It is the sort of circle-squaring that he thrives on.

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One way of squaring the circle would be to measure economic output (and therefore growth) in terms other than simple GDP.

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It would merely highlight the impossible task of squaring the circle of cheap U.S. gasoline at American pumps and strong international pressures against Iran.

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One possible way of squaring the circle, which might appeal to supporters of a third way, is a bond issue in which the public would be invited to invest.

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