Sentences with phrase «less than the country»

Or about $ 10 billion a year less than the country spends on universities alone.

Therefore, Greece pays less than the countries with much lower debt - to GDP ratios; however the payments falling due this year are the real issue.

Although Europe dating websites free is less than the countries of Latin America, there are a variety of cultures.

It lays bare how the art world — no less than the country at large — has persistently struggled with the politics of race, and the ways this struggle has influenced how museums, curators and artists wrestle with notions of free speech and the specter of censorship.

What is the cost to non participants if there is less than full participation in the pricing mechanism (i.e. less than all man - made GHG gasses are included, less than all emissions sources are included, and less than all countries are included) Hint: Nordhaus says that if just 50 % of emissions sources, globally, are included the cost penalty on the participants is 250 %.

Today, 184,053 people call Little Rock home and, for those who commute to work, the stop time on the road is 19 minutes, a full seven minutes less than the country's average.

The average annual cost for auto insurance in Missouri was $ 804 in 2008, far less than Washington DC's average of $ 1300 and less than the country's average of $ 949.

The truth mattered much less than the country's trust in his credibility.

Scottish homes are the smallest, with the Orkney Islands, East Lothian, Highlands and Argyle properties having an average of no more than 4.6 bedrooms — 0.8 rooms less than the country's average.

Not exact matches

In the election of an African - American president less than a half - century after the end of official racial segregation in much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudice.

Lowe's has dispatched by Tuesday 700 trucks from warehouses around the country that can get goods to Texas in two days or less, diverting many directly to stores rather than distribution centers.

In late August, PetroChina, that country's largest oil producer, announced it seeks to boost its overseas production to half its total output (from about a tenth currently) in less than a decade through acquisitions.

The IMF economists also left Canada with the impression the country was less than serious about improving productivity.

The country's foremost struggling retailer is once again without a CEO now that Ron Boire has bailed after less than a year with the company.

Because Bolivia has its own wine country, bottles of locally produced wine start at less than $ 3.

Local beers cost less than $ 1 but you will pay around $ 5 per pint for one of the dozens of Peruvian craft beers that are becoming popular throughout the country.

In 68 % of the countries, women believed they had less opportunity than men to start a business — even though they also indicated that their skills matched those of their male counterparts.

Researcher Ruta Aidis, a fellow at George Mason University, gave Canada (and Australia) an overall score of 69 out of a possible 100 — just two points less than the No. 1 - ranked country, the United States — in the 31 - country survey, commissioned by Dell.

The TPP is highly contentious, as it would foster greater trade with countries such as Malaysia and Vietnam, which can pay workers an hourly wage of less than 50 cents.

It's not every day that a startup looking to disrupt one of the most change - resistant industries in the country manages to raise $ 150 million less than five months postlaunch.

Along with Musk, many of the country's top entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sam Altman are thinking more long - term than ever, not less.

«Private sector companies and industries in Canada spend less on R&D than in competitor countries,» he notes.

In the end, the existence of programs such as PRISM and Stellar Wind is disheartening for Diebert, since democratic societies are supposed to be better than the less - free countries they often condemn.

Less than a week after RHB Bank and AMMB Holdings received the regulatory go - head to start merger talks, the country's second largest lender CIMB Group said it sold a 50 percent stake in its stockbroking unit to China Galaxy Securities.

Comparing annual work hours in 1979 and 2012, America's overall work hours declined slightly, but saw less of a drop than any country except for Sweden, where hours increased,» reports Max Nisen.

The figures suggest that the imposition of capital controls in an attempt to stop the country's banks from collapsing had less of an impact than first thought.

From Vox, citing a study at the University of Texas: «If 10 percent of the vehicles... were self - driving cars, the country could save more than $ 37 billion a year due to fewer deaths, less fuel, more free time, etc..

However, many countries will not accept a passport with less than six months of remaining validity.

Although 400,000 migrants did travel through Hungary in 2015, the number of people applying for asylum in the country was small, perhaps in part because of its less - than - welcoming attitude.

Meanwhile, «transportation in the U.S. costs the equivalent of less than one yuan ($) per kilometer, while road tolls [in China] are higher,» he added, pointing out that some mid - and small - sized Chinese enterprises have already started moving to Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam and Cambodia for cheaper wages and materials.

(According to the official population figures, Beijing and Shanghai, often portrayed as the norm for the new China, house less than 4 % of the country's residents.)

Canada's business community is investing less than other OECD countries in research and development, and in certain sectors, lacks the competitive pressure that would prompt productivity — enhancing innovation.

Sun TV News, though it has yet to launch, has already drawn comparisons to the Fox News Channel in the U.S. Roughly two - thirds of the respondents, however, believe Sun TV News will have less impact in Canada than Fox News has had in the U.S. «I'm as conservative as it gets in this country, but the Fox News network is designed for a constituency that is just not widespread in Canada.»

Less than 5 % of agriculture on the continent is irrigated, and rainfall can be absent for weeks on end in some countries.

Imports from only 44 countries receive less favourable tariff treatment than the existing treatment given to Chinese imports.

At the time of highest impact — 1:40 EDT (10:30 PDT) when the eclipse is passing through Wyoming — the MDA solar forecasting system predicts solar generation potential across the country will decrease to less than 50 percent of capacity.

It is also restricted almost entirely to Africa, which, unfortunately for its victims, makes it a less attractive target for big drug companies than a host of non-fatal diseases (think erectile dysfunction) that are more common in rich countries.

Luckily, though, there are many countries where, as a legal resident, you can qualify for a local healthcare plan that's often more comprehensive and less costly than Medicare.

For instance, SeatGeek's Groetzinger says that through online hiring sites, you can find contractors in developing countries who will work for less than $ 1 per hour.

With the president aspiring to lower taxes for both businesses and individuals, it seems clear Trump is looking for the government to redistribute even less wealth in this country than it has in the past.

In time, it may get less dire, because the E.U. is giving its 28 member countries the ability to set their own age restrictions, and some may opt for an age younger than the pan-European ban.

Yes, the rise of China and Mexico has cost America jobs as multinational companies discovered they could produce goods in those countries for less than they could in the U.S..

Despite data from an ABC News poll that indicated only 26 percent of Americans felt they worked too hard, analysts have found that not only do people from the United States work longer hours than individuals in other countries, but they also take less time off and retire later.

With 90 % of Israelis driving less than 100 km a day — it is, after all, a tiny country — the range isn't a major issue for most.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

According to a recent report from Chinese market research firm iResearch China, Amazon's Chinese site holds less than 1 % of the country's $ 378 billion e-commerce business in terms of market share.

Birch ranks Nebraska 49th in the country in two categories: the percentage of people working at companies that are less than 15 years old and the number of jobs lost to layoffs and closings.

They account for less than 25 % of the country's workforce but more than half its economic output.

England is another natural fit for an American business, with less of a communication barrier than in countries without English as a first language.

The worst case scenario is that the country will experience what economists call a «hard landing,» essentially a major slowdown in GDP growth, to less than 5 % or the approximate rate of inflation.