Sentences with phrase «worse than the state»

«The upstate economy has been growing more slowly than other parts of New York State, but it's not appreciably worse than states that have long been reliant on manufacturing,» said James Parrott, deputy director and chief economist for the Fiscal Policy Institute.

Rather than supporting the timber industry's lies, they concluded that the status of the northern spotted owl is MUCH WORSE than stated by the USF&W.

The other thing that's really bad news: I think for the first time on at least some of those measures, our black students performed worse than some states that traditionally have the lowest achievement rates.

As you might expect, the number of school library media specialists in schools in the Former Abbott Districts is considerably worse than the state average, with less than one in two schools having a SLMS.

The district's English learners scored worse than the state average for English learners on the Smarter Balanced tests, with only three percent exceeding or meeting English language standards and only five percent doing so in math.

The district is no longer on academic watch, but it still performs worse than the state average on tests.

Not exact matches

The main one has been the fact, for better or worse, that the federal government has taken on a much greater role relative to the powers of the individual states than the founders originally envisioned.

But it also looked at who's putting that knowledge into action, factoring in the percentage of state residents who held to good financial habits (like building an emergency fund), as well as bad ones (spending more than they earn or using payday loans).

Even worse, 3 % of our retail economy takes place online — less than half of that of the United States and one - eighth of the levels in the United Kingdom.

More than 1,200 veterans representing every branch of the military sent a letter to House and Senate leaders on February 12, saying that «strategic investments in the State Department and USAID will be essential if we are to solidify our hard - fought gains and prevent other bad actors from filling the void» around the world.

All eyes are on this month's job report, since a worse - than - expected hiring picture might have diverted the Fed from its stated course of action.

He noted that the more a state spends, the worse its health outcomes are; the U.S, which spends 18 % of its GDP and more than any other nation, has similarly poor results.

CNBC reports that after more than two decades of bad blood and legal wrangling between states and the online giant, Amazon will collect sales tax in all states that have such a levy.

Chris Burniske, partner at venture capital firm Placeholder, notes that while Bitcoin in particular is having a worse start to the year than it did in the same period in 2014, the state of the markets are fundamentally different.

The Scott campaign, meanwhile, has run TV ads accusing Crist of raising tuition at state colleges and leaving K - 12 schools in worse shape than when he took office.

Wealth inequality in the United States is worse than it is in Kenya, according to the CIA's Gini index.

Because these were far more likely to be written down in the United States than in China, and because most economists agree that the difference is very large in GDP terms, the failure to recognize bad loans in China is by itself more than enough to invalidate any PPP adjustment.

The state is also surprisingly expensive; Alaska ranked fourth - worst on the cost - of - living index, and its home values are higher than average.

Insolvent homeowners in Europe face a lifetime of literal debt peonage to make the banks (even foreign banks, which dominate Central Europe's post-Soviet economies) whole on their bad debts as the continent's real estate prices are plunging even more steeply than those in the United States — some 70 percent in Iceland and Latvia.

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

Across the United States, more than 9.5 million acres have burned to date, making 2017 the second - worst year for fires in terms of area.

In other words, your state of mind pegs itself to whether your company is doing better or worse than yesterday, rather than overall.

Business investment per worker in Canada is at its worst level compared to the United States in more than a quarter century, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report.

It has fewer loans to bloated state firms and fewer bad debts than rivals.

However, Tennessee, like most states in the country, was badly hit by the nation's most recent economic woes, and residents are carrying far more debt than they would like as a result.

Common diets, such as the Atkins, that require you to consume little or no carbohydrates (to achieve a state of ketosis) have been proven to be bad for your long term health and shown to cause more problems than good.

In the introductory text for Part I of their 2016 book, Adaptive Asset Allocation: Dynamic Global Porfolios to Profit in Good Times — and Bad, Adam Butler, Michael Philbrick and Rodrigo Gordillo state: ``... we have come to stand for something square and real, a true Iron Law of Wealth Management: We would rather lose half our clients during a raging bull market than half of our clients» money during a vicious bear market.

