Sentences with phrase «likely than those low»

In addition, the team found that participants who were highly health - conscious were more likely than low health - conscious people to think that the restaurant was socially responsible when it provided healthful food options.

People with high science knowledge are more likely than those low in science knowledge to trust medical scientists and their research.

Among college - bound 12th graders who had taken the ACT college - entrance exam in 2002, students from high - income families were more likely than their low - income peers to have completed college - preparatory coursework in high school.

And when we compare these kids to those from the top quartile, we see that a high - ESCS test - taker in the U.S. is eight times likelier than a low - ESCS student to be a top scorer in math.

Students from low - income families who score in the top testing quartile are no more likely than their lowest - scoring peers in the wealthiest quartile to attend college.

Low - income, black, and Hispanic high achievers (on the 2005 8th grade NAEP in math) were more likely than low achievers to be taught by experienced teachers.

Significant uncertainties in the process parameters result in a wide, asymmetric range associated with this estimate, with higher values being more likely than lower ones.

Consistent with evidence from similar behavioral observation studies with relatives, the authors found that when staff were rated as high EE they were more likely than low EE staff to make negative rather than supportive statements.

Households in the middle and upper income groups are more likely than lower - income households to own their homes, and the decline in ownership has been more modest among these groups.

Not exact matches

Let that money sit for a while, and you'll most likely pay no more than 15 % in taxes on its growth, as the long - term capital gains tax for most people is far lower than taxes on regular income.

The so - called kids» table is for the lower polling candidates, those with support from less than 3 percent of likely Republican voters.

And since they are likely in a lower bracket than you, this creates a permanent tax savings for you.

When that happens, the demographic pinch is likely to force China's economy to switch from low - cost exporter to advanced welfare state faster than any large nation has ever done before.

GOOD business practice recognises that early action is likely to be obtained at a lower cost than delayed action.

Instead, if Apple is indeed dealing with lower - than - expected demand, it would likely cut production or stop production altogether and sell whatever is left until it releases new iPhones later this year.

A sea change in economic conditions has pushed interest rates considerably lower than they were in the past and are likely to stay there for a while, San Francisco Fed President John Williams said Friday.

In many cases, acceleration should lower their costs, as nominal interest rates will likely be higher two years from now than they are today, and idle construction crews in Alberta are relatively abundant.

Asia and Latin America are not risk - free, but «there seems to be sense in buying equities in these regions on similar or lower valuations than their counterparts in the developed world given that dividend growth is likely to be superior, given higher economic growth potential.»

It helps that gasoline prices are low, and people spent almost 5 % less in April filling their gas tanks than they did in March — that likely freed up some cash for other purchases.

We found high performers were 116 percent more likely to stick with the company than low performers.

SpaceX is looking to launch several small satellites into a lower orbit than Viasat in order to cut down on latency errors, with the idea being the closer a satellite is to Earth, the less likely there will be hiccups.

«Yields are likely to stay lower for longer than people expect,» said Glassman, founder and president of Glassman Wealth Services.

It's probably a bit lower than that, given that Dell's earnings have likely increased over the past two years.

The managed - care industry faces one of the highest effective tax rates, meaning any tax cuts would likely have a larger benefit to managed care than to other, lower - taxed sectors.

Women's retirement - savings balances generally tend to be lower on average than men's, due to the ongoing gender wage gap and the fact that women are more likely than me to take time off to raise kids or act as caregivers for other friends or relatives.

While they might have high standards and big picture concerns, research shows that people with high IQs are actually more likely to be happy; data from the research showed that people with the highest IQs were much happier than those with the lowest IQs.

Surprisingly, research shows that individuals from low - income families are more likely to work at unpaid internships than their higher - income peers.

They seldom have much impact, and are often more likely to hurt low - level employees than CEOs or shareholders.

The fact that women were more likely than men to engage in such work is the reason for their lower threshold.

It found when women worked more than 34 hours per week and men spent over 47 hours a week working, they were more likely to experience mental illness and symptoms of distress such as nervousness or feeling low.

At today's prices, industry forecasts of three million barrels per day by 2020 are likely to underestimate production by a bit, but the real kicker will be on the value of that production to all concerned — governments, via taxes and royalties, and shareholders will all suffer much lower returns from this development than they would have expected less than a year ago if prices stay where they are today.

Large or small, high tech or low, a business's uncertainties are real, and losses are more likely than gains.

That's likely part of the reason that enrollment dropped, as Americans making more than 400 % of the Federal Poverty Level (about $ 48,000 for an individual or $ 98,000 for a family of four) wouldn't be shielded from those rising premiums because they don't qualify for federal subsidies that lower - income citizens do.

What's more, that funding round was likely a down round — when funding is raised at a valuation lower than the previous one — according to Fortune, further highlighting the cooling of the investing climate in the tech industry.

I'm never sure that I haven't forgotten something,» high performers were 21 times less likely to agree than low performers.

First, he believes that an investor in a low - cost S&P index fund who reinvests all dividends will do better — very likely substantially better — than an investor who buys a 17 - year government bond and reinvests all of his coupons in the same instrument.

I disappoint myself and others because I lose track of important commitments,» high performers were 88 times less likely to agree than low performers.

Because PMI isn't seeing a surge in device sales, sales of Heatsticks, tobacco sticks that go inside the iQOS device, «are likely to be a little bit lower» than it forecast at the end of last year.

In a statement, it added that it is likely to stick with its low interest rate policy longer than it previously expected.

Blacks in Minneapolis were 8.7 times more likely than whites to be arrested for low - level offenses, such as trespassing and disorderly conduct, according to a study of arrests from 2012 to 2014 that the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota published last year.

When Harte surveyed more than 1,000 men around the age of 22, he found the younger guys using ED medicines recreationally were more likely to report lower confidence in «achieving and maintaining erections» (via New York Daily News).

China has lowered its official GDP growth target to 6.5 % for 2016, and actual growth is likely to be lower than that.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says it will likely have to keep interest rates low for longer than it expected in the face of a surprisingly weak economy.

Being physically inactive is even more likely for low - income children, who are three times less likely to participate than children who reside in higher - income households.

People who are now in their 40s or early 50s are lowering their expectations of when they can afford to retire, but the reality is that will likely mean retiring at 65 rather than 62.

Those with higher household incomes are slightly more likely than those with lower incomes to say the tax cuts would help their family's financial situation.

Unadjusted career average earnings will result in a smaller denominator than career average earnings that are adjusted to reflect wage growth, as in the C / QPP benefit rate calculation, and both are likely to be lower than a measure of best average earnings for people whose earnings are high relative to average earnings for limited periods of time.

For a mine project like Suncor's Fort Hills, with about 25 per cent of construction already completed, the forward - looking decision would imply a return on the balance of capital invested of 12.5 per cent — now, the project returns overall might be lower than that, but when you're considering a decision to abandon a partially built mine, you're not likely to get much of a return on they money you've already invested in it if you don't continue building.

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).

Add to this the disappointing ISM report, weakening automobile sales and slightly lower - than - hoped - for GDP growth in the second quarter, and it seems less and less likely we'll see more than one additional rate hike in 2017.