When you do this right, you create the conditions necessary for efficient algorithmic construction of a broad set of products tailored for specific situations.

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Over the past three decades, they came in waves, working long hours in sweatshops, construction sites and assembly plants, enduring poor working conditions in order to save a little cash to remit home.

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She said one of her goals is to improve the conditions in schools around the state, while Lazio voted against school construction.

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Caterpillar, the giant global manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, also considered to be a bellwether for global economic conditions, reported an unexpected 13% plunge in orders in the three-month period from December through February.

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Both disasters prompted policy makers to ease monetary and fiscal conditions that fueled an expansion in the aggregate demand, especially a construction boom that boosted equity prices, especially shares of companies involved directly or indirectly in reconstruction.

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So yes, housing now might still be in recession conditions, with the pace of new home sales slow and home construction weak, and prices still down by more than 20% nationally from their peak in 2006.

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