For example, it is possible to check if two yeast strains were grown under the same experimental conditions (temperature, medium, etc.), and if the same methods were used to calculate growth parameters, etc.

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"We don't want to inhibit growth by providing our associations parameters that are too small, " he said.

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And of all of the policy parameters relevant to economic growth and job creation, the most potent is monetary policy.

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Based on years of observation and assuming real economic growth will not bail us out in the near future I suggest the following parameters.

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