Sentence examples for close a quarter of from inspiring English sources

It will close a quarter of its German branches and focus on investment banking and asset management in Europe.

Gap had to close a quarter of its North American stores last year in order to stay afloat.

Together these policies would close a quarter of the current wage gap (the difference between the 1980 and current wage share) and narrow the dispersion of wages.

Five months ago B& Qs rival Homebase blamed the lack of DIY skills in Britain for its decision to close a quarter of its 323 stores over three years.

Homebase will close a quarter of its 323 branches in the next three years, blaming an excess of retail space at out-of-town stores and the rise of a generation with little interest in DIY projects.

Homebase, one of Britain's biggest do-it-yourself chains, has blamed the rise of a generation who can't tell a pozidrive from a rawlplug for its decision to close a quarter of its stores, affecting up to 2,000 jobs.

Suntech, based in Wuxi, is temporarily closing a quarter of its solar cell capacity.

Homebase is closing a quarter of its 323 branches over the next three years, which could affect up to 2,000 jobs.

If migration closes a quarter of the migrants' productivity gap with the rich world, their average income would rise by $7,000.

Shriners Hospitals for Children is considering closing a quarter of its facilities as donations stagnate, costs increase and the charity's endowment shrivels.

BOSTON — Gov. John Lynch of New Hampshire on Thursday proposed closing a quarter of the state's district courts as part of a plan to deal with a $500 million two-year budget gap.