Bi Annual

Prolific banana trees (which provide a year-round harvest) have replaced sugar cane (bi-annual harvest) as the main crop over an isle that measures 27 miles long and 14 miles wide. ❋ Dwight Brown (2011)

About 43% of the 110 investors surveyed expect at least 20% of all fund managers, known in the industry as general partners, would be unable to raise a fund within the next seven years, according to Coller Capital in its latest bi-annual report, Global Private Equity Barometer, which was released on Monday. ❋ Deepti Chaudhary Of Mint (2011)

Science fiction and fantasy author Alan Dean Foster began his prolific writing career when August Derleth bought a long Lovecraftian letter of Foster's in 1968 and published it as a short story in Derleth's bi-annual magazine The Arkham Collector. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With overwhelming success following the inaugural June 2010 StyleWeek, StyleWeek Providence will now be a bi-annual event allowing designers to debut their seasonal collections in June and January-closely echoing the industry standard. ❋ Kevin DeSoto (2011)

Of course there should be training and a pass or fail course to be authorised, none of the crappy bi-annual UDT training everyone does. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

Since the magazine went from bi-annual to "just occasional", their blog has become their main outlet, with their links on architecture, art, fashion, music and travel making it one of the best link blogs out there. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The award will be bi-annual, rather than annual, and will cover all stories published in 2009-2010. ❋ Jeff (2010)

Attending a recent bi-annual meeting/dinner of the Cohiba Club/Good Guys of Morgan Run was one ❋ Unknown (2010)

Every year, the public and community media family sing kumbaya at annual conferences like the National Federation for Community Broadcasters or the bi-annual National Conference on Media Reform, where independent, alternative, community-based and public interest media are saluted for their roles as antidotes to the lack of credibility of the commercial and corporately-owned networks, the cable giants and the radio empires of Clear Channel, Infinity and Entercom. ❋ Tracy Rosenberg (2011)

The two countries have agreed to hold a strategic dialogue comprising annual discussions between leaders and bi-annual foreign ministers talks. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I am considering starting a speculative poetry ezine (either bi-annual or quarterly), that would accept literary speculative poetry with an emotional core. ❋ Shweta_narayan (2010)

Ford hasn't presented at the bi-annual New Delhi Auto Expo since 2006, but is making a big deal of it this year as the Indian market plays a key role in its goal of increasing its global sales to 8 million vehicles over the next decade. ❋ Mike Ramsey (2012)

They are paid by the taxpayer, not the government, and as such they negotiate with non-principals who are locked between day-to-day relations with employees and bi-annual elections involving voter/taxpayers. ❋ Unknown (2010)