The London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, is a measure of credit availability because a lot of lenders use it as a peg to set their interest rates, and it rose yesterday.

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Easily achievable improvements in roads, markets and other things can increase the availability of food a lot even if farm yields stop rising.

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Ironically, however, this goes against the gut instincts of many IT executives, who spend a lot of time worrying about data security and availability.

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"In order to create a mass market phenomenon a lot has to be done in terms of availability of the technology and development of utilities and applications that harness the power of broadband, " says Chaki.

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"A lot of people don't really consider the availability of an unspoiled natural environment so close to L.A., " says Jess Moss, editor at Fodor's.

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The economies are growing, and a lot of their growth and their economies depend on the availability and prices of commodities.

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The numbers have not had their usual post-Christmas drop, and a lot of that has been driven by increased sales and availability of tablet devices.

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We can capture a lot of knowledge and make it available to production teams to ensure continued availability of mission critical systems.

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Complex processes, complex tools and a lot of costly, manual effort are required for operations to ensure the availability and performance of applications to end users.

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