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Compared to a typical once-a-year churchgoer, the average weekly churchgoer volunteers an extra 10.5 hours a month for religious causes and an extra 6.4 hours a month for secular causes.

American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

Some firms have found that the traditional once-a-year review is so flooded with information—appraising past performance, setting future goals, discussing pay—that workers have trouble absorbing it all, and instead dwell on criticism without really hearing constructive ways they can improve.

Yearly Reviews? Try Weekly Rachel Emma Silverman 2011

Sure, you’ll pay more than for a factory-farmed bird, but it’s a once-a-year expense that enhances the survival not only of historic breeds but also of American lifeways, including traditional recipes and family farms.

Wendy Gordon: The Blessing of Variety: An Eco-Omnivore's Thanksgiving Wendy Gordon 2011

Sure, you’ll pay more than for a factory-farmed bird, but it’s a once-a-year expense that enhances the survival not only of historic breeds but also of American lifeways, including traditional recipes and family farms.

Wendy Gordon: The Blessing of Variety: An Eco-Omnivore's Thanksgiving Wendy Gordon 2011

Sure, you’ll pay more than for a factory-farmed bird, but it’s a once-a-year expense that enhances the survival not only of historic breeds but also of American lifeways, including traditional recipes and family farms.

Wendy Gordon: The Blessing of Variety: An Eco-Omnivore's Thanksgiving Wendy Gordon 2011

If there really were thousands of once-a-year punters who were so appalled by the scenes at Aintree that they decided never to bet on the race again, the betting turnover on this year's race would, presumably, take a significant hit.

Life begins at forty for future of Grand National's unique appeal | Greg Wood 2012

Some bemoan "once-a-year Jews," whose synagogue connections are limited to paying dues and filling pews on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

Menachem Wecker: With Ramadan And Jewish High Holidays Looming, We Should Talk About Hell Menachem Wecker 2011

Other commonly used drugs in the class include Actonel, marketed in the U.S. by Warner Chilcott PLC; Boniva, marketed by Roche Holding AG; and Novartis AG's Reclast, a once-a-year infusion.

FDA Panel to Weigh Osteoporosis Drug Risks Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

Some bemoan "once-a-year Jews," whose synagogue connections are limited to paying dues and filling pews on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

Menachem Wecker: With Ramadan And Jewish High Holidays Looming, We Should Talk About Hell Menachem Wecker 2011

To build on that hope, one of the most important steps will be to broaden the focus from once-a-year meetings in high-carbon conference centers, to the fields, communities and town halls where alternatives are already growing and a stronger political consensus can be built from the bottom up.

Laura Carlsen: Fiddling on Climate Laura Carlsen 2011