Sentences with phrase «high by your standards»

The average growth rate is 19.5 [1] per cent per annum, which seems quite high by any standard.

Sustaining the surge in US oil production will require prices that are high by the standards of a decade ago.

According to Automotive News, as of March 1, inventory levels stood at a 104 - day supply, which is very high by any standards.

But I can tell you that, apart from the controversial styling, every other aspect of the new Taurus scores high by every standard of measurement I use to evaluate new vehicles.

The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in fixed income securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills, Treasury inflation - protected securities, U.S. Treasury Strips, U.S. Government agency securities (primarily mortgage - backed securities), and investment grade corporate debt rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Global Ratings or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or having an equivalent rating from another independent rating organization.

Bonds considered to carry minimal likelihood of default are «investment grade» and are rated Baa3 or higher by Moody's, or BBB - or higher by Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings.

It has also been found that among children with GD, the rate of maternal psychopathology, particularly depression and bipolar disorder is «high by any standard.»

Not exact matches

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and 16 other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plan to scrap Obama - era auto - emissions standards that would require vehicles to get significantly higher gas mileage by 2025..

So while this is quite a high launch rate here, by conventional standards, it's still a every small launch rate compared to what will ultimately be needed.

What we are saying, is that confidence is still excessively high by traditional standards, valuations are still too expensive and therefore, investors need to be on alert for a resumption of the secular bear trend.»

In a report by McKinsey, staff engagement was higher than the industry standard despite profit - driven bonuses being lower.

That may sound self - evident, but too many people skip this step and try to make themselves happy by chasing ever - higher goals, or holding themselves to ever - greater standards of perfection.

As a professional athlete, you are constantly being judged by how hard you work, how well you take care of your body, how professional you are with media and in the community — you are a brand and are expected to hold yourself to a higher standard.

That number is high even by true - blue Alberta standards, but it's not surprising when you consider the name of the Calgary Southwest MP: Stephen Harper.

Timmer: You know, the last two years until the January high, were really extraordinary times for the market, and I fear that investors got spoiled by that, because the S&P was up I think 52 % in two years and in 2017 the volatility — the standard deviation of those returns — was at an all - time low of 3.9.

Fast - forward to 2008, startup WiseStamp began helping professionals transform standard, regular emails into a high - converting marketing tool by allowing them to easily brand email signatures, distribute engaging social content and add marketing messages that align with their organization's dynamic marketing campaigns.

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has inked a 20 - year deal with EDF to buy all the gas generated by Heartland, helping the city meet high renewable energy standards set by the state.

«There's a lot of questions to be answered to make sure our law enforcement officers are abiding by the highest standards and rules as they conduct their investigations.»

In the T - Mobile case that Huawei filed this week, the Chinese company says it has dozens of patents that are part of the standards for high - speed wireless networks used by T - Mobile.

The employee benefit announced Tuesday on Netflix's blog is generous even by the high standards of Silicon Valley, where free meals and other perquisites supplement lavish salaries in the fiercely competitive battle for computer programmers and other technology workers.

Our standard of living is high by global standards, so it's tempting to conclude we haven't suffered unduly thus far through our heavy reliance on the natural resources industry to drive our economy.

In fact, a multi-year financial analysis revealed public companies recognized for high employee ratings outperform the Standard & Poor (S&P) 500 by 122 percent.

Simon Baptist, chief economist at the EIU, told CNBC by phone that these cities were able to provide the necessary amenities needed for a higher standard of living, without suffering from congestion.

Earn the right to hold others accountable to high standards by meeting them yourself.

It worked — he'd sell as many as 25 new cars a month, a very high throughput by dealer standards — but its success was naturally constrained by his capacity to personally co-ordinate the deals.

The U.S. Senate has a responsibility to be an example for the rest of the country by setting the highest standards of conduct.

Indeed, the CNBC Millionaire Survey, which was conducted by market research firm Spectrem Group, found 19 percent of high - net - worth respondents wish to leave enough for their kids to be comfortable and maintain their standard of living, but not all they have, while 17 percent indicated they will be «very cautious» in how much they leave, because they want their children to learn self - reliance.

It represents a series of standards developed by the International Standards Organization which defined, for different industrial operations, managerial and operational standards that, if followed, will produce high quality.

«Those aged over 70 are viewed by people as more friendly, more competent and as having higher moral standards than those in their 20s,» the researchers noted.

Because the Impartial Conduct Standards apply after 60 days, retirement investors will benefit from higher advice standards, while the Department takes the additional time necessary to perform the examination required by the President's Memorandum.

If you're going to charge a price that's significantly higher than the market standard, don't further insult your users by tacking on lots of in - app purchases.

The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies.

Second, corporate profits are still high by historical standards, so businesses still have a lot of room to absorb wage increases before they would have to raise prices.

The personal exemption (currently offering households $ 4,050 per person in deductions) is eliminated, replaced by the higher child credit and standard deduction.

We do this by sharing knowledge, resources and technological advances as well as continually investing in our industry to ensure we are all operating at the highest standards.

The personal exemption (currently offering households $ 4,050 per person in deductions) is eliminated, replaced in theory by the higher child credit, lower rates, and higher standard deduction.

We understand that elegant presentation matters as much as the taste, and we take pride in beautifully packaging and crafting every cake by hand to ensure they meet the highest standards.

That's average by Maryland's statewide standards, but it's abysmal compared to Fairfax County where it's closer to one in 17 and the average household income is $ 112,000, or about 50 percent higher than in Prince George's.

Valuations in this segment of the market remain high by historical standards.

At the time of purchase for the fund's portfolio, the ratings on the bonds must be one of the four highest ratings by Moody's Investors Services (Aaa, Aa, A, Baa) or Standard & Poor's Corporation (AAA, AA, A, BBB).

On top of that, with stock prices already so high (even after this sell - off, they're still high by historical standards), returns going forward might not be as great as what we've experienced the past few years.

As has been pointed out by several authors, rising living standards in the developing world have seen rising demand for a higher - protein diet and hence grain to feed animals.

Investment grade vs. non-investment grade (high yield) Corporate bonds are generally rated by one or more of the three primary ratings agencies: Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch.

High standards The annual letter, which Bezos has published every year since 1997, is widely considered a must - read by business professionals for its rich detail around the Amazon CEO's management principle and long - term thinking.

Although high standards have been used in the preparation of the information and analysis presented in this report, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted by Juwai.com, Sotheby's International Realty Canada or Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates for any loss or damage resultant from any use of, reliance on or reference to the contents of this document.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Even after a drop in commodities this month, seven of eight tracked by the Standard & Poor's GSCI Agriculture Index are higher than a year earlier as adverse weather damages crops, rising demand erodes inventories and a weak dollar boosts demand for U.S. exports.

Property tax rates in Kanawha County are higher than the state average, though still low by national standards.

VPE has partnered with Berlin - based solarisBank, a FinTech firm, to provide automated cryptocurrency trading and access to cryptocurrency wallets hosted by the bank, which hopes to give investors fast trading services alongside high security standards.

An Interview with Michael Hudson for Counterpunch By STANDARD SCHAEFER During the boom of the 1990s, neoliberal economists and the financial press promoted the the high tech revolution for its ability to reduce production costs.