Sentences with phrase «than a percentage point better»

The fund's average annual return over the past decade is 8.4 %, more than a percentage point better than the S&P 500.

Not exact matches

The 0.3 - percentage - point estimate is slightly higher than most expectations but well below Republicans» assurances.

That would be a percentage - point improvement from 2016, and better than any other country in the Group of Seven rich economies.

A recent survey of small - business owners conducted for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by Harris Interactive reported an 11 percentage point rise in the last year in the number of owners who are unsure of whether their business will be better off in the future than it has been in the past.

Companies with less than 25 employees far outpace organizations of any size, besting their engagement by a difference of eight to 12 percentage points.

Average hourly earnings rose by a better - than - expected 0.3 percentage point in August.

Bell said recent quarterly results have seen outperformance of about 3 to 4 percentage points better than analysts» consensus estimates on average, compared with the 5.7 percentage points earnings are currently running ahead.

Volume / mix was 0.7 percentage points lower as strong growth in condiments and sauces was more than offset by a combination of significantly lower shipments in India, unfavorable holiday - related shipment phasing in Indonesia, as well as the impact of distributor network realignment in several markets.

Volume / mix decreased 0.8 percentage points as the benefit from a shift in Easter - related sales as well as gains in frozen, macaroni and cheese, and condiments and sauces were more than offset by select distribution losses in cheese and meats as well as lower shipments in foodservice.

Last August, at the time of the announcement of the sale of the Washington Post, I noted that Washington Post Co. shares had proved a mediocre investment over the past two decades, trailing the S&P 500 by more than 2.5 percentage points on an annualized investment (although starting at the time Buffett began accumulating shares, in 1973, the performance was much better, with an estimated annual return of 11.5 %).

(In real terms, because we have been doing better than our competitors in the inflation stakes, the fall would be a couple of percentage points more than this.)

Underscoring the mixed - to - lower tone that emerged over the course of the day — not only was the NASDAQ off by nearly 50 points at its nadir — but the small - cap Russell 2000 had turned down by more than a full percentage points, as well, as losing stocks held a strong lead over gaining issues throughout.

... inflation between one and two years ahead is projected to be no more than a half percentage point above the Committee's 2 percent longer - run goal, and longer - term inflation expectations continue to be well anchored.

Altogether, GOP House candidates captured one - half of the vote, some nine percentage points better than Dole.

Seventy - four percent of dealers reported increased sales and 16 percent reported a decline in sales, which is 8 percentage points better than last year.

Homemade tomato sauce is one zillion percent better than the jarred stuff, and yes, that is an accurate percentage point.

I'm just guessing, but if it were to be shown that shooting percentages drop during the playoffs, then 28 points on 25 shots (and 9 free throw attempts) looks better than it would in November.

Smith also had a 1.81 goals - against average, but was six points better on his save percentage than Rinne.

The Braves».610 winning percentage over the last five seasons is 69 points higher than that of the White Sox -LRB-.541), owners of the second - best record in the major leagues during that same span.

Hard to imagine his 3 point shot being better percentage wise vs last year Can definitely work on his handle and post moves and defense with another year of development Also while his body is dramatically different than it was, one more year of the shack can't hurt to help him be stronger around the hoop and more explosive off the bounce.

He also shot 30 percentage points better than season average on 3's Yeah... he played above his head, and kudos to him for doing it.

That's a nifty.909 point percentage, while no other team has done better against Chicago than Washington's.700 mark (7 -3-0, minimum two games).

Ponds is a better three - point shooter than his percentage suggests — he hit 37.5 percent last year and 86 percent of his free throws this year.

Their 66.4 point percentage in the regular season was 17 points better than any other expansion team since the league grew to something resembling its modern membership in 1967 - 68.

-- Martinez's win percentage at Everton is now 29 % (the same as he had at Wigan)-- It's been 9 months (to the day) since we had consecutive league wins — We are currently 4 league points better off after 23 games than when we finished 17th under Moyes — Three home wins all season in the league — Six wins all season out of 23 games — 10 defeats at Goodison since the start of last season — The worst defence in the league in terms of goals conceded

He fares just a few percentage points better against Gillibrand than Long and Maragos in a poll with a 2.5 percent margin of error.

«Where the Facebook Ads appeared, we did almost 20 percentage points better than where they didn't,» says Josh.

Collins is well - positioned to weather any storms: He is sitting on more than $ 1 million in a district that Trump won by 24 percentage points.

Christie's net favorability rating among Republican voters, which dropped 16 percentage points between 2012 and 2013, is now far lower than any nominee in the modern era who was so well known.

Turner, with 26 percent support, was 2 percentage points better than Long and Maragos.

President Barack Obama bested Mitt Romney there in 2012 by more than four percentage points.

Thus, Ghana slided back by one percentage point from the 48 points scored in 2014 but better than its performance in 2012 when it scored 45 and 2013 when it scored 46 points.

By five percentage points, Martins is also slightly more well - known than Curran to Nassau County votes.»

She leads Mr. Sanders by 12 percentage points in New York, but among upstate voters he fares significantly better than Mrs. Clinton in a matchup against the leading Republican candidate, Donald J. Trump, according to a Quinnipiac University poll in late March.

After Kurt lost 87 pounds and 22 % percentage points of body fat on My Diet Is Better Than Yours, The Wild Diet shot up on the charts and hit # 28 of all books on Amazon, and # 1 in 12 different categories, including «Cooking,» «Lifestyle & Home,» «Health, Fitness & Dieting,» and «Dieting, Diets & Weight Loss.»

And considering the World Health Organization suggests we cut sugar intake to less than five percent of total daily calories (11 percentage points less than Americans consume on average), maybe it's best we avoid what Sonic calls «the added awesomeness of NERDS Candy.»

Third, Gallup's well - worded question produces a support score that is 14 percentage points higher than the special - interest item's score.

NCATE trumpets the fact that graduates of NCATE - accredited schools fared 7 percentage points better than did graduates of non-NCATE programs.

That increased by 4 percentage points if the student received the offer of a voucher, a better than 100 percent increment in the percentage enrolled in a selective college, a very large increment from a very low baseline.

That was 12 percentage points better than the results for federal employees overall.

More than half - 51 per cent - felt change was managed well — up by eight percentage points from last year.

These three groups have improved by more than 20 percentage points since 2006 on the measure of five good GCSEs, while the national average has risen by 13.5 percentage points.

Disadvantaged girls perform better than disadvantaged boys, on average, and the attainment gap between the genders is 8 percentage points.

Teachers are about 6 percentage points more likely to see it as good than other Americans with 16 or more years of education.

All else being equal, a typical individual who attended the school with the largest percentage of students identifying voting as a component of good citizenship was 14 percentage points more likely to vote than the person who attended schools with the lowest percentage of students identifying voting as a civic duty.

At the same time, the percentage of teachers responding that a calm school environment conducive to teaching and learning was better this year than last year increased by 45 percentage - points.

As Ushomirsky, Williams, and Hall point, out, the average gap in on - track performance rate for black and white students in Recognized schools is 18 percentage points, a mere two points better than for peers in low - performing schools.

Even better, 80 percent of black male students now graduate within six years, which is slightly higher than the rate for black females and an improvement of 18 percentage points.

Asian charter students showed the biggest gains in English and math scores when compared to the state average for Asian students, scoring 12 percentage points higher in ELA than their peers and 11 points better in math.

Worse, the best political spin that the reformers could come up with was that after privatizing virtually the entire education system in New Orleans, and giving the corporate education movement total control of the city, the «average composite score on the ACT for students in the Recovery School District (RSD) New Orleans rose by» less than half a percentage point.