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The Liberals say that certain taxpayers are using corporations to pay less than their «fair share» of taxes.

Delta largely won the online conversation by adopting a more relatable, less corporate tone than airlines often take when placed at the center of the controversy, Geller said.

Sears said the theft affected «less than 100,000» people, while Delta said merely that the breach affected «small subset» of customers.

He says the Lendio survey is somewhat disingenuous, particularly because total payback amounts tend to favor small business lenders who push loans of less than a year.

For those who export, two - thirds said they did so to increase company sales and profits, and roughly 70 percent said they devote less than 5 percent of annual operating revenue preparing to export.

Parents, for their part, would readily comply with kids» expectations: Less than 5 percent of those surveyed said that they wouldn't let their child move back in after graduating from college, although nearly 25 percent said that they would charge them rent.

Apple shareholder Ross Gerber said on Thursday that Apple sold a «perfectly fine» number of phones during the quarter, but earnings were a bit less than he was hoping for.

Perry has repeatedly said that storing fuel on site makes coal and nuclear plants less prone to shutdowns than other power generators in the event of disasters and attacks.

But George O'Neill, a former brokerage owner who is now CEO of the Realtors Association of Hamilton - Burlington, says buying patterns have less to do with age of the owners than the motivations of the buyers.

When talking about doing favors, Natalie Zfat set a great example for parameters in her article «How To Master Networking» by saying that if something takes less than five minutes and doesn't jeopardize any of your client relationships, do it.

About 51 % of the CFOs said Trump deserves «none of the credit» for unemployment declining from 4.8 % to 4.4 %, and less than half gave him any credit for jobs created since he took office.

«If you fall asleep in less than ten minutes, this is a sure sign you're significantly sleep deprived,» says Dr. Michael Breus, author of Good Night: The Sleep Doctor's 4 Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health (Dutton, 2006).

Chris Gibson, executive director of the federally funded Oregon - Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program, said the distinction matters less than the fact that marijuana continues to leave Oregon on planes, trains and automobiles, and through the mail.

It's a far cry from the days — say 15 years ago — when less than a dozen banks held a corporate loan on their balance sheet, and companies could renegotiate the terms of their loan with a single creditor, or a small committee.

Finally, less than half of those surveyed say their company is engaged with the community in a meaningful way.

But in October — less than three months after its launch — Jet changed its business model and dropped its $ 50 membership fee it once said would be its sole source of profit.

But the biggest «breakthrough» came for Gates, he says, when he read Rosling's proposal for four levels of wealth around the world, with level one being extreme poverty — those surviving on $ 2 a day or less — and level four being those spending more than $ 32 a day.

The proportion of people who say they are saving less than last year to retirement savings is down, but the retirement income deficit for the coming generation of retirees is estimated to be $ 4.3 trillion.

There's been a lot of research of GMO foods over the years, and the World Health Organization says that these foods are no less safe than conventionally grown foods.

The CEO of Boeing said Wednesday that he told Donald Trump the company would build a new Air Force One fleet for less than $ 4 billion, referencing the figure the president - elect previously claimed the «out of control» contract would cost.

So knowing the right answer to a tough question appears to be less important than being able to consider a large number of social responses in a brief window of time,» Von Hippel said of the study findings.

Internet search experts say the shutdown of Google News in Spain may be greater on smaller, less - well known news publishers than on name - brand news sites who are less reliant on the site to draw in readers.

While Franco - Nevada is making less per ounce than it once was, the company has increased both the number and size of its revenue - generating interests, says Shane Nagle, an analyst with National Bank Financial.

Eighty - six percent of employed millennial college graduates are more likely than those with a high school diploma or less to say they have found a «career.»

«Even at their recent peak, their combined global market value was less than 1 percent of global GDP,» he said.

RelSci says it already has three million - plus people in its database, but that number is less important than expanding the number and quality of links among them.

Airbnb doesn't need the money, Chesky said — whether for ongoing operations or for M&A (the company just completed another $ 1 billion funding round and has reportedly spent less than 10 % of the $ 3 billion plus in equity it has raised), resources aren't a limitation.

