Sentences with phrase «of less import»

To extend the musical metaphor, whether or not that theme adheres to the show's title is of less import than how each piece in the ensemble varies it, whether to modify or transform its melody, tone, rhythm, or the harmony of the show itself.

Of course this is all probably of less import on the high - speed, paved corners of Big Willow than the snow - covered roads of Sweden above the Arctic Circle, where the Golf R was introduced to the European media this past winter.

But that is honestly of less import than another trait she shares with her brethren, the matter - of - fact handling of life's twists and turns, even as the real world threatens to break down the walls of her well - kept hipster life.

The pseudo-scientific explanation of his dormancy and revival is of less import than the fact that he's just fled to Kronos, home of the Klingons, another regular nemesis of Captain Kirk and his crew.

Not exact matches

The rise of fracking has unlocked vast natural gas reserves, allowing the US to import less natural gas in 2016 than in any year since the US Energy Information Administration started keeping track in 1973.

On Wednesday, China announced fresh tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including cars, whiskey and soybeans — less than 24 hours after the U.S. administration issued a list of Chinese imports that it would target.

Earlier Wednesday, China announced additional tariffs on 106 U.S. products, less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump unveiled a list of Chinese imports that his administration aims to target as part of a crackdown on what he deems unfair trade practices.

Where does that leave other offshore companies, notably Korea Gas Co., Mitsubishi and Petronas, that have invested lesser but still impressive sums in B.C.'s shale fields, almost certainly for the purpose of eventually importing LNG back across the Pacific?

Markets have been on edge in recent sessions amid concerns of a potential trade war between China and the U.S.. On Wednesday, China announced fresh tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including cars, whiskey and soybeans — less than 24 hours after the U.S. administration issued a list of Chinese imports that it would target.

DETROIT, March 2 - If U.S. «Domestic producers of steel would make more money, while domestic consumers of steel would make less money,» said Steve DuBuc, a director at consulting firm AlixPartners» automotive and industrial practice, noting that U.S. steel makers will «have increased pricing power» as steel imports become more expensive.

Developing economies find themselves in need of new growth models now that there is less demand for imports, no matter how cheap they might be.

Saving oil and natural gas through efficiency gains and investment in renewables would also generate profit by allowing BC to import less oil from Alberta and to export more of the natural gas it already extracts.

Just endless rounds of downsizing, mergers creating economies of scale and less jobs, globalization, importing workers who depress wages due to country of origin standards, or because they don't have full labor rights or any labor rights (all employer sponsored based immigrants).

U.S. imports of services to Honduras were an estimated $ 634 million in 2016, 3.8 % ($ 25 million) less than 2015.

He has also hinted that some others, like Australia (less than 1 % of US imports), may also be exempted, as they were from the Bush tariffs in 2002.

In the first eight months of the year, Saudi Arabia accounted for less than 8 percent of eastern Canada's oil imports.

There are a few thorny legal issues baked into the 25 % tariff on steel imports and the 10 % tariff on aluminum imports, both of which go into effect in less than two weeks.

This slower pace of growth reflected downturns in governmental spending, increased imports, and less nonresidential fixed investment.

[158] Other causes include the rise in non-cash benefits as a share of worker compensation (which aren't counted in CPS income data), immigrants entering the labor force, statistical distortions including the use of different inflation adjusters by the BLS and CPS, productivity gains being skewed toward less labor - intensive sectors, income shifting from labor to capital, a skill gap - driven wage disparity, productivity being falsely inflated by hidden technology - driven depreciation increases and import price measurement problems, and / or a natural period of adjustment following an income surge during aberrational postwar circumstances.

Gross domestic product (GDP): The total value of goods and services produced by the economy, the sum of aggregate consumption, investment, government purchases, and exports, less the value of imports.

Debt - financed tax cuts may well push up interest rates in the U.S., which attracts more foreign investment, which raises the value of the dollar, which makes exports less competitive and imports cheaper, which increases the trade deficit.

Since the publication of the QTR the Department of Energy is working seriously on reducing oil demand, other entities are working hard to increase domestic supply, the combination of both leaves us with an incredible scenario in which one the US is predicting to import 2 mbd less from OPEC countries by 2035 and 1 mbd more from Canada.

Even if Trump's current threats to impose tariffs on $ 150 billion of Chinese imports are fully implemented, that would still only impact less than 7 percent of China's total exports last year, and less than 2 percent of GDP.

In sophisticated economies, the impact of consumption may be less than in emerging economies that are largely import - export driven, but the consumption magnitude is even more pronounced due to both a greater wealth effect and standard of living that enable individuals to spend more freely with disposable income.

