Sentences with phrase «better than the percentage»

Both front - of - pack formats enhanced discrimination in the presence of a reduced salt claim, but the Traffic Light label also performed better than the Percentage Daily Intake label in moderating the effect of the claim for the high - sodium product.

But even better than the percentage increase is the fact that this month's total was more than $ 200 more in fresh, crisp cash flow.

If that number failed to impress you, it's probably better than the percentage of recycled material Nike sprinkles into soles and basketballs, recovered from the oodles of sneakers returned each year to Nike's Beaverton shoe recycling facility.

Not exact matches

Amid all the angst about the small percentage of women who work in computer science, a new research paper has a surprising finding: Women may actually be better coders than men.

In James» 15th season, at age 33, he has scored slightly better than his career average, averaged a new high in assists per game, and posted the third - best True Shooting Percentage of his career.

An adviser who earns a flat fee - such an hourly rate or a set percentage of your portfolio value - is much better aligned with you than an adviser who earns commissions for selling you particular mutual funds, insurance policies, or other products.

But it also looked at who's putting that knowledge into action, factoring in the percentage of state residents who held to good financial habits (like building an emergency fund), as well as bad ones (spending more than they earn or using payday loans).

Vocativ, citing Apple numbers, reported that its track record is better than that of Twitter (TWTR), Facebook, eBay (EBAY), Google and Yahoo (YHOO) in terms of percentage of diversity hires for management positions in the U.S..

Plus, expats do well there — 25 % earn more than $ 200,000 per year (perhaps not coincidentally, the same percentage of the country's expats work in finance).

The 0.3 - percentage - point estimate is slightly higher than most expectations but well below Republicans» assurances.

That would be a percentage - point improvement from 2016, and better than any other country in the Group of Seven rich economies.

If it closes up more than 10.06 percent today, GM stock will have its best 1 - day percentage gain since May 4, 2005.

«The higher percentage of sales in the hardware category resulted in better than expected comps, but lower gross margin dollars during the holiday selling period,» said GameStop's chief financial officer, Rob Lloyd.

Representing more workers than any other generation in today's workforce (and an increasing percentage of your customer base, as well), they deserve a little respect.

There are plenty of people out there who have pretty positive self - assessments: Ninety percent of drivers think they have above average skills behind the wheel, an even higher percentage of college professors think they're better than average teachers, and, as we all know, every single child in Lake Wobegon is above average.

A recent survey of small - business owners conducted for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by Harris Interactive reported an 11 percentage point rise in the last year in the number of owners who are unsure of whether their business will be better off in the future than it has been in the past.

An advisor who earns a flat fee — such an hourly rate or a set percentage of your portfolio value — is much better aligned with you than an advisor who earns commissions...

Companies with less than 25 employees far outpace organizations of any size, besting their engagement by a difference of eight to 12 percentage points.

On a per square foot basis, inventory decreased 3 %, better than our guidance for a percentage increase in the low single - digit range.

Although the average level of after - tax income of the top 1 percent of households remains well below its 2007 peak, the percentage increase in their average after - tax income from 1979 to 2013 was five times larger than that of the middle 60 percent and four times larger than that of the bottom fifth.

An advisor who earns a flat fee — such an hourly rate or a set percentage of your portfolio value — is much better aligned with you than an advisor who earns commissions for selling you particular mutual funds, insurance policies, or other products.

Level fee fiduciaries are those who receive a set percentage or specific dollar amount (rather than a variable commission) and are not subject to the more stringent aspects of the best interest contract exemption, as they are specifically exempt from the formal written contract requirement.

Average hourly earnings rose by a better - than - expected 0.3 percentage point in August.

According to Sperling's Best Places, the recent job growth (the percentage of increase in available jobs over the most recent 12 - month period) in Phoenix is 3.17 percent — higher than the U.S. rate of 1.59 percent.

Fairbanks has a better - than - average median household income, though there's a low percentage of residents holding bachelor's degrees.

First, capping interest deductibility as a percentage of EBITDA for four years is a modestly better outcome for Credit than the Senate's earlier version of the cap.

Bell said recent quarterly results have seen outperformance of about 3 to 4 percentage points better than analysts» consensus estimates on average, compared with the 5.7 percentage points earnings are currently running ahead.

