Now, by any measure, China is more than twice as rich.

By farming standards, this is a tiny operation.

That s a long long time in human years.

Yes, by our standards, China s imbalances are unstable and unsustainable. 160

In Madurai, a reward that is modest in North American standards, is more meaningful there.

On this, admittedly subjective, measure, Somaliland qualifies as a nation.

She made about 160 a month which is good by Ugandan standards.

A terrible dictatorship, a regime without a future and a dwarf in terms of power politics defied the international giants.

In the first half of 1997, the Russian economy showed some signs of improvement.

ISLAMABAD Since mid December, Pakistan has experienced political and economic volatility that is extraordinary even by Pakistani standards.

The British economy is now growing fast by current European standards, so 2 of GDP is becoming a larger sum.

On all of these measures, about a quarter of Democratic voters do not have an opinion of Sanders.

And isn't 9,000 not so much more, in Syrian terms, than it is for us?

Indeed, measured against today s standards, Charles de Gaulle, Winston Churchill, and Dwight Eisenhower were comparatively authoritarian leaders.

There are places where women are all wrinkled by the age of 27, and they look about 50 by our standards.

Overall employment, which is still high in historical terms, has been declining continuously since the beginning of 2008.

September 11, 2001, was a terrible tragedy by any measure, but it was not a historical turning point.

By any standards, the reform agenda is ambitious especially given a fragile and unaccommodating external environment.

Oi you, that's too much of a rip off by anyone's count! 6 4 is more than enough. Of course I'm the '6'.

Yes, by our standards, China s imbalances are unstable and unsustainable. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has, in fact, gone public with a similar critique.

Singkatnya, meskipun utang negara negara emerging market umumnya terkesan berjumlah sedang berdasarkan nilai historis, sangat mungkin bahwa jumlah utang sebetulnya kurang diperhitungkan, dengan margin besar.

An Italian cardinal, who admittedly spoke intemperately, was accused of using the language of Holocaust denial. By that standard, does my unqualified criticism of Hamas s rocket attacks make me an Islamophobe?

By that standard, does my unqualified criticism of Hamas s rocket attacks make me an Islamophobe?

They are a relatively short lived phenomenon, lasting a few tens of thousands of years, compared to a typical stellar lifetime of several billion years.

Land costs could easily be as low as 20 per person, or less than 0.50 per year over a lifetime. Of course, such land may not be in desirable locations today, but desirable locations can be created by urban planning.

Of course, such land may not be in desirable locations today, but desirable locations can be created by urban planning.

Or maybe the damage from the hurricane was simply too large for migrants to cover completely. After all, migrant workers may be relatively well off by standards at home, but they struggle to earn a decent living in their host countries.

After all, migrant workers may be relatively well off by standards at home, but they struggle to earn a decent living in their host countries.

But the data show neither marked austerity by historical standards nor government cutbacks severe enough to explain the huge job losses.

But while Western Europe's post war institutional order has worked almost miraculously well in historical terms, voters have narrower views and focus on more private concerns.

In 2003, Germany ran a fiscal deficit that was close to 4 of GDP perhaps not high by today s standards, but higher than the EU average at the time.

By placing special police forces in every corner, street and alley, the government spared no expense in trying to adapt women to the regime's narrow minded measures and standards and making women feel harassed and objectified.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the yield rate on ten year bonds will continue to rise, reaching 5 by 2019 and remaining at or above that level for the next five years. While it is unlikely that this will lead to a 1994 style disaster, especially given that the current yield rate remains very low by historical standards, it will destabilize the US debt market.

While it is unlikely that this will lead to a 1994 style disaster, especially given that the current yield rate remains very low by historical standards, it will destabilize the US debt market.

The pound's current strength against the dollar makes Pasha's plov, at 8 British pounds ( 13.70) a lot more expensive seeming than the New York version, but Trip Advisors note that by London standards, it is not a pricy evening out.

We have not found the nearest such world yet, but statistically it should be within about 15 light years of us a stone s throw in cosmic terms.

The 100,000 contract (a relatively small amount of money by global industry standards) is being offered not by the FSB but the Interior Ministry, which according to Sharikov is more interested in fighting child pornography than anti Putin dissidents.

A bowl of traditional Uzbek plov containing rice, thick carrot, onion, lamb, and different spices costs 8.50 at Nargis restaurant, somewhat more expensive than Central Asian prices, but still a cheap eat by New York standards.

Migrants from struggling countries in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and other regions are increasingly securing jobs at wages that, while low by rich country standards, are far higher than they could dream of back home.

We have learned in the past decade that even when businesses are internationally competitive, a macroeconomic crisis can derail economic growth, as it did in most of Asia in the late 1990s.

Miners' wages are very high here, whereas coffee harvesting is paid 15,000 rupees (1.2 euros) a day and the average monthly wage is two million rupees (167 euros) explains the porter, who previously worked as a mason in the island resort of Bali.