Sentences with phrase «small means low»

Not exact matches

Because many companies employing low - wage workers face too much competition to pass the increased labor cost on to customers, a higher minimum wage would mean lower small business profits or costly investment in labor saving equipment.

And that means several cases important to small business — dealing with issues including health care, immigration, unions, and small business contracting — may leave lower court rulings standing for some time.

In addition, lower fuel prices and lower tax on fuel in Alberta means consumers have less incentive to purchase smaller or alternate - fuel vehicles, he says.

But the Cyclopean eyes of Canada's big banks have finally alighted on small business banking and, having decided that small business owners are a worthy market, the banks are actually competing with one another to create business bank accounts that small business owners will find attractive - and that means creating small business accounts with lower bank fees.

However, the relatively low difficulty of Litecoin for much of the last year combined with what had been a smaller mining community means that some early miners may hold large concentrations of Litecoin.

In a nutshell this means that early stage startups and small businesses will be able to raise up to $ 1 million through investments as low $ 100 per person.

Among HP's peer group companies, HP executives have a higher percentage of performance - based pay, which generally means smaller bonuses and lower overall compensation in years of low performance and higher bonuses and long - term incentive payouts in years of exceptional performance, reflective of the performance achieved.

A larger down payment means that you'll have to take a bigger chunk out of your savings, but will allow you to take out a smaller loan amount — leading to lower overall costs.

Compared to the rest of the country, Goldsby's cost of living is actually one percent lower, which means residents here can live large on a smaller salary.

That, combined with West Virginia's low cost of living, means it can be possible for a retiree to live in the state on a relatively small annual income.

Smaller, no - bid contracts have lower standards for review, which means they are even more prone to abuse.

Simplified acquisitions, small business credit, low cost fees, and flexible ordering types mean better solutions, better value, and better government.

As a small business, allowing employees to work from home means you need less office space and lower utility bills as a result, less office equipment to purchase and maintain, and the less money you have to spend expanding into new territories.

The «key issue,» Mason says, «is whether the Department of Labor reproposal will, like the original proposal, render illegal the means by which low - and middle - income individuals and small businesses receive their investment assistance.

True, this has led to an explosion in new companies far beyond the levels seen previously, which is entirely expected — lower barriers to entry to any market means more total entries — but this has actually made it even more difficult for venture capitalists to invest in seed rounds: most aren't capable of writing massive numbers of seed checks; the amounts are just too small to justify the effort.

Second, the small size of a typical Wingstop at 1,700 square feet and a singular focus on serving up bold, crispy wings made from fryers means low labor costs, and the potential for juicy profits.

XRP has the lowest risk / reward ratio in the market right now which means you stand to gain a lot more for taking a comparatively smaller risk.

Small caps (Russell 2000) and to a lesser extent Nikkei and EM equities in stocks all have below - average vol and correlations today to S&P 500; makes index hedges cheaper, although the lower level of realized volatility means consensus is looking for an even better entry point to buy equity vol.»

When I bought my home a decade ago, my high credit and low debt levels meant that I still qualified for the best available interest rate at the time, even though I got an FHA loan with a small down payment.

The good news is that smaller mortgages can mean lower monthly costs — even with rising mortgage rates.

The pin bar is simply a bar with a long tail and a very small body, preferably the bar should close in the direction opposite to the tail, meaning if you are going long you want the close higher than the open and if you are shorting you want the close lower than the open.

Keep in mind that you might be better off paying a small monthly fee if it means access to low - cost funds that meet your needs.

The beautiful thing about starting small means that you're not necessarily competing with anyone, and your financial risk is low.

A low risk tolerance means investing money is safer options, but often with smaller returns.

Smaller government, and low taxes, just means that an obscenely wealthy aristocracy appears to fill the gap.

Probably that will mean staying longer in small parishes that worship in buildings with low steeples.

