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Year-on-year growth is expected to be positive, but it is uncertain that growth would continue at a double digit pace, so far this season, retail sales have appeared healthy, with a portion of shoppers making holiday purchases earlier compared to last year. – Erica Rannestad	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
But a significant portion of this is accounted for by currency volatility, we believe the yields on offer for hard and local currency EM debt don't offset the credit risk that the underlying indices entail. – Chris Paine	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My advice is to do everything in moderation. Normally, people scoop up mounds of stuff on their plate, and that's where it gets to be a problem. But if you can handle small portion sizes, then that's fine. – Sara Haas	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for a strong portion of funding for this highway bill makes a strong case to keep our oil and gas industry viable. – John Hoeven	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If you pay a portion of the mortgage, you get credit if you’re married. – Gemma Allen	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
All the money paid to institutions to cover a portion of the zero percent fee increase will be paid out from existing allocations. Additional allocation would be applicable for the 2016/2017 financial year. – Theuns Tredoux	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
African-Americans can make up over 50% of the Democratic presidential primary vote in South Carolina, which is a much larger portion than you'll see in the Iowa Caucus or New Hampshire primary. – Scott Huffmon	Found on CNN 8 years ago
A large portion of our revenue comes through connectivity but a significant part of it comes from the application layer already. – Mike Lanman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We expect these new product initiatives to further expand and account for a higher portion of our future revenue mix, with the continued adoption of our latest technologies, a strong design pipeline across VoIP, mobile and home products, and expanding opportunities in these target markets, we are confident in our ability to sustain revenue growth this year and beyond. – Ofer Elyakim	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have a good portion of our risk in Europe today, i do think the policy's going to be aggressive. – Rick Rieder	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
At this time, the government has not moved to dismiss any portion of either case. – Thom Mrozek	Found on CNN 8 years ago
What I find is a lot of clinicians provide a lot of information to patients during visits, then the actual discussion where a decision needs to be made, that’s actually a very small portion of the whole visit. – Masahito Jimbo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
You hire bankers for three things - their connections, their balance sheet to support the debt portion of the deal, and their advice, your board...might like to add a boutique for pure advice, uninfluenced by the potential doubling or tripling of their fees by arranging your lending. – Erik Gordon	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I assure you they have a substantial portion of the government's debt themselves. – Ben Bernanke	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If you look at the attributes of these crickets and these mealworms, certain things are very similar, they both need a warm environment, so they need a lot of energy. Both are efficient at using the feed. And they have a very high edible portion. – Dennis Oonincx	Found on CNN 8 years ago
A large portion of the local population were terrorized. Many were forced to flee their homes. Some did not not have places to go, and had to rent hotel rooms or leave the area. Many residents did not sleep for many nights, afraid that these two extremely violent individuals might be outside their homes, law enforcement officers came here not just from across New York state, but from all over the country. They traversed very inhospitable territory, never knowing if the next step they took in deeply wooded areas might be their last. And think of their families at home, sick with concern and fright for their loved ones. At any time, you could have stopped the escape from happening. – Judge Kevin Ryan	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I've worked with Muslims. I've trained Muslims. I've operated on Muslims. There are a lot of Muslims who are very patriotic. Good Americans and they gladly admit, at least privately, that they don't accept sharia or the doctrines and they understand that Islam is a system of living and it includes the way that you relate to the government, and you cannot, unless you specifically, deny that portion of Islam be a Muslim in good standing. Now if that is the case, if you are not willing to reject that, then how in the world can you possibly be the president of the United States. – Ben Carson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
You can't take -- unfalrly and unjustly -- your portion (of the planet), plus other people's portions away from them. It's a non-political issue. I don't think that should be an argument about that, it's an erroneous charge to say 'oh, (Pope Francis) is getting political because he's talking about the planet we live on.' Be serious! – Malik Yusef	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I definitely think there is a substantial portion of people whose symptoms can be managed earlier so they don’t end up in the hospital. – Monika Krzyzanowska	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
What you are seeing is thin volumes as a solid portion of the market is awaiting the outcome of the Fed meeting. – Matthias Rusinski	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A significant portion of the mountain forces has been destroyed. Their structures in the cities are being ripped out and cast aside. – Tourism Minister Yalcin Topcu	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are 420,000 people in besieged areas in Syria, the biggest portion of them besieged by ISIL in Deir al-Zor, we are ready to talk to anyone to reach civilians and deliver urgently needed humanitarian assistance, but the fact of the matter is we have been extremely unsuccessful in reaching people in areas controlled by ISIL. – El Hillo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is certainly something to be concerned about - that you have these pockets of illiquidity that can completely freeze a major portion of the market. – Maneesh Deshpande	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A significant portion of our electricity market is dependent on imported coal from Indonesia. I'm worried about our energy security being put in the hands of another country. – Vincent Perez	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

Year-on-year growth is expected to be positive, but it is uncertain that growth would continue at a double digit pace, so far this season, retail sales have appeared healthy, with a portion of shoppers making holiday purchases earlier compared to last year.

