In the United States, the force of a tornado is judged by the damage to structures.

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Judged against the labor force participation we would have at full employment (67.3%), the true jobless rate right now is 13.2%.

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While slightly smaller forces were capable of prevailing without a significant increase in risk in the base case of the analysis, a larger force was judged necessary to conduct these operations with acceptable risk when either enemy chemical weapons were used or shorter warning times were played.

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And, of course, central authorities will be judged by their ability to force village chiefs to make it happen.

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