Sentences with phrase «least factor of»

In Jim Collins» most famous book, Good to Great, he looked at 11 companies whose stocks performed at or below the market for 15 years before a transition, which saw them beat the market for 15 consecutive years by at least a factor of three.

Each of these risks factors increased the OR of high aggression by at least a factor of 2.

Most americans, understand what's so blatantly, disgustingly racist about Donal Trump, by at least a factor of 5 to 1, or 80 %.

Shine and Forster (1999) proposed a value of the aerosol indirect forcing due to all aerosols of -1 Wm - 2 with at least a factor of two uncertainty.

On the other hand, the single CO vibrational band only absorbs IR at much shorter wavelengths (4.7 microns, or 2145 cm − 1), where the emission of radiant energy from Earth's surface is at least a factor of ten lower.

point (b) Clearly there are enough wind and solar resources world wide to replace coal and oil by at least a factor of X10 (wind) to X1000 (for solar).

And in light of BP's reluctance to release underwater footage of the gusher itself — and then when it is released independent analysis shows official estimates of flow rates and underestimated by at least a factor of ten — it's easy to see some sort of fascist collusion going on, when it all may just be confusion.

I expect regulatory ratcheting has increased the cost by at least a factor of two since 1990 for no improvement in safety.

That's assuming zero energy loss to heat and radiation, which is unlikely to be the case in reality: You'll probably need to up the dose by at least a factor of ten.

The rate of warming is at least a factor of 10 higher than at any other time in the historical record.

Predicted CO2 - AGW must be reduced by at least a factor of c. 3.

The IPCC overestimates CO2 net forcing effect by at least a factor of 2.

And in order to stop the CO2 from rising we have to go to a factor - of - ten reduction in fossil - fuel burning — at least a factor of ten.

«If you were to make the cars emit at the legal limit you could reduce those deaths by at least a factor of two and maybe more.

For you to make your case, you must present the mechanism which amplifies power absorbed by GHG's by at least a factor of 4, yet has no amplification effect on solar power.

Our analysis shows an increase by at least a factor of six in the chances of setting the new October record maximum temperature for Australia due to global warming.

Even if turning off lights would result in a 1 % reduction in GHGs produced by western countries (and I think youâ $ ™ ve over-estimated by at least a factor of two, but it doesnâ $ ™ t matter), itâ $ ™ s not going to do diddly - squat for global warming, which was my original point.

Basically, in looking at that assessment of about 57,000 deaths, it sounds like you would give it pretty good odds of being at least in the ballpark — or at least a factor of two, which would be 25,000 deaths?

They varied by at least a factor of two from the lowest to highest paid districts, last time I looked at the data.

The LIGO team estimates that the volume the detectors can probe will still increase by at least a factor of ~ 10 as the observing runs become more sensitive and of longer duration.

Between 2008 and 2010 the mid-IR luminosity of this system dropped dramatically by at least a factor of 30 suggesting a loss of dust mass of an order of magnitude or more.

Prior to October 2014, this source was not detected in X-rays, but then it erupted and became at least a factor of 1,000 brighter in a few hours.

This effectively reduced the computational cost of the search by at least a factor of ten.

Not exact matches

A brief look at various facets of business shows that at least three uncontrollable factors can have a profound effect on your operations:

They found that these «sprinters» did indeed report similar stories, and three factors in particular jumped out, starting with at least one instance of making a lateral or even «backward» move that became a defining opportunity:

In the survey, almost 75 percent of Caucasians, 82 percent of Asians and 92 percent of Indians had at least one risk factor for diabetes or heart disease.

SONDERS: The uncertainty factor lifted, and you just can't help but wonder whether that uncertainty was such a weight that regardless of who won, the fact that at least we knew who the ultimate victor was would have been enough to incite a rally.

For investors worried that the market is pinning too much on tax - reform prospects — especially as the GOP announced it had to delay by at least one day the release of its plan, which had been scheduled for Wednesday — sectors bets being placed by those with $ 1 million or more in brokerage accounts don't show an overreliance on any single factor.

