Sentences with phrase «likely than smaller ones»

He found that larger rocky planets are more likely than smaller ones to have surface temperatures where liquid water could exist, given the same amount of light from the star.

Not exact matches

Larger operations tend to have greater profitability, because of economies of scale, but, at the same time, these businesses would likely capitalize more than smaller ones from any innovations.

Nearly one in five small business owners say they're now say they're more likely to hire an independent contractor than a full - time employee, according to results from our August Small Business Scoresmall business owners say they're now say they're more likely to hire an independent contractor than a full - time employee, according to results from our August Small Business ScoreSmall Business Scorecard.

If we ask a customer to take one big leap of faith and complete an action, they are far less likely to be persuaded than if we'd started small.

Between the three US carriers and one smaller Japanese carrier, the naval formation likely had more than 200 aircraft ready to strike at a moment's notice.

Rather than one big mistake, the disaster likely was the result of numerous small decisions that caused normality to shift and that ultimately caused a fatal explosion.

I have ignored reasons that might justify lower discount rates or higher GDP adjustments for China mainly because the purpose of this essay is to explain why the U.S. multiple is so much higher than China's, and of course these reasons exist, but I think whatever the correct ratio should be, there is no question that advanced economies always justify higher multiples than developing economies because they tend to be economically more diversified and politically more stable, and they usually have institutions, including clearer legal and regulatory frameworks, more sophisticated capital allocation processes, less rigid financial systems, and smaller state sectors (which make smooth adjustment, one of the most valuable and undervalued components of long - term growth, more likely).

According to a 2014 study, small business owners with a mentor are 70 % more likely to succeed beyond five years than those who don't have one.

I feel like people are so much more likely to eat a few small pieces rather than one big ear... maybe it's me, but I also think they are super cute when they are small!

Whilst it is clearly accurate to say that that the risk of not breastfeeding is greater with some conditions than others, what is a small protective effect in one child is likely to have a much more dramatic effect across a whole population.

I'm guessing the author didn't have more than one small child at a time in order for this list to fit her lifestyle... and likely not more than one child total, as some of these «needs» will vary from child to child.

To win elections, it is best to win individual seats by small rather than large margins, and to lose by large ones: to do the opposite is inefficient, as it makes it more likely that a party will lose an election even if they win the most votes.

And although he terms the new study «bold,» the factors that limit maximum speed in small animals are likely very different than those limiting large ones, he suggests.

After controlling for size — big dogs tend to die younger than small ones — Careau's team found the most obedient breeds, such as German shepherds, poodles and bichon frises, tended to be the longest lived, while hard - to - train dogs such as pomeranians and beagles were more likely to die younger.

Astronomers say that incoming asteroids smaller than that would have a regional, rather than global, effect; ones that are less than about 180 feet are likely to disintegrate in the atmosphere.

Smaller dinosaurs were also more likely than large ones to develop insulating feathers, enabling them to hunt at night.

Rather than emerging from one small population, the human species likely evolved from a dispersed, complex network of groups that mixed and mated with each other, scientists report online September 20 in Science.

Titled «Prevalence of Sport Specialization in High School Athletics,» this one - year observational study found that high school athletes from a smaller school were less likely to specialize in a sport than those attending a large school.

Comparing successful and unsuccessful invaders, he found that in both birds and mammals, big - brained species are more likely to be successful than are small - brained ones (pdf).

Small asteroids are much more numerous than big ones — astronomers estimate near - Earth space likely contains millions of NEAs a few yards (meters) across, nearly 16,000 NEAs between 100 and 300 yards across, and nearly 5,000 NEAs between 300 and 1,000 yards in size.

Donaldson - Matasci and her colleagues have noticed that larger wild nests are less likely to survive than smaller ones, but they last longer if they have more soldiers.

