It is interesting that the British 50-year bond, though successful, attracted bids equal to only 1.6 times what was on offer, compared with demand equal to three times the total when France launched its ultra-long bond earlier (though different circumstances explain some of that gap).
Developing countries are right that America's offer is unimpressive compared with 1990 figures, but the trajectory from now on is pretty steep.
Prepaid currency cards are becoming increasingly popular as they offer better exchange rates compared with debit and credit cards.
Compared to mutual funds, ETFs offer better management at a lower price.
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With energy savings of 50%-60% leading to lower greenhouse gas emissions and a much higher lifespan compared to conventional technologies, LEDs offer a cost effective option to lower global electricity consumption.
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In GT5 the wheel doesn't offer a substantially different feel compared to the Logitech G27, but the ability to modify the wheel's configuration on the wheel itself made it much easier to live with.
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At the same time, the level of care it offers, considered generous in 1965 when Medicare debuted as a centerpiece of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, now seems bare-bones compared with what private sector health plans offer.
Further quantitative easing would not only have diminished benefits when compared to QE1 and QE2 but could likely offer up negative benefits in the form of consumer price inflation.
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In most of these cases, Boards will agree to replace contracts with policies that offer enhanced protection to executives (compared to the broader employee population) to recognize the longer time that it takes to find comparable work at the executive level.
As such, 529 plans offer favorable tax and financial aid treatment compared to other investment options.
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Of the 66 delegates on offer, Mr Romney took home 35 compared to Mr Santorum's 21, the Associated Press reports.
In total, 22 financial institutions offer Shariah-compliant services in Britain, compared with nine in the United States.
They compared the IGCSE syllabuses from the two exam boards that offer the qualification, Edexcel and Cambridge International Examinations, with two GCSE syllabuses.
These towns offer a relatively low cost of living, compared with their big-city brethren and, in recent years, ample opportunities for work in various fields.
What's more, Energizer says that the zinc air batteries offer a "much lower cost" for OEMs compared to lithium ion batteries, which comes at least in part from the elimination of the need for charge circuitry and a charging device.
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In addition, Mr Blair's decision to sign up to the European Union's social chapter may have weakened Britain's claim to offer a less regulated and costly environment for business, compared with continental Europe.
Here, where cars are not a necessity, the presence of unusual cars causes a stir and offer unique insight into the psyche of New Yorkers, compared to driving metropolises like Los Angeles or Atlanta.
Even hit phones offer three years' cover in the market at most, compared to five years in the 1990s.
Was 2.87% still a bargain compared to historical prices in the industry or had the tightening made the offer too expensive?
According to Panasonic, that's to be expected, as the firm is somewhat undercutting its own LCD lineup by "extolling the benefits of plasma compared with LCDs, " and has even went so far as to "offer picture comparisons for journalists at electronics shows" demonstrating plasma as the superior format.
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Not surprisingly, the firms that offer truly objective evaluations of investment products make very little money, as compared to investment firms.
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Working to the advantage of these and other comics, says Pollstar Editor-in-Chief Gary Bongiovanni, is that compared to music acts, their comparatively modest overhead allows them to tour relatively economically and offer lower ticket prices.
Many schools and sports medicine programs offer tests to athletes before they start contact sports to measure their cognitive function, which can then be compared with the same test administered after a concussion.
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