Sentences with phrase «percent fewer»

When five percent fewer students report using Facebook over a single year, that's a number I want to see what happens to next year!

For example, in the 2018 survey, Oklahoma appeared to have 13.2 percent fewer attorneys than in 2017.

And the newest locomotives produce 90 percent fewer emissions than the engines of 15 years ago, according to BNSF.

Corn ethanol emits about 20 percent fewer greenhouse gases than gasoline, but it requires more water, and it has raised the price of grain and food.

There were up to 90 percent fewer palsas in bogs around James Bay in 2005 than there were in 2004, the researchers found.

Harnessing this engine's output is an all - new six - speed automatic transmission that uses 21 percent fewer parts than the conventional five - speed automatic transmission it replaces.

Last year, neighborhoods bordering the eight parks where lights were left on involved saw 86 percent fewer homicides and a 17 percent drop in gang - related violence.

That's four percent fewer emissions from a 1000 mile journey.

Biofuels made from low carbon biomass, including perennial grasses and farm waste, can produce up to 90 percent fewer global warming emissions compared to gasoline.

Further, the pipeline would help the environment, because moving oil by pipeline produces 42 percent fewer emissions than transporting oil by rail, which is how the oil is being transported in lieu of the new pipeline.

Crikey John, I didn't know Norway's city buses was run on biomethane a by - product of treated sewage which emits 78 percent less nitrogen oxide and 98 percent fewer fine particles two causes of respiratory illnesses and is 92 percent less noisy.

While it is unknown how many tortoises would be in this area at the time of construction, three of the 20 live tortoises observed within the project boundary during the 2007 and 2008 surveys would be avoided, resulting in the need to relocate about 15 percent fewer tortoises.

In the Northeast and Northwest, where a bigger portion of the power is produced with nuclear reactors, hydroelectric dams, natural gas - fired power plants and wind farms, an electric car will produce 76 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than a typical gasoline - powered car and 56 percent fewer emissions than a hybrid.

Its forecast has 2 percent fewer heating degree days (warmer) this winter than the 1980 - 2010 average.

In 2011, the lake ice was 38 percent thinner than in 1950, and 22 percent fewer lakes froze through to their bottoms.

Here are a couple of striking numbers from the data: in the decade from 2004 to 2013, worldwide climate - related deaths (including droughts, floods, extreme temperatures, wildfires, and storms) plummeted to a level 88.6 percent below that of the peak decade, 1930 to 1939.2 The year 2013, with 29,404 reported deaths, had 99.4 percent fewer climate - related deaths than the historic record year of 1932, which had 5,073,283 reported deaths for the same category.

On average, ENERGY STAR certified buildings use 35 percent less energy and cause 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than similar buildings.

On average, these buildings use 35 percent less energy and cause 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than comparable buildings across the country.

This carries significant environmental benefits, given that natural gas emits up to 60 percent fewer carbon - dioxide emissions than coal.

Power plants being built today emit 90 - percent fewer pollutants than the 1970s plants they are replacing, according to a posting on the National Mining Association website, citing a finding by the National Energy Technology Laboratory.

But on a source basis (a.k.a., full - fuel - cycle basis), a natural gas water heater consumes approximately 46 percent fewer Btu.

Having the right alleles (different versions of a given gene, as when the A1 allele of the D2 dopamine receptor produces 30 percent fewer receptors than the more common A2 allele) available somewhere in the population can make one species do better than another when the climate perturbs things.

Compared to coal, the use of natural gas for power generation emits 50 percent fewer emissions of carbon dioxide, and even more substantial reductions in traditional air pollutants.

Their study found that preproduction emissions «are not substantial contributors to the life cycle estimates» — making Marcellus Shale gas essentially the same as conventional natural gas, which emits about 50 percent fewer emissions than coal when used for power generation.

Third, the world has made progress in driving down tuberculosis, with 40 percent fewer deaths compared to 1990, and global malaria deaths have declined by nearly a third over the past decade.

The bateleur, which gets its name from the French word for tightrope walker, is found most often in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe — but don't count on seeing one: Population estimates for these endangered birds place the current number at 75 percent fewer than in the early 1900s, and 50 percent less in the last 30 years.

The blue - free LED bulbs attracted 20 percent fewer bugs than the other bulbs, which is a major difference, even though they actually emitted a more intense light.

According to airline data provider Diio Mi there are 10 percent fewer seats at Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport and 4 percent fewer seats at Miami International Airport this Thursday compared to last Thursday.

«If it's that much smaller, it means there are 20 percent fewer seats to give out, but they have just increased mileage from one partner alone by 15 percent.»

Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles members can book award travel on new routes for 25 percent fewer miles than normally required through Dec. 31, 2014.

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Like the Reserve, the Platinum card with cost you $ 450 per year, but it only earns points at the rate of one point per dollar and offers 20 percent fewer sign - up — bonus points than the Reserve card.

The points stretch further when they are redeemed for travel through Chase because cardmembers get to spend 20 percent fewer points on these travel redemptions.

In addition, all merchandise from Bose, Michael Kors Handbags, LG Televisions, Dyson and Wine Enthusiast can be purchased for 20 percent fewer points.

Xylitol is actually about as sweet as table sugar, but it contains 40 percent fewer calories.

He notes that his practice vaccinated 25 percent fewer cats in 2012 compared to 2007.

Since then, San Francisco has impounded 14 percent fewer pit bulls and euthanized 29 percent fewer - which is a «significant decrease,» said Rebecca Katz, director of the city's Animal Care and Control department.

But did you know that pet guardians over age 65 make 30 percent fewer doctor visits than those without pets?

It contains 28 percent less fat and 14 percent fewer calories to help manage weight compared to the brand's standard adult formulations.

In 2014, 26 percent fewer kittens under four months of age entered the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS), compared to 2012.

This patented eating plan is based on an alternative - feeding schedule of two foods — one with a base calorie amount (Metabolic Maintenance) and one with 25 percent fewer calories (Fat Burn) per serving.

Battersea has seen the number of people adopting rescue dogs decline as it struggles to compete with pets for sale on online marketplaces and social media, with Brands Hatch rehoming 13 percent fewer dogs in 2017 than 2016.

They've also been taking in fewer unwanted animals — more than eight percent fewer than in the year previous.

Animal Care and Control Director Carl Friedman said the city has impounded 21 percent fewer pit bulls since the law passed than during the previous year and a half.

Keeping that fact in mind, the Wellness Health has made the product with nine percent fewer calories as compared to the average dog food that is intended for adult pets.

Police records show Sioux City police officers responded to 37 percent fewer dog bites in 2013 than they did in 2007, the year before the breed ban was passed.

Another survey by British researcher Dr. James Serpell showed it that only one month after getting a dog or a cat, senior citizens had 50 percent fewer minor medical problems such as painful joints, hay fever, insomnia, constipation, anxiety, indigestion, colds and flu, general tiredness, palpitations or breathlessness, back pain, and headaches.

In a study of 1,000 Medicare patients, even the most highly stressed dog owner / guardians in the study had 21 percent fewer physician's contacts than non-dog owner / guardians.

According to the company, this food has basically the same benefits as Hills» Science Diet Adult Small and Toy Breed dog food but it has 19 percent fewer calories.

During calendar year 2015, nearly 800,000 bankruptcy petitions were filed by individuals with debts that are predominantly consumer in nature («consumer cases»), 10 percent fewer than in 2014.