But it was as low a figure as we got, as every outside economist will tell you, because of the reduction -- in part because of the reduction in defense spending -- a historic 40-year low or drop -- in anticipation of the sequester.
The U.S. repealed Prohibition of alcohol at the height of the Great Depression, in part because of increasing violence and in part because of diminishing tax revenues.
Dr Richard Jolly, author of a United Nations Development Programme report comparing standards of living in the world's nations, has ranked the UK ahead of many of its European neighbours, in part because of improvements in its education services.
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While this was misguided, tax revenues were booming (in part because of genuine growth and in part because of the bubble) and it seemed like bigger government was a free lunch.
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Indeed for most of the second quarter, fiscal uncertainty hung over both countries: in Britain because of a close election, in Germany because of commitments to help Greece and other countries.
And should they ask this Veterans Day, will America back up its words with deeds -- because of everyone in this room, because of this reform legislation, the answer will be, yes, the United States of America will keep our promise to our veterans.
Formaneck supports the war, for the most part, because of her desire to be in the military someday and because of her experiences in the Corps.
The industry is not as competitive as it might seem, in part because of consumer inertia, in part because many of its terms and conditions are so hard to understand.
In 1999 he was forced to pull out of successive tournaments in Los Angeles, Cincinnati and Indianapolis because of tendinitis in his right big toe and foot.
Professor Leach said a number of image processing approaches were being tested, but there were often problem replicating results in other centres because of differences in equipment.
However, Credit Suisse does see the risk of deflation in the peripheral countries of Europe because of loss of competitiveness in the region and the degree of fiscal tightening that will be needed to stabilize government debt to gross domestic product.
Observers believe Beatrix remained on the throne for so long in part because of unrest in Dutch society as the country struggled to assimilate more and more immigrants, mainly Muslims from North Africa, and shifted away from its traditional reputation as one of the world's most tolerant nations.
Much of the rich world is already in recession, partly because of tighter credit and partly because of the surge in oil prices earlier this year.
Microsoft's MSN doesn't do much in this realm because of difficulties in standardizing databases across all of its services.
Does that mean SEC schools require a larger amount of contributions to fund their budget because of shortfalls in other sources of revenue?
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One of the reasons why US companies have done so well in the last 12 months is because of growth in their non-US markets.
The numbers have risen dramatically in recent years because of changes in GCSEs, and the increase will be reflected in the number of requests for re-marks, the watchdog says.
But what really worries BA, and other business-oriented airlines, is that the cyclical downturn may be coinciding with a structural decline in business travel because of advances in information technology.
On this basis, life expectancy for men in the U.S. is likely to improve relatively rapidly in coming decades because of reductions in smoking in the last 20 years, the report says.
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The 35-year-old right-hander, who missed his previous turn in the rotation because of stiffness in his lower back, has yet to go more than six innings in any of his six starts with the Mariners.
In many parts of the world, women are in constant danger because of their membership in this group.
Eventually, the availability of biosimilars will spur competition and reduce prices somewhat, and because of advances in technology, some of the follow-on products may even be superior to the original brand-name biologicals.
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Those carbon dioxide levels, in fact, have been dropping in the United States because of evolutions in the composition of electric generation from coal to natural gas, predicated on price structure and federal regulations.
The carriers issue marketing claims that often don't pan out in real use, partly because of variations in location, network congestion and equipment.
The most familiar effect of inflation is a general rise in prices, as opposed to a rise of particular commodities prices because of factors in those markets.
Comparing the figures released by ESHRE with those in the US is difficult, because of differences in the way they are calculated, but broadly, the US has higher "success" rates in terms of live births, but also a percentage of multiple births which is higher than the European average.
There may be a shortage of new homes but masses of existing ones will find their way to market in 2012 because of the huge pipeline of houses in foreclosure.
Mr Butera insists that Mr Acellam is not entitled to amnesty because he did not hand himself in - and because of his seniority in the LRA's command and control.
Two other factors worth mentioning - one is that the huge investments going into offshore developments are partly because of confidence in the sector, but also because extraction is very expensive.
Even though BlackBerry bulls like to tout that the initial inventory of Z10 was sold out quickly in India, Z10 will suffer in India because of the change in consumer behavior.
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