In advance of the screening, the latter film has been something
of a comparison point — the premise, of an ex-con (Cage) in the Deep South befriending a troubled kid (Sheridan) whose family are in dire economic straits, seems to be eerily similar to Jeff Nichols» acclaimed sleeper hit.
Not exact matches
If the Bank
of Canada ultimately raises its benchmark rate by 50 basis
points from the start
of the year, that could increase borrowers» monthly payments by approximately 5 per cent, according to Rob McLister, founder
of comparison site RateSpy.com.
And as Jon Nathanson (now Slate columnist)
pointed out in his exhaustive breakdown
of the economics
of infomercials on Priceonomics, in
comparison, the U.S. network and cable industry was estimated at just $ 97 billion in 2013.
The Montreal Economic Institute, a right - leaning think tank, also
points out that the total annual pay to the top 100 CEOs, at slightly under $ 1 billion total, is tiny compared to the size
of the economy overall and in
comparison to the size
of the federal government.
«My gift to this wonderful institution pales in
comparison with the gift that Yale gave me — the fundamental understanding that leadership requires an expansive worldview and a deep appreciation
of the many
points of intersection between business and society,» the class
of ’80 graduate said in a statement.
Bitcoin went on to enjoy a huge run - up; as a
point of comparison, in an unrelated auction this January, the marshals sold off 3,813 Bitcoins and netted $ 45 million — or about $ 11,800 per coin.
Mortgage planner and rate
comparison website founder Robert McLister says the increase is «unusual» as the benchmark rate hasn't seen a jump
of 45 basis
points or more since March 2010.
Railroads, those great emblems
of the colonial era, provide a useful
point of comparison.
We discussed fee
comparison in a previous section, but the robo advisor falls on the lower to mid-range part
of the spectrum, and the free management for the first $ 10,000 is a wonderful selling
point to get skittish investors to dip their toes in the water.
«By way
of comparison, the typical profitable firm in our sample had a net profit margin
of 6.4 percent, so a 1 percentage
point increase represents a 15 percent boost to profitability.»
To give a
point of comparison, the iPhone 7 Plus, with a display 0.4 inches smaller, is only 2 grams lighter and 0.2 inches thinner.
It does not make picks against the spread, though we like to include the
point spread (in parentheses, courtesy
of Vegas Insider) for
comparison.
And part
of the problem is that there's no «real» or «natural» price for CEO labour (or for anything else), nothing to serve as a
comparison point to figure out if such labour is being sold at the «right» price.
Regional companies seemed a good
point of comparison, since most
of the rubber companies in Bowers's market are large public companies.
A few months ago, the blogosphere was filled with amazing
comparisons of Apple's size to not just other companies — including the combined market caps
of Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Amazon at one
point — but entire countries and industries as the Things Apple Is Worth More Than tumblr details.
The CEO talked about the Internet riches harnessing that technology could bring Tribune by
pointing to the example
of Buzzfeed, though that
comparison misses many
of the almost innumerable differences between a legacy newspaper company — even if one with the time and money to really «transform» itself — and a venture - juiced, digital - only, social news success, which is itself experiencing a bit
of a stumble.
As a
point of comparison, the researchers also included a group
of participants who had posters randomly assigned to them.
A quick
comparison of experiences in the United States and Canada illustrates my
point.
She noted that with the $ 15 minimum wage (a frequent
point of comparison in the discussion) Safeway chose to absorb the cost
of the minimum wage instead
of cutting jobs or passing the costs on to consumers, but that made Seattle Safeway stores» profit margin half as much as stores in other locations.
As a
point of comparison, Facebook generated $ 11.8 billion in ad sales in the first quarter, up 50 percent from the year prior.
Their sample included a lot
of small OPEC countries, who necessarily had high growth and low interest rates when oil prices were high, as well as a lot
of Asian countries that followed the Japanese development model and themselves practiced financial repression, which
of course made them pretty useless as
points of comparison.
The U.S. is a natural
point of comparison for the Canadian economy for many obvious reasons.
My
point is that, even taking their simplistic
comparison of statutory rates and fiscal - year revenues on its own terms, it suggests the opposite conclusion for the whole decade.
In fact, 7
of the top 8 most effective Intent data
points all involved competitor research and
comparison.
So for the purposes
of our
comparison, we used the third quarter
of 2009 — the recession's low
point — and compared it to the latest quarter in which all G7 countries reported.
This
comparison is an apples and oranges type
of comparison, and it is hard to understand the
point being made.
