Sentences with phrase «less than present»

In any calculation about possible future costs and benefits, economists use a «discount rate,» whereby we value future benefits less than present - day benefits.

To project future emissions from human activities, we used the SRES higher (A1FI) and lower (B1) emissions scenarios that capture to some extent the uncertainty in future climate due to human decisions [22], with CO2 emissions ranging from slightly less than present - day levels up to four times present - day levels by 2100.

By later in the Carboniferous, CO2 levels had declined to about 350 ppm, a little less than present CO2 concentrations.

Thus if Larry retires in a few months, their income with no draws from savings would be Larry's bridged pension of $ 5,890 per month plus Emily's $ 5,233 take home salary, total $ 11,123 per month, just a little less than their present $ 12,137 take - home income.

They could get a 25 - year, 3.5 per cent mortgage with payments of $ 2,250 per month, a sum less than their present monthly mortgage payment of $ 2,600, plus the $ 1,083 they pay for the rental condo.

That is $ 444 less than her present monthly allocations.

Unfortunately, the projections suggest that future average winter snowfall will be ten times less than present day amounts, virtually erasing all snow cover.

«We seem not to have realised that they did less than the present.

Built on the lighter, HEARTECT platform, the next - generation Swift will weigh up to 85 kg lesser than the present car.

You can change around their weapons, abilities and upgrades you get them closer to your style of play, and more upgrades and gear becomes available as you gain XP and level up from play, though there is less than presented in War for Cybertron.

Not exact matches

Later, deals were inked with mining behemoth Vale, which hadn't yet gobbled Inco and had a market capitalization of less than 2 % of its present value.

Microsoft's overarching goal is to «democratize A.I.,» which Nadella explained has something to do with analyzing the mountains of data produced by consumers and businesses and then presenting the findings to people who have far less free time than they used to have.

Do you think you will be unmasked as less competent than you present yourself?

Sales pitches are broadly similar: farmland is presented as performing equally well or better than equities and other asset classes, with less volatility.

If both sides, through their eyes and their people's eyes, have concluded that the plaintiff is absolutely going to win this case, and the plaintiff is going to get a lot of money because they're totally on board with everything that has been presented, then that might be a good reason for the defendant to agree to a settlement with the plaintiff for less money than the potential exposure if the jury comes back and finds willful infringement.

As part of its pitch, the company explains to potential customers that the so - called «net present value» of a $ 7,000 saddle is actually less than the all - in cost of using an ill - fitting one — expenses that include frequent vet bills, replacement saddles and even the costs associated with the premature death of the animal due to saddle - related health problems.

By then Hef's ever - present bathrobe suggested less a swinging lifestyle than an assisted - living wing; by then, the complex had gone a bit to seed, the grotto pools reeking of chlorine, the Jacuzzis needing a skim.

New York Fed Presents an Update on Regional Economic Conditions; Highlights Less Severe Regional Housing and Employment Conditions than in Other Parts of the Nation

From a purely accounting point of view, parent company which owns less than one hundred percent, but more than fifty percent of a subsidiary presents the value of the remaining ownership, the minority ownership, on the balance sheet in a separate account.

Although bonds generally present less short - term risk and volatility than stocks, bonds do contain interest rate risk (as interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa) and the risk of default, or the risk that an issuer will be unable to make income or principal payments.

Glaucus claims that Blue Sky inflates the value of its investments, and that its published fee - earning assets under management figure is not the $ 4 billion the company presents, but less than $ 1.5 billion.

At present, more than one - third of the publicly held float in Treasury debt is financed at maturities of less than a year and at yields well below 1 %.

Present levels are consistent with 12 - year S&P 500 total returns averaging less than 1 % annually.

The economic gains and market returns that emerged during the Reagan Administration began from a starting point of 10.8 % unemployment, a current account surplus, and market valuations that - on the most historically reliable measures - were less than one - quarter of present levels.

Historical norms for the most reliable measures are less than half of present levels.

