Sentences with phrase «by a gap of»

The electrodes are separated by a gap of about one tenth of a micrometer in width.

That means dinosaurs and their dinosauromorph predecessors were separated by a gap of less than 5 million years, half the time previously thought.

Now researchers at MIT, the University of Oklahoma, and Rutgers University have developed a model that explains how heat flows between objects separated by gaps of less than a nanometer.

Our optimal axisymmetric radiative transfer model considers two coplanar inner and outer disks, separated by a gap of 0.28» (~ 30au) in size.

This mixture is placed between two parallel, conductive plates separated by a gap of 10 to 100 micrometres.

Separated from Spain by a gap of less than twenty miles, the compact kingdom of Morocco is a seductive and accessible gateway to the African continent for European travellers.

Due to the change from 3 to 2 seats per row in row 54 the outer seats (54B and 54J) are separated by a gap of roughly one foot from the cabin wall.

Not exact matches

The study was funded by EnCana, the drilling company whose wells the EPA had initially blamed for the contamination.Though the role of fracking remains contested, the advising scientists recommend that the EPA should qualify its conclusions about the risks posed by acknowledging gaps in the existing data and concerning cases like Pavillion.

Among them, the death of the credit card (and triumph of bitcoin); mobile phones replacement by virtual reality; and the mobile Internet's shrinking of the wage gap.

Closing the education gap faced by working - age men of color, for example, would boost their aggregate annual earnings by $ 170 billion; average weekly earnings among U.S. workers would rise 3.6 percent; and total U.S. GDP would increase by 1.8 percent, according to the Council of Economic Advisers.

By paying workers as independent contractors when they should be paid as employees, federal, state and local governments potentially miss out on tax revenue they would otherwise collect; this tax gap was the focus of a special report to Congress in 2011 and continues to be an area of focus today.

Strikingly, the gender pay gap is even larger at the top — a point underscored by the recent news that NBC «Today» stars Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie are paid about 28 % of what Matt Lauer previously earned.

Interestingly, the pink gap often seemed to result from the price set by retailers, rather than the suppliers of the items.

The gap between the percentage of men and the percentage of women who work or are looking for work is the narrowest in the G20, according to a 2014 report by four international institutions, including the World Bank.

Returning to the projection that there will be 18 million people with a million dollars or more by 2021, we can also project that there will be a slew of new, non-bank financial services that step up to fill the gap.

And it's really bad for the Canadian economy, which needs young women to fill both our population gap (by having babies) and our skills gap (by putting their considerable educations — women now make up nearly 60 % of new university graduates) to work.

And Trump's policies to date — a combination of deep tax cuts and sharp spending increases — are shortening the fuse on that fiscal time bomb, by dramatically widening the already unsustainable gap between revenues and outlays.

Nike - endorsed elite runner Eliud Kipchoge has run the world's fastest marathon time but missed finishing under the two - hour mark by only 26 seconds — a gap of just one second per mile for the distance of the race.

And the part of the pay gap that is a result of women opting for a less ambitious career path is likely fueled by workplaces that reward always - on employees.

As for what happens to the brands — which currently include the Gap and Walmart — that haven't signed up by the May 15th deadline, WRC's Nova says without a trace of humour, «They turn into pumpkins.»

The shirts are the culmination of 18 months of development from The Tie Bar, who identified a gap in the market created by the trend towards more casual clothing.

A fair point made by Wendy's management is that the gap between the price of groceries, or food at home, and restaurants, or food away from home, is increasing.

She is also a formidable voice for women's empowerment in Turkey, a nation with one of the worst gender gaps in the workplace; the university founded and chaired by Sabancı made headlines last year when it published a report on the impact of domestic violence against white - collar working women in Turkey.

She added that by Congressional Budget Office estimates, cited by Harvard professor and former Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers, a 0.2 percentage point increase in GDP would eliminate any long - term budget gap.

