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Despite the retreat in many markets, most investors expect China to keep growing at a pace well above that of the big developed economies.

At necropsy the heart weight is usually well above average.

He said the hit rate was 45 percent, well above the 25 percent they would have expected.

When my father and brother start to talk about politics I just don't listen. All that sort of thing is well above my head.

The price gave the hotel group an earnings multiple of nearly 20 times, well above that of competitors at the time.

They all have GDP growth rates well above that of the United States and Europe.

Millions of Americans now find themselves pinned down in places where unemployment rates are well above the national average.

Many market watchers expect the basics of supply and demand to build in a pricing floor well above where commodities traded a year ago.

The Bank of England, which has allowed British inflation to drift well above its target, was under pressure to follow suit.

For a tablet, it is well above average, but don't turn it up all the way, otherwise it will begin to distort near the top end.

The Bank expects most food prices to remain well above 2004 levels until at least 2015.

The group's analysts said gains in the index are still well above trend levels, but have come down somewhat in the last couple of months.

General Motors roared back as a public company on Thursday, with its newly-listed shares trading well above their offering price.

A polymer is a substance of high molecular weight, well above the size of the compounds considered so far.

Well above two thirds of these deaths, often associated with inappropriate feeding practices, occur during the first year of life.

This we think is the result of the economy operating well above potential for the past two years.

In March, inflation climbed to a two-year high of 2. 6% -- well above the bank's target of close to, but not above, 2%.

But uranium prices remain well above the level seen for most of the past three decades, buoyed by an expectation of growth in nuclear power.

Such frequencies are well above typical frequencies used for concrete inspection.

In Britain and America the dividend yield is now well above the yield on government bonds, something not seen since the 1950s.

Last week, the reading showed 49. 66% of respondents were bullish, up from 47. 40% a week earlier, well above the long-term average of 39%.

The deposits are up to seven metres above sea level, well above the normal reach of storm waves.

The British pound, Swedish krona, Swiss franc and Canadian dollar are also trading well above their burger benchmark.

Blackburn are Denmark. Not the most exciting, but consistently punch well above their weight to hold their own with the big boys.

First, the US is already running a large current account deficit, a reflection of the fact that domestic spending is well above output.

Taken well above the clouds, the image can be matched with similar images of the same shuttle plume taken below the clouds.

And if the initial stimulus triggers a cascade of expenditure among consumers and businesses, the multiplier can be well above one.

In Lake Woebegone it seems all the women are pretty, all the men are handsome, and all the kids are well above average.

It was still less than half Tuesday's $122bn trading volume in the United States, but well above London's $29. 4bn on Tuesday.

The state of knowledge about the strength of structures is well above the knowledge about serviceability and durability .

At the end of the day, the iPad might be worth well above $500 for all we know.

Global output has probably risen by close to 5%, well above its trend rate and a lot faster than forecasters were expecting 12 months ago.

The first is that the government has been spending well above the rate of economic growth since the end of its first term in office.

Jim Knight, Britain's schools minister, said: "We're well above average, but we know we need to do more to be truly world class. "

In Portugal and Spain inflation was a little lower but still well above the euro-area norm.

The rise was below the rate of the previous quarter but well above market estimates.

This was the first motored plane in human history that flew well above ground.

At this point his maximum risk is USD 2'000 and his margin utilisation is 10%, well above the minimum.

His arose from an unusual confluence: a great crime, a great silence, a receptive audience and personal courage well above the ordinary.

The forecast came after ArcelorMittal unveiled a more than doubling of net income in the second quarter, well above analysts' estimates.

Unemployment rates rose well above 10% in much of the region and remain in double figures in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina.

The proportion is well above the de facto target set by the European Central Bank of about 15 per cent of its reserves in bullion.

The pyramid also had to stand well above the level of the river to protect it against the regular floods.

Trading in BP options soared well above normal levels, with traders making a beeline for bearish options in the troubled oil giant.

Producer prices in December rose 1. 7% from a year earlier, well above expectations for a 0. 5% rise and reversing November's 2. 1% drop.

The patient will have hot, dry skin and a temperature well above normal.

The air temperature was now well above freezing .

In many countries, particularly in developing Asia and Latin America, output is well above the pre-crisis trends.

China's average return on physical capital is now well above the global average, according to Goldman Sachs.

We cynically barged in, rose well above our station and stole the Premier League title two seasons in a row.

Italy's new technocratic government under Mario Monti has not seen any relief either: ten-year yields remain well above 6%.

However, costs remain well above the cost of electricity from coal.

The default ratio on prime mortgages is already well above the US treasury's stress test limit set for the banks.

Houses are now being built at about twice the rate they're being sold, well above earlier norms.

