"His stalwart advocacy of efforts to support the economy through the Recovery Act, to rescue the financial system, to ensure the health of key industries, and to maintain stability in the global system halted the vicious cycles in less time and at less cost than virtually anyone thought possible".
The geodesic dome is a prime example of "ephemeralization"; it can enclose more space with less material than virtually any other structure.
* Fox News Channel: The simple fact is that from an entertainment perspective, this debate was less interesting than virtually all of the previous six.
Less than a decade ago, virtually every branch of the military sponsored a NASCAR team.
In Oklahoma, where teachers are paid less than in virtually any other place in the country, schools have been so financially challenged because of budget woes that students in some districts go to class only four days a week.
It also embodies the darkest side of the demonize-and-divide tactic in the way it encourages "us" to believe that "we" should accept nothing less than a virtually 100% assurance that "we" will be safe from "them".
The patrons of PNB and SNB, of course, are small customers: almost 75% of the banks' deposits are for amounts less than $1,000, and virtually all of their loans are for less than $10,000, most falling below $2,500.
Lowell had gone from playing less than regularly to virtually not at all.
Under that formula, the plaintiffs argued, a person who lived in a poorer area was likely to receive far less than someone with virtually the same house in a wealthier neighborhood, even though the cost of rebuilding would be the same.
Women, on average, earn less than men in virtually every single occupation for which there is sufficient earnings data for both men and women to calculate an earnings ratio.
