Sentences with phrase «weather this year as»

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New Atlas blamed the weather and «all the disparate factors that influenced the weekend and the sale» - such as the absence of a Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder that sold last year for $ 17.2 million or the Jerry Seinfeld Porsche Collection which sold for $ 22.2 million last year, when the market was still hot - and so the result «doesn't mean much.»

Sandy, whose ferocity is described by weather experts as a once every 700 years event, left in its wake a path of destruction that wiped out entire towns, squashed power grids, flooded regional transportation, and hobbled tens of thousands of small businesses, the economic lifeblood of New Jersey and New York.

When you reflect on your budget for the entire year at once, it's much easier to put these costs into perspective, allowing you to plan ahead instead of weathering them as they come.

Still, there's a chill — not from the weather as much as the fact that on Nov. 4, Oscar Mayer parent Kraft Heinz announced it would shutter the 96 - year - old meat - and - cheese processing factory at the beginning of 2017.

«Our sales of cold - weather merchandise, such as coats, sweaters, boots, et cetera, were significantly below last year in the quarter.»

While most winemakers focus on the quality of the grapes and the effect that soil and weather conditions have had on each year's harvest, Lee and his partners — Mardonn Chua (who like Lee has a biotech background) and Josh Decolongon (a sommelier)-- view the creation of wine as a chemistry experiment, bonding a combination of amino acids, sugars, ethanol and other elements together.

This «new meteorology», as it was sometimes called, became culturally pervasive in the years following World War I. Not only did it lift the metaphors of trench warfare and place them in the air (the «weather front» taking its name directly from the battle fronts of the war), it also insisted that to speak of the weather meant to speak of a global system of energies opening, ever anew, onto different futures.

Haldane had previously said that economic forecasting could be improved by using more data, just as weather forecasting has improved in the 30 years since the 1987 storm.

While Yo's popularity died down as the year progressed, Arbel is looking to keep the app relevant by using its location feature to receive anything from recommendations to weather updates.

As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Mar - a-Lago to meet President Trump, both leaders are looking weathered from the storms of the intervening year.

Ontario tops the list in terms of residential square footage per year, followed by other cold - weather locales such as Minnesota, Quebec, Iowa and New York.

Slow economic growth, increasing extreme weather events and volatility in capital markets made the insurance business tumultuous in recent years, with employees facing upheaval in their day - to - day roles as well as layoffs.

«For wedding locations that are popular wedding destinations — think Hawaii or Southern California — or locations where the weather is nice all year round, slow seasons as far as weddings are concerned are basically nonexistent,» said Christina Farrow, president and co-founder of planning site AislePlanner.com, who previously ran a wedding planning firm in Hawaii.

The report on Monday from the Commerce Department was the latest indication that the rebound from the first quarter's abrupt slowdown would not be as strong as experienced during the same period last year when output was chilled by cold weather.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is embarking on its biggest cost - cutting push in years as it tries to weather a slump in trading and dealmaking, according to two people with knowledge of the effort.

Ford reclaimed control of its blue oval logo last year after using it and other assets as collateral to borrow $ 23.4 billion in 2006 which allowed the company to weather the global financial crisis.

Other Fed officials, however, have been on record as stating that the U.S. economy is strong enough to weather — and indeed should weather — another benchmark rate increase, certainly by the end of this year.

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.

Even after a drop in commodities this month, seven of eight tracked by the Standard & Poor's GSCI Agriculture Index are higher than a year earlier as adverse weather damages crops, rising demand erodes inventories and a weak dollar boosts demand for U.S. exports.

As we begin the first quarter of 2017, we are mindful of the comparison we face against first quarter 2016 results, which benefited from leap year, favourable weather and continued momentum from All - Day Breakfast in the U.S.»

Ford reclaimed control of its logo last year after using it and other assets as collateral to borrow $ 23.4 billion in 2006 that allowed the company to weather the global financial crisis.

At the same time, a European Commission survey showed business confidence stabilized in April, suggesting the slowdown in the early part of the year was caused by temporary factors such as poor weather and strikes.

I think we're due for a correction and I'm sure we'll have one in a year or two but as long as you have a solid asset allocation set up and can weather the drops, an investor will come out better off once things clear up and the stock market starts rising again especially if you keep buying on the way down.

America's warmest winter in 12 years has helped the U.S. job market, but most economists see weather as a relatively minor factor in explaining recent strides in employment.