The Brazilian real is one of the few emerging-market currencies that is trading well above its Big Mac benchmark.

We've been told by people on this street that the flood waters were well above my head.

Goldman says that 10% of its revenues come from proprietary trading, well above rivals' shares.

Our students are typically planning to attend a competitive college or university and rank well above average .

The data will add to concern that India is expanding at a pace well above its non-inflationary speed limit.

The rule of thumb says these figures should be well above 2% for investors to get a decent deal.

And that equity will be issued at a preset share price well above current levels.

Since some were written at the height of the property boom they are well above the prevailing market rate.

But this time round productivity figures have been well above normal.

That's well above the typical corporate bond rate, but these are companies that have less than stellar credit ratings.

At the peaks of the tech and housing bubbles, it got much bigger, with net worth surging well above 600% of income.

It admitted to having suffered "well above" $1 billion in paper losses on its portfolio of leveraged-buyout loans.

American productivity growth has been well above the OECD average for more than a decade and should remain strong.

Fourth-quarter economic growth of 4 per cent, year-on-year, was the strongest since 2000 and well above expectations.

Radioactive cesium was detected in broccoli in Fukushima Prefecture well above the country's limit.

Japan's bust was bigger (its banks' stock of non-performing loans reached 35% of GDP, well above the gloomiest forecasts today).

His company's 80% gross margin, an indicator of its profitability, is well above the industry average of 60%.

Wheat and milk prices have surged to all-time highs while those for corn and soyabeans stand at well above their 1990s averages.

But most analysts believe prices are already well above their longer-term equilibrium levels and so are more likely to fall than rise.

residential and commercial real estate vacancy rates are well above their long-run averages.

Economists at the European Commission now put it at around 8%, one percentage point less than in 1997 (though well above America's 5%).

This beautiful shrub rose has a bushy, upright habit, holding the flowers well above the foliage.

Many community clinics don't have the budget for a standard ultrasound machine, which can cost well above $50, 000.

corn, maize and soya are all well above average 1990s prices and rice is at a 10-year high.

Ranked by this "effective marginal tax rate" , America lags behind by less, though its rate of24% is well above the OECD average of 20%.

Commodity prices, even after the summer sell-off, remain well above marginal production costs.

Given the huge capital inflow, the Fed's monetary policy had to generate a level of demand well above potential output.

Here in Shanghai, a registration center in the Zhabei district said it had a record 53 divorce filings on Tuesday, well above normal.

Which factors should be raised well above the industry's standard?

Its capital strength makes the loss manageable: its capital should remain well above the 10 per cent regulatory minimum.

Many factories, in fact, are already paying well above the minimum wage to retain and lure skilled workers.

Its total debt is around 300 billion euros -- at 113% of its gross domestic product, well above the euro zone's self-imposed 60% ceiling.

The earnings figure was well above the consensus of analysts' forecasts.

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month The readings on my thermometer last month were well above the average.

Pandora , an online music service, priced its initial public offering well above expectations at $16 a share.

Lenovo estimates its own share of China's emerging market at well above its national average of 30 per cent.

The US's 340. 7m barrels of crude inventories are well above average for this time of year.

Unemployment is once again the voters' biggest concern; the jobless rate reached 8. 6% in February, well above the European Union average.

I borrowed my friend's polka dot galoshes, but at this point in the tunnel the water was well above them.

While the price of gold is now well above the nominal record it touched in 1980, silver remains below the $50 an ounce it hit that year.

Since mid-2006, the region's torrid housing market has kept consumer inflation well above the national average.

The readings on my thermometer last month were well above the average.

These two stand out as emerging-market currencies that trade well above their Big Mac PPPs.

Both the government and private sector rapidly increased wages, helping push inflation well above the average in France and Germany.

Inflation emerged about a year ago, and last month increased to 7. 1%, well above the government's 4. 8% target.

In January Washington's unemployment rate peaked at 12%, well above the national average.

Indeed, from October to January, the surplus was some $40bn each month, well above existing records.

The turnout was well above expectation and well above the turnout of the 1995 election.

China's one-year certificate of deposit rate is 4. 14 percent, well above the U. S. federal funds target rate of 2. 25 percent.

Well above 100 kilometers, at the highest altitudes infused by the auroral glow, the red color comes from the excitation of oxygen atoms.

Consumer prices in the euro area rose by 3. 2% in the year to January, well above the 2% limit of the central bank's target range.

In front of the house was a tall tree. Its top is well above the tops of the other trees.

President Obama's IQ, incidentally, is well above average - but then so was Bush's.

House prices have risen to almost 5. 5 times disposable income per worker, well above the long-term historical average of 3. 5, he says.

The cost of living is well above average, too.

