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Far from contributing to marital breakdowns, the working wife is up to 50 per cent less likely to see her marriage fall apart.

This proves that the method of gym payment can seriously affect people's activity levels in this study, at least, by up to 50 per cent.

Instead, I could go for a bog-standard analyst position with a bank, with longer hours, but increase my salary by at least 50 per cent.

It had already bent: Rio, like BHP, confirmed 50 per cent of its iron ore had been sold on the spot market in the first half.

"You were better off out of the door and into a start-up, where you could get 50 cent, 70 cent or dollar stock options, " says Mr Siegel.

Activists said the group needed to increase pay by at least 50 per cent to give workers a decent income without massive overtime.

Paying out 50 per cent of revenues to staff had become the rule, even when the "revenues" did not actually consist of money.

Sea levels would have risen at least 20 per cent faster since the 1950s, if no new reservoirs had been built.

Over time, as both the lasers and photovoltaic cells improve, the company hopes efficiencies of up to 50 per cent will be possible.

But you sir seem to be one amongst those 50 per cent Indian's who never cast their vote and treat elections as public holiday.

Now, having doubled its stake last December, Minsheng is reported to be considering boosting its holding to at least 50 per cent.

Tuition and board at Harvard costs close to $50, 000 a year, but 60 per cent of students receive some form of aid.

Investors were disappointed that Rio had not benefited more from the currently high spot price, some 50 per cent above the benchmark.

Since the China Eastern merger, shares in the big three have beaten the benchmark by an average of 50 per cent.

There cannot be a guarantee that the effect of a writedown of, say, 50 per cent or 60 per cent in Greece's debt can be neatly contained.

But if K version only 50 per cent or lower, Business card printing and membership card making products on the day of the dark part it is.

China Mobile plans to subsidise these high-end handsets for customers with up to 50 per cent off the retail price.

In more than 50 per cent of the trials, the treatment, which appears to have no side affects, killed all traces of the disease.

At least 50 per cent of the aluminium produced by the smelters will be allocated to downstream industries in the cities, he says.

They also found that over a normal lifespan, fewer than 50 per cent of the heart's muscle cells are replaced.

In Cincinnati, transit authorities say there have been up to 50 per cent more users this summer on some commuter routes.

A change would also require approval by at least 50 per cent of the electorate in a referendum.

At the other end of the age spectrum, 92 per cent of the over-50s said they believed that Britain used to be more friendly.

Economove, a midsized moving company that deals mainly with foreign clients, says business is nearly 50 per cent up from a year ago.

They were also almost 50 per cent more likely to be a current smoker than those least exposed.

Rio said its deal with Chinalco needed to be approved by 50 per cent of shareholders plus one vote in a poll expected in May.

Women in less egalitarian countries were found to be between 20 and 50 per cent less likely to settle down with a man.

Last month, it lost out to General Mills in the auction for a 50 per cent stake in Yoplait, the French yoghurt maker.

Many are down by 50 per cent, and that's not acceptable for products that are supposed to have low volatility and perform like bonds.

Breast growth in men is surprisingly common, and affects between 40 and 50 per cent of men at some point in their lives.

Another showed that the growth rate of evangelical churches in the US jumps 50 per cent with the downturn of each economic cycle.

It's by far the largest retail space in London's aviatory hub, increasing Heathrow's total shopping capacity by 50 per cent.

The education ministry says 68 per cent have been employed so far but independent estimates put the number at only around 50 per cent.

Per capita energy use has remained flat during this time, compared with a 50 per cent rise in the rest of the country.

Results showed that among the 50 IVF cycles carried out for thin women, only 34 per cent led to live births.

Britain is right to push for the withholding tax rate on investment income to be set at 50 per cent.

It is no surprise that stock market capitalisation of the banks has risen about 50 per cent from the lows of two weeks ago.

It has a gross margin of 50 per cent or so and leaves rivals plenty of room to sell cheaper smartphones and still make a decent profit.

Now oil prices have fallen and the speculation frenzy has cooled off, food prices have also fallen by up to 50 per cent.

