Sentences with phrase «only about the average»

Instead, its level of cognitive skills is only about average among the developed countries.

But compared to other hatchbacks, it's only about average for the class.

This state also has a low rate of violent crime, though its concentration of youth is only about average.

Michael Coe of Woods Hole Research Center, another author, said «We tend to think only about average conditions, but it is the non-average conditions we have to worry about.»

«We tend to think only about average conditions but it is the non-average conditions we have to worry about.»

I am talking only about the average person, not about the top 1 % with complex relationships related to ownership and operation of businesses or large and diverse property holdings.

Not exact matches

It still sounds steep, even for a high - end retailer like Coach (coh); after all, the average domestic sales price for one of the company's famous handbags is only about $ 325.

A few things stand out about this particular rate change: first, the magnitude of influence that just a quarter percentage - point change had on the stock market; second, the current rate with an upper range of.50 % compared to the various long - term averages of about 5 %; and third, the rate remains historically low, with only minute incremental changes, despite the relatively good news we continue to read about the economy.

«It's your closest friends and family,» she says, noting that the average «big» wedding at Sandals resorts is only about 52 people.

Only 57 % of Canadian employees feel loyal to their employer, a new ADP survey finds, substantially below the 70 % global average, and Canadians are generally less optimistic about the future of the workplace compared to American workers.

Most Mega Millions drawings don't have much risk of multiple winners — the average drawing in 2018 so far sold about 18.9 million tickets, according to our analysis of records from LottoReport.com, leaving only about a 0.2 % chance of a split pot.

Most Powerball drawings don't have too much of a risk of multiple winners — the average in 2017 so far has sold about 22 million tickets, according to our analysis of records from LottoReport.com, leaving only about a 0.3 % chance of a split pot.

In a 2007 review of the scientific literature on the subject, published in Clinical Psychology Review, researchers found that parenting, on average, explained only about 4 percent of the variation in anxiety issues among children,» notes the WSJ article.

On that day, the Dow industrials rapidly lost about 600 points, taking the average down nearly 1,000 points on the session, only to rebound within a matter of minutes.

But other retailers have been pushing the holidays earlier and earlier, looking to ensure that they won't miss out on sales during a year when analysts, on average, are forecasting holiday spending to be up only about 2 percent to 3 percent from last year.

The report also found that on average, only about 50 percent of sales reps made their quota, and more than 42 percent of companies reported that less than 50 percent of reps were meeting or exceeding their quota.

If you're skeptical about an «innovation index» meaning much in a practical sense, then consider this: in terms of productivity (measured by GDP per hour worked), Canada ranks far below the G7 average — a staggering 12 per cent below, in fact — and only marginally above that of the broader OECD.

Computer models only needed about 100 likes to outperform an average human judge in their sample.

The average wind turbine rotates fast enough to produce energy only about a third of the time, and solar cells can similarly underperform in cloudy conditions.

According to The National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, only about 8 % of undergraduate students receive scholarships each year (they average $ 3,400) and fewer than 1 % receive athletic scholarships (which average $ 10,200).

While the average car has about 20,000 parts, the Strati has only 50.

Monetate research shows that while about four percent of shoppers will complete a purchase using a computer on average, only 1.3 percent will complete a purchase on a smartphone.

Americans who rate themselves as «very happy» volunteer an average of 5.8 hours per month, compared with those who describe themselves as «unhappy» and log only about 0.6 hours.

On average, it is only slightly higher since the passage of Dodd - Frank in 2010, falling by about 4 % per year since 2009.

Finally, by substituting the historic linear trend above into the IRR term of this equation, and the industry average investment period of 13 years into the c term, we get the following formula, which shows that nominal R&D productivity / ROI currently stands at about 1.2 (i.e., we get only 20 % back on top of our original R&D investment after 13 years), is declining exponentially by about 10 % per year, and will hit 1.0 (zero net return on investment) by 2020:

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

During 1952 - 54, when the 10 - year Treasury yield averaged about 2.5 %, its duration was only slightly less than today's 10 - year Treasury at 2.00 % yield.

John Page, also of Brookings, reckons that such jobs are on average only about twice as productive as the ones that many left behind.

From around the middle of 2017, the average interest rates on the stock of outstanding variable interest - only loans increased to be about 40 basis points above interest rates on equivalent P&I loans (Graph 2).

Indeed, the average corporation in its annual proxy statement devotes about ten thousand words to justify those large payments to their CEOs, often rationalizing those large payments by calling them «performance» based and market rate (citing as peers only overpaid CEOs).

Run the numbers both ways to determine your best option, keeping in mind that unemployment benefits are only a percentage of the income you brought in when you were working — usually about 60 percent of your average weekly earnings.

The December 2016 COLA increase was only 0.3 percent, which leaves the average retiree with just about $ 5 more a month.

At the end of January, drivers only needed to take over after an average of 125 miles driven, but that dropped to about once per 50 miles the first week of February.

«The [U.S. Department of Energy] expects the Obama administration's recent drilling moratorium to cut U.S. production by an average 70,000 [barrels a day] next year, which is equal to only about 1 per cent of current OPEC spare capacity.»

«Consider that cars on average are in operation for only about an hour each day, but they account for 45 % of global oil demand and, on average, 3,500 daily deaths worldwide.»

At present, the valuation measures we find most strongly correlated with actual subsequent S&P 500 total returns suggest zero total returns for the S&P 500 over the coming 10 years, and total returns averaging only about 1 % annually over the coming 12 - year period.

The average actual completion time was 55.5 days, with only about 30 % of the students completing their thesis in the predicted time frame.

For example, annualized real GDP (gross domestic product) growth has averaged only about 2.2 percent since the end of the recession in 2009.

As of 2013, only about half of private sector workers had a 401 (k) and the average account balance was just $ 18,433.

Fewer than half of all U.S. stocks remain above their 100 - day moving averages, and only about half are above their 200 - day averages.

Even though the industry is only four years old, the top 10 bitcoin casinos have processed a combined 27 billion bets (most of these are very small bets; average size is about 5 cents).

Based on the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) with a 10 % discount rate (the target rate of return), if the company grows the dividend by an average of 7 % per year for the long term, then the fair price is over $ 90, compared to the current stock price of only about $ 83.

The Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund offers an attractive expense ratio of only.24 % which is about 82 % lower than the the average fees of similar funds.

In bitcoin's blockchain the only way to guarantee a confirmed trade or transaction within 10 minutes (the average number of transactions in a block is about 2000) is how much you pay the bitcoin miners in transaction fees.

The same report came to the conclusion that the average international retirement extends to about 18 years, while retirement savings only last about ten years.

In your recent post «10 Proven Ways To Improve Your Facebook Reach» you mention that most Facebook pages only reach about 16 % of their followers on average, but that it could be increased as high as 47 % or more.

That said, the simple average of Saudi / Russian breakeven would be about $ 14, a number which can only go higher, while U.S. shale breakeven is declining significantly, with production also growing significantly.

In the early to mid 1980s, the average venture capital principle only managed about $ 3 to 5 million.

What I find incredible about Thorp's example is not only that maximized his understanding and beat the market, but that he avoided the quackery and hubris that can so often bedevil people who have ventured so far from the average.

When Elaine Swope joined Golden, Colo. - based Jacobs Entertainment as human resources director six years ago, only about 25 percent of employees participated in its 401 (k) plan, and the average paycheck deferral rate was just 6.81 percent, including the company match.