Sentences with phrase «smaller than the competition»

For what it was, the last - generation Galant worked well, but it was smaller than the competition.

There's 38.5 inches of headroom and 39.4 inches of legroom, which make it slightly smaller than the competition.

Part of the reason the Audi's cabin feels so cozy is that it's plainly smaller than the competition's, with a noticeably less space for cargo and souls than the BMW X1 and Benz GLA250.

Not exact matches

Though there's generally less competition for jobs in small towns, business owners need to be more careful about finding applicants who are truly qualified and most likely to stay in the position for longer than their counterparts in bigger locales.

«The continued growth of small and independent brewers illustrates that additional market opportunities and demand are prevalent, although competition in the sector is certainly growing and the need for brewers to differentiate and produce world class high quality beer is more important than ever.»

Your customers buy from you because you simply give them a better product or service than the competition, large or small.

Lively competition from strong and agile smaller banks is driving big trade - finance providers to focus on profitability rather than market share.

From Bigger Yields To Better Yields: Lively competition from strong and agile smaller banks is driving big trade - finance providers to focus on profitability rather than market share.

It has been suggested, for example, that there is currently rather less competition in the small and medium sized business market than there is in the corporate area.

The calculation for each property is highly dependent not just on its performance, but on its marketplace and its competition, with metros generally valued lower than smaller community dailies.

And in some real estate markets where there is significant competition for listed properties, a 20 % down offer will appear stronger than an offer with a smaller down payment, and the listing agent may be more likely to consider stronger offers.

If you have «miracles» on the menu and prophetic utterances (i.e. competing with the psychic hotlines and HDTV), personal growth (read gospel flavoured new age narcissism) and groovy music it gives you an edge over the poor guy next door (read your competition — i.e. the small potatoes pastor who has even less than you) and you will drive a better car and be considered a man of G - d but only if you are successful (i.e. attract crowds) otherwise you are a loser whether you have a shepherd's heart or not.

«We are much smaller than the corporate competition that surrounds us, but we can still be better.

NATC Single Service Tea «It may come as a surprise to many consumers that the ordinary and familiar teabag — such as those filled with fannings [small pieces of tea that are left over after higher grades of tea are gathered to be sold *]-- may actually fare better in a competition like this than teabags filled with loose leaf tea,» said Lydia Kung, an NATC judge, tea buyer and expert with Eastrise Trading Corp in Monrovia, Calif. «Most tea drinkers are probably predisposed to dismiss the «lowly» teabag in favor of sachets, etc. that come in fancier packaging.

Never mind the competition for his place in the Arsenal team and the financial implications, there is also the small matter of Liverpool being much more likely to be in the Champions League than Arsenal next season.

We're smaller than them and our finances were constrained until the middle of 2010, but even in an age of stunted competition thanks to the sugar daddies we can still succeed on the pitch.

But the Reds can do no wrong at the minute, and after gaining the upper hand in their UEFA Champions League Last - 8 tie with Chelsea, after earning a 1 - 0 win at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday courtesy of Wayne Rooney's fourth goal in two games, Sir Alex's men are hot favourites to maintain their rich vein of form by claiming a fourth consecutive win in all competitions on Saturday, when they play host to a Fulham side who have caused them more than enough problems in recent encounters to ensure that there is at least a small dose of apprehension within the Old Trafford terraces.

Not only are there risks that one twin may end up smaller than their siblings because of competition in the womb, early delivery is a looming possibility.

They include an additional $ 100 million for water infrastructure investments, a $ 100 million «Downtown NY» revitalization initiative in which 10 cities will win $ 10 million apiece in a similar vein to his annual Regional Economic Development Council competition, and a tax cut program for small businesses (defined as those with less than 100 employees).

Species along the border are, in effect, competing with one another for DHS funding, and the larger animals tend to do better than smaller ones in the competition.

Hanna and Cardillo also found that rats» impact was most pronounced on small mammals — those weighing less than 2.7 kilograms — although the scientists are unsure how much of this influence was due to direct predation as opposed to competition for food and other resources or disease spread.