Lower temperatures (21 - 23) mean a slower, less sour Kombucha, higher temperatures (24 - 27) mean a faster fermentation — Keep your brew in a space with proper air flow (a small fan circulating air is ideal)-- Taste your brew after about 7 days to see how the fermentation is going — If you're going on holiday your Kombucha can simply be stored in the fridge with a lid, which will halt the fermentation temporarily

This follows the model of TransfairUSA (now rebranded as FairtradeUSA) in lowering standards so that plantations could get certified in a system meant for the 25 million small scale farmers around the world.

This is a low - hydration recipe, meaning it will yield a «tight» crumb (small holes).

Report author Rabobank senior animal proteins analyst Angus Gidley - Baird said while the decline in prices would more than offset the small rise in production — meaning producers» incomes would generally be lower in 2018 — the outlook was still for an overall profitable 2018 for Australia's beef producers.

Beside the taste, mashed cauliflower is very low on the glycemic index, meaning a smaller blood sugar response and slower insulin release.

This means that there are many foods that are low FODMAP at a small serve, but will become high FODMAP as the serve size increases.

An energy efficiency program focused on such things as EPA SmartWay trailers and fuel efficient truck fleets means this carrot company has lower carbon emissions and is working toward a smaller environmental footprint.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

I thought I remembered that you could get graded lower if the snap wasn't in a specific small target, but didn't mean that the holder or punter couldn't still field it cleanly.

Despite plenty of punctures, spins and even a couple of small fires, the number of caution periods this year was incredibly low, which, combined with the reasonably high attrition rate, meant that it wasn't the most exciting race.

The vicious cycle of low league finishes, less lucrative sponsorship deals, empty trophy campaigns and relatively smaller revenue streams has meant that player recruitment at Liverpool has required an eagle eye for unearthed talent, an excellent sales pitch and willingness to take on a few high risk, high reward fliers.

I'm sort of starting late... Meaning, my daughter (7 months now) was born low birth weight and is still small for her age.

Anything lower means your baby is smaller than average.

While even with a small cold your child may get a low grade fever, with a fever that strikes too high it can mean danger.

The most common methods used to ripen the cervix and get contractions started include: inserting medication into your vagina; putting pressure on your cervix with a small, water - filled balloon; stripping or sweeping the membranes, which means your caregiver uses a finger to separate your amniotic sac from the lower part of your uterus; breaking your amniotic sac with a small, hooked tool; and giving you an IV infusion of the drug Pitocin.

Observational studies of prolonged (> 6 months) exclusive versus mixed breastfeeding, developing countries Infant outcomes Growth In a small cross-sectional study conducted in India, a non-significant reduction of low weight - for - age (< 75 % of the reference mean) at six to 12 months of age was observed in the exclusively breastfed infants (RR 0.61, 95 % CI [0.26 to 1.43], p = 0.25; 1 study / 31 male infants).

Combine the decent length with the low weight (a tiny 2.5 kgs) and the clever small travel bag that means the entire cot can fit within a suitcase, be thrown in a car or literally over your shoulder for short hops, it couldn't really be more portable...

Meagre take - up rates of funded schemes, especially among low earners and small businesses, mean that these alternatives fail to compensate for the retrenchment in public pensions.

Lower enrollment means a smaller population and that decreases the tax revenue funding district budgets.

In most countries, specifically, in Europe, «liberal» means a right - wing politician that stands for small government, low taxes and privatization, while in the US «liberal» usually means a left - wing politician that stands for bigger government.

During their hearing, the judge contended that Sankaran, from Singapore, and Ganeshan, a British national originally from Sri Lanka, had come to the UK in 2013 with the specific intention of building a criminal organisation in English football, aiming to target lower league clubs, as smaller wages meant that players were more susceptible to bribes.

Unlike most «refined» carbohydrates, which are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream, pasta has a low glycemic index, meaning it causes smaller increases in blood sugar levels than those caused by eating foods with a high glycemic index.

«If they are more common, then that means that some process is inhibiting star formation in small, low - metal environments.»

Victor Smetacek, the German oceanographer who led the expedition along with Victor Wajih Naqvi, an Indian geochemist, says that result means that iron fertilization has a much lower sequestration potential for atmospheric CO2 and, thus, will play a smaller role in fighting climate change than previously expected.