Singapore, one of the sunniest cities in the world, generates almost all its power from imported natural gas, with solar fuelling less than 1 percent.

An appreciation of the exchange rate means that: the increase in the domestic currency price of commodity exports will be less than the increase in world commodity prices; the income of the other tradable sector will fall; and real income gains flow to the broader economy via the associated decline in the price of imports.

U.S. customers will buy those less expensive imports instead of those Made in America.

Now, however, if the US imports less from low wage countries, the price of manufactured goods will rise, US wages will rise, and inflation will rise.

At the retail level, prices of imported consumer goods fell in the year to the March quarter by just over 1 per cent; domestically produced goods prices are also rising more slowly than a year ago, but the slowing is less pronounced and, in the year to March, domestic goods prices rose by about 3 per cent.

As far as steel goes, China is the eleventh largest exporter to the United States, generally accounting for less than three percent of steel imports over the last few years.

With imports increasing by 40 per cent over the past year, and exports expanding only slightly less rapidly, the current pace of growth in China is providing impetus to activity in the region.

At the conference the chair of a major tracker maker told pv magazine that the impact from the tariffs is less severe than expected, given that they mostly applied to raw steel and aluminum products, not the finished products that his company imports.

Countries frequently implement WTO retaliation by imposing 100 percent tariffs on a list of imported goods from the defendant that add up to less than the authorized limit.

Some things may be more expensive in very poor countries (Such as imported food from the USA for purchase by expats — in one very poor country I know of, a box of imported breakfast cereal costs the equivalent of approximately three days wages for a local), but many things are less expensive.

Others, including the Mercer sisters, use high - quality imported brands, like Callebaut or Valrhona, and shoot for a ratio of chocolate to dough of no less than 40 to 60.

Redlich has just returned from one of the less glamorous and more «squeamish» hedge fund fact - finding missions: he followed the trail of Australian cattle from the farms through the abattoirs to Philadelphia, the major US import hub to the Pennsylvania processing facilities before they eventually finds themselves wrapped in paper and served at major burger chains.

Earlier this year it boosted the number of wines offered in the on - premise channel across China's less developed second - tier cities, as well as introducing its newly added French wine portfolio, to capitalise on demand for premium imported wine.

This was due to the US (the world's biggest exporter of cotton) forecasting a bumper August crop and China (the biggest consumer of cotton) saying it would require less imports.

Note: For reporting periods after 1 January 2018, if the total of the import levies payable by a licensee for a reporting period is less than or equal to $ 330, the levy will be waived.

Huge amount of imports = lesser chances for local boys to succeed.

Meet «white slime,» a slurry of chicken part leftovers (bone marrow, bone fragments, cartilege, and even meat) thought to be the cause of the outbreak and imported from Brazil, no less.

And when you're talking about fabric sourced overseas, there is less of a guarantee when it comes to quality and durability (i.e. imported or re-branded diapers from China).

So taking @Philipp's number of $ 21.9 billion, steel was less than 1 % of imports.

On top of this, if we're importing less, then this will likely strengthen the dollar.

Sure, there is the risk of a possible trade war with the EU, China, the BRICS states, most of the world effectively, but this is seen as a lesser problem because mainly - exporting countries have more to lose due to import barriers than mainly - importing countries.

While, the Green Tag system, strictly forbids customs officers from inspecting containers to know their contents for tax and duties assessment and collecting, the Customs Advance Ruling on Valuation backed by Section 12 of Customs Act - Act 891 of 2015, allows less tax to be paid by an importer upon the inspection of the values the imported goods were supplied to the importer.

The US imports less as a proportion of GDP than Russia.

One could frame the debate in the advantages of using less fossil fuel, which range from lower costs to people (an all electric car has operating costs about 1/4 that of a gasoline vehicle), to balance of payments (less capital flowing out of the country, especially relevant to countries who import most of their oil), to terrorism (not funding it, and western influence leaving the ME, which is the basis of most ME terrorist organizations) to conflict in general (most of the major conflicts in the last 30 years have involved ME oil), to finite supply (when we run out, we'll be facing a global economic meltdown).

The former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana also revealed that Ghana's net international foreign exchange reserves, which currently stands at some $ 700 million, can now only account for less than one week of import cover.

The Nana Akufo - Addo - led government is touting its «unmatched» economic achievement in less than two years in office, as it announces the removal of value added tax (VAT) on over 1,000 items that will be imported into Ghana.