They suggest that labour savings (relatively easily measured) are overestimated against less tangible costs.
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So, a number of defendants - particular organisations and less tangible processes - are in the dock.
The vision is less tangible but also more important than the strategic goal.
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They may not bring the best returns, but they can deliver less tangible benefits like excitement, prestige, contacts and a high profile.
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On May 7th, euro-zone leaders met in Brussels to consider a less tangible but more dangerous threat to Ireland's limping economy: Europe's sovereign-debt crisis.
But then there is also something much less tangible at work.
Set against this are some less tangible but still worthwhile boons.
Inside the cage, he looks for something less tangible.
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As soon as you back off, say by switching off the background music and allowing your foreground process to have all the processing power (and thereby complete its task more quickly), the benefits of having a dual-core machine will become far less tangible.
Another less-tangible way to decide if a home is right for you is to trust your intuition, says Pat Trainor, a realtor with Coldwell Banker High Country Realty in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
Both are taking advantage of free online courses and other learning resources that may or not be accredited degrees, but have no less helped them achieve the tangible skills necessary to found their own businesses or enhance their career prospects.
Unlike product innovations, systems innovations are nearly impossible to protect with patents and are rarely backed by tangible assets, making them much less attractive to investors and therefore much harder to launch and develop.
Despite all the tough talk, most pundits expect the Wye conference to produce some tangible achievement, even if it is less than a full accord.
The problem lies in creating a solution less flawed and distrusted than private-sector bonuses, which are often divorced from tangible proof of rising performance.
Less well known is that the opposite can also happen: energy can turn spontaneously into something more tangible.
Not only do you not get something tangible to own, but also because you can't resale it and in general, there are less freedoms.
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