The founder of IRIS International Consulting, social entrepreneur Dr. Maavi Norman bridges the gap by encouraging foreign investment in Africa, while supporting «deep local impact.»

In fact, the authors of the study, who looked at wage data covering all U.S. companies from 1978 to 2012, found that the wage gap between the average worker at individual companies and the highest ranking executives (CEOs and other C - suiters) at those firms had only grown by a «small amount» in the past three - and - a-half decades.

Some of that pay gap can be explained by differences in college major, occupation and employment sector — but not all.

Tara Poseley, a former K - Mart and Gap executive, will fill the role previously occupied by Sheree Waterson, who stepped down from the post when it came to light in March that certain stock of Lululemon's classic yoga pants were see - through.

A new study by the American Association of University Women sheds some light on the gender wage gap by examining the earnings of men and women one year post-graduation.

gaps higher after its earnings report, it typically gives back some of that gain and declines the next day by an average of nearly 1 percent.

There are fewer than two dozen Athleta stores now, but by the end of the year Gap plans to have about 50 (compared to Lululemon's 185 worldwide).

When Apple gaps higher immediately following its after - hours earnings report, the next day it typically gives back some of that gain, declining by an average of nearly 1 percent between the opening and closing bells.

However, Microsoft can't create all of Team's features by itself, so it needs outside coders to fill in the gaps.

Even so, the company believes Athleta's online following is strong, and is sure to grow — Gap estimates that Athleta will be a big part of doubling e-commerce sales to $ 2 billion by 2014.

According to research by PwC, 72 percent of leaders in financial services see a skills gap as a threat to growth.

The throwback theme neatly bridges that gap, allowing long - time fans to reminisce about days gone by while introducing newer fans to the history of the sport in an unforced, natural way.

With that cheeky introduction by host Carlos Watson, the PBS debate show Point Taken last night dove headlong into the fractious debate of salary transparency that has been gaining steam of late, especially as a way to bridge widening wage gaps based on gender, race, and social class.

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday launched the long and politically fraught process of drawing up its new long - term spending plans, seeking a bigger budget to finance new priorities like defense and border control and plug the gap left by Britain's departure.

In a chat with Entrepreneur India, the Executive Director of Quest Alliance, Aakash Sethi talked about the gap company saw in the market and how they are filling the void by helping young individuals for their satisfied jobs in India.

His analysis suggests that procrastinators do plan to take care of business but are stymied by an «intention - action gap.»

However, it's far simpler to do consistent, smaller price hikes on drugs used by a far greater number of people in order to make up for revenue gaps.

* China could fill some of the supply gap left by Rusal - analyst.

With such an enormous valuation gap and such a massive amount of cash on the balance sheet, we find it difficult to imagine why the board would not move more aggressively to buy back stock by immediately announcing a $ 150 Billion tender offer (financed with debt or a mix of debt and cash on the balance sheet).

This piece looks at the gender wage gap in athletics by comparing the paycheck of UFC female champion Ronda Rousey to those of male MMA fighters with less impressive records.

The parent of the Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic chains also saw comparable - store sales rise by 5 percent.

They also have recent real - world examples to make their case: Tax cuts in Kansas made by Gov. Sam Brownback failed to deliver the expected boost, forcing the state into years of grueling budget battles and harsh spending cuts to make up the gap.

Today's must - read story is by Fortune contributor Heidi Hartmann, an economist, MacArthur Fellow, and president of the Institute for Women's Policy Research, who reports that the gender pay gap hit a record low last year.

In 1980 the gender wage gap was lower in occupations where women were highly represented, but by 2010 the effect was in the opposite direction — the gender wage gap is larger in positions with a higher proportion of women.

She may also try to address the skills gap of U.S. workers by pushing for educational incentives, such as free tuition for some kinds of college education, as President Obama has proposed.

While a skills gap could be filled by enhanced training of UK nationals and automation, the report said, this will take time.