Sentences with phrase «than a pound from»

A pound of wood pulp from a forest managed sustainably is more benign than a pound from a forest that has been raped and eroded — and much preferable to a pound of irreplaceable oil.

I believe it was less than a pound from their site.

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The C - 5M can haul 120,000 pounds of cargo more than 5,500 miles — the distance from Dover Air Force base in Delaware to Incirlik airbase in Turkey — without refueling.

Don't overlook the U.S. Postal Service, which introduced lower rates for Priority Mail on Sept. 7, making it an excellent option for packages weighing more than five pounds or traveling from one coast to another in just two days.

Furse noted that money raised from initial public offerings on the LSE and its secondary market AIM, totaling 29 billion pounds ($ 57.4 billion), was the highest in the world and more than that of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq combined.

In 1987, a tugboat named Mobro 4000 set out from New York Harbor with more than 6 million pounds of decaying waste collected from across New York City.

The San Francisco - based company picks up unpackaged items (less than 50 pounds) directly from customers at their homes and businesses, boxes up the items at centralized packaging and shipping facilities and ships them through major carriers and the USPS.

You're better off rolling out new features that elicit more from your customer base and turning potential users into active users than going out and pounding the pavement for more leads.

So he started buying directly from schools and booksellers, and today the company processes more than four million pounds of books a year — sorting through 50,000 books in a busy week.

The cost last year was $ 18,000 a pound — down from the more than $ 300,000 spent on the first cultured burger made in 2013 by Dutch scientist Mark Post.

It would take some bargain hunting to find better deals in this tropical town; when searching through the weekly coupons from Publix supermarket we uncovered a whole chicken from $ 1.29 per pound as compared to Grocery Taxi's $ 1.94 per pound, but a pound of green beans at Publix was only $ 0.10 cheaper than the Grocery Taxi price ($ 1.59 versus the Publix sale price of $ 1.49).

Barclays said its profit before tax was 1.7 billion pounds ($ 2.19 billion), up from 793 million pounds a year ago and better than the 1.46 billion pounds average estimate of analysts» forecasts compiled by the bank.

Gold was pressured by strength in the dollar (DX from 91.48 — 91.90), which was boosted by a weaker euro ($ 1.2139 - $ 1.2072, lower than expected reading on German Retail Sales), and pound ($ 1.3791 - $ 1.3713, UK Home Secretary Rudd steps down in immigration scandal).

With little domestic data on hand the Pound took its cues from offshore stimuli edging lower into the close as better than anticipated U.S. fourth quarter GDP and consumer sentiment helped cement greenback gains.

After the remarks, the pound lost ground versus the dollar and euro, and short - term interest rate futures are now pricing in the less - than - 50 % probability of a rate hike on 10 May, down from 80 % earlier in the week.

UK stocks (as measured by the FTSE 100 Index) offer the highest dividend yield of any major region (as measured by the MSCI World Index).1 UK valuations are the cheapest relative to the rest of the world in 15 years.2 What's more, FTSE 100 Index companies with more than 70 % of their revenues from abroad stand to benefit from the weaker pound.

Zinc can be found in most car parts, from tires to door handles, and because it can store six times more energy per pound than more conventional battery systems, the metal is also used in electric vehicles.

Barclays on April 26 reported a net loss of 540 million pounds for the first quarter, as fines and legal costs from misconduct issues cancelled out a better - than - expected performance from the British lender.

A pack of hot dogs and some chips from the convenience store on the corner is significantly more obtainable than a couple pounds of apples from the supermarket a mile away.

English bishops are now generally freed from the responsibility of maintaining the medieval mansions in which some of them still reside; their salaries are now with a few exceptions equalized at # 2000 - # 2500, while most English dioceses achieve a minimum stipend for incumbents of # 500 or better.24 In available goods and comparable status this is probably somewhat but not much better than the «passing rich on forty pounds a year «25 Of two centuries ago.

If you buy the bulk bags in 5 or 25 pounds, it's considerably cheaper than the smaller bags available from other brands.

Blanquette de Porc Adapted from Mimi Thorisson - A Kitchen in France Ingredients -2 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2 inch cubes -2 small shallots -4 cloves -4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks -2 leeks, white part only, sliced -2 celery stalks, sliced -1 small onion, sliced -4 garlic cloves, sliced -1 bouquet garni (see note)-1 / 4 cup dry white wine -6 tablespoons butter -1 / 3 cup all purpose flower -8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced - Juice of 1 lemon -2 / 3 cup crème fraîche -2 large egg yolks A handful of chopped fresh parsley (Mimi used veal instead of pork, she used pearl onions which I omitted since I didn't have any on hand, and I added a little more garlic, carrots and celery than the recipe called for.

If you purchase a pound of organic, grass - fed beef or a dozen organic, pastured eggs from your local farm, that meat is going to have an entirely different nutritional profile than meat from cows raised in a feed lot, fed preservative - laden GMO corn and grain and pumped with hormones and antibiotics for their entire life.

