Instead, after successive revisions, world GDP in 2012 is now expected to grow by only 3.3 while inflation is forecast to reach 4 , signaling much weaker global economic momentum than was anticipated. Lower than expected growth and higher than expected inflation have affected most economies.

Although the growth in contributions is expected to continue, for 2009, the last year of the plan period, contributions are expected to be less than in 2005, but still 14 per cent higher than in 2004.

Expenditures in 2005 are expected to be 32 per cent higher than 2004, due to the tsunami disaster, as shown in figure II.

The slightly better outcome in 2004 was the result of new obligations being somewhat lower than expected and payments to Member States slightly higher.

One of the highlights of the meeting was the fact that the Transitional Government of Haiti had more financial resources than expected, as revenues were higher and disbursements lower than anticipated.

A growing portion of the population consists of Muslim minorities with higher birthrates than ethnic Russians. Overall population is expected to drop by 10 million in a decade.

Sooner than you expected, huh?

Per capita GDP at constant prices was 140 higher in Britain in 1960 than in Brazil in 2010. It was 80 higher in Japan back then than in Colombia today, 42 higher in old France than in current Tunisia, 250 higher in the old Netherlands than in current Turkey, and 470 higher in old Italy than in current Indonesia.

Indeed, aggregate cash available in the General Fund, the Working Capital Fund and the Special Account are expected to be over 100 million higher than at the end of 2004.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Overall, other resources (emergency) contributions are expected to be 110 per cent higher in 2005.

Although it is difficult to anticipate how high long term interest rates will eventually rise, the large budget deficit and the rising level of the national debt suggest that the real rate will be higher than 2 . A higher rate of expected inflation would also cause the total nominal rate to be greater than 5 .

He offered more than could be expected.

Chocolate's iron content is higher than spinach's.

Government contributions to regular resources were 3 per cent higher than the financial plan forecast and 9 per cent higher than in 2003.

It's taking a little longer than I expected.

Since 1999 the proportion of women attending higher education has been higher than that of men.

But, in any case, the deflation of this glacier since 1984 has been higher than the Eiffel Tower, higher than the Empire State Building.

The man's body temperature is higher than normal.

These commissions are higher than the industry average.

According to preliminary reports, annual investment growth in 2012 reached roughly 14 significantly higher than the GDP growth rate, which accelerated in the fourth quarter as a result of a strong rebound in investment in real estate and infrastructure. In 2013, it can be expected that, barring major disruptions, strong investment growth will push China s GDP more than 8 higher year on year.

In 2006, France s unemployment rate was 9.4 , a full percentage point higher than Germany s. By 2008, the French rate can be expected to decline only to 8.2 , while German unemployment is anticipated to fall to 6.3 .

The assignment took me longer than I had expected.

The math homework was easier than I had expected.

Even though the employment rate of men is higher than that of women, the unemployment rate for men is higher (10.2 ) than that of women (9.9 ).

Egypt was up here in 1960, higher than Congo.

The stakes are higher than they have ever been.

Some things, as you can see, went longer than expected.

The expected five year survival is less than five percent.

That one was way more difficult than I had expected.

The dolphin and trainer communicated much better than we expected.

The gross domestic product (GDP) of Canada grew by 0.2 in July compared with the previous month, with a higher than expected growing rate, raising market expectations that the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates next month.

The answer depends on two key variables the discount rate and future earnings growth. A lower discount rate and or a higher rate of expected earnings growth would justify higher equity valuations.

China's capacity utilization in recent years is higher than the global average, but also higher than that of the United States and Europe and other countries and regions.

It's far higher than the failure rate of, say, Americans.

A higher percentage of boys than of girls attend school.

Women have a slightly higher unemployment rate (7.4 ) than men.

Currently, more women reach higher levels of education than men.

According to introduction of Li Defan, director of the planetarium, due to impact of gravitation from Jupiter, the peak flow of the Perseids will be higher than that of the previous years, which is expected to reach 150 meteors per hour.

Instead, the German economy has barely grown indeed, weaker world trade threatens to put it in recession. The current account surplus, which was supposed to decline sharply, has actually increased, as savings have remained higher and investment lower than expected.

significantly higher than the growth rates seen in 2015 and 2016.

That's a much higher number than in the U.S. or U.K.