Granted, this is government by fits and starts, hobbled by the whims of voters.
The year was defined by fits and starts related to Europe's sovereign-debt crisis and global economic growth concerns, prompting investors to flock to defensive and dividend-paying stocks.
The 1974 UK release of the William Friedkin movie starring Linda Blair was marred by reports of cinemagoers suffering fits, fainting and vomiting.
Vega is not actually part of the true Greek alphabet (Alpha-Beta) that is so beloved by financial quants etc and yet it fits neatly into the family tree of performance benchmarks.
Also from the England, Palma Violets played with fits of rage propelled by smash-and-bash drummer William Martin Doyle as Samuel Thomas Fryer and Chilli Jesson split the lead vocals, like Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of the Clash.
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Carved out of the same polycarbonate that's given Nokia's Lumia line its signature look, the handset feels reassuringly solid in hand -- a sentiment reinforced by its unibody construction -- and fits comfortably while also making a design statement.
Still, Facebook's progress in mobile is coming in fits and starts, as underlined by the company's recent Poke mobile app.
Unlike early pioneers SAS and SPSS (now owned by IBM), Revolution Analytics fits the mold of other key new players in the big data world: it supports and sells the commercial version of an open-source product, built and nurtured over many years by a dedicated community of enthusiasts.
To capture even more images, Google announced today Street View Trekker, a portable technology pack with 360-degree camera, that fits into a backpack and be carried by users into remote and wilderness areas only accessible by foot.
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Although it has taken a while, charters have gradually caused highly populated school districts to compete and implement sustaining innovations by running a portfolio of schools as opposed to one-size-fits-all school models (and because this is a sustaining innovation, our theories suggest that ultimately districts, not charters, are where the majority of American students will continue to be educated).
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Just because a vision fits this model and is communicated does not by definition make it a good vision.
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But one-size-fits-all reform reaction to the crisis by Congress and regulators is turning Main Street banks into collateral damage, as if they were too-small-to-matter.
The reason analysts get excited by this idea is that it makes some sense, and fits with the current thinking about drug companies.
The Latitude 10 fits easily into current IT environments by supporting existing Microsoft productivity applications and plugging into existing management consoles.
The system fits into a standard shipping container and can be sent by rail or truck to the end customer, where final assembly takes place.
She's an expert on the subject, having created Theatre for One, a 4- by-8-foot portable theater that fits just one audience member and one actor.
The main symptoms are severe coughing fits which, in babies and children, are accompanied by the characteristic "whoop" sound as the child gasps for breath after coughing.
Promoting parks and public space fits neatly with the communitarian ideas beloved by the Blair government.
The Disney investment is also noteworthy because it fits within a broader portfolio of actions by the company to cut energy and water consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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The relationship between the two is represented by the straight lines estimated to give the best fits between the data before and after social welfare spending reaches 10% of personal income.
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The idea that growing wealth offsets high tax prices fits with evidence from a biannual survey of charitable donors by Bank of America and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
One of the dangers of the "good governance" movement is the notion that one size fits all, which is held by many, including some major institutional shareholders and the proxy rating agencies, at least on many issues.
Preferring the simplicity of a one-size-fits-all curriculum, the VA ignores that its claims processors vary by experience and skill.
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The National Retail Federation criticized the pact, being pushed by worker rights groups and unions, for having a "one-size-fits-all" approach.
That vastly changed media world will come in fits and starts, incremental steps that in some cases will be made by newcomers like Oxygen.
The boat, designed in a contemporary tone by British architect Ken Freivokh, fits up to 12 guests in five lower-deck staterooms and one upper-deck VIP cabin.
And all the paperwork and red tape that used to give freelancers fits is now handled automatically by many online services, freeing contractors up to focus on growing their businesses.
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By contrast, Dow Jones fits the mold of a traditional news media company, having tried and failed to compete in the financial data business in the 1990s through its troubled acquisition of Telerate, which it eventually unloaded in 1998 to Bridge Information Systems.
Mr Ebeling's observation fits neatly with the thesis of an article in July's Harvard Business Review by Werner Reinartz and Viswanathan Kumar.
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The success was driven by an increase in the variety of products, alteration and addition of designs such as new heritage fits, new washes, color palette, prints and patterns.
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