On the basis of this count, however, seats are apportioned in the House of Representatives, legislative districts are redrawn in the states, and federal money is handed round.

ECONOMIST: The census

Foveon may find selling its products on the basis of quality, rather than raw pixel count, a marketing challenge.

ECONOMIST: MONITOR

The engineering diploma was one of just 70 "equivalents" that would still count but only on a like-for-like basis with GCSEs.

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Because they would not be accepting losses on a voluntary basis it is quite possible that this will be judged a "credit event", which could count as a technical default.

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