As with baseball, cost is foundational in understanding the dynamic between quality and value.

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Now more than ever, understanding economics is vital to improving quality of life.

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With a focus on quality and on truly understanding the wants and needs of the American consumer, Toyota and Honda began designing cars that, over time, became the best sellers in their categories.

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That understanding makes QED a brand recognized for quality and thought-leadership.

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The output of the participants was of reasonably good quality, which reflected their attention and understanding of the subjects.

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Each support international understanding, peace, intercultural dialogue, sustainable development and quality education in practice.

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" "Bradley professed that 'the one quality all great generals had in common was their understanding.

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Call quality was about average -- recipients had no problem understanding us -- but we were told we definitely sounded like we were calling on a cellphone.

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As for the additional quality information the site pledged to provide, Whelan says he had difficulty finding it or even understanding what it meant.

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An appreciation for consistency, quality control and coordination should give us a bit more respect for the world's bureaucrats and an understanding of why there are varying levels of oversight at different organizations.

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