Ironically, the attempt to shore up the mega-dinosaurs has revealed these mega-banks to be creatures of little brain and even less principle.
But that would be less of a setback for Germany than before, because in principle there should be less need for burden-sharing in a more viable monetary union.
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Seems that companies are more or less following the same principle with talent.
"I am a Republican who believes in the very conservative principle of less government intrusion in my life, " she said.
Two years ago Thailand was slapped down for suggesting that this principle be applied less rigidly.
The details of how DataXU goes about it are less important than the underlying principle: using data in real time.
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Though some in Labour's ranks are agitating for a more aggressive approach, the prevailing line of attack against the government appears to be less about welfare reform in principle and more about whether or not the measures are being implemented intelligently, fairly or competently.
"We've found some additional funding from less good programmes, so in principle we have an additional 40% money going into the development budget, " he said.
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The phone vibration seems to work on this same principle, giving it much less of the typical buzz (in the funky, cheap sense) you expect.
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Next, I opened with the remodeling, on the principle that it's less important than the homey touches, and a sentence should ideally end with a (relative) bang.
The contributory principle said you got more or less what you paid in, if and when these life-changing events occurred.
It might nonetheless appeal to developing countries, who appear less bothered about global warming than about maintaining the principle that they should be exempt from rules to curb it.
Installing a fiber optic cable is admittedly much less disruptive than building a new freeway, but the principle is the same.
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In principle, muscles with shorter fibres ought to exert less downward force, making those who have them less firm on their feet.
Ford expects its philanthropic arm to shell out 40% less this year, but says it remains committed to the principle of corporate giving.
In principle, a stronger yuan would help by making exports less profitable and by giving consumers more spending power.
Messrs Alesina, Glaeser and Sacerdote think this principle might help to explain why Europeans work so much less than Americans.
"The principle would be to invest early, making substantial intervention less likely and in the event of escalation success more likely as well as improving post-conflict planning, " he will argue.
Proponents of this holographic principle believe that all of the complexities of reality contain far less information than common sense would suggest.
Public opinion polls show strong support for the principle of closing city centres to traffic, though in practice, the move might prove less popular.
In principle, such an approach would appear well justified, as our financial system has become less bank-centered and because activities or risk-taking not permitted to regulated institutions have a way of migrating to other financial firms or markets.
As we've reported before, the operating principle in America has generally been that undesirable speech should be countered with more speech, not less.
In principle, it could mean better returns and so better pensions than if the work were done by less expert in house people.
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