Sentences with phrase «lower than those promised»

Of course, these specs are a little lower than those promised by the Stinger, so the only motivation I can think of is not wanting a German or Korean car, and being more interested in aggressive looks than power under the hood.

Not exact matches

Jet also promises prices that are 10 % to 15 % lower than Amazon's, and it lists Amazon's prices on every item, so you know exactly what you're saving.

A market promising 8 % returns returns would require much lower prices than today's gargantuan valuations.

Despite rapidly accelerating revenue, the rate that Twitter added monthly active users slowed — less than 4 %, to 241 million, in its first quarter as a public company, and as low as 1.4 % in a recent quarter — worrying investors that Twitter might not be the mainstream product that its soaring valuation promised.

Intel has teased the large - scale release of these 10 - nanometer chips for years, promising they'd deliver better performance with lower power usage than chips built with the company's 14 - nanometer technology, which have been shipping since 2014.

In «Leaders Must Live Up to Their Promises,» he writes, «Mr. Goffee and Mr. Jones concluded — after speaking to followers, i.e., lower - ranking employees rather than leaders — that the best leaders brought four things to their organizations:

The company promises to offer prices up to 15 % lower than anywhere else on the web, and developed an exclusive technology that adjusts prices in real time based on what users put in their carts.

Harper's motto about actions speaking louder than words points up a fundamental truth about political rhetoric - there is often a low correlation between politicians» promises and their subsequent actions.

In other words, over the next five years, this government is planning to spend more money on income splitting for a small number of well off families, a promise made during the 2011 election, than on supporting economic growth and job creation through new spending on research and infrastructure and lowering taxes on investment.

If you believe your tax rate is lower now than it will be when you start taking withdrawals, a conversion may look promising because you'll pay conversion taxes while you're in a lower tax bracket and enjoy tax - free Roth IRA withdrawals later (when the higher tax bracket won't matter).

In 1991, Apple Corporation cut a deal with the Irish government so that only a certain bracket of its earnings would be taxed, giving it, writes Business Insider,»... a dramatically lower tax rate than it would have to pay in the U.S.» In return, Apple promised jobs, lots of jobs, which it provided.

So we are dealing with the irreconcilable fact that the Obama position threatens to lower living standards from 10 % to 20 % over the coming few years — making the United States look more like Greece, Ireland and Latvia than what was promised in the last presidential election.

Still, the weak showing left G.M. with a lower market share for the year than it had a year earlier despite executives» promises that G.M. would begin to grow again after decades of shrinking market share.

It turns out that when we let ourselves surrender to the «Time of the Season,» we are less like the animals and flowers of the field than a) like actors playing parts in some two - bit melodrama about low - class Others, or, b) like the starry - eyed Icaruses of the first verse seeking to take one another «to the sun» and «to promised lands.»

In an era where marginal tax rates are already much lower than in the 1970s and with looming deficits, the promise that growth effects will make up for the lost revenue will only fool those who want to be fooled — and 2012 proved that they are not numerous enough.

Today, with their new program, Pacific Fertility Center (PFC) is delivering on that promise, achieving pregnancy rates ranging from 50 — 75 percent per transfer and multiple gestation rates of just 2 percent — much lower than the 20 — 30 percent typical of traditional in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Assembly Republicans are united and more committed than ever to advancing real solutions such as delivering mandate relief, cutting government spending, lowering taxes and growing the private sector so we can restore the unfulfilled promise of New York.»

Stephen Crabb's warm words on devolution, or promises of money for rail improvements after the next election, doesn't alter the fact that on his watch more than huge swathes of the Welsh workforce have entered a Tory twilight zone of insecurity, low pay and under - employment.

«The reduction in our payroll is necessary as we adjust to the changing marketplace,» Hasson said, promising «we will remain the number one news organization in the Lower Hudson Valley with more than 60 reporters and photographers on the street every day.»

David Cameron replies by saying that the OBR also said that the structural deficit would be higher than Alistair Darling promised and growth would be lower.

The campaign started after the National Employment Law Project released a 2009 survey showing that restaurant workers, grocery baggers, household cleaners and other low - wage workers complained their bosses paid them less than promised, if at all.

Farron's party is promising to spend an extra # 6.3 bn a year on the NHS and social care - lower than the # 7.7 bn touted by Labour, but more than currently lined up by the Conservatives, who have yet to publish their manifesto.

Thanks to our Ministers, who overcame resistance from right - wing Tories, the Bill does make a provision to allow a target to be set in the future — but as industry itself, and the Government's independent advisors, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), have made clear, investors in low - carbon energy need more certainty than this possible future promise before they go ahead and invest billions in new renewable energy installations.

