While they report significant progress over the past few years, most say their organizations do not have a repeatable process for extracting value from innovation and do not devote enough resources to it compared with running day-to-day operations.
Figures from the Health Protection Agency earlier this year showed measles cases in England and Wales almost doubled between January to June compared with the same period in 2011, rising from 497 cases to 964.
Meanwhile, Syria's arms imports have increased almost six times from 2007 to 2011 compared with the previous five years, largely from Russia, according to a report published Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
America's rail advantages again began to shine compared with the nationally regulated carriers of Europe, where freight plays a secondary role to passenger traffic (the reverse is true in America, where passenger rail is still a poorly served and money-losing industry).
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"To be compared with the great inspirational Daniel Day-Lewis is a tribute in itself, so to win this award, I'm overwhelmed, " Jones said.
Even in the late-2000s recession, Hublot was considered to be successful, with sales down 15 percent up to November 2009 compared with 30 percent for the entire Swiss luxury watch business.
Industrial profits rose by 70% in the three months to November compared with a year earlier.
Once again, America needs to be compared with Japan, but in a rather different way.
Mr Bush improved his appeal to Republicans compared with his showing in New Hampshire.
Thursday's data show growth in manufacturing and farm output is expected to slow compared with the previous year.
These are likely, however, to pale compared with the untoward strategic consequences of a lasting rupture in U.S.-Turkish relations.
This enables the performance of parties in 2013 to be compared with 2009.
"You're going to be compared with the laundry list of Sargent and Turner and Canaletto, " Mr. Van Doren acknowledged.
Fortunately too for China, the economy grew by a vibrant 9.9% from January to March compared with the same period last year.
Best Buy said smartphone sales continued to rise compared with a year ago, as did portable computer totals, buoyed by the iPad.
In other words: places where bigger competitors like Verizon would find it less attractive to invest compared with other markets in which they operated.
Obama's image may also be benefiting from his huge financial advantage and the number of ads he is able to air compared with McCain.
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On the one hand, the average-earnings index grew by 4.0% in the three months to April compared with the same period in 2006 (see chart).
Verizon ( VZ - news - people ) would find it less attractive to invest compared with other markets in which they operated.
What has characterised British justice over the past 25-30 years is the large numbers of young people we have sent to prison compared with our European neighbours.
Encouragingly, they have been increasing especially fast, though from a low base, to China, jumping by 44.6% in the three months to November compared with the same period a year earlier.
Bikers over the age of 60 were three times more likely to be admitted to hospital compared with those in their 20s and 30s - and two-and-a-half times more likely to sustain a serious injury.
It also points to your place on the food chain: People who are high-status tend to look longer at people they're talking to, compared with others, says a 2009 research review in Image and Vision Computing.
It also scores stocks on how volatile they're likely to be compared with the market as a whole (market risk), lays odds that the way a firm governs itself will lead to trouble and ranks its accounting practices.
The researchers said after two years, high-risk students in those schools were 29% less likely to drink compared with high-risk students at the schools where the therapy had not been provided, and 43% less likely to binge drink.
Data on new car registrations, which help to gauge consumer appetite for significant credit purchases, showed a 4.5% decline on the three months to September compared with the same period a year ago, the Bank of Scotland said.
This is bad news for companies that rely on free-spending tourists, such as Gucci, a fashion group that this week declared a 97% drop in profits for the three months to April compared with a year earlier (see article).
Politicians are naturally happy to see such self-sacrifice: it may not add up to much compared with the huge weight of the nation's financial predicament, but it fosters an air of crisis and helps prepare people for the tough times to come.
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