Turnover is a low 30 percent, meaning that stocks are held for three-plus years.

Population growth remains high, at 2.2 percent a year, meaning that more than 1.1 million young people enter the job market annually.

Last year the differential was about 40 percent, meaning we shelled out $3.2 billion more for Mom.

Its audience overall share was 38.6 percent in 2001-2, meaning that more and more viewers are turning away.

Adjusted for inflation, the increase is 22 percent, meaning that state spending in constant dollars has grown by about a fifth.

In June, the hospital's occupancy rate was 82.6 percent, meaning that on most days, an average of only 650 patients occupied its beds.

New York also has the highest occupancy rate in the country, at 84 percent, meaning the city's 60,000 hotel rooms are full 250 days a year.

Unemployment is less than 3 percent, meaning that, basically, everybody who wants a job can get one.

The company has about 50 percent of the market by revenue, meaning that it would have to reduce its share.

Turnover in the fund is just 18 percent a year, meaning that the portfolio turns over once every five and a half years.