• The SNP are claiming victory based on arithmetic, but, in terms of expectation, Labour did far better than the nationalists.

    BBC: Scottish council election: Administrations take shape

  • At primary school, it says there should be more emphasis on arithmetic and that some topics, such as the calculation of fractions, volume and area should be covered earlier.

    BBC: Maths skills add up to higher earnings, study finds

  • He knows that a budget based on arithmetic is a lot better than one based on illusion. (Applause.) And he knows that practical cooperation is better than all this constant ideological conflict.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • In teaching maths, for instance, both those countries spend more time on basic arithmetic than on deeper mathematical ideas, emphasise mental arithmetic, rely on standard teaching manuals and favour whole-class (as opposed to group) teaching.

    ECONOMIST: Education and the wealth of nations

  • British pupils did reasonably well at more advanced topics such as geometry, but their performance on basic arithmetic was poor.

    ECONOMIST: School curriculum

  • Mr Murakami's case rests on simple arithmetic.

    ECONOMIST: Japanese shareholder activism

  • Do the arithmetic on some of these developments, and you can see that buying into a shared ranch with frills included is going to cost you a steep markup over raw land.

    FORBES: Home On The Ranch

  • If Greeks reject the 50% controlled default on the debts they owe to the banking sector, then the arithmetic I revealed on Newsnight on the eve of the Euro summit comes into play - without a 50% haircut, and a further 130bn euro bailout, on top of 110bn, Greek debt spirals out of control and the country goes bust.

    BBC: Greek referendum is coin-flip on euro exit

  • Most of the debate has concentrated on their long-term arithmetic: they think that Japan's population is bound to stabilise at some point, perhaps around 2060, and that Japan will therefore be able to ease the demographic transition by spreading the costs over the course of a century or more.

    ECONOMIST: Japan

  • Yelp (and many other review websites) aggregate information by giving an arithmetic average rating based on collective reviews.

    FORBES: How Yelp Could Create More Accurate Reviews

  • To do so is to be guilty of using a simple arithmetic calculation that leans on mean reversal theory.

    FORBES: CAPE Advocats Say Equities Overvalued...They Are Wrong.

  • And I think if nothing else over the course of this past year, we've earned some credibility on the fact that we know our arithmetic.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

  • As for the lack of teaching time, how about cutting out some of the nonessential curriculum, such as bike safety, that currently takes up much of the school day, and refocusing on the basics, such as reading, writing and arithmetic?

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • The somewhat baffling arithmetic behind this advice is explained in the chapter on protecting your retirement from college costs.

    FORBES: Paying for College: Aid Formulas and AGI

  • Arithmetic suggests he will have to break his word on something.

    ECONOMIST: So many challenges. So little spare cash

  • Also, the fine mist from the pools, falling more on the leaves of some trees than others, complicates the maintenance arithmetic.

    WSJ: Also Rising Since 9/11

  • Ms Truss said an over-reliance on calculators meant children missed the rigorous grounding in mental and written arithmetic they needed to progress.

    BBC: Government bans calculators from primary maths tests

  • In addition to straight arithmetic errors, the IRS can scan tax returns early on to see if there are any mismatches on filers' names, Social Security numbers and other data they can correct.

    WSJ: Lawmakers Consider Expanding IRS Power to Flag Errors Before Audits

  • As an arithmetic matter, this would still leave 1999 growth negative in many cases on a year-over-year basis.

    CNN: REFORM IS CRUCIAL

  • While Crisis economies may bottom out after June, says Stanley Fischer, the International Monetary Fund's first deputy managing director, "as an arithmetic matter, this would still leave 1999 growth negative in many cases on a year-over-year basis".

    CNN: THE LONG, HARD CLIMB BACK UP

  • When teaching numeracy, the facilitators focus on teaching numbers and the idea of quantity, grouping and interpretation of measurement units, arithmetic operations, special forms and orientation, and content interpretation, such as reading tables and graphics.

    UNESCO: Country Profile: Chile

  • Prior to the beginning of classes, learners are required to take an assessment test aimed at verifying their entry knowledge on basic literacy and numeracy through the identification of letters, syllables, words, sentences, numbers, arithmetic operations and writing down their personal details.

    UNESCO: Z�� Pe?o School Project

  • On the other hand, I had an early facility with language, but it was my complete hopelessness with arithmetic that was the single dominant experience of my young life.

    NPR: Living With an Inability to Do Math

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