the end of the year

Despite this unprepossessing outlook, the bank envisages a recovery starting by the end of the year.

China is ready to do its best and work with Japan and the ROK for concluding the negotiations before the end of the year.

We would like you to provide us with a switchboard operator from now until the end of the year.

But he said he was happy to wait, predicting that the dollar would fall further to $1. 45 to the euro by the end of the year.

Then he made his way by sea to Shanghai, arriving at the end of the year.

He told me that by the end of the year they would have been working together for forty years.

Only the north-south line is open at the moment, which connects to the airport, and the east-west line will open by the end of the year.

Ms. Naqvi expects China to turn into a net importer of lead again 'towards the end of the year, ' giving prices room to rise.

The current, anti-Thaksin government has said it isn't ready to call elections soon but might do so at the end of the year.

One day in class, it was towards the end of the year, she said, "Did I ever show you guys my trick? "

You were saying that he may announce something at the end of the year? What would that be? What does your grapevine tell you?

"There is a risk of this deal not happening before the end of the year, " said one person close to the matter.

Aviram said he expected the new white wine to be sold in the United States by the end of the year.

At the end of the year Ford checked with his engineers, and again they informed him they had found no way to carry out his orders.

She said she expected the company to reach a decision on the PC business by the end of the year.

In the center of the hut a fire burned night and day from the beginning to the end of the year.

Right now, the only mobile device it's available on is the iPad, with an iPhone app promised by the end of the year.

Pre-selection of the U. S. presidential election is the first phase of the election year, usually from the beginning to the end of the year.

If you want to save money, how much money do you want in the bank by the end of the year?

'The last two weeks have been crazy, ' says Mr. Conway, who says he hopes for the company to reach 30 colleges by the end of the year.

We hope to be able to consult further on these during the rest of this year and aim to finalise recommendations by the end of the year.

The total for 2010 was more than five times that of 2007 (though there was an encouraging dip towards the end of the year).

The kind of giving that provides real value does not go on sale at the end of the year.

I've been really stressed. It's the end of the year and I've got so much stuff to do! I feel like I'm drowning in work.

The plan faces its first big test this month: uninsured residents must sign up for a health plan by the end of the year or be fined.

At this point, I am not sure when I will be ready to play again, but I hope to be back at some point before the end of the year.

Save every cent you can and by the end of the year your savings will bulk up to a handsome sum.

The president summoned a bipartisan group of former White House officials to help efforts to gain ratification before the end of the year.

The thing is, one of them is going away to the States for his studies and will periodically at the end of the year for his winter break.

And perhaps by the end of the year, the American economy will have at least regained the level it last held three years ago.

I highly recommend you check out his photography blog, and wish him luck as he tries to make some big changes by the end of the year!

and now, close to the end of the year, India seems to be rapidly returning to the buoyant years preceding 2008.

People close to Baosteel said the deal would take place by the end of the year.

The UK insists the bank must conduct a human resources review by the end of the year, as well as a staff survey.

He said the issue would "improve ArcelorMittal's capital structure" and help reduce net debts by the end of the year to just over $22bn.

China was now in fourth place but by the end of the year it "might overcome Spain" , he said.

after the end of the year to which it relates and shall be made readily available to all bodies and persons concerned.

and by the end of the year they're supposed to be willing to reveal all that they are doing.

We would be ready to conclude a deal very quickly, as we need these products to be made available to our client by the end of the year.

Still, analysts said the risk factor driving currencies is likely to remain intact until the end of the year.

By the end of the year, a more comprehensive Web site should be available, she said.

The standstill agreement is expected to run until the end of the year. The Dar has said it may sell some assets to meet its obligations.

The company has suspended all staff reassignments until the end of the year to try to regain the confidence of employees.

Tom: The company does pay you for it at the end of the year, so that might be a good idea.

"We're going to run out of cash by the end of the year, " is accurate unless you count creativity into the equation.

But any talk about these or any other transfers seems to us very dependent on the points we have at the end of the year.

Kobe's going to put even more of these doubts to rest at the end of the year by winning his fifth championship in "two" seasons.

Writing several best-selling books has been one of my dreams and I hope to finish writing my first by the end of the year.

European leaders had been trying to persuade Mr. Bush to hold global talks by the end of the year.

He said he figures the mission has enough money in reserve to last until the end of the year.