On my own calculations, Greece requires a reduction in the net present value of its debt by about 50 per cent.

First, the EDA should finance up to 50 per cent of issuances by EU members, to create a deep and liquid market.

Nearly half of singles, 45 per cent of men and 50 per cent of women also admitted to feeling particularly lonely in January.

That index excludes works that failed to sell. Some insiders put the price drop closer to 50 per cent, sharper than stock markets.

Reports from two international organisations this week forecast food price rises of between 20 and 50 per cent over the next decade.

Crude oil prices are, however, still about 50 per cent higher than a year ago.

So far this year, Bund House has sold only 32 apartments but this time round the prices are about 50 per cent higher.

Shell also secured a five-year option to acquire up to 50 per cent of individual Arrow projects.

Casino revenues in the small city state-within-a-state rose almost 50 per cent y-o-y in February, hitting $2. 5bn for a single month.

Approximately 50 per cent of people treated with this medicine get diarrhoea as a side effect. This is usually mild.

With the company 50. 1 per cent state-owned, Hanoi should not face any practical obstacle to proceeding.

And a report from Bank of America-Merrill Lynch suggested that 50 to 60 per cent of the punters at Resorts World were locals.

Many firms with technology will not enter joint ventures in which they own less than 50 per cent of the equity.

Over the 16 years since it was founded, the group's revenues have grown on average by more than 50 per cent a year, to Rmb30. 6bn in 2009.

By the ninth day, the last of the experiment, they were running 50 per cent less far.

The CEBR estimates bonuses in London will fall 60 per cent this year, while New York State says a 50 per cent drop is likely.

At present, sales to women in Chinese stores, on average, account for 50 per cent of the total, as opposed to 60 per cent in other markets.

A measure that could generate up to a 50 per cent boost in tourism, and that is especially timely.

However, if you are unable to control when you come more than 50 per cent of the time, then it becomes a problem.

Mr Ratner estimates that about 5 per cent of his members used the gym every day and 50 per cent at least twice a week.

Global rice prices have increased more than 50 per cent so far this year and most other food prices are up sharply.

Cotton has gained about 50 per cent in the past year, and is trading close to its highest level in 14 years.

In the next few years the International Monetary Fund expects Swiss gross government debt to fall below 50 per cent of GDP.

At the age of two, 20 per cent of children will lie. This rises to 50 per cent by three and almost 90 per cent at four.

I work in middle office, where there is an operational requirement to be staffed to a minimum of 50 per cent at all times.

Jesse loved hip-hop and in his room, he had posters of his favorite rappers like Eminem and 50 Cent.

Opinion polls suggest that almost 50 per cent of Americans worry that they or their families could fall victim to a terrorist attack.

According to the latest figures, 50 per cent of women are graduating from university compared to only 40 per cent of men.

New bank loans doubled in 2009 and the M2 measure of money supply has expanded nearly 50 per cent in two years.

But the UK will have moved onwards, as well: 41 per cent of its people could be over 50.

HSBC estimates that the currency's share of regional trade could swell to up to 50 per cent by 2015.

Investors holding Greek debt have no incentive to participate voluntarily in any rollover and risk a haircut of 50 per cent.

It is conditional on the bidding consortium securing at least 50. 01 per cent of the target's shares.

The number of empty apartments in new buildings is also high, up to 40-50 per cent by some estimates.

An even higher percentage of waste plastic is envisaged in future, with a 50 per cent plastic mix now under trial at UNSW labs.

In January 2007, when oil was about $60, Mr Touradji said the firm held an aggressive view that oil would go up 50 per cent.

The deal requires approval from at least 50 per cent of shareholders and 75 per cent of shares voted.

If the 50 per cent mortality reduction is achieved, the present classification of pneumonia would be obsolete, they say.

Yet early research showed that two doses of a vaccine containing twice that amount were only 50 per cent effective.

Non-Germans now control on average more than 50 per cent of the free float in the 30 companies that make up the Dax blue-chip index.

In Brazil, for example, the cost of nuclear energy is at least 50 per cent higher than other options.

When it comes to detecting liars, most people score about 50 per cent, or slightly better and that includes many police officers.

