Sentences with phrase «attractive than the base»

If they could do so profitably, these private intermediaries would, by making their substitutes more attractive than base money itself, collectively gain possession of every dollar of base money in existence.

This version of the SUV will be much more attractive than the base one.

Not exact matches

Better to make the best decision you can based on the available data at the time than delaying until a crisis sets in that limits choices and offers less attractive options.

The four critical factors are: (a) businesses with recurring revenue bases — like a renewable subscription — are far better than ones dependent on constantly securing new customers; renewals are much easier and less expensive to secure than new sales; (b) customer retention is absolutely critical — all customers are very costly to acquire and very easy to lose in a world of almost infinite choices; (c) businesses based on products that require constant replacement or renewal (the «razor blade» model) are much more attractive than durable goods businesses (like selling refrigerators) where the products have very long repurchase or replacement life cycles and where the market could even fairly quickly reach saturation points; and (d) businesses that offer products or services that had a predictably high rate of obsolescence were much more attractive than those where the products had long, useful lives.

A person close to the Delivery Hero IPO stressed the differences, arguing that Blue Apron's subscription - based business model was less attractive than that of Delivery Hero, which generates income by taking a commission on meal orders.

More than just tempering Gross's anti-equity remarks, the longtime advocate of buying and holding equity - based index funds and ETFs went so far as to say that «equities today are more attractive relative to bonds than at any other time in history.»

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

At the same time, 2 - year notes were enticing with 58 basis points, which at the very least was more attractive than the 14 basis points you could have gotten in 2011.

Based on the year - end 2016 price for the growth share being 10 % below average (63 % vs 70 %), this model suggests that stocks presently could be more attractive than usual.

Gay men were more likely than heterosexual men to report feeling judged based on their appearance (77 percent vs. 61 percent), to routinely think about how they look (58 percent vs. 39 percent), to compare their appearance to others at social events (68 percent vs. 51 percent), and to feel pressure from the media to be attractive (58 percent vs. 29 percent).

To green, or not to green SimCity's player base — the game has sold more than 20 million copies to date — is as diverse as the global populace itself, and sustainable design concepts won't necessarily be attractive for all participants.

Based on these findings, any shortage in America's scientific labor market is «most likely a demand - side problem of STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] career opportunities that are less attractive than career opportunities in other fields» rather than a supply - side problem of too few Americans with scientific training, asserted Salzman in congressional testimony presented on 6 November before the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

«The ability to show the seizure behavior visually, [showing] exactly how the recording is done, made the journal a much more attractive option than print only journals,» said Dr. Kuebler, «This low cost system is simple enough to set up in an undergraduate teaching lab and can allow for students to do some inquiry based learning labs on a budget.»

«While conventional silicon - based solar cells are more efficient than algae - powered cells in the fraction of the sun's energy they turn to electrical energy, there are attractive possibilities with other types of materials,» says Professor Christopher Howe from the Department of Biochemistry.

The site has a large member base with more than 200,000 members, so it is easy to meet successful and attractive singles.

With new members joining on a daily basis, fun - loving, vibrant and attractive locals will be easier than ever to find and get in contact with.

POSTMEDIA NEWS - Mar 15 - Toronto - based FastLife.ca reports that, based on its analysis of ~ 40K speed - dating interactions, men and women who «drink often, smoke occasionally, and enjoy frequent rolls in the hay are considered more attractive by the opposite sex» than people who exercise greater self - control in those areas.

Not only are most men thrilled when a woman lets them know that she is interested and finds them attractive, but when you start getting to know the men you've been matched with, you also may be surprised to find that your attraction for those who you weren't sure about in the beginning might be stronger than ones you thought for sure would work based on profile alone.

With more than 2000 sugar daddies and sugar baby profiles being added on a daily basis, this site has been bringing together generous and wealthy sugar daddies with young and attractive sugar babies since 2005.

No matter how attractive he or she is, explore getting to know who she / he really is rather than making decisions based on his / her potential!

