Productivity may be higher in Japan, but factories struggle with high taxes, high utility costs and costly shipping.
The ongoing APR you receive may be higher or your introductory period may be shorter.
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Once the tax holiday ends, gas prices may be higher than before the tax.
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Depending on your "commitments, " the number may be higher (probably much higher) or lower for you and your spouse.
And the chances of losing a key person to disability may be higher than losing a factory to fire.
Its start-up costs are as high as drilling for oil, and may be higher than for coal power stations.
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Right now, market prices may be higher than retail prices, providing a subsidy to consumer that passes on losses to refiners.
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It is thought that breast cancer rates may be higher in the south because affluent women tend to delay having children.
You should consider the coupon rate paid by your bond, which may be higher than the yields currently quoted for Treasuries.
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But our smaller, feline friends may be higher up on the list than previously thought, says a report in the journal Nature Communications.
That said, airfare may be higher because airlines have reduced the number of flights between the U.S. to just 14 a week from 26.
The FDA's Ho says that while the total amount of estrogen may be higher with the patch, the daily peak is higher with the pill.
The actual number of people affected may be higher, as it takes time for national governments to confirm cases and report them to the global body.
There was a slight rise in cases of flu over Christmas, however, the real number may be higher as many doctor's surgeries closed on bank holidays.
Studies generally show that a 1% increase in the marginal tax rate reduced taxable income by 0.1-0.4%, though sometimes and in some places it may be higher.
Mr Wyplosz concludes that low rates of inflation carry a significant unemployment cost, and that the optimal rate may be higher in Europe than it is in America.
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And trading costs may be higher than the professors estimated.
The top-bracket federal tax rate has climbed since 1988 and, what with fiscal pressures from Medicare and the military, it may be higher still in 15 or 30 years.
Psychiatrists estimate that about 3% to 7% of school children have ADHD, but the actual diagnosis rates may be higher, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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"There is some controversy around it, but I think the majority of studies are starting to show that suicide may be higher in cancer patients, " says Dr. Jitender Sareen, M.
Pollsters give Mr Le Pen 15%, but as many potential supporters are embarrassed to say they will vote for him, his real popularity may be higher than the polls suggest.
Analysts expect a win there, but analyst Timothy Anderson at Prudential Securities recently issued a note arguing that the risk to Lilly's Zyprexa patent may be higher than many analysts expect.
Choosing a nonstop flight may help you avoid some delays since you'll have one fewer airport to deal with, she adds, though the airfare may be higher than for one with a connecting flight.
That may be higher than the turnover of 5% or so for a large-cap index fund, but the results are that the portfolio earned 2.5% per annum over the market over the almost 19 years Hulbert measured.
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While the prices they will have to pay may be higher than in 2008 when the U.S. auto industry was in free fall, a more stable industry will enable Chinese companies to overcome their natural fear of venturing abroad.
If one is mindful of the tax rate that they will pay on their investment, and assumes that the rate may be higher when they are approaching retirement age, they may choose a tax-deferred investment vehicle like a Roth IRA fund.
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He said he hoped by the time of what he called "the big C, the Alastair Campbell Diaries" the committee would have published its report and "the bar will have been raised, the test may be higher" for when former government employees could publish their memoirs.
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