Sentences with phrase «times higher compared»

It also pushed total software sales so much that they were over three times higher compared to the prior week.

China's National Committee of Experts on the Internet Financial Security Technology said bitcoin trading volume in the country has reached CNY21.708 billion (US$ 3.193 billion) in May — about four times higher compared to April, China Tech News reported.

• The levels of toxic diesel fumes inside school buses are 4 times higher compared with outside the buses.

In offspring produced by two affected dogs the relative risk was 1.4 times higher compared to offspring from the previously mentioned mating combination and 1.8 times higher compared to offspring produced by two unaffected dogs.

I.e., in offspring produced by one affected and one unaffected parent the relative risk was 1.3 times higher compared to the risk in offspring produced by two unaffected dogs.

This study found that in healthy people, the amount of 2 - hydroxy estrogen in urine was ten times higher compared to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, one of the classic inflammatory diseases.

Within the first year after a heart attack, the overall risk of death was nearly two times higher compared to the general population.

For example, high blood pressure is more strongly associated with heart attacks in women and if a young woman has diabetes her risk for heart disease is 4 to 5 times higher compared to young men.

Research has shown that the possibility of fatality for mothers undergoing c - sections is three times higher compared to those who opt for natural birth.

Sales for Amazon Echo devices in the recently concluded Amazon Prime Day reached record levels, as halfway through the annual event, sales figures for the smart speakers were already three times higher compared to last year.

The amount of home showings in January of 2012 was at an all time high compared to January home showings statistics for the last five years.

Not exact matches

«What we found is that people who spent money to buy time reported being almost one full point higher on our 10 - point [happiness] ladder, compared to people who did not use money to buy time,» wrote Elizabeth Dunn, an author of the study and a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia.

Although fundraising levels surged to an all - time high in 2017, deal volume is down 11 % when compared to last year, according to PitchBook's Q3 U.S. PE report.

That's one - third at a time when more and more companies demand and value data literacy in their employees — and 76 % of employees report they are working with a higher volume of data today compared to three years ago.

According to a Payscale report, which calculated ratios based on the cash compensation of CEOs at the 100 highest - grossing public companies in the United States in 2013, CVS CEO Larry Merlo has the highest pay compared to his employees: $ 12,112,603 — 422 times as much as the average CVS employee, who earns $ 28,700 per year.

Cohen is also at the center of a huge debate unfolding right now about raising the minimum wage, and the low pay of service workers in the restaurant industry, where employment has increased 72 percent since 1992, compared to job growth of 22 percent in higher - paying private sector employment over the same time period.

Looking at a graph of how the Bay Area compares to other metro areas in this index is immediately telling — San Francisco has about twice the density of the next - highest city (Boston), and about five times the density of New York.

They were found to have higher initial pre-money valuations than serial entrepreneurs: $ 12.3 million compared to $ 16.0 million for first - time founders.

His trademarked TW Nike hat is selling 850 % higher compared to this time last year.

But nothing really compares to his love of «High Noon,» which he reportedly screened a record 17 times at the White House.

It may have to do with Addyi's high pricing (on par with Viagra at $ 26 per pill without an assistance program), its daily intake requirement (unlike Viagra, it adds up to $ 780 per month), its potentially deleterious side effects (low blood pressure and fainting), its restrictions on alcohol consumption (abstinence vs. large quantities not recommended for Viagra patients), a 10 % efficacy rate (whereas Viagra works 50 % of the time compared to a placebo, according to a recent study), and its subtle neurotransmitter - targeting mechanism (contrast that to the obvious hydraulics of Viagra).

Parents hoping to teach their children the power of compound interest on their savings today will have a harder time than parents in the 1970s and 1980s, when interest paid on savings accounts soared above 10 per cent compared with rates today, when even the highest - paying savings accounts sit in the low single digits.

The National Institutes of Health also studied outdoor exercise, comparing it to indoor exercise, finding, according to The New York Times, that subjects scored «higher on measures of vitality, enthusiasm, pleasure and self - esteem and lower on tension, depression and fatigue after they walked outside.»

As a general rule, a short - term loan will have a higher periodic payment, but a lower total interest cost of the loan when compared to a longer - term loan — even if that loan includes a lower interest rate, because the business is paying interest over a longer period of time.

The borrowers would benefit from Lending Club's lower rates compared to the high interest and fees they were paying to banks on their credit card bills; at the same time, investors would earn better interest rates than on CDs from a bank.

Annual healthcare spending per head is 2.6 times higher for persons aged 65 - 84 compared with adults less than 65 years old, and 5.7 times higher for persons aged 85 and over.