Ford called out cold weather in key markets as a contributing factor to its year / year drop, while also citing the weather's impact on «the timing» of some fleet deliveries.

Natural - gas prices dropped 11 %, in the biggest plunge in more than six years, as traders locked in profits from the commodity's weather - driven rally.

As I write this I am 54 years old and have started to look forward to the day when my kids are all done with school so that I can move south to warmer weather!

everything is made up of atoms (don't believe me do some research) its the different variables of heat and light and things like that that cause different reactions to make different things and these things when they interact can create something completely different and you and slowly the process of mitosis or miosis starts to work and form stuff hell i learnt that in high school and it was a catholic one at that a millions of years ago i bet the universe was completely different and had things in it that our minds cant even imagine that have since changed over time from action and reaction to what we have today and in another million years who knows with all the different gases we pump into the air and the weather getting more intense on both ends of the scale life as we know it will be different the human race will have to evolve to survive and will probibly form into a slightly different species hell maybe well evolve into 2 different species like in the movie time machine

Our book is meant t be suggestive only LOL God luck I have feeling AA will weather the hate as it has the last 75 + years and continue to reach out to those so desperately in need of sobriety for free LOL If you read this and want to get sober please try AA if it doesn't work for you find something that does.

«As a category, they move up one place from last year (to # 12 from # 13), though individually «snow» moves up eight places and «cold weather» moves up 79 places,» he wrote.

As the storm hits many of same places that have been battered by hurricane Irma, Hull said the repetitive damage is worse than weather in previous years.

-- The Earth was formed by this giant explosion which took place millions of years ago and somehow ended up in this perfectly rotating planet that has perfectly precise, repeatable days, months and years and rotates at the perfect angle so as to enable defined changes in climate and weather to have predictable seasons.

As it completes its 40th year I give thanks to God for having kept it afloat amid some stormy weather, both ecclesially and in the world of publishing.

I find as the weather gets nicer I start to crave salads more so I've been making transitional salads for the past week or so, which are perfect for this time of year as they taste incredible hot or cold.

At this time of the year, though much of a winter wonderland, the Canadian weather portrays a pretty hostile picture at times — not as peachy as we would like it to be.

Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday, and I use the cold weather as an excuse the bake 24/7 this time of year.

My least favorite part of this time of year is the cooler weather because I am pretty much cold all the time, so it only gets worse as winter comes.

So now it is time to scale it back a little as I have my 20 year HS reunion in Vegas in two months and would like to at least fit into my warm weather clothes.

You can feel the excitement as weather becomes the topic of conversation and everyone speaks of outdoor meals and sunsets.My friend, and eternally - inspiring, Jenn Elliott - Blake and I created a Spanish dinner that you can enjoy at any time of the year but suits summer entertaining perfectly.

As the weather started to warm up my mind started ticking over with all the delicious summer foods I want to make this year.

So since we are at this in between stage of the year both in the weather and in food, because as you know soon it will be all apples, then pumpkins, then... you get what I'm saying, I thought I would make something that has no season, a Butterscotch Walnut Cream Cheese Tart.

There's something special about this time of year when the weather starts to cool down, the leaves turn beautiful shades of orange and red, and there's pumpkins, apples and all other sorts of fall foods everywhere that you can go and pick as well.

This time around, I think the combination of having to set aside plans repeatedly due to weather, feeling trapped at home, and the end of a successful training cycle and race (my first marathon), all culminated in a bit of feeling glum and fearful about the what's next — as I inevitably tend to be fearful that there's no way I can possibly live up to my own expectations in each new year.

As if the cold, wet weather and dark mornings weren't enough, mother nature consistently decides that this time of year should also involve a runny nose and a constant earache.

In the US they are planted in July as a warm weather crop but can be grown all year round.

As the weather warms up, more events and parties start cropping up — graduations, end - of - the year school events, family gatherings, Memorial Day.

I crave the sweet - and - savory combination of sausage, sage and apples as the weather cools, but you could make this dish any time of year as well.

It seems that this time of year I drag my feet a little bit as the weather changes, routine morphs, and even the sun starts to set earlier... which is why the extra Vitamin D from the Silk almond milk is definitely helpful!

The CTO's vision is to position the Caribbean as the most desirable, year round, warm weather destination, and its purpose is Leading Sustainable Tourism — One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean.

Although Kaplan says the recent stretch of drought and bad weather will have a noticeable impact on the produce industry as a whole over the next year, Professional Produce stands prepared to increase its presence in the marketplace.