The consensus is that it is some function of current and historical sales.

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Staying is usually a function of their current satisfaction and their growth opportunities.

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The LCD display also shows the current function of the buttons directly below it, which, in the current state, means switching between tracks in our project.

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Between now and then, the European Union will continue to function on the basis of the current treaties.

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Its function is to enable the transfer of output from current workers to current retirees in a world where we are not all neighbors.

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Davidson argues that the inability of employers to recruit skilled workers, particularly in the manufacturing industry, is not a result of a mismatch between the type of education being undertaken by students and the skill sets demanded by the current job market, but rather a function of low wages being offered by employers.

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But at some point perhaps the transition should occur and we should base the current form on the current, rather than archaic, methods of performing that function.

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On health care, Huckabee says the current system does not let the free market function because the overwhelming share of the cost is picked up by the employer, while employees, who benefit the most, pay a small fraction of the bill.

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This points out a fundamental fact that is key when considering the solution to our current woes: in modern, developed capitalist economies, recessions are not a function of the nation being unable to supply the goods and services desired by consumers.

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