This is important as rapid population growth is a major factor accounting for failed states.

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In addition, stock options' favorable accounting has often become the dominant factor in their adoption, rather than a side benefit.

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The presence of a highly regarded accounting or law firm is a factor worth considering but undue reliance should not be placed upon their involvement.

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"To assist the committee, I would like to focus on one particular factor, the role played by one accounting rule applied to corporations, " Sullivan told lawmakers.

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What turns this shift from demographic accounting to a social question is the pursuit-of-happiness factor: as a rule, do people live alone because they want to or because they have to?

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It is also a potent risk factor for ischemic stroke, increasing the risk of stroke 5-fold and accounting for approximately 15% of all strokes nationally.

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