Organized into two groups, his workers were turning out comparatively large production runs of, say, 15 dining tables or 25 chairs.

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Connecticut and several other small states, such as Rhode Island and Hawaii, claim billionaire residents, while many comparatively large states like Mississippi and Utah have none.

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One reason is that pecking orders matter more than in most other rich countries: income distribution is very unequal and the unemployed, disaffected, ill-educated rump is comparatively large.

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Now that trend might be turning as smaller stocks lose ground while a comparatively few large caps roll higher.

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The income generated by these 50 companies has not been large enough to offset the comparatively weak price performance.

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As the train rounds the northwest corner, it passes the large transit hub of Ikebukuro, comparatively quiet Meijiro and the student haunt of Takadanobaba.

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Maersk also benefits from a relatively strong balance sheet and its makeup as a conglomerate with a large oil and gas business that brings in comparatively stable earnings.

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Since this decline is never cited as factor causing our current economic problems, why would we think the comparatively mild decline in this ratio projected for future decades will be a large burden?

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For example, there are large-cap stocks with a good 52-week performance, lackluster four-week returns and comparatively attractive valuations.

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