Raise the cost and the effect, in reducing consumption and boosting conservation, would be dramatic.
Though recent economic data has offered some encouraging signs for the recovery, Hoversen argued that given the quality of the recovery and the fact that the main driver behind the earnings is cost cutting and a base effect, the currency markets seem to be reacting to a momentum that doesn't accurately reflect the state of the macro environment.
She said the installation of meters was a complex task and the delay allowed this to take place "in a more efficient and cost-effective manner, and to greater effect".
Sincere words to that effect cost nothing and can make the difference between disengagement and productivity.
You know exactly when smartphones are introduced, and the effect of timing on refresh cycles and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
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Rather, take an aggressive stance on liability--on what you're responsible for and how you can control it--and the effect on cost management will be tremendous.
Other companies have to assess their own cost of downtime and the long-term effect extended downtime would have on the company.
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The best solution, which won't cost taxpayers a penny and which will take effect immediately, is to stop these ruinous short raids on banks.
In fact, hiking the current levy on payrolls to shore up Social Security and Medicare would have the perverse effect of weakening the economy by raising the cost of labor and reducing the rewards of productive work.
"The UK economy continues to face inflationary pressures, impacting on both our customers' spending power and our cost base, and the impact of the government's cutbacks is still to take full effect, " said Greene King's chief executive, Rooney Anand.
It is feared any potential benefits from the extra boost of 80bhp for up to six seconds each lap will initially be negated by the system's weight (on average 35kg) and its knock-on effect on balance, weight distribution and reliability, not to mention the cost and anxiety over its safety.
Alpha and the rest of the Digital technology, people and patents have, in effect, cost nothing.
This should, in effect, drive down the cost of procreation and, by the logic of the marketplace, increase its appeal.
Forcing health plans to compete against each other is the best way to achieve high-quality coverage at the lowest cost, and implementing these reforms in Medicare can have the effect of lowering health-care costs for everyone.
Inordinate spending has an inflationary effect of every other club and increases the cost of doing business for all teams.
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Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said last week that he thinks the Bradley effect could cost Obama several battleground states -- and possibly the presidency.
How many Nutella customers would sign off on a lawsuit that seems to have the sole effect of increasing the cost of their breakfast spread and helping a few lawyers pay for their next trip to Aspen?
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The cost of erroneous intervention is the loss to consumers directly and a deterrent effect on innovation for fear of intervention, companies may not take large risks.
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Allied to the effect of people living longer, and the greater cost of pension regulation, the NAPF predicted that even more schemes would close in the coming years.
While representing only 1 percent of the FTC's 2012 survey, the personal cost is multi-faceted and, like some diseases, the residual effect of a fraudulent invasion can last for many years.
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Whether or not the administration puts a temporary stop to deep-water drilling, we can only imagine what effect the added cost of higher premiums for drilling rig insurance and more sophisticated safety equipment is going to be in the months and years ahead.
The net effect is a cost-effective view toward long-term growth and community development.
But if you want to sell back Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim to help you pay for half the cost of a physical copy of the game on launch day, I suppose you have that right.
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Another possible macroeconomic effect of cost growth containment is a short-run impact on unemployment and employment.
With their studios and transmitters in place, broadcasters are, in effect, fixed-cost producers.
He put aside the costs of buying the cars, and ignored the effect of taxes, to focus just on what it would cost in electricity or gasoline to travel a mile.
He has admitted asset bubbles are a negative side effect, or a cost as he puts it, of low rates, and has acknowledged savers are getting the short end of the stick.
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One problem is that surgery can have an enormous placebo effect, masking a reality of meager benefits in exchange for the risk and cost it entails.
Even the most loyal Apple supporters gritted their teeth at that, and the higher-than-usual cost for the upgrade may turn out to have an effect on sales of the software.
Do you think less outlets to buy games and less possibility to recoup the cost of gaming is going to have a positive long term effect in building a customer base that may buy new later?
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