Sentences with phrase «up to a year while»

The initiative allows grant recipients to defer awards for up to a year while they care for newborn or newly adopted children, or to suspend active grants during their parental leave.

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He quickly moved up the ranks in finance while delving into the investing world, starting with growing a $ 500,000 loan from the Continental Bank of Canada to $ 3.5 million in four years.

Total company revenue rose 14 % to $ 6 billion, while net income edged up to $ 660 million from $ 653 million a year earlier.

While I was cleared of all charges four years later, I wound up filing for bankruptcy protection and lost a personal fortune in business equity to the tune of about $ 3 billion.

New vehicle sales in Western Australia registered a slight increase in March compared with the same month last year, while sales for the 12 months to March were up 5.3 per cent on the prior year, according to the latest data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.

I sat standing 1 foot away from somebody who's been in prison for 15 years of his life and I had 60 seconds to open up to him about something that causes me pain in my life while he stares into my eyes I found myself going deeper than I would with even friends or family.

While prosecutions are rare, women who are hospitalized for abortion complications frequently face criminal and civil action, and even run the risk of spending up to three years in jail.

But while the toffee was up to its usual standard, the 80 - year - old candy maker started to let business - related things like licenses lapse.

The two - year - old company's apps and website lets its two million registered users check in to TV shows and other entertainment while chatting to other people and picking up recommendations.

Aldi remains on track to open its first Western Australian supermarkets by the middle of the year, ramping up its recruitment drive while construction is under way on 14 stores.

Ten years later in 2017, the marginal tax rate for the lowest tax bracket (up to $ 42,200 of taxable income) has fallen to 20.1 percent while the marginal tax rate on highest tax bracket (above $ 220,000 of taxable income) has risen to 53.5 percent.

While the main event was obviously the dinner — and the dueling stand - up acts from President Barack Obama and Conan O'Brien — the real draw of the weekend was the plethora of parties before, after (and, thanks to BuzzFeed this year, during) the event.

While dozens of hedge funds have sprung up this year to invest in the white - hot digital currency market, this one, known as Arrington XRP Capital, is the first to be denominated in a crypto - currency rather than dollars or euros.

Microsoft, for one, opened a new studio last year that is devoted to creating Kinect games, while other, smaller game companies quickly moved to try and snap up employees laid off by Radical.

Another example: On a trip to Guatemala last year — Liu frequently travels to source countries to meet with suppliers — he struck up a conversation with an older American gentleman while having dinner.

The surplus was still down 47 percent from a year earlier, with the trade balance remained in deficit as the yen's decline has pushed up costs of imported fuels immediately while its impact on exports will take some time to be fully seen.

John Cywinski, Applebee's brand president, last year summed up the chain's Catch - 22 as follows: «While we certainly hope to extend our reach, we can't alienate Boomers or Gen - Xers in the process.»

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.

While agricultural chemical and mining companies led the S&P 500 in the nine years leading up to the Lehman's bankruptcy, it's been the internet and tech companies such as Netflix and Nvidia that have led the charge this time around.

Last year alone, visits to fast - casual restaurants were up 8 percent, while the fast - food segment saw no growth.

The company's apparel sales leapt 26 % to $ 704.6 million in the third quarter from a year ago, while footwear sales jumped 50 % and accessories sales were up 32 %.

While this may sound like a pipe dream, the idea became a reality thanks to $ 50 million in venture backing — in particular, the $ 40 million invested by Taiwanese entrepreneur and billionaire Samuel Yin in a Series A round in 2011, which trimmed years off production and helped the company quickly ramp up to more than 450 employees.

President and CEO Steve Easterbrook struck a bullish tone while discussing the results with analysts, touting last year's launch of all - day breakfast 2.0 — an update that saw the addition of McGriddle and other items — as having lived up to expectations.

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While a dirty bomb isn't much deadlier than a comparable explosive without the radioactive element, it would create a biological hazard zone that could take years to clean up.

While this year's sale ended on Monday, it has proven effective for the Minneapolis - based retailer — select electronics, toys, and kitchen items were up to 50 percent off.

