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We need not only more precise use of language, but also timely and accurate measurement of banks’ capital levels.
Unfortunately, no precise mathematical model can determine correlation across securities, which is always an educated guess based mostly (sometimes entirely) on past behavior.
Economists claim to make precise what is vague, and are convinced that economics is superior to all other disciplines, because the objectivity of money enables it to measure historical forces exactly, rather than approximately.
America's Fed follows a rule of monetary policy whereby the prime objective of controlling inflation permits, according to precise parameters, a reaction to changes in the rate of growth.
Coherent, well-defined, and precise proposals would produce results that are more acceptable to all.
Of course, none of us knew the precise moment when catastrophe struck at Chernobyl 25 years ago.
Whatever the precise amount, it is safe to say that the numbers in question are huge – larger than, say, foreign-aid flows or any reasonable assessment of the gains from completing the Doha Round of trade negotiations.
Then there are the complex technical difficulties facing policymakers, to which US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke referred in his refreshingly candid manner, acknowledging that “We don’t have a precise read.”
The precise impact of migration on wages is hotly debated among economists, but no economy can face a sudden surge in labor supply without some adverse consequences for at least some groups of “native” workers.
The talks will be direct, will follow a brief and precise thematic agenda, and will be conducted within a defined time horizon.
Rarely, has history provided a more precise controlled experiment to test a political proposition - and prove it false.
A weaker economy calls for a larger deficit, and the appropriate size of the deficit in the face of a recession depends on the precise circumstances.
The problem is that everyone writes history in their own manner, and that there are no scales that can fix the precise point at which the remedy of unifying patriotism turns into the lethal poison of rabid nationalism.
For purposes of our report, we define competitiveness in a precise way: as a country’s capacity to achieve sustained economic growth in the medium term – ie, five-years time.
The money came largely from selling mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations, claims against claims against American homeowners (or to be precise, only against the homes themselves, as the owners were protected by the non-recourse nature of loans).
The part of the brain that generates actions - the frontal cortex - must be sending signals to regions of the brain where sensations are processed, but we know very little about the nature of these signals or the precise pathways involved.
It was based on the bogus "precautionary principle" which dictates that every new technology--including, in the case of GM, an improvement over less precise technologies--must be proven utterly safe before it can be used.
Scientists worldwide agree that GM is merely a refinement, or improvement, over less precise and predictable genetic techniques that have been used for centuries, but this exquisite new means to develop plants with higher yields and innovative traits will be blocked by the disincentive of unnecessary regulations.
Economists have developed some useful indicators, but they are vastly less precise than politicians and the media seem to understand.
So much for precise forecasts of the date when China will overtake the US as the world’s largest economy; we won’t even know for sure when it happens!
The blackout imposed on Chechnya prevents any precise assessment of the devastating effects of a ruthless conflict.
The precise sums are not reported.
The precise policy reaction of EU leaders is unclear; but, given the inept way the eurozone crisis has been handled since 2010, a return to more dynamic growth seems unlikely.
Beyond upgrading manufacturing, developing countries should be preparing for the shift toward services that they will inevitably undergo as incomes rise (though the precise timing is hard to predict).
They permit the largely unregulated use of new varieties of plants and microorganisms that have been crafted with less precise and predictable techniques, under the pretense that they are somehow more “natural,” while stringently regulating – or even banning – those based on the most advanced knowledge and methods.
This scientific understanding is incomplete, and there remain significant uncertainties about the precise magnitudes, timing, and dangers of climate change.
A more pragmatic approach to selecting infrastructure projects in which to invest – including a systematic evaluation of costs and benefits, based on precise criteria that account for broader economic and social objectives – could save the world $200 billion annually.
More research is required to determine the precise benefits of using timber to cut CO2 emissions.
The idea is not to get overly scientific or precise, but to help people change their habits.
In determining the precise policy mix to follow and whether or not structural reforms will be introduced, policymakers must first decide whether the haughty dominance of lenders over wage earners is to be perpetuated.
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