The phrase "a time when earnings" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing specific periods or instances related to financial performance or income generation.
Example: "The report highlights a time when earnings significantly increased due to new product launches."
Alternatives: "a period of earnings" or "an instance of earnings".
But the first method is not working at a time when earnings have been crimped by regulatory uncertainty and economic woes.
By decreasing the taxes of many companies at a time when earnings are plummeting, Republicans said, the proposal would reduce the pressure on employers to eliminate jobs.
The triple lock has already helped protect pensioners' incomes at a time when earnings growth has been low.
He said: "Although pay levels for bankers have fallen... the sums shelled out still look enormous at a time when earnings for the vast majority of households continue to be squeezed.
So it's a very strong period for utilities earnings growth over the next few quarters and that's coming about at a time when earnings growth in the rest of the stock market seems to be continually slowing down because of the economic slowdown.
And although pay levels for bankers have fallen a bit since then, and more remuneration is deferred and capable of being cancelled if deals go bad, the sums shelled out still look enormous at a time when earnings for the vast majority of households continue to be squeezed.
Banks would still be forced to build reserves at a time when their earnings power is reduced, and that earnings power would only shrink more with a smaller asset base.
It likely would also be saddled with more than $1.5 billion in debt at a time when steel earnings are expected to fall.
At a time when corporate earnings are dismal across the country, Mr. Campbell and his counterparts in all kinds of industries face risks that extend from the ripple effects of a possible war with Iraq to an uproar from shareholders demanding new standards of corporate governance.
"What's extraordinary about the Walker women is that they were building great houses, hiring noted decorators and spending tens of thousands of dollars on household furnishings at a time when the earnings of a black worker in Harlem averaged about $800," said Michael Henry Adams, the curator.
But fraud losses do not count in that calculation, so by reclassifying the bad debts, NextCard would be able to keep down its required allowance for losses, giving it greater financial flexibility at a time when its earnings performance was suffering.
