Its message, that not annoying China would be good for stability and thus for business, clearly appealed to many.
Critics worry that, although such a rule might be good for economic stability, it might also make mortgages more expensive, since lenders might simply end their cheap deals.
"When you look at that information you start to get a good sense of job stability, " said Mr. Bathija.
There have been other times of financial stability and good times when gridlock and the inability of politicians to play their games was a good thing.
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The Breakthrough criticism agrees that climate stability is a good thing.
PCs and servers can be ordered with the new operating system, which is claimed to combine the usual features of a fresh Windows product with the strength and stability of a good Unix system.
Malaysia is trying very hard to be a good neighbor and promote peace and stability in the region, laying aside old fears and suspicions.
The Kremlin line is that the teamwork between Mr Putin as prime minister and Mr Medvedev as president will guarantee stability, creating a good base for more liberal reforms.
Tax law stability normally is a very good thing.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany - Greece's biggest creditor - said the vote was "really good news", and important for the stability of the euro as a whole.
In a globalized economy, financial stability is a "public" good.
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"If they are rational, most Afghan politicians understand that the future of Afghanistan, its development and stability, are linked with a good relationship with the international community, " said Fabrizio Foschini, an analyst with the Kabul-based Afghan Analysts Network.
As Mr Borio at the Bank for International Settlements points out, many of the ideas around countercyclicality (setting aside more capital in good times) and macroprudential regulation (safeguarding the stability of the whole banking system as well as of individual banks) were oven-ready, having been worked on by a coterie of central bankers, academics and regulators for a number of years.
But this is not good for the long- or even medium-term stability of Afghanistan.
That agency mainly acts to ensure that products are made according to good manufacturing practices, which include potency, cleanliness, and stability, that ingredients are generally safe, and that companies are not making unsubstantiated claims about curing or treating disease.
There are good reasons for this, like the total cost and the stability of GSM, plus the fact that it makes roaming easier for people travelling to and from Sierra Leone at a time when the majority of the world's cellular networks run GSM.
As a private good, human capital increases personal income, household wealth, family stability, and healthiness.
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But not everyone is sharing in the stability with pockets of pink-slip pain despite the overall good news.
There is also every indication that the powers in Beijing recognise the importance of the rule of law and that its proper observance in the commercial arena is good for business and at the core of China's prosperity and stability.
While the dispersed structure of both the democratic country and the private sector corporation is intended to create stability, the power struggle that often results may threaten to sacrifice the good of the whole for the interests of the parts.
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Much of what the government can do would not cost much: for example, passing laws to promote stability in teachers' careers and improve training standards, and encouraging and disseminating good practice, whether in teaching methods or school management.
Nevertheless, with the ground level of app design now firmly established as a late version of Gingerbread, the stability that developers like to see is now at a level which can provide a good cross section of capabilities.
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And the steps that the Prime Minister described, while modest, are specific and reflect a commitment on his part to ensure that the U.S.-Japan security relationship remains in good health -- because as both leaders said, it is an essential cornerstone to the stability and the security of the Asia Pacific region.
"It means stability, it means mainly transparency in business, so I think this could be a good idea, " he said.
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