Fares that go up by more than the average must be balanced by others that rise by less than the average, or that fall.
The average rates that lenders charge borrowers, however, have fallen by less than the average interest rates that investors demand from lenders.
A study by the London Business School†, with ABN Amro, a Dutch bank, found that real exchange rates in 17 countries moved by less than an average of 0.2% a year over the period 1900-2006.Other things being equal (such as roughly similar real interest rates across countries) nominal interest rates should be higher in countries with higher inflation rates.
The prevalences of low consumption of fruit and vegetables, defined by less than five average daily servings on most days of the week (5/7) were 94 and 61%, respectively.
The term inferiority complex has lost much of its significance through imprecise popular misuse for example, as an inappropriately facile explanation of any show of ambition by a person of less-than-average height.
Repeat IC estimates (available in 10 of 14 patients) varied by less than 12%, averaging ± 5% for the group.
For a while, it may well grow by less than the EU average.
Another four teams raised prices by less than the leaguewide average of 5percentt, according to the Team Marketing Report, which compiles the Fan Cost Index.
With that sort of recent record, and given the European Commission's growth forecasts for 1999-2003 (averageage of 3% for the whole EU, a little less for Portugal), convergence could take 70 years, says Mr Mateus.Most economists expect the economy this year to grow by less than the EU average, for only the third time since Portugal became a member.
The tumors of patients receiving the most antibodies grew by less than 10% on average, while those in patients receiving the lowest dose more than doubled in size.