– Erica Rannestad

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

But a significant portion of this is accounted for by currency volatility, we believe the yields on offer for hard and local currency EM debt don't offset the credit risk that the underlying indices entail.

– Chris Paine

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My advice is to do everything in moderation. Normally, people scoop up mounds of stuff on their plate, and that's where it gets to be a problem. But if you can handle small portion sizes, then that's fine.

– Sara Haas

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for a strong portion of funding for this highway bill makes a strong case to keep our oil and gas industry viable.

– John Hoeven

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If you pay a portion of the mortgage, you get credit if you’re married.

– Gemma Allen

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

All the money paid to institutions to cover a portion of the zero percent fee increase will be paid out from existing allocations. Additional allocation would be applicable for the 2016/2017 financial year.

– Theuns Tredoux

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

African-Americans can make up over 50% of the Democratic presidential primary vote in South Carolina, which is a much larger portion than you'll see in the Iowa Caucus or New Hampshire primary.

– Scott Huffmon

Found on CNN
8 years ago

A large portion of our revenue comes through connectivity but a significant part of it comes from the application layer already.

– Mike Lanman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We expect these new product initiatives to further expand and account for a higher portion of our future revenue mix, with the continued adoption of our latest technologies, a strong design pipeline across VoIP, mobile and home products, and expanding opportunities in these target markets, we are confident in our ability to sustain revenue growth this year and beyond.

– Ofer Elyakim

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have a good portion of our risk in Europe today, i do think the policy's going to be aggressive.

– Rick Rieder

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

At this time, the government has not moved to dismiss any portion of either case.

– Thom Mrozek

Found on CNN
8 years ago

What I find is a lot of clinicians provide a lot of information to patients during visits, then the actual discussion where a decision needs to be made, that’s actually a very small portion of the whole visit.

– Masahito Jimbo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

You hire bankers for three things - their connections, their balance sheet to support the debt portion of the deal, and their advice, your board...might like to add a boutique for pure advice, uninfluenced by the potential doubling or tripling of their fees by arranging your lending.

– Erik Gordon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I assure you they have a substantial portion of the government's debt themselves.

– Ben Bernanke

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If you look at the attributes of these crickets and these mealworms, certain things are very similar, they both need a warm environment, so they need a lot of energy. Both are efficient at using the feed. And they have a very high edible portion.

– Dennis Oonincx

Found on CNN
8 years ago

A large portion of the local population were terrorized. Many were forced to flee their homes. Some did not not have places to go, and had to rent hotel rooms or leave the area. Many residents did not sleep for many nights, afraid that these two extremely violent individuals might be outside their homes, law enforcement officers came here not just from across New York state, but from all over the country. They traversed very inhospitable territory, never knowing if the next step they took in deeply wooded areas might be their last. And think of their families at home, sick with concern and fright for their loved ones. At any time, you could have stopped the escape from happening.

– Judge Kevin Ryan

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I've worked with Muslims. I've trained Muslims. I've operated on Muslims. There are a lot of Muslims who are very patriotic. Good Americans and they gladly admit, at least privately, that they don't accept sharia or the doctrines and they understand that Islam is a system of living and it includes the way that you relate to the government, and you cannot, unless you specifically, deny that portion of Islam be a Muslim in good standing. Now if that is the case, if you are not willing to reject that, then how in the world can you possibly be the president of the United States.

– Ben Carson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

You can't take -- unfalrly and unjustly -- your portion (of the planet), plus other people's portions away from them. It's a non-political issue. I don't think that should be an argument about that, it's an erroneous charge to say 'oh, (Pope Francis) is getting political because he's talking about the planet we live on.' Be serious!

– Malik Yusef

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I definitely think there is a substantial portion of people whose symptoms can be managed earlier so they don’t end up in the hospital.

– Monika Krzyzanowska

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What you are seeing is thin volumes as a solid portion of the market is awaiting the outcome of the Fed meeting.

– Matthias Rusinski

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A significant portion of the mountain forces has been destroyed. Their structures in the cities are being ripped out and cast aside.

– Tourism Minister Yalcin Topcu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are 420,000 people in besieged areas in Syria, the biggest portion of them besieged by ISIL in Deir al-Zor, we are ready to talk to anyone to reach civilians and deliver urgently needed humanitarian assistance, but the fact of the matter is we have been extremely unsuccessful in reaching people in areas controlled by ISIL.

– El Hillo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is certainly something to be concerned about - that you have these pockets of illiquidity that can completely freeze a major portion of the market.

– Maneesh Deshpande

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A significant portion of our electricity market is dependent on imported coal from Indonesia. I'm worried about our energy security being put in the hands of another country.

– Vincent Perez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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