But the retreat from bold promises to lip service is getting plenty of cover from Cuomo, a Democrat who decided to use his bully pulpit to lower expectations on, rather than draw attention to, reform issues.

And Blair feels more vulnerable than ever to a Conservative Party promising to match Labour spending on the NHS and schools, but squeeze elsewhere, which allows it credibly to promise (slightly) lower taxes.

While the headcount is now lower than originally promised, Megna said it was «win» for Fort Schuyler because Danfoss had originally proposed to lease half the facility.

«Researchers create new low - cost, sustainable material for reducing air and water pollution: A new «green» material made from solid wastes and natural polymers promises better results than activated carbon in adsorbing pollutants in wastewater and air.»

Canada originated the system of admitting immigrants based on skill levels rather than on employment promises, but it will drop this approach in 2014 because of what Maclean's magazine calls the «ugly reality facing so many» of the skilled immigrants in the country: great difficulty finding work and low earnings when they do.

For instance, the space shuttle, originally intended to provide cheap and reliable transport to low Earth orbit, has turned out to be roughly 1,000 times more dangerous and 100 times more costly to launch than first promised.

This type of eating plan has shown promise in animal studies; mice who are fed time - restricted diets tend to lose more body fat and have lower risk of chronic diseases than those whose meals are more spaced out.

It ranks even lower than last year's Bionic Commando in Capcom's list of franchises that had promise but turned out to be no fun to play.

Later repackaged as the third chapter of Jarmusch's 2003 anthology Coffee & Cigarettes (not to be confused with Cigarettes & Coffee, see above), this low - key diner - bar conversation between Iggy Pop and Tom Waits more than lives up to the promise of its premise.

Underfunding means that pension assets are lower than liabilities, or those benefits promised to beneficiaries.

Promising money to states if they come up with sensible ideas seems to work more effectively than punishing schools and districts for low performance.

As Andy Smarick and others have argued, fixing a chronically low - performing school is often more wishful thinking than promising strategy.

And, contradicting public promises, universities are raising their net prices faster for low - income than higher - income students.

They suggest that the portfolio management approach has the promise to far better serve millions of low - income kids than the turnaround - and district - focused strategies of the last several generations.

Delivering a promise of college access to their students and having high expectations led four schools authorized by LA Unified — two of them independent charter schools with more than 90 percent of their students Latino and low - income — to be selected as 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools.

(This is a much better outcome than most Colorado high schools promise, particularly for students from low - income backgrounds).

Over time, the promises will melt away, and, in most states, performance standards will be significantly lower for disadvantaged students than the modest bar set by No Child.

Low college completion rates combined with less - than - promising job prospects and outstanding student loan debt topping $ 1 trillion last year have many people asking, «Is a college degree worth the price?»

If Tennessee had the most «growth» of any state on the latest NAEP results led by our state teachers, why were their promised salaries a lower priority than unproven PARCC Testing or adding Media / Marketing and Event Coordinators at the Tennessee Department of Education?

Low - income students were also more likely to be enrolled in those programs with six or more quality benchmarks than their peers, suggesting a partly promising story.

Earlier this year, America's Promise Alliance, founded by former Gen. Colin Powell to improve the lives of young people, released a report showing that low - income students graduate at much lower rates than the typical student.

Baltimore's scores on a rigorous national math and reading test were in the bottom third of large urban school districts across the country, though educators highlighted some progress in math and a promising trend of better - than - average results among some low - income black students.

Its stretched exterior dimensions promised more interior passenger space than the Jetta of the previous generation, and a stripped - down complement of features and trim (plus the promise of U.S. - based manufacture in Tennessee), meant a lower price.

Now, that might not sound like a very «evo» thing to do to a car — the new Fiesta ST, with its lower, firmer chassis, bigger wheels and more powerful engine, certainly sounds more promising to us — but some of the lofty, pseudo-off-roaders we've tested have been more interesting and more involving to drive than you might think.

All four are largish cars, priced in the low - $ 30,000 s range (except for the slightly less expensive Pontiac), that promise something more than the typical mid-size sedan.

Tesla also promises that, since the weight of the battery pack will be low on the vehicle's floor, the Tesla Model X should provide best - in - class handling, with «nimble reflexes at every turn,» and a 0 - to -60-mph time of less than five seconds.

Unusually, the Swift is also a touch shorter than before (by 10 mm) though its wheelbase has grown by 20 mm, while it's both 15 mm lower and 40 mm wider, giving the car a sportier stance than before and promising good things for the eventual Sport.