Just by cutting back on small expenses each week you can save a nice bit of money by the end of the year.

The contract continued to see selling pressure as investors booked gains ahead of the end of the year.

After the result was announced, Obama said he looked forward to signing a health reform act by the end of the year.

By the end of the year, hunters will be allowed to kill up to 220 wolves in Idaho and 75 in Montana, assuming the courts do not intervene.

Dearly beloveds, recently thru Kibo I said I would turn the world upside down and inside out by the end of the year.

Barter clubs will typically keep track of all your trades for you and send you paperwork at the end of the year, just like a bank.

EXAMPLE: The company completed its obligation to its largest creditor by paying its debt in full before the end of the year.

National Express, the holder of the franchise to run the train service, was losing money and said it would walk away at the end of the year.

This would ensure, he said, there will be international safety standards in place by the end of the year.

Michael Geoghegan is to step down as chief executive of HSBC at the end of the year, according to two people close to the bank's board.

Can you guarantee that this product will sell at least thirty thousand units by the end of the year?

By the time the end of the year arrived, losses piled up on my pad and my job security was at the mercy of a select few I barely knew.

By the end of the year, 13 per cent of those who participated in the Active Employment Assistance programme had found a paid job.

The manager said the project would be completed by the end of the year.

However, the year-on-year figures for December show that the pain was more evenly distributed by the end of the year (see chart 2).

At the end of the year, you're free to find another place, or renew your lease with the landlord, as long as he still wants you as a tenant.

At the end of the year, he wrote me a thank you note about how good the year had been for him.

You sit in class all year, and one day at the end of the year you regurgitate everything you learned, and that's the end of it.

Could be a good sign for what might be possibility to come towards the end of the year.

"It's routine, " he said, adding that demand often tails off toward the end of the year.

Indian Trade Minister Kamal Nath said New Delhi also hopes to work out the details of a free trade accord by the end of the year.

I shall have been working here in this factory for twenty years by the end of the year.

Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell is leaving the company at the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday.

But even if the new litter is already on the way, it will be the end of the year before they are ready to trot to market.

If you've been planning to get some sort of surgery, scheduling it before the end of the year can pay off.

I shall have been working here in this factory for eight years by the end of the year.

Whether the new laser, which will be commercially available by the end of the year, will help, remains to be seen. But it might.

Then at the end of the year, if you figured the tax wrong, they make you pay out of your own pocket.

The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, pending regulatory approval, the company said.

The Australian Government plans to phase them out by the end of the year, but it's ruled out a commonwealth levy.

Doubtless he also made a joke when he told the firm's board that he would step down at the end of the year.

Tell her at the end of the year that you're going to give her a bonus based on the minutes she uses during her work hours.

U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is still pushing for a peace agreement by the end of the year.

One person out of three will be dismissed from the company by the end of the year.

Housing Secretary Steven C. Preston said the expanded program would help an additional 100, 000 borrowers in crisis by the end of the year.

The two year delay allowed more system components to be built, so two more battalions will be in place around Moscow by the end of the year.

The firm expects more stable production over the coming quarters, with growth returning around the end of the year.

In this way Richard saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.

When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.

Logging companies would have to leave the forest before the end of the year.

Logging companies would have to leave the forest before the end of the year.

Second, Spring-Fest Evening Party is familiar with the old people, they like to see the familiar faces in the end of the year.

Fortunately, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) plans to have amendments to the law passed by the end of the year.

"We still think they will raise interest rates before the end of the year. . . . We'll have to see, " said Action Economics' Cohen.

In spite of these cost-cutting measures, Mr Potter knows that, without help, the service could run out of cash by the end of the year.

Despite its low charges, Jajah expects to break even in the next six months and reach 1m registered users by the end of the year.

By the end of the year, the idea of an unstoppable resurgence by "authoritarian capitalists" was looking a little more dubious.

At the end of the year, she was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement in the arts.

Japan and China agreed to set up a hotline. China and Vietnam agreed to finish marking their contentious land border by the end of the year.

The plan originally called for a congressional vote on a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution by the end of the year.

The company plans to begin production by the end of the year, and hopes to market the bulbs by the middle of next year.

He felt it would be a candidate for some film awards at the end of the year.