Just railway project, cost and expense accounts for common materials to 50% of the total engineering cost, even some 60-70 per cent.

It only sought a minimum 50. 1 per cent stake, enough to protect its joint venture with Midwest from falling into Murchison's hands.

Last week, there were two measures to stop the fall, which saw the Shanghai Composite drop 50 per cent from its peak in October.

The US led the release, providing 50 per cent of the crude oil, with Japan, Germany, France, Spain and Italy providing most of the rest.

Most students said their episode of suicidal thinking was intense and brief, with 50 per cent lasting no more than a day.

Princeton's endowment provided close to 50 per cent of its annual budget.

I said: 'OK, I am 50 per cent agreed with that. ''

The bank expects gilt yields to remain low next year, ending 2012 at 2. 50 per cent, as growth remains a problem.

The Treasury takes up to 50 per cent of the equity, or about 7 per cent, of the fund.

The owner of a gleaming new BMW will drive around for half an hour to avoid a 50 cent parking fee.

An Israeli study found heavy users were about 50 per cent more likely to suffer tumours of the parotid salivary gland.

The FME pays 50 per cent of fellows' salaries, with the university where the fellows work funding the rest.

A report from UBS estimates the total economic cost in the first year at 40 to 50 per cent of gross domestic product.

Just over 50 per cent of these admitted to sometimes having feelings for someone else.

The imprimatur of a good dealer is well worth the 50 per cent sales commission that artists bitch to their mates about.

To cap it all, the complex was delayed by engineering problems and came in 50 per cent over the original $3. 6bn budget.

We assume bondholders will only have access to 50 per cent of these assets in the base case and 30 per cent in the downside case ". "

In October 2006, after a year of being blocked by the government, Carlyle reduced its proposed stake to 50 per cent.

By the mid-1890s, the nation was more than 50 per cent urban.

Although the UK and French governments have imposed 50 per cent bonus supertaxes to cover payments for 2009, that will not be repeated.

Volkswagen's early joint ventures with Shanghai Automobile and First Automobile helped it capture almost 50 per cent of new car sales.

Already this year, PetroChina has paid $5. 4bn for a 50 per cent stake in a Canadian shale gas project owned by EnCana, the energy group.

Mr Lu says that foreign carmakers will pay 50 per cent more for an important component than their Chinese competitors.

Patients recovering from joint-replacement surgery needed 50 per cent less pain medication if they used pet therapy, it was found.

I would say about 50 per cent of our leisure business is somehow related to a destination wedding or vow renewal.

The bacon was the size of an Aussie 50 cent piece.

Participants understood almost 50 per cent more speech with the intelligent microphone with average background noise.

The largest growth is predicted by consulting and oil companies, which both anticipate almost a 50 per cent increase in graduate jobs.

EXAMPLE: Something north of 50 per cent of our annual profits comes from our international sales activity.

More than 50 per cent invest in property, which has fuelled a rapid growth in luxury house prices across the world.

Industrial commodities, which benefit most from economic growth, have surged, with lead and copper up more than 50 per cent in three months.

The project site for the Canton Finance Centre is currently 50 per cent owned by Keng Wong, Canton Properties' executive chairman.

Rice and coffee have jumped to 10-year records and meat prices have risen recently by up to 50 per cent in some countries.

"In India, more than 50 per cent of the clinical acute hepatitis cases are infected with this virus, " Xia says.

The data gathered for the MBA 2008 survey carry 50 per cent of the total weight.

Dr Wayne Fish, who led the team, found that 50 per cent of the fruit was fermentable into ethanol which could provide valuable fuel.

Yet in the UK less than 50 per cent of parents agree to a postmortem.

Even today foreign ownership of Japanese debt is only 6 per cent compared with 50 per cent for US government paper.

By contrast, in most economies, including some of China's East Asian neighbours, private consumption is about 50 per cent of GDP.

The expiry of post-IPO lock-ups has meant that the proportion of technically tradable shares has risen to more than 50 per cent.

Brazilian forward markets are pricing in a 256 basis point rate increase to 11. 50 per cent by the end of the year.

