Sentences with phrase «small margin of»

In addition they charge enough to cover the administrative expenses (the manpower to process and underwrite the policy, plus printing costs, shipping costs, and other administrative costs), enough to pay the life insurance agent a commission, plus enough to make a small margin of profit.

Perhaps builders have an idea that «air tight» homes have a small margin of error with regards to moisture problems and commissioning a properly built / designed ventilation system is next to impossible.

The small margin of error the game allows leads to some pretty tense moments during some of the later levels.

After all, you still earn 1 % for all of your other purchases, which is a small margin of difference.

High uncertainty in intrinsic value combined with a small margin of safety equals high risk.

This growth rate builds in a small margin of safety when comparing the company's demonstrated long - term earnings growth, as well as the forecast for bottom - line growth moving forward.

Even though the combined weight of the cargo and truck might still be under the estimated two - ton limit, leaving such an important decision to such a relatively small margin of error is a reckless choice.

With no storefront and no inventory they can operate like this on a very small margin of profit.

Though they only represent a small margin of the overall ebook market, enhanced ebooks have brought up considerable debate about the future of ebooks.

This year's theme, «Work Zones Need Your Undivided Attention,» alerts motorists about the small margin of error for drivers passing through work zones.

It introduces a small margin of error into personnel actions of a very small percentage of teachers, but it does not result in mischaracterization of their classroom performance.

But the true revelation of Candyland is Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), a 76 - year - old house slave who has served generations of Candies, and who has become institutionalized by time, his codependent relationship with his master, and the small margin of power he wields with perverse pleasure over the other slaves.

The authors concluded that a protein intake of 2 — 2.2 g / kg under these conditions only allows for a small margin of error before nitrogen losses occur.

Since CubeSats are usually deployed via «rideshare» or «piggyback» on a larger satellite deployment or other large space mission, even a small margin of risk is unacceptable.

The problem is that even a small margin of error in that prediction would overwhelm the alleged shy Tory factor.

Considering the small margin of error in these races, Blake has the ability to capitalize if Bolt or Gatlin falter at the starting line.

The fact of the matter is that the creative advance of any generation rests upon the responsiveness of a small margin of human consciousness.

We refuse to believe that life is good and worthy for us as we really are, that our small margin of freedom with all its risks makes the difference between fulfilling life and destroying it.

These camel bones however are within the last 4,000 years and thus we can reliably accept the dates with a very small margin of error.

With 28 - year - old Genevieve Lacasse in her prime, and up - and - coming 23 - year - old Ann - Renee Desbiens ready for their opportunities, Szabados has a small margin of error in the group stage when Canada faces the other three teams in the world's top four.

Why shouldn't they prefer a path with more demand, inflation at target sooner, more stimulus as recession insurance, and a small margin of extra inflation as a buffer against the next recession?

This is not a small margin of error, but a nearly polar opposite view illustrating the company's perception and the customer's reality when interacting with that company.

The high stakes require startups to burn through their budget with a very small margin of error, making manufacturing at scale even harder.

If sunroofs are «just breaking [on their own],» Corsi says, «it's likely to be a manufacturing flaw,» noting «the larger the piece of glass, the smaller the margin of error.»

Meanwhile, the Celtics after taking game 3 with an all out team effort win, is only behind by the smallest margin of 1 game.

It means in games, there is a smaller margin of error for Arsenal.

Tennessee's 4th Congressional District's Republican primary saw the smallest margin of victory of any race in the 2014 primary season.

The smallest margin of victory occurred in District 22, where Claudia Tenney (R) won by 5.5 percent.

New York's 3rd Congressional District's Republican primary had the second smallest margin of victory of any race in the 2014 primary season and the least number of votes separating the primary winner from the loser.

In 2017, the Conservatives held Thurrock with an increased share of the vote, but smaller margin of victory.

The smallest margin of victory occurred in District 1, where Carol Shea - Porter (D) won by 1.3 percent.

The finding suggests that brain surgeons and the designers of neural prosthetics have a much smaller margin of error than previously thought — shifting an electrode even slightly could activate an entirely different set of neurons.

But for physical simulations, which can tolerate small margins of error, 30 to 40 qubits could already be useful, Martinez says.

According to the WHO, the protein requirements for all adults (elderly or not) is 0.83 g / kg (with small margins of safety).

On the road, it wins too, but with a smaller margin of victory.

The question still is, will these impulse buyers compensate for the exponentially smaller margins of e-books?

(Typically, these records are exceeded by smaller margins of 0.1 or 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit.)

When comparing this to my Polar heart rate monitor, it did stay within a smaller margin of error than what is seen with some other smartwatches out there.

Not exact matches

Let's say after paying all its costs, advertising, payroll, taxes, and more taxes, a small business has a margin at the end of the day of 10 % (that's pretty good nowadays, especially for a smaller business); that means your 3 % credit card fees are costing them 30 % of their profit!

Startups and small businesses often face a number of unique challenges including deficient funding, client dependence, insufficient staff and struggles with balancing out their desires to create top quality products and services, provide their users with the best possible experience and increase their sales margins.

A third contingent, the smallest, make a wholesale switch to the new technology or business model, attempting to make smaller margins on a larger number of transactions, with mixed results.

China's Great Wall Motor has smaller revenues, but its profit margins are larger than foreign automakers, says Kevin Li of Strategy Analytics.

Especially for small retailers, these swipe fees can quickly add up and take a bite out of paper - thin operating margins.

Small - company performance is strong so far in 2017, with increases in the first three months of 10.4 percent in net profit margin (compared with 8.5 percent for this period in 2016); 11.9 percent in sales (compared with 7.1 percent in 2016); and 15.6 percent in the EBITDA margin (compared with 14.3 percent in 2016).

«The world is telling us that our energy is more valuable than it used to be, and it's telling us to invest more in that and less in areas that are highly exchange - rate dependent with small margins,» Poloz said in the late summer of 2014, when I interviewed him for The Globe and Mail.

Ted Mallett, VP and chief economist at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, says the difference for common household goods like detergent and diapers is largely due to the fact that retailers need higher margins in the smaller Canadian market; there are no tariffs on most items like these.

When the chairman of Jiffy Lube couldn't answer Read's questions about pricing, profit margins, and how to grow, Read began visiting small, independent operators, who provided him with the answers that informed the business plan he still uses today.

Now the difference is only about 25 % after subsidies, a margin so small that people like Lyndon Rive, the co-founder and CEO of SolarCity, can taste victory.

The world's largest drug manufacturer is facing steep competition from a slew of smaller generic players, and the recent loss of patent protection on its major branded drug, Copaxone, is threatening Teva's profit margins.

However, it appears many small business owners are instead focusing on slow and steady growth, and driving up productivity to increase margins with the use of technology, fewer workers, and more hours.