The chorus, however, offers a toast to pleasant memories, which is why the song is appropriate for an occasion like the end of the year.

And I'll eat my hat if it doesn't go up another three hundred points by the end of the year.

This bit of technology is not available now. It's gonna come out by the end of the year and it will retail for about 250 dollars.

A summit in Copenhagen at the end of the year is supposed to hammer out a post-Kyoto agreement to cut greenhouse gases.

"Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year, " the spokesman said.

Investment banks usually pay their employees around the end of the year in a combination of cash and stock.

More importantly, the damage to its balance sheet from troubled assets may have peaked by the end of the year.

Saudi Arabia had been warning that crude oil demand towards the end of the year could be stronger than Opec's official projection.

B: I'm sorry to tell you it's approaching the end of the year and our budget is almost spent.

Customers can sign up for a weekly text reminder, giving a specific time, which will be sent to them until the end of the year.

Such claim, however, should be lodged not later than 6 years after the end of the year of assessment to which the claim relates.

Russia has imposed a ban on grain exports until the end of the year, after a severe drought and a spate of wildfires devastated crops.

It has until the end of the year to come up with a new formula, which may cost more money.

I hope that my students actually improved their English or at least felt more interested in it by the end of the year.

It was supposed to be up and running by the end of the year but is far behind schedule.

the end of the year award (in accordance with the results of performance appraisal issued) up to 3 times the monthly salary.

There should be some sense by the end of the year, he says, whether or not serious progress is being made.

China's diesel, or gasoil, demand is widely expected to ease by the end of the year, as the rush to meet the annual energy target recedes.

DNA and Elisa at the end of the year the company plans to provide consumers with the new SIM card.

At the end of the year , each employee will be given a overall measurement by his direct superior.

Such difficulties are likely to get worse towards the end of the year, when companies traditionally try to settle accounts with employees.

Many fund managers are still convinced the U. S. economy will avoid a recession and stocks will rally into the end of the year.

However, they will now appear by the end of the year, the company said, blaming "the decentralisation of data" .

So enjoy the up ticks while you can though keep in mind that trading will be very choppy heading into the end-of-the-year.

The White House and CBO agreed that the US economy would start growing again by the end of the year.

He said Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake hopes to announce a deal before the end of the year.

Mr Nova says he expects the company to announce a couple more investments of similar size by the end of the year.

From now to the end of the year, the market will also be in adolescent activity center holds regular recruitment.

Mr. Mawston said he expected Nokia's share of the global smartphone market to rise to 6 percent by the end of the year.

Sell-side analysts' estimates still imply a strong rebound for earnings by the end of the year.

A general election, to be held by the end of the year at the earliest, will be a test of normalcy.

This one, my heart up on the excitement, they wanted at the end of the year thanks, good to see Yangko.

The biggest fight may be over the tax cuts passed under former President George W. Bush and set to expire at the end of the year.

By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Although consumption fell in the wake of the melamine scare, it is expected to return close to pre-crisis levels by the end of the year.

Work is now being completed on the home's interior and should be wrapped up by the end of the year.

So today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year.

The United States and three European partners (Britain, France and Germany) have given it until the end of the year to show willing.

Nonetheless, with the economy still slowing, credit policy is likely to be loosened before the end of the year. . .

Lending typically rises toward the end of the year as companies increase inventories, so the recent increase might not be sustained.

The eyes of the LORD you GOD always on it , from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

Months of hearings and investigations ensued. In September, he announced he would retire at the end of the year.

The Romanian government has pledged to come up with a new plan for Roma inclusion by the end of the year.

At the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash.

She worked very hard, and by the end of the year, she was promoted to the position of supervisor.

We visited each other often our first year of college and by the end of the year, we both realized we were in love again.

In Asia, the end of the year usually coincides with a host of festivals, with Christmas, Roman, Muslim and Chinese New Years.

At present each quarter income tax returns to direct the waiver declaration to be approved at the end of the year.

Time Warner has said it aims to complete the separation around the end of the year, but the exact timing is uncertain.

Another possible explanation is that with the deal set to drag on until at least the end of the year, investors are sitting on their hands.

In Rockwell Collins' case, this involves setting up a Shanghai-based customer support centre by the end of the year.

On the last working day of the year, workers in the financial district throw water over pedestrians to celebrate the end of the year.

