Small mammals and reptiles can be very diverse and abundant in modern ecosystems, but small dinosaurs (less than 100 kg) are considerably less common
than large ones in the fossil record.
In a recent study, engineering researchers at Waterloo found that small wetlands have a more significant role to play
than larger ones in preventing excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizer from reaching waterbodies such as the Great Lakes.
Not exact matches
What could be seen as a
one - off, bucket list experience is anything but; more
than 50 % of Mudders return to run more events,
in large part because of the communal experience.
Whereas Postmates and Uber are
one - time actions, Zirx has to factor
in the surge pricing up front since you can't suddenly deliver a
larger bill
than promised when you pick up.
This increase
in regulation is both unfair and inefficient: Compliance with governmental rules and laws is a greater encumbrance on small companies
than large ones, and regulation hinders small business formation, growth, and job creation.
It is
one of the
largest food and drug chains
in the U.S., with more
than 2,200 stores
in 33 states, including brands such as Acme, Safeway, and Tom Thumb.
Today Armco is
one of the
largest real estate developers
in Eastern Canada, having produced more
than 10,000 home lots, plus commercial and industrial sites across Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida.
That «I think I can do it» is key — Musk's gut level faith
in his ability to achieve any goal, and overcome any obstacle, is
one of the most important aspects of his character that has made him a
larger -
than - life innovator.
«It's a beautiful business, and store - brand as a whole is actually a much
larger business
than any
one brand,» Smith said during the Delivering Alpha conference presented by CNBC and Institutional Investor
in New York Tuesday.
The current cohort at the University of Alberta's MBA
in natural resources, energy and environment is 10 %
larger than the previous
one, while the school's Fort McMurray MBA for oilsands workers is up nearly 35 %.
O'Neill, a member of the International Business Brokers Association, notes that
larger strategic buyers have started to price smaller
ones out of some deals
in the U.S., where the market has been frothier
than in Canada thus far.
Since then, their Toronto - based startup, Viral Nation, has evolved into
one of the
largest social - media marketing firms
in the world, on track to generate more
than $ 15 million (U.S.)
in 2018 sales, according to the founders.
There are also awkward gaps
in the history it archives, such as the dearth of footage documenting
one of the
largest massacres of civilian protesters
in modern world history — the infamous assault on a Muslim Brotherhood — led sit -
in shortly after the military coup of 2013, which killed more
than 800 civilians.
In Florida, where the emergency plan is based on a directive from the state legislature, more than 12,000 prisoners were moved out of Hurricane Irma's destructive path in one of the largest evacuations in the state's histor
In Florida, where the emergency plan is based on a directive from the state legislature, more
than 12,000 prisoners were moved out of Hurricane Irma's destructive path
in one of the largest evacuations in the state's histor
in one of the
largest evacuations
in the state's histor
in the state's history.
Gallup states that «Employees
in large companies less engaged
than in smaller
ones.»
Or maybe the fact every
one of the 100 people
in attendance was a CEO, an executive, or the owner of a medium to
large business meant they were way more accustomed to being listened to
than they were to listening.
The authors conclude that there is a general atmosphere of consolidation
in which older,
larger businesses are doing increasingly better
than new
ones.
At least
one expert told Bloomberg that people may be reluctant to think about cereal as anything other
than a breakfast food, at least not
in numbers
large enough to end the sales slump, which is expected to continue at least through 2020.
The event, now
in its 27th year, is
one of the city's
largest — more
than 170,000 people pile into the growing desert locale to make deals, listen to copious amounts of music and explore this always - active college town.
And yet Ceres — the
largest object
in the asteroid belt — is less
than one - tenth of a percent the size of Earth and less
than 2 % the size of the moon:
You see, the NAR, the
largest trade organization
in the US, represents more
than one million real estate agents
in the U.S. and abroad; as sales slump, so too do Realtor commissions.
«
In the last two years, we've seen one by one, several strategic moves by the large global brewers to do mergers and acquisitions of smaller craft breweries in a more fast - paced manner than in the past,» says Julia Herz, craft beer program director for The Brewers Associatio
In the last two years, we've seen
one by
one, several strategic moves by the
large global brewers to do mergers and acquisitions of smaller craft breweries
in a more fast - paced manner than in the past,» says Julia Herz, craft beer program director for The Brewers Associatio
in a more fast - paced manner
than in the past,» says Julia Herz, craft beer program director for The Brewers Associatio
in the past,» says Julia Herz, craft beer program director for The Brewers Association.
Filipinos are
one of the world's
largest diaspora populations, with more
than 10 million — that's
one in ten — seeking work abroad.
With more
than 5,000 employees spread across the U.S. and Canada, Linde is
one of the
largest industrial gas suppliers
in the world.
(See Making Student Debt Less Sticky) While the very uniqueness of each loan and each employee's situation makes it inefficient and uneconomical for any
one business to take on the problem,
in the aggregate this problem is a
large source of growing concern for more
than 40 million student and parent debtors (as well as their employers).
