And the Western Energy Alliance estimates that environmental approval for the average energy development initiative takes over seven years.
But even more remarkable gear which endows average people with above-average abilities is in development.
These manufacturers are able to analyze a price elasticity curve, yielding a forecast of the average unit retail price before product development dollars are spent.
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"The unfortunate thing is we've invested on average about 430 to 440 hours of professional development around our model, " McClellan says.
While Microsoft designed Windows Phone 8 to be compatible with standard Windows 8 development, the power of the average smartphone cannot compare to that of a high-end PC.
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Yes, you'll need a 3D printer and a knack for programming to get most of these projects going, but you won't have to wait for someone to make them for you -- a big help when many ready-made VR displays are either in development or priced out of reach for the average person.
Between 2009 and 2011, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development expects consumer prices inflation in the eurozone to average 1.3%, with average inflation across all the OECD countries forecast to be 1.5%.
Development aid is the wonkiest of wonk subjects, something the average person, at least until a few years ago, did not pay much attention to.
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The funds raised go to professional contractors and real estate development firms who are financed from the crowd funds raised with average returns anywhere from 5-20%.
However, the discovery segment remained fairly constant at an average of about 4.5 years, he adds, while the development portion rose from 7.1 years a decade ago to 9 years.
But it indicates a demand (the majority of backers invested at a level which would get them a lamp, at a cost well over the average Kickstarter donation), and could yet be parlayed into the future development plans of the right kind of product.
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The National Center for Education Statistics constructed a "world average" of 18 countries that are members of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and that participated in the IEA reading study.
There is a high mortality rate -- with an average life span of only 47 -- minimal infrastructure and limited tools for economic development.
When countries were classified in 1990 by their status in the United Nations Human Development Index (an index of income, literacy and health), high-development countries achieved robust and stable economic growth during 1990-98, with average growth rates of around 2.3% a year and with 35 out of 36 countries enjoying rising living standards.
UN's Conference on Trade and Development reports that sub-Saharan Africa's exports of manufactured goods have risen by an average of just under 6% a year since 1980, less than half the figure for Asia's developing economies .
Depression, which affects many people within society, stands out as a major area for development in the mood foods category. 25% say there is strong growth potential and 51% average growth potential for NPD in 2012.
This is too bad, since a state whose unemployment rate still lags the national average could really use the thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic impact that would be generated by development of the portion of the prolific Marcellus Shale formation that underlies much of the southwestern quarter of the state.
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The economic aim is for an average GDP growth rate of 10% per year from 2012 and to ensure all of Kenya's regions see development.
Her responsibilities were broader than the average CIO, as well, as over time her role expanded and she oversaw innovation, gaming, IT application development, infrastructure, security, support for customer facing systems, all company web sites, as well as key initiatives to develop new technical capabilities for the Total Rewards loyalty program.
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