The extent of reform counts for much more than each country's starting point.

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The Goldman problem is that it attracts people today who are more focused on hitting the jackpot no matter what it takes to fatten their wallets rather than the people who believe that the client comes first and that having a fine reputation counts for much.

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Price counts for much.

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Ultimately, though, no amount of structural change, interventions or inspections counts for as much as good teaching.

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For storm-stricken entrepreneurs, simply owning coverage only counts for so much when the entity writing the checks is a sophisticated financial institution looking to levitate its profits by curbing payouts.

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This is, after all, a Democratic primary in and around Boston (the only election that counts in this liberal district), so pretty much everyone is for the same leftish things: Medicare, education, universal health care, trees, and so on.

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Since ballplayers are not pure commodities--service time counts as much as past performance in the league's salary structure--finding those solid contributors for little money can be the difference between a decent team and a champion.

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