The phenomena is
larger than the people: having traveled a lot, I would argue that the entrepreneurs and engineers
in San Francisco are pretty much the same sorts of people as the
ones you'd find anywhere.
A little less
than one in three small businesses were found to offer health insurance benefits to employees, for example, as compared to the national average of 96 percent of
larger firms.
SightLife, a Seattle - based nonprofit eye bank that extracts corneas from organ donors and distributes them to transplant centers around the world, is
one of the
largest such facilities
in the U.S., with 96 employees and more
than $ 14 million
in annual revenue.
American Airlines, which has
one of the
larger operations
in south Florida, said on Thursday it had added 16 flights out of Miami, amid more
than 2,400 forced cancellations through Monday.
In addition, Delta would have to deal with the twin threats of increased government scrutiny on
one hand, and Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson's
larger -
than - life ego on the other, outweighing any benefit that could come from such a deal.
Naturally, stowing clothing
in a smaller cabin that sleeps six will be harder
than in a
larger one that sleeps four.
By choosing to include the number of donors and the amounts of some of its
larger donations, including
one of $ 10.1 million
in the first year and another of $ 10.1 million
in the last seven months of 2011, the group was somewhat more transparent
than the IRS requires.
So far, Target has racked up more
than $ 60 million
in charges as a result of the breach, which was
one of the
largest for a retailer
in history.
The mandatory evacuation order extends to more
than 1 million Floridians and could be
one of the
largest evacuations
in the state's history, according to Miami - Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez.
That's a much easier feeling to have
in a small company
than a
large one.
Another mistake pollsters made was to assume an electorate that looked more like the
one that voted
in 2004 and less like 2008, which had
larger -
than - usual minority and youth turnout.
Indeed, Perdue Farms is now
one of America's
largest privately held companies, generating more
than $ 6 billion
in revenue each year.
Peter Drucker, arguably the leading management thinker of the twentieth century, observed, «If a new venture does succeed, more often
than not it is n a market other
than the
one it was originally intended to serve, with products and services not quite those with which it had set out that are bought
in large part by customers it did not even think of when it started and used for a host of purposes besides the
ones for which the products were first designed.»
In its decade and a half of existence, it has grown from two to more
than 250 employees and prides itself on combining the attention of a small company with the capabilities of a
large one.
Other amenities
in the suite include seats that are wider
than the average of 21 inches on existing Delta
One classes (for competitive reasons, the airline did not release the specific width); roomy stowage compartments for shoes, headphones, and laptops; two consoles so passengers can comfortably spread out their drinks, reading materials, and laptops; and an 18 - inch - high resolution entertainment monitor, the
largest among United States - based carriers, according to the airline, and bigger
than the 11 - to 15 - inch monitors
in Delta
One classes.
NEW YORK, March 6 - Citadel,
one of the world's
largest hedge fund managers, has cut staff by more
than 30 percent
in one of its stock - picking units
in what several people with direct knowledge of the layoffs described as a surprise move.
Apple and Exxon Mobil frequently compete for rank as the
largest public company globally — though Exxon, with a market cap of $ 400 billion, is currently playing second fiddle,
in more ways
than one.
LONDON, Oct 24 - The euro fell to a
one - week low against the dollar on Wednesday after worse -
than - expected German business activity and sentiment data fuelled concerns of weakness
in the euro zone's
largest economy.
Today Popeyes is
one of the world's
largest quick service restaurant chicken concepts with over 2,600 restaurants
in the U.S. and 25 other countries around the world and its global footprint will complement RBI's existing portfolio of over 20,000 restaurants
in more
than 100 countries and U.S. territories.
Whereas online grocers such as Grocery Gateway
in Toronto and Fresh Direct
in New York have traditionally promised next day or even same - week delivery, this new wave of services — more tech companies
than grocery retailers, really — promise delivery within
one to three hours
in larger cities.
TD Bank is
one of the 10
largest banks
in the U.S. and provides retail, small business and commercial banking products and services to more
than nine million customers at approximately 1,300 locations.
Each November
in the days following the light of a full moon, coral colonies across the reef — spanning an area
larger than the state of New Mexico — release millions of egg and sperm sacs within nearly minutes of
one another.
MONTREAL — Bombardier is implementing
one of the deepest job cuts
in its history by eliminating 7,000 positions — including more
than a third
in Canada — though it took pains Wednesday to instead train the public spotlight on a
large CSeries plane order with Air Canada.
More
than one million people die from AIDS each year — an enormous number, but
one that has decreased steadily throughout the past decade thanks
in large part to anti-retroviral medicines that can slow its spread within the body.
In that same study, small businesses were more enthusiastic about the law
than large ones, perhaps because without state - mandated paid leave, they would have a hard time matching the paid - leave benefits of the more generous
larger companies.