Each account will contain investment - grade taxable bonds rated BBB − or higher at time of purchase.2 The investment team will seek to maintain an overall portfolio credit rating average of A −.2 Please be aware that lower rated bonds do carry additional risk compared to higher rated bonds.

Funds with yields that are relatively high when compared to other funds in the same investment category are likely to be engaging in market timing by building a defensive cash position that in turn generates higher income.

Then he mentions Tesla's stock, which recently hit another all - time high, making the company more valuable than General Motors, a stunning notion to some investors considering that GM sold 10 million cars last year compared with Tesla's 76,000.

-- The top quintile (top 20 per cent) saw their family income grow by 27 per cent during that time (average after - tax, after - transfer family income of $ 135,500), compared to 14 per cent for the second - highest quintile (after - tax family income of $ 73,500), nine per cent for the second - lowest quintile ($ 32,700) and 16 per cent for the bottom one - fifth of income earners (after - tax income of $ 14,600)

Compared to a 5 year average of 56 that is high and based on that metric alone it's not an opportune time to buy.

But this year is on track to be even bigger: Birinyi has tracked $ 201 billion in buyback announcements so far this year, the «record highest» at this point in time compared to other years, Chris Costelloe an equity trader there, said in an email.

Compared to value stocks, growth stocks can potentially generate higher returns over time and you can start investing in them without spending a ton of money.

Compared to term life insurance, GUL policies have a higher premium because they cover a longer period of time.

Although decades of history have conclusively proved it is more profitable to be an owner of corporate America (viz., stocks), rather than a lender to it (viz., bonds), there are times when equities are unattractive compared to other asset classes (think late - 1999 when stock prices had risen so high the earnings yields were almost non-existent) or they do not fit with the particular goals or needs of the portfolio owner.

It is not the first time we see Asian trading platforms trade major cryptocurrencies at a much higher value compared to the rest of the world either, mind you.

For example, a cash - out refinance may be limited to a lower loan size as compared to a rate - and - term refinance; or, may require higher credit scores at the time of application.

The current survey for level of nominal GDP, compared to the adjusted level of nominal GDP used in the October 2010 Update, is $ 2 billion higher in 2010, a one - time level adjustment of about $ 11 billion from 2011 to 2014 and $ 16 billion higher in 2015.

Closed home sales in Denton County rose about 4 percent compared to last year while the average price of a Denton County home was roughly 7 percent higher than this time a year ago.

At the time, there were no official statistics comparing foreign debt levels in developed countries, and in their absence there was a tendency for people to assume the worst — that is, to assume that Australia was the highest on the list.

Example: Two weeks ago, in response to my column that showed higher job creation numbers in the first 32 months under Ralph Klein, when compared with the same length of time under Rachel Notley, government MLA Graham Sucha took to Twitter in an attempt to criticize my analysis.

Stock markets are near all - time highs, volatility has been low, and stock valuations are above - average when comparing prices to earnings or other fundamentals.

Now, what just happened is nothing compared to the crashes of 1929 and 1987, but the recent move is unprecedented in terms of how quickly stocks fell from an all - time high.

To illustrate this, we'll compare some summary statistics about the S&P over time as compared to during periods of high excess volatility.

When the percentage is compared with similar companies within an industry, investors can assess those with higher income growth rates over a historical period, and gain a better idea of how profitable a company could be over time.

Health ◾ Gay teens are 8.4 times more likely to report having attempted suicide and 5.9 times more likely to report high levels of depression compared with peers from families that reported no or low levels of family rejection.

Compare this to the United States» 30,136 gun - related deaths in 2003 — nearly eight times higher per capita than New Zealand's figures — and our reason for being satisfied becomes more clear.»

God in His will through history had into reality seemingly illogical or cruel events to happen in our world, but no one is spared if the purpose is for the good of humanity, wars pestilence even the holocust has a reason and purpose beyond our comprehension at our times but will be reveald in the future, The Phillipine catasthrophy for example is viewed by some as Gods punishment, we experienced the brunt of natures punishing power but it also unveiled the true feelings and concern of the whole world in helping us materially and spiiritually by aiding and consoling us that was unprecedented in history, The whole world had demostrated, to me, a kind of humanitarian concern and love that trancends races and culture, A kind of demonstration by higher being the we humans is one with Him.The cost of human lives and misery is nothing in history compared to its positve historical consequences

But the story of life itself as a higher manifestation of the evolution of time, though non-contingent and immanent compared to the lower stages of time, is, in terms of the higher stage of consciousness, quite contingent and unstable.

In a recent study, both high and low doses of avocado oil enhanced alpha - carotene, beta - carotene and lutein absorption from a salad by as much as 15 times compared to a salad without avocado oil.