One example is the "Rigidity of Employment Index, " which measures between 0 (the best) and 100 (the worst) the difficulty in hiring and firing workers, and also measures mandated benefits, such as vacations, and restrictions on working hours.
Over time, if untreated, acid reflux leads to inflammation (esophagitis) and difficulty in swallowing that can cause a partial closing of the lower esophagus (stricture).
African fund managers experienced difficulty in convincing global limited partners (LPs) to invest in the region.
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One problem highlighted in the story (and the conference) is the difficulty many green energy companies are having in finding sufficient capital.
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For three straight matches in Melbourne, Djokovic has had difficulty breathing (he has blamed allergies).
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The course choices were given in a small, low-contrast font (high-difficulty condition) or a larger, high contrast font (low-difficulty condition).
One of the fundamental characteristics of dyslexia is difficulty in handling written phonemes (the units of sound which make up a language).
Here's another difficulty with efficiency standards: As Peter Huber suggested in Forbes ( May 18, 1998), they tend to backfire by inspiring consumers to consume more.
It is important to mention that individuals that already have the flu who then become more ill during the duration of the illness, (difficulty breathing, or shortness of breath) need to seek medical attention immediately in an emergency department, as the risk of secondary pneumonia rises with an abrupt deterioration of your condition.
The Manx National Farmers Union (MNFU) is working alongside the department of agriculture to help those in difficulty.
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Adam Ozemik has two thoughtful pieces up ( here and here) on the economics of unions and the difficulty organized labor faces in a global, dynamic economy.
They had been disillusioned by poor returns (what would an optimiser have said about property allocations in 1990?) and by the difficulty of dealing with such an illiquid asset.
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