Sentences with phrase «considered old growth»

According to some estimates, less than 10 percent of forests worldwide can be considered old growth, or undisturbed for more than a century.

Consider the old growth southern and northern forests.

Not exact matches

By contrast, while the cost of older, branded pharmaceuticals continue to rise and contribute to increased spending, when discounting is considered, prices of these drugs increased, on average, 2.8 % in 2015, the lowest growth rate in years.

Look for big brother / big sister stories in the library or bookstore, or consider a keepsake book to let your older child keep track of the new baby's growth.

Hawaii and Delaware are not exceptions: Across the country, the «new» teacher evaluations that include student growth continue to look a lot like the old ones that did not consider student performance.

Their business models may be older, they generally have less exciting growth prospects, and they are in industries that may be considered more mature.

If you are 70 years old and considering a purchase of one of these variable annuities for a ten - year deferral at X % growth, you will be 80 when you start the income stream.

The artist considers the 100 + years of growth clocked in this hardwood (old - growth birch can more than triple that estimate), adding his touches to the «work» (i.e. the tree) to make it his own.»

Note that in the 1930s, when this happened, conversion of old - growth to sustained yield timber production was considered to be best - practice by scientific foresters.

Population growth will aid the demand as well, considering the fact that two thirds of Americans age two and older had at least visit to a dentist in 2014, per data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).