1.   German employers spend about three times as much on training as their British counterparts.

2.   Analysts said the increase in the producer price index, while nearly three times larger than anticipated, overstated the inflation threat.

3.   Both colors have vitamin C, though a red tomato has about three times as much.

4.   But glass lenses are also up to three times as expensive so the Webcams designed for home users tend to have plastic lenses.

5.   But that burst in building has hardly kept pace with an explosion in enrollment, which has required the opening of space for nearly three times as many students.

6.   Danny Chan, a family friend, raised incense sticks above his head and bowed deeply three times, the ultimate expression of respect in Chinese culture.

7.   In America, a less qualified worker doing the same job would cost up to three times as much.

8.   In return, they can expect at least three times as much talk time and standby time as current batteries deliver.

9.   Infection rates, though roughly three times higher than in the United States, were falling in parallel with those in Europe and developed countries elsewhere.

10.   Mining companies already spend almost three times as much on acquisitions as they do on exploration.