The Bulgheroni family that owns Bridas will keep a 50 per cent stake through a newly- created joint venture holding company.

The projected rise comes despite a forecast spike of close to 50 per cent in the supply of office space in Beijing and Shanghai by 2012.

Fifty per cent of global GDP is services and a lot of that is tradeable.

The cost of paper scraps and wood chips has jumped 50 per cent in the past year thanks largely to Chinese demand, biting into Oji's profits.

Regular exposure to second-hand smoke heightens the chance of a stroke by 50 per cent.

The next month, it introduces a 50-cent reusable shopping bag in U. S. stores.

The losses ranged from 30 to 50 per cent of the expected grain yield of a country's wheat production.

At the other end of the pipeline, operating costs at Chinese crushers are 40-50 per cent cheaper than in Brazil and the US.

Morgan Stanley has raised its forecast to a 50 per cent rise in iron ore prices for 2008 "to reflect an exceptionally tight market" .

Those Japanese managers recruited in China often face a cut in their pay of at least 50 per cent, says Mr Matsuda.

Unemployment in Dagestan is estimated to be anywhere from 18 to 50 per cent and likely to rise.

Foreign predicted that by the year 2002, water-based printing inks in screen printing ink will account for 50 per cent or more.

Although Coke controls nearly 50 per cent of the fizzy drink market, it has just 8 per cent of the juice segment.

By June 2010, its reserves had reached $2, 450bn, 30 per cent of the world total and a staggering 50 per cent of its own GDP.

YouTube and rapper 50 Cent are holding a similar contest as well.

The data collected in 2007 (from the EMBA class that graduated in 2004) carries 50 per cent of the total weight.

China's banking system had a non-performing loan ratio of more than 50 per cent a decade ago.

A recent study showed that word of mouth is now 50 per cent more important to consumers in making decisions than it was 30 years ago.

Meanwhile, the poorest fifty per cent are responsible for just seven per cent of emissions.

How can we expect to reduce global carbon emissions by 50 per cent or more if populations continue to grow exponentially?

Since January 2009, iron ore prices have more than doubled, in contrast to a 50 per cent rise in benchmark steel prices.

Mr Dudley's new strategy has also started a fight with the formidable oligarchs in the AAR consortium, which owns 50 per cent of TNK-BP.

You've got to achieve 50-60 per cent profit or that's it.

But Ms Ulrich says that there are reasons to believe this will fall to about 50 per cent by the end of next year.

High blood pressure is thought to be responsible for 50 per cent of all heart attacks and strokes.

Yet its gross domestic product per head, at purchasing power parity, is almost double India's and 50 per cent higher than Indonesia's.

In the face of political pressure, Carlyle first reduced its intended investment from 85 per cent to a 50-50 joint venture.

Local forecasts predict a more than 50 per cent chance of rain for Sunday's Spanish grand prix.

Fees from debt products accounted for nearly 50 per cent of the total, compared with 30 per cent in 2000.

Wealth was badly hit, with inflation-adjusted residential real estate prices falling by about 50 per cent since their peak.

Besides its extensive operations in the territory, BoC has a 50 per cent stake in Banco Tai Fung, which it rescued in the early 1980s.

Now, 50 per cent defaults on sovereign debt are being pushed by some of Greece's largest EU creditors.

A worker earning $48, 000 would generally be eligible for unemployment benefits at 50 per cent of his or her wages.

The Chinese gross domestic saving rate exceeds 50 per cent of gross domestic product, very high in an absolute historical context.

together with a note which said: 'A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief! '

Previous corrections have seen emerging markets lag behind developed markets by 50 per cent or more.

Self-sufficiency allows some flexibility: ArcelorMittal produces 50-60 per cent of its ore and coal needs.

ZTE is expected to provide nearly 50 per cent of initial equipment orders for the networks.

It is very efficient and can lower the blood pressure enough to reduce stroke mortality by 50 per cent.

Chinese equity fees now account for up to 40-50 per cent of all Asia-Pacific fees.

