First, manufacturing is becoming more automated, so labour makes up a decreasing proportion of costs.
The highest proportion of costs associated with response to outbreaks was in reporting and treatment of the sick.
A sizeable proportion of costs could be met by a host city or festival, which could gain prestige and profile as this debating circus comes to town.
If the Regional Administrator disapproves the applicant's suggested method, he shall identify the proportion of costs allocable to each such plant, or to the removal, alteration, storage, disposal, or prevention of pollutants, contaminants, wastes, or heat.
In fact, only when annual health-care spending exceeds $16,500 for bronze plans, $19,500 for silver plans, and $21,500 for gold plans do plans in these metal tiers cover the proportion of costs matching their actuarial values.
The Transport Committee called Britain "the whiplash capital of the world" and said it wants to establish what proportion of costs are caused by people faking their injuries – whiplash is notoriously difficult for GPs to diagnose.
Richard Price, director at the National Landlords Association, agrees that "the unavoidable outcome will be an increase in the proportion of costs which will be met by landlords, which in turn will be passed on to tenants through higher rents".
Aircraft costs and fuel make up a much larger proportion of costs at airlines than pilot salaries, but UBS said profits at some major airlines could double if they switched to pilotless.
Using methodology that allows the comparison of uneven streams of costs and benefits, it is found that – at present prices – payments for sequestered carbon defray only a small proportion of costs, providing a level of incentive insufficient to stimulate restoration.
In fact, only when annual total health care spending (reflecting use of health services) exceeds $16,500 for bronze plans, $19,500 for silver plans, and $21,500 for gold plans, do plans in these metal tiers cover the proportion of costs matching their actuarial values.
Green mercantilism not only continues the former but makes the latter much more difficult, negatively impacting the growth of the clean economy as well as the global community's ability to address climate change". The renewable energy value chain is no longer laden with manufacturing expenditures: system redesign, installation and permits take up a much higher proportion of costs.