The one glaring imbalance was in housing: both house prices and construction had risen well above traditional norms by 2006.

A pledge to lift both ratios well above industry norms until 2015 is belated recognition of serious neglect.

Hopes for quantitative easing will be constrained by inflation that is well above target levels across the west.

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.

Some spout conspiracy theories to explain why the precious metal is not trading well above $1, 000 an ounce.

Our usual heat sources, gas flames and glowing coals and electrical elements, have temperatures well above 1, 000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Here Chinese wages are well above $2, because producers want to attract the best and most reliable workers.

With oil trading at well above $100 a barrel, the cartel had faced calls to raise output to ease oil prices.

Temperatures are set to reach as high as 37 or even 40 degrees in cities like Messina, Pescara and Perugia, well-above the seasonal average.

Excluding food and energy, they were up 2. 5%, well above the Federal Reserve's comfort level.

The Reserve Bank of India has raised its inflation forecast for this year to 5%, well above its target of 3%.

That narrows the gap with the iPad, which costs between $499 and $829, but remains well above low-end netbook PCs.

He is just an average student in class but his school work is well above (the) average.

But 80% of non-capital education spending goes to teachers' salaries, well above the 64% OECD average.

Even budget computers using our website analysis and link checker software can handle well above 100. 000 pages and millions of links.

That's below last year's peak, but well above typical levels, and enough for about a year's worth of sales.

The VIX is well above its post-1990 average, according to the Chicago Board Options Exchange, which trades futures and options on the index.

The government intends to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.

Experience suggests it can drive asset prices well above the levels that cautious investors are willing to stomach.

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Prices for goods such as blades for razors, ink for printers and concessions at movies are often set well above cost.

Yields on French debt are now well above 4% and are at historic highs versus German bonds.

By 2016 its overall government deficit will be 6% of GDP, the IMF estimates, well above the comfort level for debt stability.

Their unemployment rate, at 30%, is well above the national average.

That could make the Hover tempting even for Romanians who earn well above the average net monthly salary of about ? 70.

But its stock remained well above the levels seen before the bid approach was made.

The traffic dipped going into the afternoon but stayed well above normal.

It's still in its upward channel, well above its 160-day moving average.

The U. S. jobless rate is likely to push well above 8 percent by mid-2010 and may even top 9 percent, Prakken said.

Borrowing costs are set to remain well above their levels before the crisis.

His house is over there, well above the other houses.

Its collection rate is already well above the Indian average of 60%.

These marks are well above (below) average.

The growth rate in many cities is well above that, in the range of 15% to 20%, and that is what matters for the global system.

Excluding the TARP funds, the Tier 1 level was 9. 2%, still well above the 6% that a bank needs to be considered well-capitalized.

Before the financial crisis, China was running a current account surplus well above 10 percent of GDP.

But the euro is still well above its low of $1. 1917 hit last June.

Your monthly salary is well above average.

Another benefit gardeners get from planting well above the ground is that they face fewer pests.

Composite trading in New York Stock Exchange-listed companies hit 8. 6 billion shares, well above the daily average for 2010.

Silver climbed 165% between late August and last week, well above the 26% rise in gold.

Consumer-price inflation has risen to almost 7% (see chart), well above Asia's average rate of 2. 5%.

Gree pays workers an average 3, 300 renminbi a month, well above the industry norm. Housing and other benefits are also better.

When the high speed of 250 km of flame retardant fiber performance indicators, well above the speed of 200 km of requirements.

They have drifted down from that, but are still well above their open price, at around $28.

That came in above the government's targeted 8% growth and well above many economists' estimates.

A stock that sells well above its original value.

The students' scores on Britain's national science exams are well above average, too.

That would still leave the market well above the March 9 low.

They test well above the grade average.

The lowest TSR among these ten companies was 61. 7%, well above the 6. 6% annual average among the 712 firms sampled.

In states where smoking was well above average, the average state cigarette tax was $0. 66 a pack.

The price was set at $33 a share, well above the initial price range of between $26 and $29.

In fact, all the internal reliability coefficients achieved 0. 8 or above, well above Hairs et al.

In December, local currency bank loans rose 18. 76 per cent after rising 16 per cent in November, well above the trend in recent months.

Bank credit rose by 21% during the same 12 months, well above the 10-15% increase the Central Bank regards as comfortable.

A long gold painted chandelier with 12 lights with curved ivory colored shades hangs well above the table.

The unemployment rate in Pawtucket, a city struggling with the loss of manufacturing jobs, is 12. 1%, well above the national average.

That total was well above the February figure of 218 billion yuan ($33 billion).

The platform helps keep the house well above flood levels.

At present, atmospheric CO2 has reached 387 parts per million (ppm), well above the preindustrial figure of 280 ppm.

