Sentences with phrase «higher than high»

«They almost always use drug metaphors, like «higher than any high you can experience,» said Paul Williamson, a professor of psychology at Henderson State University in Arkansas who studies serpent handlers.

On average, private business loans from relatives and friends have interest rates 2 to 3 percent lower than market rates and 1 to 2 percent higher than high - yield savings rates.

Furthermore, the plan calls for just three tax brackets, of 10 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent (higher than the highest 28 percent AMT tax).

Not exact matches

In light of the stock market's recent decline, investors seem increasingly to be giving the tech sector the cold shoulder, with stunning drops in value of once high - flying stocks, among them the micro-blogging site Twitter, whose stock is down more than 50 percent compared to September of 2014.

It has three settings (Low, Med, and High) and features a three - hour shut - off, which means it is better for staying warm on the couch rather than providing heat all through the night.

After the bell, chip giant Intel posted quarterly earnings of 51 cents a share, a penny higher than forecast.

The OECD data finds other industrialized countries, not members of the G7, have come out of the slump a shade better than Canada, including Austria, Israel, Sweden and Switzerland, all of whom have higher employment rates today than prior to the recession.

The life expectancy for American females is about 4.9 years higher than for males.

First was that the number of medications taken by PillPack's average user — seven — was higher than they'd expected.

It's much cheaper than many of the high - end hair straighteners, but this flat iron still provides great results.

«The high - level women I talk to very consistently say they spend a lot more time than their male colleagues did getting to know people, getting to know about their personal lives,» law professor Joan C. Williams tells Fortune, seconding the idea.

Lockheed delivered 66 of the high - tech, stealthy fighters last year to the U.S. and allies, 40 percent more than in 2016, hitting its target.

«For someone to say valuations are higher or lower than normal is not something I would subscribe to.»

DAKAR, April 24 - Congo's state miner Gecamines is starting legal proceedings to dissolve its Kamoto copper and cobalt joint venture with a subsidiary of Glencore, blaming the commodities giant for high debts that have weighed on the mine for more than 10 years.

In the case of a senior businessperson, the value of their time in their best skill might be far higher than $ 500 an hour.

Sure, I would love to have a factory team... but if we never get any higher than GTD, sustaining that level would be impressive.

To put the importance of the overseas box office into perspective, all of the 10 highest - grossing films of 2016 made more money overseas than domestically (the top film, Disney's Captain America: Civil War, made almost 65 % of its $ 1.15 billion total through international release).

We're the best, cheapest, highest quality, etc.» (Hint: If you use the word «I» more than «you» then you have same important editing to do.)

The Swedish tax structure is favorable to businesses, especially when compared with that of China and the U.S. Sweden has a corporate tax rate of 22 percent — far higher than, say, Ireland's 12.5 percent, but lower than the United States» high - end rate of 35 percent.

Alternative lenders tend to charge much higher interest rates than banks do — sometimes on the order of 50 percent annual percentage rates or more.

In Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, women had «equal or higher entrepreneurship rates than men.»

Ask, «If I had 10 less hours of low - value work each week, could I fill this time with higher value activities that would be worth more than the cost of an assistant?»

For example, Uber sold new shares to SoftBank Group in January in a deal that valued the ride hailing startup at $ 48 billion, significantly higher than the nearly $ 4 billion valuation at which Google had bought its stake in the company five years ago.

However, they do not sell as they are marginally better than the current technology at a much higher price.

Your financial goals should be about affording the life you want rather than hitting high dollar amounts.

The index is now trading at 20.2 times earnings, which, other than during the recession, is the highest it's been in a decade.

More importantly for consumers, DBS revealed that the average amount sent in digital red packets in Singapore last year was S$ 26 (about $ 19.60)-- several times higher than the going rates of physical red packets, which is between S$ 6 ($ 4.50) and S$ 10 ($ 7.60).

When they get venture money, these women - led companies generate revenues that are 12 percent higher than those of comparable male - run tech companies.

However, you'll also be paying them a higher fee than if you were paying your own drivers, which cuts into profits.

Last year, a high school in Ohio named more than 200 kids in the graduating class «valedictorians» because they didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

May 1 - High - end handbag maker Tapestry Inc reported lower third - quarter margins and a steeper - than - expected decline in same - store sales at its newly - absorbed Kate Spade business, sending its shares down as much as 14 percent.

Editor's note: People over 50 are among the country's most active entrepreneurs, starting businesses at rates higher than their young counterparts.

The two seemed to agree that some unicorn companies» high valuations are more tied to flexibility at the negotiating table than to underlying value.

Yet that value may notch even higher this year, to more than $ 70 billion, as the company is reportedly in talks to receive more venture capital financing.

Shell is listed on the London Stock Exchange with a market cap of 193 billion pounds — more than any other listed corporation on the exchange and one of the highest of any company in the world.

This method can provide borrowers with access to capital they may not have received through more traditional means, and higher returns on investment for lenders than they would get from a savings account.

The contract meant Thomas made more than some of the league's highest - profile QBs.

Democrats likely look at the comparative numbers and crow that they are «winning» because their ratings have been higher than those of the Republicans, and for a longer time.

Typically, companies with low valuations fall less than ones with high ratios.

Alternative measures of inflation that adjust for the more volatile components of the price basket, such as gasoline, were moderately higher than the headline number.

While it's natural to take a breath, reflect, and count your blessings during the holiday season, it's still possible to also end your year with a feeling of real accomplishment, so that you'll start 2018 on a high note rather than with a horrifically backlogged to - do list.

Data shows that lead generation (85 %) takes a higher priority than lead nurturing (78 %), engagement (76 %), and customer retention (74 %).

Apple is reportedly asking for a higher base cost per transaction than in the United States, although the article doesn't say why.

The startup funding for boat transport is modest but perhaps surprisingly higher than you might think, especially given the cost of pickup trucks.

Many of those white - collar service jobs pay more than factory work, as they are occupied by people with higher educations, according to the Conference Board.

Continental posted net income of $ 233.9 million, or 63 cents per share, compared with $ 469,000, or less than a penny per share, in the year - ago quarter, when oil prices plummeted - and the company's production costs were higher.

But the elder Rosenthal is more than just a figurehead: He remains an active participant in all facets of Raleigh's business and is a close observer of the technologies and trends that could shape the organization's future, name - checking everything from Instagram to Elon Musk's proposed Hyperloop high - speed transportation system.

Intel found that its diverse hires were leaving the company at a higher rate than others, which of course had a negative impact on the overall diversity numbers.

The strategy illustrates how companies are coping with Western Canadian Select bitumen blend oil prices that have largely failed to keep up with higher prices for New York - traded West Texas Intermediate, leading to wider - than - usual differences between the two.

NEW YORK / LONDON, May 1 - London cocoa futures on ICE rose to the highest since 2016 on Tuesday, buoyed by the weak British pound, while robusta coffee surged more than 3 percent within one minute to a 5 - 1 / 2 - month high after a flurry of automatic buy orders were triggered.