More importantly, gold is not tied to the whims of a central bank.
These statistics reveal the true identity of the Livestrong Foundation, and that identity is not tied to Lance Armstrong.
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And where pay is not tied to performance, productivity may be suffering.
But the order eased up considerably the ban on future speech, so long as that speech is not tied to a demand for money.
They learned that collective intelligence is not tied to either the smartest person on the team nor to the average intelligence of the members of the team.
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Zvi Bodie, a finance professor at Boston University who specialises in pension funds, points out that the premium it charges companies to insure their pension schemes is not tied to risk.
Fishermen need to have a secure income that is not tied to what they can catch, but rather how sustainably they manage fish stocks and how efficiently they harvest an agreed surplus.
The AOTC is not tied to that timing.
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But the source, who supports the new Iraq strategy, also conceded that the length of the surge is not tied to a hoped-for improvement in Iraq security, it's tied to how long the Army can sustain such high troop levels.
Because when asked, central bankers will repeatedly cite the diversifying power of gold as a major reason to own it. (See this French central banker speaking in 2000, for instance.) Unlike other metals and commodities, gold is not tied to the economic cycle, nor the stock market.
Do companies need to retain data that is not specifically tied to the business purpose of their interaction with consumers?
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Grover Norquist is not keeping them tied to the tax pledge, their principles are.
Because people inside companies are accessing their data from so many different devices, Box has focused on building a Web-based system that is agnostic and not tied to any one operating system or device-maker.
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Though the Census Bureau data shows that per capital disposable income was higher in right-to-work states, it is still not clear if this income gain is causally tied to right-to-work laws, or that it is appreciable enough to lure in better teachers.
Women may think men have it all, but only because we've been socialized to express the emotions that are tied to this reality differently, which is to say, men are not to express the emotions that are tied to it.
However, the real question is not whether analysts' pay is directly tied to a specific banking fee or even the totality of investment banking fees.
Commercial real estate is tied closely not only to the national economy, but also to local economies.
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While we are responsible for everything that The Lulz Boat is, we are not tied to this identity permanently.
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He admits that bancassurance works in countries such as Belgium, where insurance is not sold through agents tied to insurers.
The consequence of allowing individuals with no injury to be plaintiffs, and to sue for damages set by statute and not tied to any actual loss, is to allow the aggregation of large numbers of claims, giving rise to vast potential liability and undermining the just adjudication of claims.
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"This is a significant change and not necessarily tied to business cycles, " says Mr. Headd.
The CEO needs to not play favorites just because his or her bonus is tied to revenue.
Because the warranty on its devices is tied to the device itself, not the owner, thieves have been able to get damaged devices replaced at Apple stores.
The success of the all-volunteer force in replacing the draft with a superb fighting force has transformed the armed services into a cohort of highly skilled warriors about whom the general population knows little, and to whom it is not as tied as has historically been the case.
While the calls do not appear to be tied to any simultaneous transaction in the underlying stock, it is possible the investor is already long the stock and selling covered calls.
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Aside from inventory reaccumulation in the first half of 2010 and some daylight in retail sales and auto output, it's hard not to conclude that a sustainable recovery in GDP depends on consumer confidence, which is largely tied to the unemployment level, home prices and the stock market's buoyancy.
We learn which foods are disgusting and which are not through cultural inheritance, which is very much tied to geography.
His hands have been tied by a government that is determined not to alienate a massive pressure group while, at the same time, not prepared to pour the gigantic amounts of money into public transport to make it a viable alternative for most travellers.
This is particularly true to the extent that such resources are not tied or otherwise conditioned.
Angela Merkel believes her legacy is tied to saving the euro, and will not allow Britain to put obstacles in the way.
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