That was up from $78 billion in July and well above the $73 billion forecast by economists.

Henry's work is well above the average.

Mary's school work is well above average.

In this context of candidate-centered elections, incumbent members of Congress fare very well, with reelection rates well above 90 percent.

Other blue-chip Chinese artists such as Cai Guo-qiang and Zeng Fanzhi also sold well above their estimates.

Even so, global growth would remain well above levels in 2001 and 2002 (see chart).

But the consensus view is that payoutswill climb well above the billions stemming from the internet bubble.

Opinion polls show the party with between 5. 5 and 7. 9 percent of votes, well above the four percent required to win a seat.

This article is well above me.

I can't reach it. It's well above my head.

On that basis, Mr. Shiller's method shows the S& P 500 trading at 23 times profits, well above the historical average of 16.

"The world total will rise well above 100 (gigawatts) in 2008 for sure, " Sawyer said.

A 50 per cent rise to $90 will be well above the market consensus for a 30-40 per cent rise.

They play very well. Above all we must watch out for counter-attacks. They have a lot of speed up front, they're difficult to stop.

Brazil's inflation rate rose 6. 3% in March, officials said Thursday, well above the annual target of 4. 5%.

But that still leaves the prices of some vintages, such as the sought-after 2005s, well above their initial levels.

For example, dinosaur fossils - have been found in Alaska and Canada well above the Arctic Circle.

Nominal gross domestic product has leapt from $200bn to well above $1, 000bn, and average wages from $100 a month to $600.

Sears Holdings Corp. said expects to earn between $1. 16 and $1. 88 per share this year, well above the 88 cents analysts predicted.

Last year we had 297, which is . . . still well above what we've been used to in the past.

We downgrade to Sell (from Hold) as Sina now stands at USD85. 52, well above our PT of USD58.

That is 10 times the cap set for European Union member states and well above the Greek deficit.

The S& P 500 was trading at 23 times earnings, a postwar high and well above the average of 14. 5 times earnings.

The central bank's benchmark rate is 12% and may need to rise again to tame inflation, which is well above the target of 4. 5%.

Yet the NASDAQ Composite only declined to 2227, well above its 2155 low of March 17.

Rental vacancies are at a record high, and inventories of pre-owned condos and co-ops are well above long-term averages.

A well-tuned system can easily have a hit ratio well above 90%.

If you test a group of 4 year olds, you find they can do this task well above chance but not perfectly; there's a range of performance.

The tree is well above the house.

Equities stand at 19 times cyclically adjusted earnings, well above their 130-year average of 16. 4.

A warm convection flow then lofted it further to between 26, 000 ft and 32, 500 ft, well above cloud level.

Kobe is also well above average, but his career WP48 of 0. 202 falls short of McGrady's mark.

That is well above the Texas average of 6. 8%, and almost three points higher than the year before.

The economy grew by 7. 9 per cent year-on-year, according to official figures released yesterday, well above expectations of 6. 3 per cent.

In the euro area, inflation is lower, but at 3. 3% is the highest for 14 years and well above the ECB's 2% ceiling.

The cost for the F-2 was about 13. 2 billion yen ($171. 4 million), according to Japan's Defense Ministry, well above the price of an F-16.

India's jewelry sector took in 206. 2 tons in the quarter, well above China's 142. 9 tons.

In America the rate hit almost 6% (see chart), well above the Fed's target of 5. 25%.

Inflation in October jumped to 4. 4 per cent, well above the government's 3 per cent target.

That is down from 10. 3 percent last year, but well above what developed nations like the United States are managing.

Early tablet PCs were priced well above $3, 000 because of expensive parts such as the touch-sensitive screen.

Expert ranking of the harmfulness of drugs puts alcohol, for example, well above many illegal substances, such as cannabis.

The benchmark 10-year bond yield was flat at 1. 430 percent, well above a 28-month low of 1. 310 percent hit last week.

On GDP, the range has averaged 1. 9 percentage points, well above the 2005-2010 average of 1. 3 points.

Consumer prices rose by 4. 4 per cent year-on-year in China and 4. 1 per cent in South Korea last month, well above target.

At number one, the same as last time, above New York and Hong Kong and well above the likes of Zurich, Frankfurt and Shenzhen.

So, you would expect an hourly rate that is well above 100$ (judging for example the rate that lawyers demand).

Oil inventory is well-above last year's level and the 5-year average.

That's a major factor in Japan's poorest region, where unemployment runs at 7. 7 percent, well above the national average of 5. 3 percent.

It will start with a major slip of the tectonic plates which in turn will trigger the extreme earthquake well above the Richter scale;

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the weather warms to well above freezing,

Although prices have already fallen by 23% from their peak, they remain well above fair value