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In order for his statistical estimates to be valid, he has to assume that a poor couple which decides to have a child needs the same proportionate increase in spending to maintain its living standard as a rich couple.
ECONOMIST: The war over poverty
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He admitted the couple had "standard" arguments and disagreements, but maintained they were both happy together.
BBC: Chelsea Hyndman and Luke Walker
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We've got 18, 000 girls in the US who are a very, very good standard and we have a couple of girls in the gym.
BBC: March: Jane Couch
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Yet ICBC has limited influence with Standard Bank, with only a couple of directors on its board.
ECONOMIST: Standard Bank reaps the benefit of bold thinking
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As a rule of thumb, economists reckon that a family with one child needs 30% more income than a childless couple to maintain the same living standard.
ECONOMIST: Most of the rich world is short of babies
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As features like sophisticated sound systems, heated seats, multiple airbags, and GPS become standard features Mercedes is going to have to keep a couple of steps ahead in its innovation.
FORBES: Hyundai's Challenge To Mercedes: Should Either Brand Be Nervous?
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The first perspective is fairly standard stuff: the outlook for economic activity and prices over the next couple of years, assuming that rates move in line with market expectations.
ECONOMIST: Assets and their liabilities
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Studies show that at standard, long term, market investment returns, for an average income, two earner couple, over a career the accounts would accumulate to close to a million dollars or more.
FORBES: A Winning Plan For Social Security Reform
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Island Bar is a perfect place to partake in the very Australian "Sunday Sesh", where locals spend the afternoon lazily hanging around with their best mates and a couple of jugs of Cold War Sgroppino -- a delightful mix of Russian Standard Vodka, lemon sorbet, Aperol and lemon juice.
BBC: Sydney's Island Bar in full swing