New Ph.D. researchers with «stronger academic ability,» as indicated by having received university support in the form of a fellowship or assistantship or by having at least one parent with a college degree (which, especially in poor or middle - income countries, places the family among an educated class that is much smaller than in a rich country) are likelier to stay than those who lack these presumed correlates of academic strength.

Yet smaller galaxies are inherently more common than bigger ones, so a black hole of given mass is more likely to be found in a smallish galaxy and hence appear oversized.

In addition, they found that in their model system with high energy and at small scale, the system was much more likely to return multiple particles upon sending in just one, than to come out with the initial particle and no more, which was a huge surprise.

«We found one of these events taking place in a much smaller group than we'd expect,» making it likely that colliding galaxies are more at risk for TDEs.

Bear in mind we're more likely to be hit by a small asteroid than a large one.

LDL particles come in different sizes; smaller, denser particles seem more likely to create plaque than larger ones.

The problem with one small intervention after another is that you're more likely to deliver your baby via c - section, which gives your baby a different set of microbes than those acquired through vaginal delivery.

Larger ovarian cysts are more likely to cause pain even though larger ones aren't any more «dangerous» than smaller ones.

Small, dense particles are more likely to oxidize and cause damage than larger, buoyant ones.

In terms of mercury levels, a particular concern for pregnant women, Dr. Lichtenstein said she suspected that canned fish like salmon probably contains less mercury than fresh, because smaller - size fish, which carry less mercury than larger ones, are more likely to end up in cans.

A dating site that may be new and small, but would show real people that answer when you approach them, is more likely to become successful than one of those 1000 - hottest - women - that - never - reply websites invoking nothing but irritation.

Small schools in California were considerably more likely to win one of these awards than were larger schools.

Relatively large districts, with 10,000 or more students, are more likely to use RFPs than medium - or small - sized ones, a new survey shows.

First, smaller, more coherent organizations are more likely to respond to competition than are larger ones.

Making individual schools or smaller networks of schools the drivers of change (rather than large school systems) has been one of the themes of the charter movement and a voucher program would likely reinforce that philosophy.

Power comes from a 245 - hp 2.0 - liter turbocharged unit likely similar to the one across BMW's lineup of smaller vehicles, combined with a 95 - hp electric motor (25 hp more than the Frankfurt version had), and a lithium - ion battery mounted beneath the cargo area.

It will likely be built with a traditional body - on - frame architecture rather than a unibody design, and like many other small pickups sold internationally, diesel engines should be offered alongside gasoline ones.

Fortunately, this is not so pronounced like on the Xperia Z smartphone, given that one would more likely watch a 10 - inch device diagonally more often than a smaller 5 - inch one, and would rarely have the opportunity of noticing problems regarding the poor viewing angle.

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I don't think they should have left town, but with the town being so small, it was easier to leave and leave the past behind them than live with people talking about them behind their backs for the rest of their lives and thinking one of them was... - tswaine Do you think the drought's effects on the town made people less likely to question what happened to the Hadlers?

There are a lot of smaller financial institutions who are likely more than happy to lend you a mortgage — and at rates often at least one percentage point lower than what one of the big five banks offered you.

Large / complex portfolios with multiple accounts are likely going to require more effort than smaller ones.

Studies of decision making have proven that people are more likely to accept ethical lapses when they occur in several small steps than when they occur in one large leap.

You will discover there is likely more than one option available to you when you're looking for a small business loan and some will likely be a better fit than others.

Lenders are more likely to approve a small loan than a big one.

It appears that the smaller agencies are more likely to agree than the larger ones.

Here's what that means: In years when smaller stocks are more productive than larger ones, the DFA index will most likely show higher returns than the Vanguard fund.

In fact, obese canines are four times more likely to rupture a cruciate than non-obese ones, say the authors of Canine Medical Massage: Techniques and Clinical Applications, citing a 2011 study published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice.

A study by Best Friends Animal Society in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine studied 6,000 dogs and discovered that those from pet stores are more likely to have behavioral problems than ones purchased from small breeders.