It explictly stated that anybody involved in that type of investigation, including the accuser and potential witnesses, are sworn to secrecy regarding any and all details, upon penalty of excommunication (a fate worse than death for the devout).

The concept of once saved always saved takes a bit to get your head around but Gods grace is greater than our sin and greater than our good works it just takes faith in Jesus Christ to recieve Gods grace.In saying that to continue to sin as a christian is like playing with fire you will be burnt.Paul talks of the sexual immorality in corinthian church of the son and father that were sleeping with the same wife they were excommunicated from the church the members were not allowed to even eat with them until they repented.There are consequences for our actions.The other side to this is that if you continue to sin as a christian you are not walking by faith but walking by the flesh and are really backsliding.In the backslidden state you also become powerless and open to attack by satan as long as we walk in the flesh he can influence us to get worse not better.If we are walking in Christ satan may still try to tempt us but we are empowered by the holy spirit and overcome him and our faith increases.Both are saved by grace but one is powerless because of sin versus saved but an overcomer having been set free from sin i think this is what Paul was trying to explain.It is better to be an overcomer than overcome by sin.brentnz

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

More than any event I've witnessed in two decades of living in and writing about this city, this snowstorm underscores the horrible history of suburban sprawl in the United States and the bad political decisions that drive it.

The therapist engages in exorcism, while the pastor offers experiences of the Holy Spirit to fill the void left by each departing spirit, lest «seven other spirits more evil... enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man become worse than the first» (Luke 11:26).

I too have grown so disgusted with people who claim to be Christian, but act the same (mostly worse) than folks who have no stated faith at all.

BP, the company that caused the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, has opted to funnel tens of millions of dollars through state governments rather than private charities doing the bulk of the work in the Gulf Coast region....

there's no concept of separation of religion and state in Islam, it's a worse foe than Communism, or the Nazi's IMHO..

I love the United States, and there's no country where I'd rather live; but just as we don't let our children off the hook for bad thinking, selfish behavior or unreconciled wrongs simply because we love them or think they are better behaved than other children, we should not ignore wrongs within our society.

Luk 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

There were some states in which Trump's performance among young Republican voters was worse than his overall state average.

For example, a majority of respondents considered bowel and bladder incontinence (124 [68.9 %]-RRB-, requiring a breathing tube to live (121 [67.2 %]-RRB-, relying on a feeding tube to live (100 [55.6 %]-RRB-, and needing care from others all the time (97 [53.9 %]-RRB- as health states the same or worse than death.

From «States Worse Than Death in Hospitalized Patients»:

Patients displayed considerable heterogeneity in their ratings of health states relative to death... but significant percentages of patients rated each evaluated state of serious functional debility as equal to or worse than death.

To convince them, mohammad passed along a timely revelation from Allah stating that «the persecution of Muslims is worse than slaughter [of non-Muslims]» (Sura 2:191).

Hence a worse state than the one we were in before we received the Faith.

To me, that would be a fate worse than the vegetative state.

2 Peter 2:20 - 22 ESV For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

The Pope has a right to be afraid.He is the head of a rogue state every bit as bad - if not worse - than Iran.

The stickiest point for most people is that not only was the doc.ument itself Top Secret for decades, it explictly stated that anybody involved in this type of investigation, including the accuser and potential witnesses, are sworn to secrecy regarding any and all details, upon penalty of excommunication (a fate worse than death for the devout).

in which Wright badly mischaracterizes the response of the United States to the September 11th attacks, as well as the views of President Bush and then - Prime Minister Tony Blair, declared that the 2006 mid-term elections was an example of God «calling to account those who abuse powers,» showed a disturbing tendency toward moral equivalence between jihadists and those who are fighting to defeat them, and directed virtually all of his scorn against the United States and Great Britain rather than al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the regime of Saddam Hussein.

They cite first - hand accounts of children returning to school in a worse educational, health and developmental state than when they ended the previous term.

When John Cobb opens his discussion in The Structure of Christian Existence, he states that to «claim that Christianity embodies a distinctive structure of existence does not involve the claim that this structure of existence is better or worse than other structures» (SCE 16).