But I will say that there was reason to be anxious -- absolute reason to be anxious.

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This makes the international decline look slightly eerie: blackbirds drop from the sky, plagues slacken and end, and there seems no absolute reason that societies leap from one state to another over time.

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Whatever the reason, the absolute numbers are much reduced.

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The reason on an absolute dollar basis that Medicare admin cost may be higher is because they use more services (medical services due to age and case mix severity of illness) and since a per cent of every dollar spend goes to admin service the absolute cost is higher.

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Saarland's CDU government introduced university tuition fees and shut 100 primary schools because there are fewer children to fill them, but that was a big part of the reason the government lost its absolute majority in state elections on August 30th.

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The Swim With The Sharks experience at Shark Reef is an absolute must for any diver headed to Vegas, or reason enough to go, and you also get a video shot before and during your dive.

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For some reason, most investors know not to take analyst equity ratings as absolute guarantees of future risk.

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