It s a quarter past eight.

It happened at a quarter past eleven.

I have my supper at a quarter past seven.

We start class at nine o'clock, but he didn t come until quarter past.

The Secretary General The past quarter century has seen a most dramatic reduction in extreme poverty.

Based on the past pattern of payments, it is expected that over 400 million will be received during the final quarter of 2005.

To appreciate fully the unique character of this consumer demand shortfall, trends over the past 21 quarters need to be broken down into two distinct sub periods. First, there was a 2.2 annualized decline from the first quarter of 2008 through the second quarter of 2009.

From the first quarter of 2008 through the second quarter of 2009, real consumer spending plunged at a 1.8 average annual rate. In the past, when discretionary spending on items such as motor vehicles, furniture, appliances, and travel was deferred, a surge of pent up demand quickly followed.

The third quarter GNP growth was 1 over the preceding quarter.

I am pleased to present once again the Iraqi Government's view of the events of the past quarter, complementing the other reports that have been presented quarterly before this Council.

It is the average annualized growth of US consumer spending over the past 14 quarters calculated in inflation adjusted terms from the first quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2011. Never before in the post World War II era have American consumers been so weak for so long.

The survey data from Sifo shows that one quarter of the respondents said that they disclosed their personal information in email, SMS or other social media over the past 12 months.

Almost a quarter, or approximately a quarter of the matter in the universe, is stuff that's invisible.

a quarter of a millimeter.

Data collection took place during the first quarter in nine countries, with two more beginning in the second quarter.

Intel's fourth quarter earnings 10.8 billion.

They advanced to the quarter finals.

The enhanced functionalities are expected to be implemented progressively in Atlas between the fourth quarter of 2005 and second quarter of 2006.

Sales fell off in the third quarter.

Indeed, with profitability at or near record levels, cash holdings by the corporate sector in the United States have piled up quarter after quarter, reaching all time highs and earning very little at today s near zero interest rates. Moreover, because companies have significantly improved their operating efficiency and lengthened the maturities on their debt, they need a lot less precautionary savings than they did in the past.

Three regions have collectively accounted for 83 of America s export led growth impetus over the past three years Asia, Latin America, and Europe. (Since regional and country trade statistics assembled by the US Department of Commerce are not seasonally adjusted, all subsequent comparisons are presented on the basis of a comparable seasonal comparison from the first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2012.)

They are doing that on a quarter of the resources that are used typically in the Western world a quarter of the resources.

The IMF, for its part, has been a committed partner to Central and Eastern Europe and its transformation throughout the past 25 years. It stands ready to help countries in the region make the next quarter century just as impressive.

Second, this six quarter plunge was followed, from mid 2009 through early 2013, by 15 quarters of annualized consumption growth averaging just 2 an upturn that pales in comparison with what would have been expected based on past consumer spending cycles.

Now growth in home prices is weakening in some of these cities. The rate of price growth in London and New York slowed sharply over the past year, to only about a 1 real increase in the second quarter of 2004.

Financial globalization misfired because it took a bet on a type of economy that was becoming unsustainable. During the past quarter century, but especially over the five years leading up to 2008, the world seemed to revolve around the American consumer.

During the past quarter of a century, several countries in the region have experienced war and civil conflict, resulting in the destruction of physical productive capacities and infrastructure, as well as a significant weakening of institutional and human resource capacities.

Around a quarter say that they are Republicans.

Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.

There are a quarter of a million at least those are the ones we know about a quarter of a million species of flowering plants.

The proportion of income received in the last quarter of 2004 was 22 per cent higher than that received in the last quarter of 2003.

Or maybe it was 31 and a quarter percent.

Vendor evaluation (proof of concept) second quarter of 2005

The project started during the third quarter of 2005.

But in St. John's, I was in the lower quarter.

Twenty one countries computed average prices for the first quarter.

Resources permitting, work will start in the fourth quarter 2006.

Further seminars are foreseen for the first quarter of 2005.

Full implementation is expected during the first quarter of 2006.

So one half, one quarter, one fifth we're good at that.

This is the quarter scale prototype that was functioning in Spain.

10 years ago, it used to cost about a quarter billion.

They're building a system that ejects these at quarter second intervals.

Our surplus has swelled by nearly ten percent in this quarter.

Construction is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2006.