Sentences with phrase «less than what»

The number was much less than what other researchers had estimated.

In the case of this giant void, further studies may reveal some matter in the region, but it would still be far less than what is found in «normal» parts of space.

President Barack Obama requested about $ 17.7 billion for NASA during his 2013 budget proposal, $ 59 million less than what the space agency received in 2012.

He pointed out that if NASA uses all seven seats, that calculates out to $ 20 million a seat, much less than what Russia charges for a seat on Soyuz (in the $ 60 - 70 million range).

Overall, the PAD patients» responses to GM - CSF were less than what has been observed in healthy individuals.

«This might seem like a lot of money, but is a factor of 100 less than what goes into building quantum computers.»

But because the BMP4 and noggin molecules were directly in contact with the cells, much less growth factor was needed to spur the differentiation — approximately 12 times less than what would be required by conventional solution - based techniques.

Although the manufacturing is semi-craft, its cost is less than what the market offers after the analog switch,» says Dr. Tecpoyotl.

Some prior research has suggested that carbon dioxide emissions from all lakes on Earth are less than what was found in the Arctic, and future factors could shift the importance of sunlight, noted Lars Tranvik, a Swedish scientist, in an accompanying Science article.

Based on public data about national spending from the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration, «the true quantity of money that has been invested... in R&D is even less than what appears in the budget bills,» says COSCE President Carlos Andradas Heranz, a mathematician at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Even the high end is less than what you would absorb during a cross-country plane flight.

Agency officials expect that the rover could be built for $ 1.5 billion, about $ 1 billion less than what Curiosity cost, in large part because engineers now know what works and what doesn't.

«We found that the room - temperature viscosity of Gorilla Glass is many orders of magnitude less than what had been previously reported for medieval cathedral glass.

Those who were led to believe that the man skipped out on the bill because he had gotten an emergency phone call recalled the bill as actually being slightly less than what they had originally been told.

«When the capillary is filled, we have a very precise volume of blood, about five microliters, which is less than a droplet — much less than what is required by other anemia tests,» explained Erika Tyburski, the paper's first author and leader of the undergraduate team that developed the device.

The actual cost to the company for testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations is about $ 200, substantially less than what Myriad charges patients, according to NPR.

Currently, the amount of infrared heat radiated back to space is slightly less than what we absorb from the sun due to the increase in greenhouse gases.

Indeed, the NIH is already at work on analysis of pay rates for its fellowship programs and, although no fixed plan is yet in place, «stipends across the board are considerably less than what we think they should be,» says Yvonne Maddox, NIH acting deputy director.

That's much less than what was requested a year ago, when biodiversity and climate change research was slated to receive $ 8 million and understanding the universe, $ 500,000.

But the function of the button matters a lot less than what it's made of: walrus tooth.

Last spring, Weiler said he realized that OMB would not allow more than $ 1.2 billion for NASA's participation in ExoMars, far less than what NASA and ESA had agreed upon earlier.

About a half a cup per day — less than what a Vietnamese child might eat — of this «golden» rice can provide all the daily vitamin A a person needs.

DiMaio, the former Bexar County medical examiner, estimated that the price of a good medical examiner's office is about $ 2.50 per person per year, «which is probably less than what you pay for a Coca - Cola in a movie theater.»

Add in personal stresses such as being in a new place or being away from your extended family, and doing it all on a budget less than what you'd have at a part - time job, and it is exhausting.

A careful look at the Calendar shows that government actually borrowed less than what it took in the first quarter of 2017.

The General Assembly's Appropriations Committee has just begun holding public hearings and state agency presentations on Malloy's proposed $ 19.8 billion budget, which is $ 569 million less than what lawmakers originally agreed to last year when they passed a two - year $ 40 billion plan.

«The cost would actually be less than what we're devoting to healthcare right now,» Clegg said.

«Eleven - fifty is almost $ 2 less than what he endorsed last spring,» said Bill Lipton, the director of the New York State Working Families Party, a liberal - leaning third party that endorsed Mr. Cuomo last spring, only to be disappointed by his lack of interest in their goals.

He said that was even less than what he reported at the Association for a Better New York breakfast last month — that only 5.3 percent of $ 14 billion the city spent on goods and services went to MWBEs.

The Syracuse City School District is asking for $ 10 million less than what it initially requested for the next fiscal year.

The executive director of the New York State School Boards Association, Tim Kremer, says the $ 859 million increase in state aid to schools included in the new budget is less than what is needed to maintain current programs.

She said most of those properties are owner - occupied and owe less than what the property is worth.

However, his share of the vote was less than what Labour gained across the city region in the general election (56 per cent).

The request, which must be agreed to by the State Legislature, is $ 10 million less than what was spent in the 12 months ended March 31, 2017, according to a new report from Empire State Development, the agency that oversees the state's ad campaigns.

That comes to a maximum of $ 125 per hour, less than what a junior attorney at a New York law firm typically bills.

Those included another $ 240 million for education — more than what Cuomo initially proposed but less than what Assembly Democrats wanted.

In addition to eliciting testimony from two current teachers with the education program who «have always been paid substantially less than what Percoco's wife was paid for performing similar work,» the government will likely seek to undercut the notion that the payments were bonafide by citing alleged efforts at concealment.

Low - bidder Triangle Talent Inc. agreed to book the 2009 fair's musical performers for $ 48,500 — 10 times less than what the state paid Live Nation Worldwide in a no - bid deal.

Now, when we are earning about 60 % less than what we used to earn, those things are coming.

Entergy Corp. cranked up the heat Friday in its negotiations with the state on the future of the FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego County, telling investors that the plant is such a money - losing stinker that the nuke is worth almost $ 1 billion less than what it showed on the company books.

Why let someone / anyone live for less than what it costs?

130 billion - slightly less than what the UK pays on the NHS every year.

Senate Democrats in a statement released Wednesday afternoon insisted they would to be willing to support any minimum wage increase that is substantially less than what Gov. Andrew Cuomo initially proposed.

That's still far less than what most people would spend on health insurance in a year, and so its effect on enrollment could be overstated.

«But $ 11.50 is almost $ 2 less than what he endorsed last spring.

The amount he'll receive will be less than what it would have been before the government's welfare reforms.

Growth in school taxes statewide will be held next year to a baseline property - tax cap of 1.26 percent — higher than this year's near - zero limit but less than what education officials said they need to meet expenses, according to the state comptroller's office.

The state is expecting to receive only $ 1 million in revenue from the medical marijuana excise tax this year, far less than what the Cuomo administration believed would come in when it proposed its budget one year ago.

What they are proposing is nothing less than what I called in Compassionate Conservatism (Policy Exchange, 2006 and downloadable from my website) a Full Audit of Government.

ALBANY — Growth in school taxes on Long Island and statewide will be held next year to a baseline property - tax cap of 1.26 percent — higher than this year's near - zero limit but less than what education officials said they need to meet expenses.