But it is still much less than the U.S., even as the U.S. economy stagnates.
They are still much less likely to collect mobile data (only 19% of those surveyed collect it), and social media data (35%), than they are to collect traditional customer survey data on demographics (74%), usage (60%), and attitudes (54%).
Bangladeshis or Somalis should be much better off in 50 years' time than they are now, but they will still be much less prosperous than the average American or western European is today.
But for these T1-like services, businesses still pay much less than they would for an actual T1 line.
Is it really necessary to replace the timing belt after nine years, even though the miles are still so much less than 90, 000?
There are also still environmental issues, albeit much less drastic than with a traditional dam.
Between the two extremes in women's status, we have a much less dramatic -- but still crucial -- struggle.
Botswana's own unions, still in their infancy, are much less confrontational than their South African counterparts.
His party is much less popular than he is, and still behind in the polls.
Still, most people say errors are much less likely with e-filing, and there are many advantages, including speedier refunds.
The high horse turned out to be another kind of myth, and underscored the hazard of casting real people as idols, much less statues dedicated while they're still active and coaching.
Or, it could mean that they gain control of the spacecraft, but that the Fregat engine still will not ignite, yet the much less powerful propulsion units designed to land the craft on Phobos and propel the return capsule back to Earth are working fine.
U.S. officials also note that Colombian coca cultivation plunged so much that total cultivation across the region is still 35% less than it was a decade ago.
The Fed might still need to print some money, but much less than would be required if it tried to raise the inflation rate without announcing an explicit target.
Ted Beck, chief executive officer and president of the National Endowment for Financial Education, points out that the two-year community college is another viable route where students can still possibly graduate from their dream school for much less money.
Japan's private health-care sector is still far smaller than America's, and much less diverse.
Retrofitting existing diesel powered buses is a much less expensive alternative than replacing a bus that may still have some years left in its useful life.
Even so, says Neville Jackson of Ricardo, there remains much scope for improvement: petrol and diesel cars still typically use less than a fifth of the energy stored in their fuel to turn the wheels.
Buenos Aires is still much safer than other Latin American capitals, but it is less safe than it was.
However as the apparel market is still very much promotion based, we anticipate the margins to be less than that of Q3 last year.
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Humans don't use animal power for agriculture much more, but oxen and horses are still harnessed for work in less-developed countries, particularly as poor farmers have to deal with increasing fuel prices.
That sum is less than our previous estimate, but still half as much again as the amount on offer.
The survey of households that yields the unemployment tally shows a much bigger gain in employment than the survey of employer payrolls, but still less than in 1984.
Today a junior partner may get as much as 1.5%, an associate 1% -- still less than senior partners, who make 4% to 7%, but more than they got three years ago.
Spurs, on the other hand, are still very much fighting for honours on two fronts, though this tie looked less a battle and more a training-ground exercise against a Pompey side lacking in belief and energy.
In short, there's no way I'd consider using the iPhone if the only Google-made app in the iOS universe was a search program. (Yes, that's the case in Windows Phone -- just a single Google app.) The iPhone would still have sold millions, sure, but one has to wonder how much less impactful it would've been without Google pushing its apps into the App Store.
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Though he is much less ferocious than he was, Mr Bahceli's politics and economics are still pretty hairy.
On the bright side: as much as consumers are still looking for deals, lower inventory levels at some chains this year means less extreme discounting will be necessary to clear merchandise.
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Given the first two bills are pretty chewy, I doubt there will be much time left for Mark Hendrick's International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill, still less for Barbara Keeley's Social Care (Local Sufficiency) and Identification of Carers Bill or Douglas Carswell's European Communities Act 1972 (Repeal) Bill, or the considerable number of other bills on the order paper.
Dedicated gaming laptops running much more powerful specs from an overly-priced outfit like Alienware will still set you back several hundred dollars less than a brand new MacBook Pro.
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