While there's little indication of the market souring, it's clear that investor interest is driving up initial valuations — 30 percent of offerings have exceeded price expectations this year, according to Renaissance Capital — and that some companies» stocks quickly deflate from their first - day gains.

While prices have since fallen, they're still up 18 percent for the year, causing a ripple effect that will find its way to grocery stores, the USDA said.

OOIL shares on Monday rose over 20 percent on Monday morning, while COSCO's Hong Kong - listed shares were up to their highest level in almost two years.

«While energy inflation should pick up again towards the middle of this year, it should start to slow towards year - end... And with wage growth still muted, a marked pick - up in service inflation is not on the cards,» said Marcel Thieliant, senior Japan economist at Capital Economics.

Recently while watching some of my all - time favorite movies, I picked up on some great quotes that extend beyond the plot of the movie to my real life and my personal journey while working at a startup over the past two years.

I have known Jamie for many years and have been impressed with his dynamism as he has ramped up his restaurant business and built his worldwide brand through his various TV shows, all the while pouring his efforts into teaching people to eat better, drawing public attention to the poor quality of school lunches, and developing Fifteen, his restaurant and social enterprise that trains unemployed young people to become professional chefs.

In the four years up to 2016, the UAE digital and technology sector saw 234 private investment deals amounting to over US$ 1.1 billion, while in 2016, the UAE topped the Middle East and North Africa (M...

One thing to know: While the Cardinals came up a bit short this season, Larry Fitzgerald had himself yet another career year, including a 119 - yard effort last week against the Giants in which he threw a pass that resulted in his first career completion.

And while optimism may come a bit easier to younger business owners, holiday cheer is up overall this year.

Yet its the latter that investors have been most eager to reward: Year to date, Walmart's stock is up nearly 40 percent, while the online retail giant's is up nearly 60 percent.

These combo plans, while complex, allow a 50 - year - old to set aside up to about $ 150,000 more each year on a tax - deductible basis, says Joe Gordon, managing partner of Gordon Asset Management in Durham, North Carolina.

In the past year, Geotab revenues have grown 40 %, while its workforce increased by more than 30 % (up to 370 people).

And since policy rates aren't likely to budge for at least another year, Flaherty is left to glower at banks from up on high while mortgage rates continue to drop.

While many of the space industry's heavyweights — Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic — spent 2016 talking up their respective ambitions to go to Mars or build a space tourism business, Moon Express might be the company closest to getting humans to a place they haven't visited in 44 years.

While it doesn't disclose financial numbers, Roam is up to 20 employees and expects to add a further 10 to 20 this year.

The monthly option equates to 12 days a year while the quarterly adds up to eight days a year.

While the most generous among us have to look out for incurring a gift tax, which is a tax designed to discourage sheltering income in «gifts,» you can contribute up to $ 14,000 per year, per child, and per donor.

While he was trying to come up with a strategy for Odeo, Williams was processing the lessons of the past few years.

While Bush's business - themed policy proposals will likely offer a mixture of traditionally Republican tax cuts and so - called trickle down economics, he's likely to define his views on how to support the middle class, lift up the lowest wage workers, and close the income gap, which would continue on the themes he started talking about earlier this year.

In the past year alone Wendy's has tested a Doritos Chili Burger in El Salvador, while KFC reintroduced its Jacked Up Double Crunch Burger to outposts in South Africa.

If your down - on - her - luck pal has been sleeping on your sofa for the past year and earned less than $ 4,050 while you've been mostly supporting her (or him), then you may be able to claim the sponger — er, friend — as a dependent and deduct up to $ 4,050 on your federal return, even though the two of you are not related at all.

Referencing the story of a 26 - year - old woman who admitted to going into debt to try to keep up with the lifestyles she saw on Instagram, Klontz said that she was smart to hold herself accountable to a blog while she committed to living below her means in order to pay off her debt.

But while thousands of clinical trials on immunotherapy drugs, of which many are predicted to fail, are springing up, the depth of information on neoantigen vaccines is much shallower: Just two studies on neoantigen vaccines for melanoma, recently profiled in Nature, were completed last year in Boston and Germany.

While Jim Cramer prepares for a new year, he's dusting off some of his old investment rules and sprucing them up to evolve with the ever - changing stock market.