Below that 1km size, the fraction of as-yet undiscovered objects gets a lot larger.
This theory holds that in its early history, the observable Universe underwent a period of exponential expansion, doubling in size many dozens of times, growing our observiball a tiny fraction of the size of an atomic nucleus to that of, say, a beach ball.
Cutting the size of the nuclear arsenal to a small fraction of its Cold War size and focusing on terrorists rather than state-based threats may seem sensible in the present environment, but the decisions the administration is making will have consequences for decades after it leaves office.
Mr Romney's headquarters, in a drab low-rise building in Boston, is a fraction the size of Mr Obama's.
That sea, now two separate lakes, is today a fraction of its size in 1960.
As early as August, they expect to be replaced by a force a fraction of the size.
At just 246 rooms, this family friendly resort is a fraction of the size of the 4, 000-room Atlantis next door.
The crowd here was a fraction of the size of the one outside, and the atmosphere was almost monastic by comparison.
As a pre-paid seller, Leap is a direct competitor of MetroPCS with the distinct disadvantage of being a fraction of its size.
Both films, with budgets a fraction of the size of Transformers', have proved to be solid hits for Disney and Warner Bros.
Although this week's death toll was only a fraction of the size of the tsunami, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the disaster zone within hours of the tragedy.
The largest animals on Earth, blue whales can grow up to 90 feet long, still a fraction of the size of cargo ships that can stretch 1, 200 feet.
Lucien Gambarota's micro-wind turbines are a fraction of the size of the traditional towers and need wind speeds of just 2 meters per second to generate relatively cheap, efficient electricity.
Catholic currently enrolls 421 undergraduates and 36 graduate students in its existing business program just a fraction of the size of similar institutions, such as Georgetown University or University of Notre Dame, whose business schools also mix faith with finance.
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In 2011, South Africa joined Brazil, Russia India and China in the Brics club of major emerging economies even though it's slow-growing economy is a fraction of the size compared to others in the club and could soon be surpassed by Nigeria.
U.S. intelligence agencies estimated that the 2006 North Korean test produced a blast equivalent to less than 1, 000 tons of TNT, a fraction of the size of the bombs the United States dropped on Japan at the end of World War II.
The NX20 is the perfect match for enthusiast amateur or professional photographers looking for a highly portable camera that gives the professional look and feel of a DSLR but at a fraction of the size and weight, with the addition of an ergonomic grip to fit comfortably into the hand.
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Over the last 30 years the Aral Sea has shrunk to a fraction of its former size.
However, the conflict has been largely dormant in recent years, and analysts say the Shining Path is a fraction of its former size.
"I understand this was the longest continually operating mill in Scotland even though it had been reduced to a fraction of its former size, " he said.
The beleaguered New York City Opera, cut to a fraction of its former size and self-exiled from its former home at Lincoln Center, got an 11th-hour reprieve when its unions agreed to a deal that would allow the 2012 season of four operas to go forward.
Pakistan, a fraction of India's size, has turned to China for help because it considers the U.S. an utterly unreliable friend.
At Vauvert Primary School, two reception classes will be run a fraction below its maximum class size of 25 with 49 pupils in total.
With the Seagate Desktop SSHD, users can now experience SSD-like performance while enjoying the capacity of a desktop hard drive- all at a fraction of what a similar size SSD costs.
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The company's initial dominance of its market continues--Agilent tests 70% of the world's cell phones, and competitors like Japan's Enrisu and Techtronix (nyse: TEK - news - people ) are a fraction of Agilent's size.
Afghanistan is larger in size and population than Iraq, but has a fraction of the soldiers and police.
Devesh Garg, founder and CEO of Tilera, says his multi-core processors will lead to higher computing performance but at a fraction of the power, latency, size and cost of other solutions.
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Speaking on the House floor, Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Florida, said the threat to the environment has been overstated, noting that the drilling would take place on only a fraction of the refuge, which is the size of South Carolina.
Some of Wal-Mart's new supercentres, which can range up to 220, 000 square feet in size, are now being designed to be just a fraction smaller than the 100, 000 square-foot limits on retail units that have been imposed in some parts of America.
Mr Kamps argues that nobody else in Europe's fragmented baking industry could repeat his strategy: although his firm accounts for only a fraction of the market, it is four times the size of the next biggest.
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