As with the other names mentioned a significant bounce in the health REIT space has occurred in the last month making many of the other health REITs less attractive than in days past, however, HCP still remains relatively weak for a variety of reasons and presents the best value (and risk) for potential returns.

In survey data presented in the report, however, 64 % of eligible workers said they were likely to contribute less than $ 100 a month — including 44 % who would contribute less than $ 50.

On average mature recoveries like the present one last less than an additional 3 years.

Impairment losses are recorded on long - lived assets when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the net carrying amount of the assets.

Pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.

«The proposed experimental operations in fact present vastly less risk from RF exposure than other transmissions the Commission routinely authorizes.

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 calculated.

In present value terms, the moaty firm generates less than half the economic profit of the no - moat company.

Total returns presented for periods less than one year are cumulative, returns for periods greater than one year are annualized.

It would be transformational for the winning city, of course, and in less than a month, Brooklyn has risen to present itself as a serious contender.

At present, just 28 percent of all NYSE names are in uptrends, or less than 1 in 3 stocks.

Conversely, if the owner would not sell for less than $ 500,000, the purchaser would not buy the store, as the acquisition would present a negative NPV at that time and would, therefore, reduce the overall value of the larger clothing company.

Dow reaches new milestone One thousand points isn't what it used to be, accounting for a move of less than 5 % at present levels, but markets took note of this week's milestone nonetheless as the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average broke and closed above the 22,000 mark for the first time.

If the owner of the store were willing to sell his or her business for less than $ 500,000, the purchasing company would likely accept the offer as it presents a positive NPV investment.

Extremes in observable conditions that we associate with some of the worst moments in history to invest include: Aug 1929 (with the October crash within 10 weeks of that instance), Aug - Oct 1972 (with an immediate retreat of less than 4 %, followed a few months later by the start of a 50 % bear market collapse), Aug 1987 (with the October crash within 10 weeks), July 1999 (associated with a quick 10 % market plunge within 10 weeks), another signal in March 2000 (with a 10 % loss within 10 weeks, a recovery into September of that year, and then a 50 % market collapse), July - Oct 2007 (followed by an immediate plunge of about 10 % in July, a recovery into October, and another signal that marked the market peak and the beginning of a 55 % market loss), two earlier signals in the recent half - cycle, one in July - early Oct of 2013 and another in Nov 2013 - Mar 2014, both associated with sideways market consolidations, and the present extreme.

The combination of this competitive job market with a lower cost of living than many Western countries means many Chinese workers are willing to work for less, which presents an opportunity for global companies to save on labour costs.

Total returns presented for periods less than one year are cumulative returns for periods one year and greater are annualized.

Present welfare plans across Canada not only pay less than the poverty line — sometimes 20 to 40 per cent less — but also discourage work by clawing back benefits if more than $ 100 or so are earned.

In contrast, between late - 2011 and mid-2014, T - bill yields averaged less than 5 basis points, and the majority of the intervening market gains overlapped the roughly one - third of that span when our present, adapted measures would encourage a constructive outlook (largely on the basis of favorable market internals).

Binary option trading presents a less stressed way to invest on the global stock exchanges than any other investments types.

The biggest advantage Mr. Bush had over the present incumbent was a general feeling among the public that his heart was in the right place, even though he could be clumsy with words, and his administration's relief efforts were less than stellar.

Furthermore, given that the global gold demand - supply balance indicates the existence of a small market surplus of less than 200 tonnes at present, the introduction of Islamic investors could dramatically tighten the market, resulting in a hugely bullish outcome for gold prices during the coming years.

It may well be this says less about the correlation of intelligence and religion than it does how religion is presented to people, and why they might reject it...

A postmodern critique of the Catholic Church would find less grist in current controversies than in modern elements already present in the Church: the substituted vernacular mass, or the presence of national flags on church daises.

On the reading I propose, the Reformation schism was brought about instead by contingent human choices in a confused historical context defined less by clear and principled theological argument (though that of course was present) than by a peculiar and distinctively sixteenth - century combination of overheated and ever - escalating polemics, cold - blooded Realpolitik, and fervid apocalyptic dreaming.