Someday the ability to measure the level of stem cells in a tumor could lead to new prognostic tests that predict when a cancer is likely to accelerate, helping doctors customize treatment.
For one, their existence meant that investors possessed a market measure of the ability of debtors to pay off their debts.
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The megahertz number so often cited in the marketing materials of computer companies refers to the computer's central processing unit chip as a partial measure of its ability to process data.
Still, bank bosses are placing more confidence in the ability of these whizzy new toys to measure the sorts and sizes of risks their firms run.
Like skiing, it requires a certain degree of mastery, a countervailing ability to contend with the panic and reassert a measure of stability.
Horton's debt-to-earnings ratio, a measure of a company's ability to shoulder debt, recently hit a daunting 25%.
The CalChamber Board of Directors voted to oppose the measure because it would drive up costs and significantly undermine the ability of employers to protect the safety of all employees in the workplace.
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This ability of ethanol to stretch gasoline stocks was supposed to provide some measure of energy independence.
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Trouble is, testing positive seroprevalence is simply not a useful measure of their ability to infect other animals or people.
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If the United States and the new Afghan regime agree to the measure, "there will be the ability to literally give some of the Afghans back their money to govern themselves in the near term, " Biden said.
As noted above, the ability to measure, in real time, sources of carbon goes a long way in helping us stop the emissions.
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In an echo of the May 2010 "flash crash, " when the Dow lost 600 points in a matter of minutes, market participants say liquidity a measure of traders' ability to sell stock positions quickly dried up while the market was falling.
Schools are trying to get ahead of the problem by implementing baseline testing to measure cognitive ability before and after an injury.
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Though both support the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill banning soft money, Clinton supported public financing for campaigns, while Lazio criticized it as "welfare for politicians" and said a candidate's ability to raise money should be viewed as a measure of support.
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The problem with hedge funds is that a lack of information hinders outsiders' ability to measure their contribution to systemic risk.
And there are plenty of other areas where our ability to measure can improve people's lives in powerful ways areas where we are falling short, unnecessarily.
The Bundesliga may lack the catalog of international stars England's Premier League has, and the artistry of Spain's top teams, but if the measure of a league is its ability to produce world-class teams and intense weekly competition, the Bundesliga can't be topped.
The measure would repeal their current ability to deduct 6% of their oil and gas production income from their tax liabilities.
We deliberately used gross income rather than net income in our analysis because the former is a better measure of a movie star's ability to generate income for a film.
But not necessarily: exams are only a rough measure of ability, so it may be sensible to have broad categories rather than narrow ones.
Where China lags badly is in its ability to measure, verify and enforce its carbon reduction goals across a country of 1.3 billion people.
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Life was fast and greedy and the measure of your power lived squarely inside your rolodex and your ability to step over human hurdles.
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Until the 2001 QDR replaced threat-based force planning with an approach based on portfolios of capabilities, the DOD continued to measure the adequacy of its force structure in terms of the ability to defeat the most likely threats.
In a clinical trial conducted in Russia, dimebon improved the ability of patients with Alzheimer's disease on a standardized test used to measure disease severity.
While responsive design can help you achieve a certain measure of consistency across channels, the real prize lies with the ability to create unique experiences.
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The measure of a soldier can fairly be said to consist of his ability to maintain the respect of his peers and his subordinates while earning it anew from his superiors.
And the measure of that greatness is not the capacity to destroy, it is your demonstrated ability to build and create.
Eddie Lampert did not lose his ability to make money, and Sears Holdings did not suffer a deterioration of the metrics he uses to measure its success.
These collective efforts will increase our ability to measure and track progress made by states, cities, and local communities in combating the HIV epidemic as implementation of the NHAS continues.
To get a handle on who might be next, compare dividend checks to adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a measure of real estate's cash-generating ability.
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