchanged for years.

Similarly, a momentary and passing sensitivity to time, or even a lasting one, are well known phenomena: when a decision has to be made in a fairly short span of time; when a job to be done is so urgent that its accomplishment amounts to a struggle against time itself; or when in waiting for pleasant or unpleasant events one's gaze becomes increasingly fixed on the hands of the clock.

I've looked on Content's website and some of the things are a little pricey — do you find they last for a decent amount of time?

Made this last night; really enjoyed it except for the massive amount of garlic — feel quite sick this morning from the taste in my mouth Will definitely make it again but with a lot less garlic next time.

Heidi, your timing is perfect - I just attempted making vegetarian sushi last week, so I have a good amount of roasted seaweed and tofu left.

The amount of times I've gotten acupuncture in the last 2 weeks: 5.

I cooked for the full amount of time and was pretty sure my fork came out clean last night when I checked them when they came out of the oven.

You can defrost fish straight out of the freezer is such a short amount of time which is what makes it so great for last minute meals.

When the scheme was announced last year, Coca - Cola considered signing up at the time but instead decided to continue with the Guideline Daily Amount system that was in use across -LSB-...]

As you have added the alcohol, it may extend the amount of time it lasts?

«The amount of used single - serve pods sent into the waste stream last year could have circled the earth 11 times.

The jars last a really long time in the fridge (I've never had to throw one out before using it up) and when you need some broth, all you have to do is mix the appropriate amount of base with hot water.

Most of the time, the hard - to - find ingredients could be omitted altogether since they are used in limited amount, substituted with something more common or you could splurge and just use a little bit of them for each smoothie, which would last you a long time.

(The BEST dessert mum made for me last time I was home because I am not really a big cake person but I am definitely a large amounts of sugar person).

Withdrawn or expired offers amount to US$ 18.9 billion ($ 21.7 billion) in 2014, soaring from US$ 7.9 billion the same time last year, according to Dealogic.

While I stretched it to cover the sides of a layer cake for purposes of making a last minute baseball cake, I recommend just spreading frosting between the layers and on top of the cake, leaving the sides exposed OR make 1 1/2 times the frosting amount to have enough to fully cover the cake.

I am stumbling with how to make this minus the egg and almond flour with a substution that will actually work and cooking times... I failed miserably last night using a flax egg and small amount of buckwheat flour.

Lathers the perfect amount and also lasts a long time.