Sentiment analysis was one of the first steps capital markets took outside the realm of market data, said McGovern.

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There is the annexing combined with a process where essentially they are presenting to the world -- subject to international consultation and then analysis -- exactly what are these steps.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Copenhagen Climate Change Conference

So I think it really is important in any analysis or writing that's done on this that those steps not be underestimated.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

When something new is encountered, the follow-up steps usually require mathematical and statistical methods to move the analysis forward.

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In an analysis released today entitled Agenda for the CSCE Meetings in Paris: Three Steps Backwards on European Security?

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