That's all to the good; I don't think it's an accident that the first wide - open Best Picture race in decades coincides with the fact that a quarter of voting members have joined since 2014, and that a far lower percentage of them are straight, white male American elders than is the case with the other 75 percent of voters.

Volume / mix was 0.7 percentage points lower as strong growth in condiments and sauces was more than offset by a combination of significantly lower shipments in India, unfavorable holiday - related shipment phasing in Indonesia, as well as the impact of distributor network realignment in several markets.

Volume / mix decreased 0.8 percentage points as the benefit from a shift in Easter - related sales as well as gains in frozen, macaroni and cheese, and condiments and sauces were more than offset by select distribution losses in cheese and meats as well as lower shipments in foodservice.

Last August, at the time of the announcement of the sale of the Washington Post, I noted that Washington Post Co. shares had proved a mediocre investment over the past two decades, trailing the S&P 500 by more than 2.5 percentage points on an annualized investment (although starting at the time Buffett began accumulating shares, in 1973, the performance was much better, with an estimated annual return of 11.5 %).

(In real terms, because we have been doing better than our competitors in the inflation stakes, the fall would be a couple of percentage points more than this.)

Underscoring the mixed - to - lower tone that emerged over the course of the day — not only was the NASDAQ off by nearly 50 points at its nadir — but the small - cap Russell 2000 had turned down by more than a full percentage points, as well, as losing stocks held a strong lead over gaining issues throughout.

Gold and Silver have rallied smartly with latter clocking better percentage gains than the former precious metal.

Even if one is able to attain this best case return target, most retirees will have to learn to live on much lower income than they are expecting, and / or continue working at least part time well into their 70's, and / or start saving a much higher percentage of their income asap so as to increase their savings to the target level of capital needed.

Strong product revenue, which was $ 74 million above our expectations and was up an impressive 50 % year - over-year, contributed roughly $ 0.03 in earnings upside, with better - than - expected services gross margin and lower operating expense as a percentage of sales each contributing $ 0.02 of upside.»

... inflation between one and two years ahead is projected to be no more than a half percentage point above the Committee's 2 percent longer - run goal, and longer - term inflation expectations continue to be well anchored.

The individual here is a small percentage of gay men and women that care more about themselves than the greater good.

That is, it's not simply that the top 20 percent of families have had bigger percentage gains than families near the middle: the top 5 percent have done better than the next 15, the top 1 percent better than the next 4, and so on up to Bill Gates.

Yet how much better off than a large percentage of the world's population we would be!

Altogether, GOP House candidates captured one - half of the vote, some nine percentage points better than Dole.

For more than a decade, giving as a percentage of income to all mainline churches, Protestant as well as Catholic, has declined.

Seventy - four percent of dealers reported increased sales and 16 percent reported a decline in sales, which is 8 percentage points better than last year.

Good Time Beverages» FlexPouch is made from a high percentage of recycled foils, and they disintegrate in landfills faster than bottles and cans.

Congalsa's strategy was to deliver an authentic, home - made taste, with better ingredients and a higher percentage of tuna than any of the existing products.

Homemade tomato sauce is one zillion percent better than the jarred stuff, and yes, that is an accurate percentage point.

Other than being known for its superior marbling, Wagyu has higher percentages of omega - 3 and omega - 6 fatty acids, and is lower in cholesterol than commodity beef making it suitable for a healthy well balanced diet.

He must not be sold.He's also better than a lot of Chelsea youngsters.That's not enough basis for him to be sold.At top form he's better than Pedro, Moses and Willain.These are players whose main strength is dribbling and he tops them there no doubt.I remember him in one season having the highest dribble success rate percentage in the EPL.All he needs is to develop a level of consistency.A lot of their youngsters have potential but most won't be good as the Ox.The Ox himself has not reached full potential yet.He hasn't developed a certain level of consistency.Him also being a squad player is because of those above him.Those above him are all quality players.This won't be smart business at all.He's just going to destroy himself in another club and after being patient with him we are now deciding to sell him?

The player that has played lesser games will obviously have a better percentage rate than the player that has played more games.

Let me just restate it... Coquelin had a better pass completion percentage than Ozil, Cazorla, Ramsey, Giroud, Welbeck, Monreal, Koscielny, and Bellerin in a match where you are criticising his transitional work.