Co-author Dr Lei Cao said: 'After four weeks in the enriched environment, the animals' abdominal fat decreased by 50 per cent.

This came as shares of rival TAL Education jumped 50 per cent in their trading debut on Wednesday after raising $120m in New York.

About 50 per cent of the women are more than averagely attractive.

Market power bred complacency, and GM's US market share declined steadily from more than half to about 20 per cent.

Employment and new orders also showed signs of growth with some markets seeing customers orders soaring by as much as 50 per cent.

The number of young people going to university has already risen above 40 per cent, and the target is 50 per cent.

and reserves are now close to 50 per cent of gross domestic product.

However, "Brazil represents 50 per cent of the South American market, " says Mr Avila.

Within a few years, it will connect 70-80 per cent of Chinese cities with a population over 500, 000.

If you refuse an offer a second time during the same period of benefit, the daily benefit is reduced by 50 per cent.

Double ebitda margins to 40 per cent and a $5bn company is easily within reach.

The former chairman of the Federal Reserve said: "I still believe there is a greater than 50 per cent probability of recession. "

And if a customer witnesses incivility, that customer decides to not re-patronize the business 50 per cent of the time.

Generally, this means a 50 per cent or higher probability of a lowered rating within 90 days.

Japanese exports, already down 46 per cent in January from the year before, halved in February.

Wholesale sales in the UK and Europe are expected to be more than 50 per cent higher.

The market has more than $14, 000bn in personal financial assets with more than 50 per cent in cash looking for a home.

Research shows they are almost 50 per cent more likely to die from breast cancer than women carrying fewer pounds.

Banks account for 80 per cent of the distribution of offshore funds in Taiwan by asset volume and just 50 per cent for onshore funds.

The yield is well above the 2. 50 per cent seen last month when the US Federal Reserve announced it would start buying Treasury debt.

Japan said Australia, South Korea and Indonesia had expressed support for the 50 per cent cuts agreed by the G8.

In return Rio is buying out Ivanhoe shares in tranches that will eventually approach 50 per cent.

In the miracle years this ratio fell to 50 per cent, then started a V-shaped recovery in 1970 as the labour market tightened.

Steel mills are asking for a 40-50 per cent cut in iron ore prices, arguing that steel demand is poor.

More than 50 per cent of Saudi oil is now exported to Asia.

Augment non-traditional growth slightly, and emerging markets could account for 50 per cent of Canada's total merchandise trade by 2025.

With R& D labour costs only 20-50 per cent of those in the west, the numbers employed are greater than in the US, EU or Japan.

The two companies would each comprise 50 per cent of the enlarged entity.

This year 50 per cent of students on the Chicago EMBA will be resident in Singapore, though they are not necessarily Singapore nationals.

"Bonuses for these staff will be at best 50 per cent, down to being paid nothing or being fired, " Mr Osborne said.

Meanwhile the market expects the Federal Reserve will cut rates by half a point tomorrow to 1 per cent.

Some grades of steel on the spot market have already risen more than 50 per cent since mid-November.

The total of Chinese students fell by 3. 7 per cent, but they remained the largest overseas group, accounting for 50, 755 students.

Since MF Global's failure, shares in Jefferies, the US investment bank, have fallen about 50 per cent.

Monthly transaction volumes could fall by more than 50 per cent in the coming months, he added.

The benchmark has now rallied nearly 50 per cent from its low in March.

She says trading volumes increased by more than 50 per cent during this time and clients are still focusing particularly on banking stocks.

Property brokers say that the price of prime real estate in Delhi and Mumbai has risen by 40-50 per cent in the past year.

Ronaldo should be particularly pleased to escape the UK's new 50 per cent top tax rate.

I could have answered "a 10 per cent chance" , "a 50 per cent chance" , or "an 80 per cent chance" with equal plausibility.

During the past 10 years the number of households earning less than Y3m has grown by 50 per cent.

Human trafficking is outlawed, biodiversity protected and the national debt will be reduced to 50 per cent of GDP.

It sparked forecasts that already inflated coking coal prices could surge 50 per cent to an all-time high of $US400 a tonne.

