Canada - whose economy is about two-thirds the size of the UK's - came through the 2008-9 financial crisis in much better shape than the UK's.
It has a population bigger than Australia but an economy one-third the size of Kazakhstan's.
As well as offering excellent economy for a mid-size crossover SUV, the CrossBlue has impressive performance from a powertrain that produces up to 305 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque: 0 to 60 mph is estimated to take just 7.2 seconds.
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According to a series of studies by AutoPacific, a market-research firm, American motorists are reluctant to trade size and performance for the better fuel-economy they seem to desire.
The gains in the small- and mid-size businesses were concentrated in the service-providing sector of the economy, which saw a gain of 109, 000.
Long ago, even when we were talking about the Recovery Act just as legislation, we always said that it was never going to -- it was never the size and scope of the output removed from the economy because of the recession -- it was never going to totally fill that hole.
Now consider the potential size of a first-world economy in much of China--with sufficient openness and rule of law--plus the likely international links as its membership in the World Trade Organization kicks in.
And the turnaround comes at a cost, in the shape of a contraction in the size of the economy during the April-June quarter - the second in a row - thanks to the shrinking consumer spending.
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And neither involved raising nearly enough in tax revenues, relative to the size of America's economy or its long-term appetite for public spending.
And small-and medium-size companies have been the engine of our economy.
Forecasters were expecting to hear that the eurozone economy shrank in the last three months of 2012 - but the size of the decline did come as a surprise.
In the case of Microsoft, I believe its under-performance is primarily tied to its size, the economy and competitive forces.
Even full-size pickup trucks are showing significant gains in fuel economy these days with no sacrifice in utility, with the Ford F150 leading the way with its Ecoboost turbocharged V6 engine.
In addition to the downward pressure on stock prices, individual investors are also worried about the economy, the size of the federal deficit, and the longer-term threat of higher inflation and interest rates.
The banking system had grown to eight times the size of the Cypriot economy's annual economic output - or GDP - although the restructuring of the two biggest lenders should significantly shrink that number.
In fact, it provides an excellent around-the-world tour of almost every country that has an economy of any meaningful size.
Small and mid-size enterprises in India are adept at playing in the shadow economy and making even big ticket investments in cash.
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The just-announced program is large in relation to the size of the Chinese economy and much bigger than foreign analysts had expected.
China's economy is still less than a third the size of America's at market exchange-rates.
Cyprus' banking sector is about eight times the size of the economy and has been accused of being a hub for money-laundering, particularly from Russia.
Specifically, between 1966 and 2007, the entire increase in the size of government relative to the economy can be attributed to growth in tax-financed health spending (predominantly Medicare and Medicaid).
That means in nine years the economy is twice the size in dollar terms, but only about 35% bigger in inflation-adjusted terms.
Overall the size of the economy as a whole remains 2.6% smaller than its pre-recession peak.
Although we often talk about a 54.5 mpg-equivalent average for the industry, individual fuel economy and emissions requirements actually vary based on the size of a vehicle.
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Relative to the size of the economy, this is still far less than the cost of the Irish bail-out.
China's huge size means that to maintain stellar growth rates, the economy needs to move up the value-added chain fast and grab more export market share.
It was because of this reliance on deposits, which have reached about four times the size of Cyprus's economy, that the euro zone and the IMF insisted that bank-account holders contribute to the cost of saving the country and its banks.
Carmakers quickly refocused their manufacturing efforts towards so-called crossover vehicles or compact sports utility vehicles (SUVs) which combine the looks and high-riding positions of full-size SUVs with the better handling, the lower carbon dioxide emissions and the improved fuel economy of ordinary cars.
But critics of the banks' sheer size - and there are a few of those around, including the governor of the Bank of England and the chairman of the FSA - will be concerned that British banks will remain dangerously large relative to the size of the economy and the financial resources of the British state.
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