Sentences with phrase «more than they gain»

Although colonial rule may have cost the European powers more than they gained economically (as has recently been maintained concerning the British experience), colonialism undoubtably had profound sociological and political effects on the industrialized nations.

But what it more than gains in importance in Whitehead's system.

It is my argument that in a period of a quarter of a century the American civil religion was eroded by many such events; it lost far more than it gained.

That is five playing fields more than he gained two seasons ago when he set the record and became the sport's first 2,000 - yard runner.

They're starting from 9 - 7, and lost more than they gained in free agency again, so unless they draft really well or get a lot more out of what they're bringing back than last year, they don't seem like they're going to improve much.

And people must know it is not mandatory to play wingers — they are not some sort of game - winning tactical panacea — you can lose more than you gain in some games by stationing players on the touchlines.

He said, «There is the need to educate voters that they lose more than they gain when they collect money to vote.

It took me many years to realize that the practice of yoga has to do with letting go of control much more than gaining it...

Studies also show that athletes can overtrain through the same mechanisms, which can result in physical, biochemical and or mental - emotional injuries that can ultimately impair performance, often more than the gains obtained in the training techniques that improved it.

Any coalition that seeks to reduce or change the formula for state aid to schools will encounter formidable opposition, as some party is likely to lose more than it gains.

What is lost at the first transition may be more than gained at the second, which is presumably less abrupt for the middle - school child than for the one entering high school directly from an elementary - school environment.

We found Ninjas boosted the average students» fluency with mental strategies and the key skills by at least 70 % more than the gains of a control cohort.

What the Megane loses in that slick, everyday VW appeal it more than gains in top - drawer chassis tuning, and at under # 24,000 it's a real performance bargain too.

This attacks the heart of traditional publishing but for Apple, what it loses in iBooks sales it more than gains from hardware and services.

Most people react to losses more than gains.

What you may lose in flexibility (such as booking at any airline or hotel through a generic card), you more than gain in perks.

And if your losses are more than your gains, you can use up to $ 3,000 of excess loss to wipe out other income.

We know that people are generally loss averse, so they tend to feel losses far more than gains.

While two of my naked puts finished with a full profit, the third contract lost more than I gained on the first two.

The CFPB report said the by the time the average homeowner turns 69, a reverse mortgage costs $ 2,300 more than the gain in Social Security benefits.

It gave up more than it gained.

Second, folks fail to grasp that losses hurt more than gains.

This past month he has shifted weight more than gain.

In my opinion, these travel bloggers sacrifice a lot more than they gain.

For real, their losing more than their gaining, kinda the opposite of what you want to do if your trying to progress further.

Nintendo stands to lose more than they gain by doing that, because they'd lose sales of hardware, (which by default is a substantial chunk of change, due to each console sold being worth at least 6 $ 50 games) for a miniscule increase in software, from people who's interest in games like Breath of the Wild would immediately die once the next Witcher hits their console.

«Nintendo stands to lose more than they gain by doing that, because they'd lose sales of hardware» Not really bud.

However as a subset, the latter will add to the growing awareness that environmentalism is now costing more than it gains.

There is, however, also the possibility that our knowledge will improve slowly, while the postponement of actions will increase the ultimate damage more than we gain from the advantages of the postponement, i.e. the utility weighted expected damage will grow faster than the value of additional knowledge.

By the way, raw CERES data over the past decade doesn't show any imbalance i.e. the earth spends as much time losing a bit more than it gains as it does gaining a bit more than it loses.

However, if you are not doing it correctly, you might lose more than you gain.

Internships in banking and investment are about more than gaining work experience; they make a huge difference to your chances of getting a full - time analyst job after you graduate.

It's true to say that this bedroom loses a great deal of space from having slanted ceilings — but what it loses, it more than gains in character.

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.

A rival cryptocurrency to Bitcoin, Ethereum rose as high as about $ 425 Thursday, a gain of more than 16 % in a 24 - hour period.

Sales were flat in North America, compared with a 38 percent growth in the Asia - Pacific region, but that was enough to knock 5 percent off the stock which has gained more than two - thirds in value over the past year.

Put another way, Goldman Sachs alone is responsible for more than 400 points out of the Dow's total 1,400 - point gain during the «Trump Bump.»

By its launch last September, the program's endowment had swelled to $ 435 million, securing contributions from more than 70 international corporations, and had gained the support of advisors such as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

While he would have liked to have seen more investor - specific changes — «it's always nice to have more rather than less,» he says — he thinks it's unlikely we'll see any reductions in capital gain taxes or major increases in TFSA room until at least 2015, when the government says it can balance the budget by.

Proposed changes on capital gains would make it more expensive for a current family member to acquire the farm than for a third party.

Numerous studies have found that sitting for long periods of time can do more than just contribute to weight gain and metabolic disorders.

But more than anything — I gain.

Valeant's largest shareholder, billionaire and hedge funder John Paulson, has gained a seat on the drug maker's board, sending the beleaguered company's stock spiking more than 6 % in Monday trading (although it's still hovering at around the $ 13 mark).

Shareholders who held stock on the date of Bertolini's announcement and still hold it today have seen the value of their original stake more than double (compared with the more modest 34 % gain for the S&P 500 during the same period).

«Write to Play» heralded Playworld's first - ever social media giveaway, and the results are impressive: Not only did its Facebook fan base increase from 600 to more than 9,000 during the two months the contest ran, but as finalists rallied to gain community support for their campaigns, many local news outlets reported on their efforts, earning Playworld significant free publicity in the process.

According to the Post, being part of the project has already translated into significant traffic and audience gains for the newspaper, which recently bragged about having more unique visitors than BuzzFeed.

Signs are accumulating that, after 6 1/2 years and price gains of more than 200 %, the Bull Market has entered into the «Late Innings.»

Meanwhile in February the U.S. - government funded National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California, known for housing the world's most powerful laser, reported experiments indicating they were close to achieving «net gain,» where more total energy comes out than was put in — a goal that has eluded scientists for six decades.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — The cost to develop and gain FDA approval for a new drug today is more than $ 2.5 billion, according to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development.

Many investors who manage more than $ 1 million in brokerage accounts are resigned to the fact that stocks will not end this quarter with gains.