But, there's a small problem arising, the Ferrieras are evidently winning the competition — their cattle ranching has proven more profitable than the Breves» sugar cane growing, not to mention the fact that there are three times more Ferrieras than Breves.

The variety of game modes is pitifully small when compared to its competition and the roster is significantly smaller than MvC2.

The film is probably too small and uncommercial to stick around for awards competition, but I don't think that we've seen a richer characterization than this in 2015 so far.

While some games have had a tendency to sell better on Nintendo's handheld than other platforms, likely due in part to less competition from the smaller overall game library, Team Meat was still surprised by the numbers it saw.

First, smaller, more coherent organizations are more likely to respond to competition than are larger ones.

Some have questioned whether the competition's rules are a barrier for rural districts with less capacity to participate, but a look at the full list of districts (PDF) that intend to apply shows that more than 430 small districts have thrown their hat in the ring for the smallest $ 5 — 10 million rewards.

The scope of this year's competition is notably smaller than i3's first round, which awarded $ 650 million to 49 districts and nonprofits, but the department is still able to fund about half the number of awards as the previous year because so many applicants are receiving the smaller $ 3 million development grants slated for promising but unstudied activities.

Those figures are far less than the amounts awarded in round two of the competition, in which larger states like New York won $ 700 million and smaller states like Rhode Island won $ 75 million.

«We should be looking at the model of Finland's schools, a system based on cooperation rather than competition, trusting and respecting teachers rather than scapegoating them, de-emphasizing standardized testing and providing small classes,» Haimson said.

This competition has not proceeded on a level playing field because the charters frequently have smaller proportions of English - language learners and children with disabilities than the neighboring public schools.

It looks smaller on the highway than it does on the show stand, and while it's no microcar, it exhibits none of the largesse or long, fat flanks of its competition.

But times have changed, and the third generation of the modern Mini now faces more competition than ever from a plethora of premium small cars.

The Encore's 18.8 cubic feet behind the rear seats is decent, beating the German competition, but small non-luxury SUVs like the Escape, Honda CR - V and Toyota RAV4 all have well more than 30 cubic feet.

But the ATS coupe is a bit more than that, as it signals that the company is ready to take on the competition from Germany and Japan head on with vehicles that have previously been deemed too small or too niche for its traditional buyers.

Underscoring the fact that American small cars have gotten much better over the years, the Verano's quiet and comfortable, lower - priced than the European competition and available with a 250 - horsepower turbocharged four - cylinder.

The Hyundai Santa Fe continues to be one of the best values in a small sport - utility vehicle, and priced at thousands less than the competition, it is not difficult to see why it has been such a record breaker for Hyundai when it comes to sales.

The unique small minivan market position occupied by the Mazda5 is more crowded than before, with competition from seven - passenger haulers like the Mitsubishi Outlander and Dodge Journey a real threat despite the crossover models» less - practical, SUV - style rear doors.

The net effect of the Ridgeline's dual - stage intake manifold and VTEC valve train is that Ridgeline delivers more than many of the large V - 6s and small V - 8s used by the competition, while also providing superior fuel efficiency and very low emissions.

The Hyundai Elantra also comes with a small engine compared to competition but more than makes up with the features on offer.

It's also smaller, has less room inside and costs a bit more than the competition.

Tiny screen doesn't fit much text on the page; E-books more expensive than competition; Can't share book passages or lend books; Very small periodical selection

$ 50 more than the competition; E-books more expensive; Can't share book passages or lend books; Very small periodical selection

A small press like Sullivan Street Press is up against competition from the larger publishers who can promise writers much more than we can in terms of advances and even marketing.

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

Less - expensive large Android tablets tend to be less appealing than their smaller cousins, so there isn't much «good - enough» competition from cheaper large Android tablets.

The Sony device (right) has a screen that's an inch - smaller than similarly - priced competition like the Kobo (left).

The Sony Xperia Tablet S is doubly handy as a single - hander tablet because it's a little smaller and lighter than much of the competition too.

Price competition has increased in the Common Market as expected, but American manufacturers have played a much smaller role in this than one would think.

In 2012, more than 60 small publishers were closed down due to the strong competition together with costs burdens and hefty expenses.