A number of banks are said to be piling into oil in the belief that prices will be up by the end of the year.

Both companies are working on the problem, Mr. Klein said, but it will not be resolved until the end of the year.

It is hoped that none of its egg boxes will still be using labels by the end of the year.

Democratic leaders in Congress say they hope to pass a bill for the president to sign by the end of the year.

The Secretary General is welcoming the president's promise to resettle most of the displaced Tamils by the end of the year.

Pending tests, the car is set to be in production by the end of the year, with cabs being despatched to cities across the world in 2009.

Remember what I say to you. Through to the end of the year, keep going.

President Obama wants a final bill passed by the end of the year. But a difficult road still lies ahead.

"We'll have more clarity around our bet in solar at the end of the year, or the beginning of next, " Mr Krenicki told the Financial Times.

To be operated by SAC, the facility will be completed by the end of the year and will start production next year.

Most deals came at the end of the year as companies rushed to take advantage of improving investor sentiment and surging markets.

You can really only see at the end of the year how things work out but I feel the team has the quality.

Mr Trichet's intervention offers Berlin powerful backing as it seeks agreement by the end of the year.

The violence is casting doubt over President Bush's goal of a peace agreement by the end of the year.

The goal is to go through the season in orderly fashion and build momentum to the end of the year.

The head of Libya's transitional authorities has called for Nato to extend its mission in Libya until the end of the year.

The idea of adding time at the end of the year dates back to the ancient Egyptians, who added a day every four years.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. GM aims to close the deal by the end of the year, pending regulatory approvals.

The end of the year, individual transactions have come up with killer web site to attract users to spend money hand.

Beijing has promised by the end of the year to make a fresh bid to join the agreement, but US businesses doubt its commitment.

He added that the restructuring plan, called "Transition 2009" , would be completed by the end of the year.

And this deal comes before the four-building project is even complete: It is due to be finished by the end of the year.

A decision on the law, known by the acronym REACH for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals, is due by the end of the year.

In the end of the year, I got the visa and quit my job from the travel agent, flying to Gold Coast of Australia with my dreams and hopes.

Appropriate training: Start exploring new directions for your nonprofit and set one new course before the end of the year.

Sweden represents the European Union, as it holds the six-month rotating presidency of the 27-country bloc until the end of the year.

The Massive Ordnance Penetrator, an American bunker-buster scheduled for deployment at the end of the year, weighs 15 times as much.

The first line is to be delivered near the end of the year and the other two are set to be installed in mid-2010.

The bill enjoys wide support and is likely to be passed before the end of the year.

But China expanded by just 2. 6 per cent, and that growth is expected to turn negative by the end of the year.

Lower energy prices and falling inflation rates could have started to boost consumer spending by the end of the year.

A quick survey indicated that the sea fox would be extinct before the end of the year.

America maintains a prison at Bagram air base in Afghanistan, but this will be turned over to the Afghans by the end of the year.

This disease, a type of melancholy, is particularly rampant around the end of the year.

He is set to perform in concerts through the end of the year throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom.

Data on approximately 1500 women are expected to be analyzed by the end of the year, at which point the trial will be complete.

It is SJM's 17th casino in the city, and the company plans to launch another, Casino Oceanus, by the end of the year.

The Taiwanese computer maker launched four smartphones for the Taiwan market and promised a further six by the end of the year.

Lawmakers will also try to extend exemptions to the alternative-minimum tax, or AMT, by the end of the year.

The hotel is an ideal venue for weddings, it's booked until the end of the year.

'Growth could peter out quite sharply by the end of the year, ' says Ben May, economist at the consultancy Capital Economics.

I hope we are capable to prepare a new draft by the end of the year, or at least do our utmost.

Then, at the end of the year, Barack Obama struck an agreement with the Republicans to cut payroll taxes and extend unemployment benefits.

If the detectors fail to find any super particles by the end of the year, the theory could be in serious trouble.

Sony hopes to sell 2m by the end of the year, but even if it does so, it will start the race in third place.

Dieng estimates another $100 million will be necessary to meet Ethiopia's needs until the end of the year.

A US negotiator says North Korea has agreed to declare and disable all of its nuclear facilities by the end of the year.

The design he had been working on was flying, awkwardly, by the end of the year.

It shall publish an annual report on inspection activities within a reasonable time, not exceeding six months, after the end of the year.