Often, your choice of a distribution plan will be dictated — or at least strongly influenced — by various factors relating to your product, your customers and the way they'll use it.

While certain factors are out of our hands, such as an economic downturn, we do have the opportunity to make sure that we're at least investing in the right startup.

There are a few factors that could stand between Friedland and his next big project, though, not the least of which is its timing.

As of December 2016, a baseline Atlas 5 rocket launch was selling for about $ 109 million, though satellite operators can make up at least half that cost by getting more favorable insurance rates and other factors, including an on - time launch, ULA has said.

Tom Wynn, director of affluent research at Spectrem, provided several factors for the increased confidence: the steady improvement in job growth, the steady increase in the major stock market indices since the spring, and a decrease in political ambiguity with the election season over, which has an effect on at least some people's outlook.

The down payment check was the largest either of us had ever written, by a factor of at least 10.

Genetics and environmental factors aside, you and Susie are at a pretty low risk of developing colorectal or lower - stomach cancer as a strict result of your eating habits, at least according to these two reports.

According to the CDC, in 2012, 35 % of all U.S. adults and 18 % of those under 40 had at least three metabolic risk factors.

For now, these factors suggest that the Fed will remain on pause for the next few months at least, the pace of rate normalization will be slow and the central bank will probably be limited to one, or even no, hikes this year.

Many factors are holding back wage gains, not least being the impact of globalized markets.

The closing process takes awhile (usually at least a month), and since mortgage rates fluctuate day to day depending on various factors, a mortgage rate lock allows you to ensure that you'll get your quoted rate regardless of how the market moves.

Combining this with poor sales growth results in a dismal outlook for earnings 3) the pressure on earnings will continue to hurt capital spending, which is usually just a magnified image of earnings, 4) the same factors will continue to raise default rates, causing earnings problems and debt downgrades among banks and financial companies, 5) earnings shortfalls will also lead to continued job cutbacks, with the unemployment rate rising to at least 5.5 % (indeed, once the unemployment rate has advanced by 0.5 % from its lows, it has never reversed until rising by least 1.5 % off those lows).

Moreover, Google's algorithm considers social signals as one of its most important ranking factors — socially shared content is a vote of approval, or at the very least importance, so it makes sense Google would consider it when deciding whether a post should rank well in organic search.

The average borrower has a credit score of at least 750, so creditworthiness plays a major factor in the approval process for these loans.

Although it's not one of the top factors in most scoring models it does make up roughly 15 % of your credit history, at least when it comes to FICO scores.

Once you've narrowed down a list of lenders to the few that offer the least expensive interest rates, it will require looking at other factors to make a final decision.

The GNC reviews the individual components and total amount of director compensation at least annually and may recommend changes in director compensation to the Board for its approval more or less frequently based on, among other factors, competitive pay data for non-employee directors of the financial services companies in the Company's Labor Market Peer Group.

None of the factors consistently generated positive performance during recent market crashes However, almost any factor exposure would have increased the risk - return ratio of an equity - centric portfolio Low Volatility and Mean - Reversion would have been most beneficial, Momentum least INTRODUCTION A

In their February 2017 paper entitled «Bayesian Model Averaging, Ordinary Least Squares and the Price of Gold», Dirk Baur and Brian Lucey analyze a large set of factors that potentially influence the price of gold via two methods: Ordinary Least Squares (OLS, scatter plot) and Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA, accounting for model uncertainty).

However, while the path of least resistance seems higher, with seasonal factors and solid economic data also favoring the bulls, stocks are clearly overbought and multiples are expanding.

There are at least four factors that can be identified: reset shock, poor assessment of the risks by the lending institution, a decline in underwriting standards and, more recently, the decline in house prices (although this is somewhat endogenous).

Specifically, a recent analysis by Graham Secker, MS & Co.'s European equity strategist, found that recent disappointments in European corporate profits are a function of at least three important factors that may be reversing: idiosyncratic issues related to heavily skewed index exposure to financials and commodity - linked industries; weak operating profit leverage linked to declining emerging market sales; and less aggressive use of buybacks, tax optimization and non-operating cost reductions versus U.S. peers.