In early 1999, British researchers found that allergic reactions to soybeans had increased by 50 per cent from the previous year.

The UK case is dramatic, with banking assets jumping from 50 per cent of GDP to more than 550 per cent over the past four decades.

TV rights fees account for about 50 per cent of the Olympic movement's revenues.

We look for a 50 per cent reduction after five or ten minutes.

Yet a near-50 per cent increase in demand cannot be met in 20 years.

Unlike in past years, when global banks dominated the market, in 2009 domestic players took about 50 per cent of trading volumes.

Swiss foreign reserves at 50 per cent of gross domestic product are also excessive.

Analysts at Credit Suisse reckon the renminbi is 50 per cent undervalued while Chinese inflation recently hit a 19 month high.

The benchmark Hang Seng index has risen 50 per cent this year, and 95 per cent from its low in March.

However, the A-share market has fallen by more than 50 per cent since its peak of last October.

Most indices in Europe were up more than 3 per cent including the FTSE, DAX in Germany and the Euro Stoxx 50.

He runs a Chinatown shop that sells everything from 50-cent ceramic coffee cups to $10 Hannah Montana backpacks.

But industrial production in April rose 5. 2 per cent from the previous month, the fastest rise in more than half a century.

Stock markets have leapt, in some cases by as much as 50 per cent above the depths plumbed after Lehman Brothers vaporised.

Today, despite the modern fashion for healthy eating, 'nutritionally empty' white bread accounts for more than 50 per cent of what we buy.

The region alone accounted for almost 50 per cent of the emerging world's foreign capital demand in 2007.

A deal had to clear two thresholds: approval from 50 per cent of shareholders; and 75 per cent of shares voted.

Since 1997, the value of collaborative research between universities and business has increased by more than 50 per cent.

Industry officials said Japanese steelmakers were also seeking a 40-50 per cent cut as demand for ore and steel was plunging.

Emigrants from Asia accounted for almost 50 per cent of moves to other OECD countries.

The International Energy Agency points out that global primary energy demand could rise by another 50 per cent by 2035.

Yet under-30s still give the president an over 50 per cent approval rating. Maybe it is Mr Obama's supporters who are irrational?

Cost per passenger mile has fallen by 75 per cent since the 1950s.

Its assets under management have risen by almost 50 per cent in the past two years, to $350bn.

Assume the US accumulates a foreign debt to gross domestic product ratio of 50 per cent.

Who'd have thought someone like 50 Cent could lend his name to something so crass and stupid?

And so on, until one of the nominees goes over fifty per cent.

Barrick's shares fell more than 5 per cent in morning trading on Monday to C$50. 27 on fears that it is paying too much.

No. That fact, that India and China produced 50 per cent of global GDP in the 18th century, is a fact.

The best performing funds charge as much as 50 per cent of profits.

The Fed's lending came as the US central bank lowered interest rates by 50 basis points to 1 per cent.

European exchanges can command profit margins of 50 per cent or more.

Next, they can ensure all senior executive posts have 50 per cent women candidates and that half of selection committee members are women.

They want to include a reduction of the income tax rate on unearned income from 70 per cent to the 50 per cent top rate on earned income.

In addition, the Qatari fund and the Dubai Stock Exchange own more than 50 per cent of the London Stock Exchange.

Some Harvard schools, such as the Kennedy School of Government, rely on the endowment for more than 50 per cent of their costs.

These subsidies came to about $5bn during the first half, while gasoline prices rose by about 18 per cent in June.

One organisation I know saw its hospitality revenues fall by almost 50 per cent in January and February.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation fell 50 per cent to HK$356m.

Transactions through some property agencies declined by 50 per cent in July, according to local media reports.

The RBI cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 7. 5 per cent, lowering the main short-term interest rate for the second time in two weeks.

In the UK, in 2010, our white [unbranded] label was prominent with more than 50 per cent of sector market share.

In India, hotel managers' salaries are forecast to rise 50 per cent this year.

Modified one-year old seedlings showed a reduction in caffeine content of 50 to 70 per cent in their leaves.

Why do our headaches persist after taking a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a 50-cent aspirin?