From August to December 2009, the school diverted more than 23,300 pounds of food from the landfill, which equaled 0.5 percent of the food consumed on camFrom August to December 2009, the school diverted more than 23,300 pounds of food from the landfill, which equaled 0.5 percent of the food consumed on camfrom the landfill, which equaled 0.5 percent of the food consumed on campus.

For those, Chiang - Mai pays $ 5 per pound, far better than the $ 15 per pound off - season rate for ground Thai peppers purchased from the mainland.

By 1953, Jamaica was producing more than 4 million pounds of ginger a year, but this had dropped to about a million pounds by 1995 because of competition from other countries.

Heritage Fire will showcase more than 45 notable chefs and butchers from Colorado alongside top chefs from around the country, cooking 3,000 pounds of heritage breed animals in celebration of breed diversity and family farming.

Those keen to shed a few pounds in 2016 will also have been inspired by research from Taiwan showing that meat - free dieters can shed as much as 2 kg more than omnivores.

By Brooke Infusino Nightingale Farms grows, packs and ships more than 3 million pounds of fresh organic and conventional produce annually from its state - of - the - art farm in LaSalette, Ontario.

The Gooding facility used to process 7.1 million pounds of milk daily from more than 100,000 local cows before the expansion.

Between 1970 and 2004, chicken consumption in the United States more than doubled, from 27.4 pounds per person to 59.2 pounds.

That figure was down from 102 pounds per year in 1970, but the decrease has been more than made up for by increased use of high - fructose corn syrup and dextrose.

I paid about $ 60.00 for 40 pounds of flour this time, much less than buying direct from teffco.com.

Iowa produces more eggs than any other state and four billion pounds of milk produced annually lead to 147 million pounds of cheese — you might enjoy handcrafted cheeses from a microdairy, but leave room for the organic goat cheese.

From the pepper bandits who made off with more than 26,000 pounds of red peppers in Adra, Spain, to the pepper thief who stole 128 pounds of sweet peppers — valued at $ 20,000 — from a farm in California, chile peppers are definitely a hot commodity on the black marFrom the pepper bandits who made off with more than 26,000 pounds of red peppers in Adra, Spain, to the pepper thief who stole 128 pounds of sweet peppers — valued at $ 20,000 — from a farm in California, chile peppers are definitely a hot commodity on the black marfrom a farm in California, chile peppers are definitely a hot commodity on the black market.

When the 4 pounds of meat disappeared even quicker than the sliced version from past years, I knew I was onto something.

One pound of chickpeas more than tripled in weight, and had a more significant volume increase (going from a little under 3 cups dried to 7 cups once cooked).

He showed up at UCLA weighing more than 350 pounds, and he was so impressive that midway through his freshman season Bruins coaches moved eventual pro Craig Novitsky from left tackle to left guard to make room for Ogden.

Harassed bystinging flakes that dodge through the darkness like swarms of hornets, weprepare camp near the base of Mount Washburn, four miles from Dunraven Pass.The wind is pounding much harder than before.

By the time he retired from the historically black school in» 93, Big House (he stood 6» 4» and weighed 275 pounds) had won more collegiate games (828) than anyone but Adolph Rupp (876).

It's supposed to come with a pound of fries as well, but take it from someone who has seen two pounds of fries on their plate before: that was closer to two than one, so apparently the Marc Normandin Edition of this challenge comes in at nearly six pounds.

Guys 50 - 75 pounds bigger could run him down from behind, and every player in every secondary was faster than he is.

He moves slower on the court than his teammates — at 6»10 and 250 pounds he doesn't need to be fast — yet after watching him loiter from the court after fouling out in the final minutes and pulling down only six boards, Brenda lays a hand to her cheek and shakes her head in that silent worry that comes easy to mothers.

The old master does three more rounds with less capable students than the frat kid (chasing a hugely rotund guy who's wearing glasses around the ring, spanking him on the seat of his workout pants instead of punching his face or his jiggling body; cartoonishly winding up and lampoonishly telegraphing all of his punches while letting a 140 - pound pointed - nose novice push him around all - four square), then he steps awkwardly from the ring and immediately begins to walk his great - granddaddy walk.

Can Freddy's 5» 7», 148 - pound frame withstand challenges from defenders more than twice his age?

With the market steadily pounding Alabama, oddsmakers were forced to adjust their number multiple times, moving the spread from Alabama -13.5 to -16.5 less than 24 hours after opening.

Carrying 120 pounds — 11 less than the even - money favorite Gun Bow and seven pounds less than Candy Spots — Hill Rise received a flawless ride from Jockey Don Pierce to beat Spots a length and a half.

Drogba was less than a million pounds but still the old man wanted a big discount from that.

In other words, he was told to take on the OT (who normally weighed 45 - 60 pounds more than him) head - on, keep the OT from moving him off the line of scrimmage or away from his gap while peeking into the backfield and waiting for the play to develop.

Whilst these two will be huge losses the # 40 million pounds generated from their sales has been reinvested and Villa have spent big on gaining the services of more than ten new players including championship goal machine Rudy Gestede and former England international Micah Richards.