All Americans pay an economic price for this lazy form of teaching because our students are not as ready for the world economy as a result.

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The pair discussed a need to form an integrated EU economic council, but they said an instrument such as the euro bond would be viable only in the later stages of integration.

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Making a sizable release in the wake of Isaac would at least provide some plausible deniability, and would even serve as an economic boost to the economy in the form of lower gasoline prices.

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We have both a need and an opportunity to devise a new form of economic organization, and a new science of management, that can deal with the breakneck realities of 21st century change.

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But to compute an economic model, this theory has to be given concrete form, spelt out in definite algebraic terms.

ECONOMIST: Economic models

Our experience on the other side of the Taiwan Strait is that economic success can be an excellent foundation for democratisation, but that a democratic form of government is essential for sustaining prosperity.

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What I said -- and I will provide you with a quote -- what I said was is that Ronald Reagan was a transformative political figure because he was able to get Democrats to vote against their economic interests to form a majority to push through their agenda, an agenda that I objected to.

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There may be an attempt to form a wider coalition to govern the country at a time of economic crisis but it is unlikely to survive the summer.

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But the point is that some form of higher education, it is no longer a luxury, it is an economic necessity in the 21st century.

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The second report will take the form of an in-depth research paper that will examine, and aim to quantify, social and economic benefits, evaluate different deployment and financing models, and look at the different technologies that can be employed to bring maximum speeds and network reach at affordable prices.

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