Date A Millionaire has a large member base with more than 200,000 members, so it is easy to meet successful and attractive singles.

The most discussed as well as the probably most arguable is the statement (mainly from the side of Russia based dating services) that women in Russia are infinitely more attractive than any other women in the world.

With it, Jeep has an attractive model that's above the base Laredo but a little more affordable than the Limited and much more affordable than the top - of - the - line Overland.

Speaking of the Swift's passenger compartment, while it may not be up there with the best in class, it's much better than before and with the optional touch screen infotainment, it looks rather smart - oh, and the steering wheel design is really quite attractive, and it's covered in leather on all but the base cars.

Taking into account the theme of this year's LA Design Challenge of emphasizing the need for minimizing the use of the planet's resources while building a car that's efficient, lightweight — no more than 1,000 lbs — comfortable, and safe without sacrificing the design elements that would make it attractive to consumers, Mazda is basing the MX - 0 on the ideology of the MX - 5, albeit using parts that are lighter and simpler than the ones found in the Miata, all while not compromising the car's overall performance.

And its base price, coming in at a lot less than the Turbo, makes it an attractive model, but you will lose the 400 - horsepower bragging rights.

Clearly, the Freestyle's top variant is a more attractive package than the base - spec EcoSport.

According to Professor Alex Henzen, the core member of the SCNU team and technical leader on e-paper, outdoor billboards made of such an electrowetting based reflective e-paper technology would take up less than 1 % of the power consumption of LED and TFT - LCD displays of a similar size, making the new technology very attractive for the digital signage market.

At base, this looks like Vanguard's attempt to generate an active fund that's just slightly more attractive than a broad bond market index.

«Lower base interest rates have made all assets relatively more attractive than they otherwise would have been,» he said.

The community - based blog is a plus for those who like to «get involved» and voice your opinion to someone other than a customer service rep.. But you could also ignore it and still take advantage of the attractive perks the Barclaycard Ring has to offer.

As the name suggests, the ETF holds equal amounts of provincial, federal and agency bonds maturing in 1 to 5 years for an attractive MER of 0.15 %, which is 10 basis points cheaper than XSB.

Such funds are attractive to advisors since you're able to accommodate a much larger asset base when you're investing in $ 10 billion stocks than in $ 200 million ones.

[For example, Fortress funds appear to rely on / require far less leverage than (say) KKR & Co (KKR: US) or Blackstone Group (BX: US) to deliver attractive returns, particularly on a risk - adjusted basis.

Unusually, the metric box on the right combines two of the most attractive features of the stocks I'm after; it is both cheap on an earnings basis, trading at 6.2 times last year's earnings, and on an assets basis — # 1 invested in Dart buys you more than # 1 worth of tangible assets, and hence your downside is reasonably protected.

Based on the company's impressive growth this year, a time when Welltower's property acquisition has been slower than normal (due to management believing attractive deals are hard to come by), and the recent California mega-deal, I think that 4 % to 5 % is a reasonable growth rate that investors can expect.

Further up the coast is Cha Am, another attractive seaside town with its own great beach, seafood restaurants aplenty and a slightly quieter vibe than Hua Hin, making it a great base for a romantic getaway.

They examined the wages of lawyers, using data from the same law school for graduating classes of 1971 - 78 and 1981 - 88 and found that those rated attractive on the basis of their graduation photographs went on to earn higher salaries than their less well - favoured colleagues, reports The Economist.

The updated look is sleeker, and more attractive, than the re-used black dimpled design on the base cards.

Designed and built by U.K - based company Thrive with solo creative freelancers in mind (hence the name), Solo's clean, attractive design means that it's much nicer to look at than most clunky project management apps.

A full - time employee with a constant pay cheque is a far more attractive prospect for any lending agent than someone who is self - employed or commission - based.

«They continue to be more attractive on a relative opportunity basis than some of the gateway cities.

Because Budget Blinds takes a solutions based approach, you're getting more than just attractive window coverings.