In other words, the gap between Mae and the less good elite skiers of the world is far smaller than the gap between them and the very best.
In some subjects, however, such as fifth- and eighth-grade science, gaps have remained stubborn, although they are far smaller than the statewide gaps.
"There is certainly a gap between the Ainu and the general population, but the gap is far smaller compared to, say, Native Americans or Inuits," said Teruki Tsuneomoto, a law professor and director of the Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies at the University of Hokkaido.
The overall trade gap was far smaller than analysts polled by Reuters had expected.
The trade gap was far smaller than many experts had expected, however, and that contributes to the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates for now.
In Memphis, the gap is far smaller, with women making up 39percentt of the city's STEM workforce, 7th highest in our study.
And yet already, even disregarding this study, the gap between rich and poor is far smaller than you might expect, with about four in ten of the poorest children overweight, compared to about three in ten of the richest.
Germany's circumstances today are different in crucial ways: there is no military dimension, and the economic gap between itself and the rest of Europe is far smaller than the historic one between America and a Europe devastated by war.
BBC Wales political editor Betsan Powys said the gap between the highest and lowest Yes majorities around Wales were far smaller than the 1997 referendum.
Summers had recommended to Obama far smaller stimulus options than fellow economic adviser Christina Romer said were necessary to fill the economy's output gap, according to The New Republic.
