grammar, people, grammar.
"Fewer than 50 years", not "less than 50 years"
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000214.htm
"Use fewer with objects that can be counted one-by-one.
Use less with qualities or quantities that cannot be individually counted."
i didn't know HSBC was in the geology/ oil business. i thought they were in the incompetent, fraud-ridden bank business. but i suppose they do have economists who make forecasts.






