Sentences with phrase «years at a modest cost»

An Associate's degree in Applied Science in Veterinary Technology can be attained in two to three years at a modest cost, requires no previous college education, and the job prospects are encouraging.

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thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!

Broadly the picture seems to be that over the past thirty years, the results of efforts to rein in administration costs in UK central government were at best modest as long as governments stuck to a fairly consistent definition of what counted as administration costs.

Lunch with the Canadian speaker in February last year was comparatively modest at # 286.01, but a meal with the Lithuanian speaker the same month cost # 1,600.62.

At a cost of less than $ 500 per patient each year, this modest quality improvement effort is projected to reduce the incidence of major complications, such as end - stage renal disease, which can cost $ 44,000 per patient each year.

Researchers at the University of Connecticut reported last year that when states require all students to take the ACT or SAT and cover the cost of taking such tests, there is a modest boost in the number of low - income students who go on to college.

While these increases have been modest — at least by Portland standards — they still eat up the annual cost - of - living increases I receive each year in my job.

However, the main portion of this cost is for the kinds of mutual funds that are included in these products — the actual lifetime income benefit guarantee cost is relatively modest at about 125 bps per year.

If you enjoy working with animals, of any size, are looking for a promising career with solid employment prospects, and want to complete your education in three years or less at a modest cost, consider the career of a veterinary technician.

To quote one managing partner, «At what point should the salaries paid to the more highly paid non-equity partners «cap out» and reach a ceiling above which significant raises will not be awarded each year, except for perhaps modest cost - of - living increments?»

Although treatment effects for several outcomes were small in magnitude, as reported previously, HS was modest in intensity and cost, relative to other early intervention efforts.5 For example, HS families made 11 well - child visits and received < 2 home visits within their child's first 2.5 years, at a cost of $ 402 to $ 933 / year.