Another missive from Jim Stanford in the Globe prompted this post from Stephen that leads to some interesting
points of comparison between the Nordic model and the Canadian status quo: Welfare states can be competitive Jim Stanford sets aside our shared scepticism about the WEF -LSB-...]
To give you a
point of comparison, 1 & 1 (a popular basic website builder) offers a starter e-commerce site with 50 products for $ 12 / month.
For a
point of comparison, Germany's home ownership rate is a much lower 52.5 %.
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While your main
points will likely be similar, I agree with Clark that the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index versus long Treasuries is something
of an apple to oranges
comparison, since the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index not only includes includes Treasuries, but also government - related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed - rate and hybrid ARM pass - throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and non-agency).
This
comparison points to the deeper imbalances that brought on the US recession in the first place — namely, the equity market correction, balance - sheet stress in the US corporate sector, low profitability, and an investment overhang, particularly in Information Technology (IT) and communications, all
of which weighed on the ability
of US businesses to invest.
Notable startups include WeLab, a leading Internet finance company that operates some
of Mainland China and Hong Kong's largest lending platforms, the CompareAsia Group, a firm that provides financial
comparison platforms throughout APAC, 8 Securities, a mobile trading and investing venture specializing in robo - advisory services, and iBox, a company that has developed a mobile
point of sale terminal for businesses.
We reduced all the
points down to a dollar value, which allows you to make more
of a apples - to - apples
comparison.
We've put together a quick reference
of the online banks reviewed above, with a
point - by -
point comparison of some important figures.
By showcasing the most witty, joyful, bullet -
pointed versions
of people's lives, and inviting constant
comparisons in which we tend to see ourselves as the losers, Facebook appears to exploit an Achilles» heel
of human nature.
My
point was according to doctrine
of the time, resurrections were fairly commonplace (in
comparison to modern times, when we know the dead can not come back to life) and therefore not so special.
And when our discourse was brought to that
point, that the very highest delight
of the earthly senses... was, in respect
of the sweetness
of that life, not only not worthy
of comparison, but not even
of mention; we raising up ourselves with a more glowing affection towards the «Self - same,» did by degrees pass through all things bodily, even the very heaven whence sun and moon and stars shine upon the earth; yea, we were soaring higher yet, by inward musing, and discourse, and admiring
of Thy works; and we came to our own minds, and went beyond them, that we might arrive at that region
of never - failing plenty, where Thou feedest Israel for ever with the food
of truth.
And the problem with praise music is that, in its attempt to be «approachable» to all, it becomes monotonous, tepid and uninspiring by
comparison (at least from the
point of view
of someone who can sing and sight - read).
I think there's an interesting
point of comparison here between the Fundamentalist Mormon's request for the government to «stay out
of our lives» regarding how marriage is defined, and the similar request coming from the gay community.
Hopefully, illustrating the value
of Whitehead's categories for understanding Indian culture and religion will stimulate further research into the area
of Fast - West
comparisons from a Whiteheadian
point of view.
You
point out, correctly, my silly
comparison, but I made it to only show the sillyness
of Marcel using, «Indeed, there is obviously a «natural» way, which «nature» itself teaches us.
And once again,
comparison of the two creation stories reinforces the striking
point.
The secret in interpreting a parable, then, is to find the analogous situation and so come to understand the
point of the
comparison.
It was widely hailed by the professional urban planners and architects when completed, but as Corbin
points out, it's a part
of Boston, perhaps the part, that residents love to hate, a place that made the old elevated freeway that cut across Boston seem positively organic by
comparison.
Rush is like the delusional, narcissistic, ignorant, and frantic Gidget, the taco bell Chihuahua, barking at a gentle giant, English Mastiff, Hercules
of a Pope Francis... (I am sure Gidget is an amazing Chihuahua, not worthy
of my
comparisons, but you get my
point)...
Mystics
of all faiths
point us to the true place
of meeting which is in the presence
of God, where
comparisons become if not odious at least irrelevant, as the mystics sense the Divine Mystery, who is both the source and sustainer
of all life and the most intimate presence in the heart and life
of the believer.
It isn't easy at all, if one is allowed the kind
of get - out believers in the afterlife use — which was,
of course, the
point of the
comparison.
The
point of comparison in his footnote is the second edition
of Principia Mathematica where Russell considers suggested improvements to the system.
To ferret out what the ethnic church means for civic life, Ecklund knew that she needed a
point of comparison.