The carrot of more credit discourages defaults as effectively as peer pressure does in villages.
But increasingly, what is sparking excitement inside Facebook is the shorter stuff, such as peer-led coaching circles composed of six to eight colleagues.
Intermountain hired 21 respected doctors part-time and an equal number of full-time nurses to act as peer reviewers for doctors at Intermountain's far-flung operations.
On the other hand, be alert for eating patterns and beliefs that may signal unhealthy behavior, as well as peer pressure that may trigger eating disorders.
That extra weight can lead to serious health problems, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and psychosocial issues such as peer discrimination or poor self-esteem.
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But what is also striking is that both he and the Bank of England's brainy financial stability director Andy Haldane have been waxing lyrical about the long-term potential of new-age internet-based lenders - what are known as peer-to-peer lenders - to significantly reduce our dependence on traditional banks.
Indeed, based on this state report regarding the host site that did not perform as well as peer schools and will ultimately be closed by New York City, it appears that a host of issues having nothing to do with School of One may be to blame for the first-year outcomes.
But, as a peer Lord Irvine is answerable to the Lords and not the Commons.
The stock is going for about 28.9 times forward estimates, same as the peer group average.
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In addition, farmland wildlife benefits far more from organic farming, as numerous peer-reviewed studies have now confirmed.
The first business in the Lords (from 11am) is the introduction of veterinary scientist Professor Alexander Trees as a peer.
This time, "she brought out the Madam character and she told me the CEO addressed her as a peer, " Mr. Grupper said.
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Unlike other botnets, Storm has no single command-and-control point--it functions as a peer-to-peer system where any hijacked computer can give and receive commands.
At the 1.2-mile point, Fridjon stands at the edge of a cave-like crevasse, gripping each hiker in turn as they peer into the pitch-black hole.
Governments may be good at certain things that advance technology, such as the peer-reviewed funding of basic research and pre-commercial development (including demonstrations of proof-of-concept), but they are rarely leaders in technological innovation.
The snaking metal network of bridges and walkways holds you safely as you peer into the gurgling whirlpools that skirt through the narrow and deep ravine below, while the adjacent cafe offers uninterrupted views of the mountains.
Victims' rights campaigner Mrs Newlove, whose husband Garry was kicked to death by drunken teenagers outside his home in Warrington three years ago, said she hoped to use her position as Tory peer to speak for law-abiding citizens.
As I peer through the heavy calibre bullet belt of the door gunner, suddenly lush, green fields appear and then out of this wilderness, sparkling in the sun rises the Helmand river bringing life to this barren land.
Also known as health promoters, peer educators such as Huynh are proving particularly effective at helping newcomers overcome such barriers as lack of insurance, confusion about the U.S. health care system, insufficient information on potentially life-saving cancer screenings and even cultural taboos that make it difficult for some women to acknowledge and seek medical help.
He said Lord King's commitment continued as a Labour peer and he never missed a vote in the Lords.
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He has drawn huge, affirmative crowds on the road and proved himself without peer as a fundraising attraction in his party.
She became a member of the Order of Merit, and eventually a Lady of the Garter and a life peer as well.
Purists define peer-to-peer as an architecture devoid of any form of centralisation.
The newspaper quotes the peer as saying Mr Blair claimed he was convinced he could win a fourth term if he stayed on at Number 10.
"I accepted the kind invitation to enter the House of Lords as a working peer for practical political reasons, " he said when his peerage was first announced.
The new sheriff of Wall Street, a private-sector Eliot Spitzer described by a peer as "the toughest lawyer you will see, " works out of an unassuming 33-lawyer Houston firm.
So when an outfit called Earth Station 5 announced itself this year as a new peer-to-peer file-sharing service headquartered in the camp, internet downloaders and journalists paid attention.
The Internet has already spawned several innovative ways for you to get the money you need, from donation sites such as KickStarter to peer-loan sites including Prosper.com.
New competition is coming in from sites backed by Web giants like Baidu, Sohu and Tencent, along with independents such as LeTV and peer-to-peer download sites like Xunlei and PPLive.
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It used what is known as a "peer-to-peer" design.
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