Sentences with phrase «in absolute terms in»

Both have seen their populations fall in absolute terms in the past 50 years (Philly's by 25 % and Detroit's by 50 %).

Air Canada's position is even more puzzling in light of its concession that the ultimate issue rule is not applied in absolute terms in Canada.

Given that, I doubt that even US employment in renewable energy will fall in absolute terms in 2017, compared with the 2014 number — though you'd have to think that if the ITC does sunset as scheduled that it would restrain jobs growth in renewables generally, and particularly so in residential solar.

My broad market portfolio did well in absolute terms in April but trailed the S&P 500 for the month by a little; I'm still leading the S&P 500 for the years by a decent margin.

You can never talk in absolute terms in a competition.

Not exact matches

While most international peers have seen their BERD rise for much of the past decade, Canada's BERD has been steadily dropping — both in absolute terms and as a share of GDP.

The spill also highlighted awareness of the risks associated with oil and gas production — sure, oilsands might have appeared relatively better as a result, but in absolute terms, they were easily portrayed as yet another example of the high costs and high risks associated with oil extraction.

Their intermediation capabilities have shrunk not just in absolute terms but also relative to the enormous growth in the end - user investor base.

Of course, the nominal gains for luxury homeowners are likely to be higher in absolute dollar terms.

However, in terms of absolute size, start - up funds did seem to play a role.

As a result, you are asking a very small subset of the overall entrepreneurial population — both in absolute terms and size of business — for opinions.

While general wine consumption has remained stable in absolute terms, consumption of rosé has increased 20 percent since 2002, with the U.S. and France accounting for nearly half of worldwide demand, according to Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence (CIVP).

While this might not be as much of a multiple as what we saw in 2017, it is much higher in absolute terms.

JM: It's not as big as we were required to do in 1994 - 1995, either in absolute or in relative terms.

He said that the increase in absolute terms will dwarf even the ramp - ups delivered by Saudi Arabia and Russia in the post-war period.

But the «yes» part comes from reminding yourself that there are a few basic rules you can live by in terms of how you interact with others, and if you keep these absolute essentials in mind, things will go a lot easier for you — and be a lot easier on those employees of yours who are, in many respects, very much at your mercy.

Instead, those paper records could be moved to the blockchain, where a transaction log can be securely stored — and still easily accessible — on what's known as a distributed ledger, «where you have absolute truth in terms of what those liens are and what that information is,» Cagney explained.

However, as he argued in his most recent book, The End of Energy Obesity, modern societies have at their disposal the technological tools, and possibly the social pressure, to consume less energy in absolute terms, not just per capita or per dollar of GDP.

Economists at TD issued a report on Tuesday revealing that household debt has increased across all age groups during the last decade, both in absolute terms and relative to income.

In terms of absolute volumes of direct commercial real estate investment, New York topped the list with London, Paris, Tokyo and Los Angeles rounding up the top five.

It's that you can't measure a player's value in absolute terms.

In absolute terms, British government bonds weren't the best performer of 2014.

And in a country of more than 150 million people, even a proportionally small middle class like Bangladesh's can be quite large in terms of absolute numbers and buying power.

In terms of your credit report and credit score, filing for bankruptcy is one of the absolute worst things you can do.

Consider that even ETFs that aren't close to the highest fee in absolute terms are engaged in how - low - can - you - go battles.

Bottom line: don't get blindsided in the short - term about making the absolute highest compensation if it's taking away from opportunities that can position you for longer - term success.

Overall, seed is a leading indicator for venture, and it has been growing year over year in absolute dollar terms and by percent since 2009 when we first started measuring these trends.

The growth in asset purchases, whether measured in absolute terms or relative to GDP, is truly enormous, and is no doubt responsible for much of the shock and awe that UMP has attracted.

In absolute terms, the deficit will be at an all time record high, thereby exposing the federal government to interest rate fluctuations.

Although this might still be regarded as quite high in absolute terms, it is towards the lower end of the range in which it has fluctuated in the past two decades.

The firms that do well both in percentage terms and also scale well in absolute numbers of rounds are Greycroft Partners, with 22 percent and 36 rounds; Canaan Partners, with 20 percent and 33 rounds; Upfront Ventures with 26 percent and 21 rounds; Kapor Capital with 31 percent and 18 rounds; and Converge Venture Partners with 24 percent and 15 rounds.

One might note too that energy prices do have a floor, the effect of lower prices is more pronounced both in absolute terms and relative terms.

However, although program spending was cut in an absolute term for the first time ever, and this was essential to building credibility, many of these expenditure cuts were not lasting.

For one thing, all of the holdings in JETS were highly profitable last year in absolute terms except for one, Air France, which has only a 1 percent weighting.

Canada's exports to China lag behind other developed countries in terms of both growth and absolute value.

In addition, the HRC has expanded the use of long - term Performance Share awards to a broader group of management and has added for 2012 an additional risk - balancing performance measure to reduce the awards in the event of poor absolute financial performancIn addition, the HRC has expanded the use of long - term Performance Share awards to a broader group of management and has added for 2012 an additional risk - balancing performance measure to reduce the awards in the event of poor absolute financial performancin the event of poor absolute financial performance.

Class B share returns reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is 5 % in the first year, declining to 1 % in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter (except for Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund, Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund, and Putnam Short - Term Municipal Income Fund, which is 1 % in the first year, declining to 0.5 % in the second year, and is eliminated thereafter).

This is true, in absolute terms when using a fiat currency as one's measure.

This is lower volatility than many other stocks in percentage terms, but because of the high stock price (absolute, not a reflection of value) the moves are large in absolute dollar terms.

For fiscal 2013, Olive Garden is going to continue to have one of the strongest media budgets in casual dining and it's going to be — it's comparable in terms of absolute weight to what it was in fiscal 2012.

This promotion was specifically designed to attract price - conscious guests with a very accessible $ 14.99 price point and do so at a margin that contributes to profit growth in absolute and percent terms with appropriate guest count growth.

Historically, the price of natural gas has spiked tremendously at times, but in absolute terms, the price is barely above its 1990 level, as shown in the natural gas price chart below:

In terms of absolute dividend levels, my dividend receipts over the quarter comprise approximately 8.9 % of my overall quarterly goal.

Over the long - term, we expect our relative performance to be an increment over-and-above the absolute performance of the markets we invest in (though this is certainly not true over periods shorter than a full market cycle).

In this particular example, however, the moaty firm's total economic value creation (area of blue curve), in absolute and in present value terms, is significantly less than that of the no - moat firm (area of red curve), as calculateIn this particular example, however, the moaty firm's total economic value creation (area of blue curve), in absolute and in present value terms, is significantly less than that of the no - moat firm (area of red curve), as calculatein absolute and in present value terms, is significantly less than that of the no - moat firm (area of red curve), as calculatein present value terms, is significantly less than that of the no - moat firm (area of red curve), as calculated.

We argued that the market had experienced a multi-year process of de-rating, as stock prices languished while corporate cash flows and book values had multiplied, and had become inexpensive in absolute and relative terms.

That's obviously high relative to the broader market (and pretty high in absolute terms), although it's well below the stock's five - year average P / E ratio of 65.6.

The Fund's calendar year performance was weak in absolute and relative terms, declining 4 % versus the MSCI World ex U.S. Index's loss of 3 %.

But, because you'll be withdrawing in this phase, you may prefer a rolling ladder of bonds for absolute control or settle for a short - term bond fund to balance convenience and volatility.

Located between Denver and Colorado Springs, Douglas County has the highest property taxes in the state in absolute terms.