We anticipate this trend will continue for the foreseeable future, with storage virtualization accounting for a substantial portion of storage demand in the years ahead.

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On one side, we have a domestic energy supply that is in demand around the world, accounting for current and future jobs.

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The following table provides a simple example accounting for future earnings.

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Indirect benefits are much harder, not the least because they involve accounting for multiple unknowns other than energy (viz. future clouds).

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Foreign banks have long targeted China as a key market for future growth, but they are still niche players, accounting for less than 2% of the banking sector's total assets, according to the KPMG report.

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Illinois is especially known for its dishonesty, whether among officeholders (future license plate motto: Land of Corruption) or in the habit of under-accounting for promises to government employees.

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Either the caps will be repositioned (Congress is well known for its ability to provide extra spending in the short run in return for eschewing future profligacy), or they will be avoided by accounting gimmicks.

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