Sentences with phrase «economy figures means»

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Just last week, these fears were compounded when Statistics Canada released new figures showing that Canada's economy had shrunk for a second straight quarter, meaning our country has met the technical definition for a recession.

An economy that's chugging along may not be enough for voters to credit the party in power, which means Republicans need to figure out a way to tie the economy to how voters feel about the president before November.

The actual reasons seems to be the polls were wrong, which means Labour's defeat is suddenly pretty easy to explain: people did not have a positive perception of their party leader, people did not think they were competent on what they considered two of the three major issues of the day (the economy and immigration) and even in the area Labour normally have better figures than the Tories, perceptions of the party itself, people increasingly saw them as out of touch with ordinary people.

Many other advanced economies already invest comparable figures on R&D, so the promises actually mean that the UK will merely catch up — and long after the next parliament is history.

Drivers are rarely able to achieve quoted official fuel economy figures, and the increased amount of fuel used also means official emissions statistics are innacurate too.

Disappointing economy and emissions figures mean the Soul will be pricier to run than it could be

Economy could also be better, as an official figure of 40.1 mpg (with the 4x4 CVT automatic) means there are more efficient SUVs out there — although once the diesel becomes available this should address that slight shortcoming.

Fuel - economy figures and prices have not been announced yet — we got an early taste of the Atlas in the frozen Canadian north, where snowmobiles are normal commuting means — but VW expects the five trim levels of the Atlas to range from $ 30,000 to $ 48,000, roughly paralleling popular competitors like the Ford Explorer and Toyota Highlander.

An official fuel economy figure of 68.8 mpg should in theory mean the Duratorq engine is at least cheap to run, but in reality we managed no more than 50mpg on account of having to push it fairly hard to maintain decent progress.

What that means is that gingerly driving the BMW ActiveHybrid 5 in economy mode will result in efficiency figures of 23 - mpg in the city and 30 - mpg on the highway, but mid-size sedan is really intended to serve as a more powerful alternative to the BMW 535i.

However, sticking with the manual does mean you'll have to make do with those so - so fuel economy figures we mentioned earlier, so we're more inclined to recommend the automatic transmission if your budget stretches that far.

Whilst that does mean the engine is rather well suited to life in a car like the Land Cruiser, we do reckon the 5.7 - liter unit that useful for buyers who place fuel economy figures high on their priority list.

That means low road tax and company - car costs, although we've found the respective claimed fuel economy figures hard to match in real - world driving.

City cars aren't intended for the kind of driving that makes diesel engines desirable, and the official economy figure of more than 70mpg for the economy - orientated SE Blue version means the lack of a diesel option isn't a problem for buyers seeking efficiency.

Now going for the larger V8 means slightly lower numbers of 14 City / 24 Highway / 16 Combined compared to the 5.3 V8's economy figures of 15/22/18.

It's a safe, comfortable and extremely relaxing means of travel, with fuel economy figures that speak for themselves.

Best of all, the PHEV's fuel economy and CO2 figures mean it attracts a BIK tax rate of just 5 per cent, a very attractive deal.

Similarly, the smaller portrait The Guilt of Looking, 2014, uses an extreme economy of means — pencil — and produces not just verisimilitude but an uncanny aura around the figure's coiffure and cashmere sweater.

In each work, Dean uses an economy of means to capture the ineffable creativity and emotion that drives these five remarkable figures.

The IPCC takes the sensible position that establishing a «business - as - usual» (BAU) baseline for making long - term global climate projections is a pretty tricky endeavor because it means figuring out how the population and economy of the entire world is going to develop over the next century or more.

With more competition and fewer available positions than ever before, today's executive job economy means that landing your next 6 - figure position is only half the battle.

Employment figures are up and the economy is continuing to grow but at a slow enough rate that people are still a bit hesitant to job search without guarantees of something better, which means the name of the game in the New Year will be competitive hiring / retention practices.