He said the use of water is «less than lethal» compared with protesters» use of slingshots and burning logs.

«We're north of a million dollars in sales in less than one year,» says DeHerrera, who offers the high - end spinner directly to consumers through the Torqbar website.

When all was said and done, the 10 years ending 2010 saw an average of less than 2 % GDP growth per year.

«There is just less fear from people who feel like they might lose their jobs... Our shoppers seem more confident than they did a year ago,» said Reed, 63, whose chain of four stores clocked a roughly 10 percent jump in sales from Thanksgiving to this week, compared to the year before.

Sofge, who stressed coalition forces» efforts to avoid civilian casualties, said the actual process likely takes less time to complete than it does to describe, in part because of the experience they have doing it and because parts of it happen concurrently.

International revenue, where Twitter has said it expects to derive most of its future growth, increased 200 percent to $ 66 million, although that makes up less than one quarter of Twitter's total revenue.

'' [W] e expect it to be much less expensive than the prime mission while still providing new and exciting science,» John Grunsfeld, chief of NASA's science mission directorate, said in a press release.

While some people may have concerns there's not enough regulation, it's less of an issue in the U.S. than in other jurisdictions, said Yaya Fanusie, director of analysis for the Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington.

Though Jobs's explanation was logical enough — with iTunes sales set to outpace those of CDs, he said it was time to drop the compact disc from the logo — observers were less than understanding, loudly deriding the blue bubble and black note as everything from «nondescript» to «hideous.»

Living next to the U.S. has already made Canadians «a less exuberant people,» he says, and it's more important than ever to develop a sense of national identity in this time of rapid globalization.

As president of Y Combinator, of which he was part of the first class, Altman has gained popularity through a nuanced, founder - focused personality, less brash than many founders and venture capitalists, and Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham famously said that «Sam is, along with Steve Jobs, the founder [he] refer [s] to most when... advising startups.»

«We're not saying no one should ever drink at all — we're just saying if you do drink, even trying to keep it down to less than one drink a day would be a smart choice,» Alice Bender, a registered dietitian who is the head of nutrition programs for the AICR, told Business Insider in May.

The maker of the Maserati, Jeep and Alfa Romeo nameplates will instead feature men as well as women in less flesh - exposing garb than in previous years, two people with knowledge of the plans said.

UnionsWA has said that the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that women in Western Australia continue to be paid a far less amount on average than men.

«The startups in the tech incubator Y Combinator, whose acceptance rate is less than 3 percent, change products and markets so frequently that the idea they applied with is often irrelevant to the final product,» said Paul Graham of Y Combinator.

It's a philosophy that may have limited the company's circulation (it's currently distributed in California, Colorado, Oregon and the Philadelphia area), but Cilurzo says that's less of a concern than people having a beer that doesn't live up to the brewer's standards.

Requiring a minimum investment of only $ 5, Acorns» target market is the 75 % of Americans who make less than $ 100,000 per year, Kerner says.

But the FT reported that China's state - run China Railway Engineering Corp., which is part of the buying consortium, had said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that the purchase price was equivalent to $ 1.2 billion, $ 500 million less than 1MDB announced.

«Today, less than three months after filing (and even before we were permitted to file a response) Tesla has withdrawn its claims, without damages, without attorney's fees, and without any finding of wrongdoing,» Aurora Innovation said in an emailed statement.

Though much of the success of craft breweries (which are technically defined as those that make less than 6 million barrels per year) and microbreweries (which make less than 15,000 barrels) can be credited to shifts in public taste, those in the industry say they've learned a few truths along the way that have aided in their success.

«The typical investment for senior care is less than $ 100,000, and most are grossing $ 1 million or more in a year or two,» says Elgin of FranChoice.

The agency says that half of the available refunds are for less than $ 847 and half are for more.

And instead of a slowdown, fundamentals are actually pointing to solid growth in the coming months, albeit less dynamic than last year,» Brzeski said.