(1)The data of the beginning and the end of the year of the domestic and overseas oil and gas reserves that they possessed.

By the end of the year, Chiang and his Nationalist forces had to flee to the island of Taiwan.

To get promoted by the end of the year is only jam tomorrow for him.

Again, tax increases and spending cuts are due to kick in at the end of the year if there is no deal in Congress.

The transaction should close by the end of the year and is subject to regulatory approvals.

The road which is to be finished by the end of the year is gonna connect the two towns.

Before the end of the year, myfamily. com users will be able to upload content from a family site directly to the tree.

So the decision, due at the end of the year, is likely to back the change. But reform will not stop there.

The agreement could be in place as early as the end of the year, according to miners and steel makers involved in crafting the deal.

So it has become a tradition at the end of the year to share some of the music we missed.

Jenson, are Honda capable of winning before the end of the year and do you think you have a chance of podiums?

The so-called Central Economic Work Conference is held annually before the end of the year to set policies and targets for next year.

At first, I was slow and a bit wobbly, but by the end of the year I was faster and fitter.

Smart managers will focus on innovation during the tough months ahead and come out swinging by the end of the year.

Li's words aroused suppose of commercial banks and companies on PBOC's adjustment to "tight monetary policies" by the end of the year.

By the end of the year, the virtual police's patrols are expected to cover all websites registered with Beijing servers.

Polcari said traders could dominate through the end of the year as fund managers refrained from making big bets before year end.

The first set of formal HP Labs Customer Co-innovation projects will wrap up by the end of the year.

Judging by the price of Fed fund futures, investors expect the federal funds rate to be as low as 2. 25% by the end of the year.

That defensive behavior is relatively common toward the end of the year, but this year it's happening almost a month earlier.

In notebook sales, where Acer is now number two, he expects Acer to "bridge the gap with HP" before the end of the year.

Ford doesn't expect to turn a profit before 2011, but company CEO Alan Mulally foresees a market turnaround by the end of the year.

He threw out a hint regarding bonuses at the end of the year.

There is much talk about 2010 and all that may happen by the end of the year.

The Senate must also act. The president wants to sign a bill into law by the end of the year.

Because competition between advisers can become vicious towards the end of the year, they have to validate their claims on big deals.

Against a background of market stability and renewed confidence , the recovery gathered momentum towards the end of the year, said Mr Yam .

Its business in China more than doubled income and the bank expects to have 1, 400 more staff in the country by the end of the year.

The measure, which comes into effect at the end of the year, highlights growing anxiety about cross-border land acquisitions.

By the end of the year Google's massive, and spreading, influence should start to force a realignment of the online landscape.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Russian and U. S. presidents said on Sunday they hoped to strike a new deal for arms cuts by the end of the year.

Overall the outlook is bullish, with especially strong gains expected from September through the end of the year.

An exact date hasn't been set for when the two variants will arrive, though they are expected to be launched by the end of the year.

Towards the end of the year, especially, the prospect of abrupt tightening will be a big risk, as stimulus programmes start to run out.

By the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) plans to have reached 20 million people by expanding into Mali and Niger.

That in turn will make it easier for the administration to persuade Congress to extend TARP beyond the end of the year.

As the end of the year approached, ailing Wall Street banks were competing with each other to attract capital from potential investors.

By the end of the year, $306 million in financial support had been provided to 18 companies through these fund managers.

Otherwise, not much would be left of the global economy by the end of the year.

He hopes that number will rise to 200 models by the end of the year, and is turning to Taiwanese manufacturers to fill that gap.

Also due next year is a replacement for the Arnage, which is expected to bow in as a new super-luxury model towards the end of the year.

Wilson is predicting capacity restraints by the end of the year, with both equipment and truck driver shortages.

She also says China looks forward to progress at global climate treaty talks, scheduled for the end of the year in Copenhagen.

However, Mr Pandit has told senior colleagues he wants a new system in place by the end of the year, when annual bonuses are decided.

The biggest issue for Chrysler is whether its new vehicles, which will slowly start to arrive at the end of the year, are good enough.

At the end of the year, the Stock Exchange had approved 36 firms as sponsors for issuers to be listed on the GEM.

We're only able to pay you $32, 000 plus a guaranteed two-month bonus at the end of the year.