Sentences with phrase «years of declines thanks»

HONG KONG, March 20 (Reuters)- Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp, a Chinese partner of Starbucks and PepsiCo, on Tuesday reported a 57 percent rise in annual net profit, ending four years of declines thanks to decreasing distribution costs and savings on advertising and promotion expenses.

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The U.S. wind and solar industries employ over 300,000 people, making clean energy an important political constituency that is about five times bigger than the coal sector for jobs, thanks to years of rapid growth fueled by government incentives and declines in the cost of their technologies.

After years of declines, U.S. oil production has picked up dramatically since 2010 thanks to the so - called «shale revolution.»

After years of declining profit and fleeing clients, Blackberry is apparently heading towards the last ceremony, thanks to the recent partnership deal between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and IBM (NYSE: IBM).

The number of Australian animals exported has declined sharply over the past five years, in large part thanks to the relentless actions of caring Australians.

It is of course an indication of our decline in challenging terms that games against the Spuds, who are currently enjoying one of their best periods in years (thanks largely to the dodgy dealings of Daniel Levy and co) are arguably the most important of the season.

Thanks, but since # 500 after 18 years of investment is likely to be worth more than # 505, I think I'll decline your kind offer.

And while his base may want more, Mr. de Blasio can point to several police reforms in his first year: a dramatic drop in the number of people stopped by police; a staggering decline in marijuana arrests thanks to a policy change; a plan to roll out body cameras in accordance with a federal lawsuit.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto / PinkTag Breast cancer kills nearly 40,000 women in the U.S. each year — a figure that has been in slow decline in the past two decades, despite (and in part thanks to) improved screening technology and an increase in treatment options.

The biggest of the non-major distributors, TWC saw its box office receipts grow by nearly 36 % last year compared to 2014 (thanks to hits like Paddington and 2014 holdover The Imitation Game), even as the overall quality of its films declined.

Over the past two years, suspensions have declined to one - fifth of the previous figure, thanks in part to a restorative justice program and an emphasis on positive school culture.

Thanks to the No Child Left Behind Act and the efforts of President George W. Bush on improving literacy and keeping more students out of special ed, the percentage of America's students labeled as learning disabled has declined slightly in the past few years.

Securities backed by auto loans are structured to absorb a portion of anticipated defaults, but concerns have mounted over the last year that cumulative losses on auto loan securitizations may end up exceeding initial estimates, thanks to declining underwriting standards.

The share price of each of these has declined quite a lot over the past week, a trend that (again, selfishly) I hope continues so that I can gradually invest over the next months and years and earn a decent yield for a change with less principal risk, thanks to the Trump Thump.

But a nice surprise this year is that Scandinavia is much cheaper than last year due to fare wars (thanks Norwegian Air) and the declining value of their currencies.

- Toriyama didn't even know what an RPG was when he took the offer to work on Dragon Quest - had he known the series would go on for over 30 years, he would have declined the position - he finds that designing characters for Dragon Quest games is fun, but also rather difficult - Toriyama isn't interested in designing wholesome characters, so he doesn't have many variations to offer - coming up with designs becomes increasingly difficult every time - Toriyama used to come up with a lot of fanciful designs, but most of those were shot down - he loves designing mosnters - thanks to more staffers, Toriyama doesn't have to do as many designs as he used to - he plans to do his best for Dragon Quest XI

Both reservoirs suffered declines in the early years of the twenty - first century, thanks to prolonged drought.

The reason is simple: according to almost every reputable third - party account, U.S. emissions of methane (CH4) from oil and natural gas development have been declining in recent years, thanks in large part to technological innovation.

Over the past decade years, thousands of megawatts of clean renewable energy have been installed in the West thanks to the declining cost of wind and solar power and state policies like the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS).