New venture creation difficulty "Start-up difficulty": interviews are asked also for their perception about the degree of difficulty of starting a business now compared to one year ago: More difficult, Somewhat more difficult, About the same, Somewhat less difficult or Less difficult.
Accounting for the time it takes for the plane to taxi on Narita's runway and the passenger to make his way through that sprawling airport, the total journey to central Tokyo from Ibaraki is about the same - less than 90 minutes - according to Katsuichi Yabunaka, an Ibaraki official.
Ticket prices are about the same — or less — than those for a typical club show.
Myriad says the average patient with insurance coverage pays about the same or less out of pocket for its BRCA test.
Just this season, we've seen rookies like Russell Wilson, Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck instantly and significantly improve their offenses despite having about the same or less supporting talent than their teams had a year before.
Nagano, like the rest of Japan, is chockablock with tiny restaurants that are little more than a hole in the wall, where one can have a delicious meal for about the same, or less than, lunch at McDonald's.
Considering seed age affects anaerobic germination, we only used seeds that were about the same age (less than 18 months old).
The boxes cost $30/month – or about the same (or less than) many other kid activities like swimming or dance classes, for example.
If tickets are priced right, the cost could be about the same or less than many visitors lose at the slots or the craps tables.
