Many now fear that Texas's low-tax, low-spend model will need revision.
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When an Indian consumer acquired a low-tier model, he was already reviewing the features of the mid-tier model.
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But RightNow's Sortzi argues big tech services companies also appreciate RightNow's low-maintenance model.
The greatest fortune ever made in the auto business was made by Henry Ford with his low-priced Model T car.
Southwest's strong balance sheet leaves it with plenty of leeway to nudge up fares while leaving its low-cost model intact.
Now, this may be a low-end model, but we're not entirely sure how such modest specs have found their way into such a... girthy device.
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The EOS M's rear is akin to that of most Canon point-and-shoots, but given that this isn't a low-cost model, that layout has no business making an appearance here.
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An ultra-low-fare model gives carriers such as Allegiant and Spirit more flexibility in unbundling the costs of air travel, Cordle said, but other airlines will be watching the carry-on fee closely.
Some economists give more credit to the company than to Alan Greenspan for the low inflation of the past 20 years, given how greatly its low-cost model has rippled through the industry and the economy.
Southwest Airlines pioneered the low-cost model which enabled it to offer fares that were significantly lower than those charged by traditional network airlines such as Delta Air Lines, US Airways, American Airways, and United Continental.
Birns says that as Africa's cities get more populated and as demand for business is growing, the expansion of the low-cost model should revolutionize the continent's air transport in the same way that it did in North America, Europe and now in Asia.
The carrier has gained tremendous respect and popularity for its low-cost business model and thrives on maintaining low operating expenses, in part due to its fuel hedging programs.
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To the dismay of his high-minded rivals, Mr Desmond has invented a new low-cost business model for the, er, bottom end of the tabloid market.
Management experts say the company's strategy of confronting the charges head-on while not wavering from its low-price business model is the most effective formula over the long haul.
Ms. Yasmeen Lari presented Heritage Foundation s low-cost construction model.
Gone is the low value-added export model, and in its place is an economy increasingly dependent on its own people and their consumption.
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It operates the low-cost aircraft carrier model and holds about a 45% market share in Indonesia, a country spread across around 6, 000 inhabited islands with a population of 240 million people.
The top prize at the fair went to 19-year-old Ionut Budisteanu of Romania, who used "artificial intelligence to create a viable model for a low-cost, self-driving car, " according to an Intel statement.
Raburn's baby is a model of low-cost production, already under way (for test flights and demos) at a hangar across from the tarmac of Albuquerque's airport.
Artist Luzinterruptus fitted 10, 000 books that had been discarded by public libraries with LED lights and covered the streets of Melbourne with them, and in an exciting development the much-anticipated Low Line underground park in NYC debuted a full-scale model of their incredible fiber-optic solar-concentrating technology in New York City's lower east side.
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We are moving towards a model that offers low-cost acquisition, coupled with high value and high collaboration around a document.
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"The current business model, selling low-margin goods and delivering them for free, is not viable for the long term, " says Rebecca Nidositko, senior analyst for online retail strategies at Yankee Group.
Through the 1970s, when it was still known as Blue Ribbon Sports, the company focused its business model on finding low-cost producers overseas in an effort to undercut competitors and gain entry into the marketplace.
While the quality of mirrorless cameras can be close to that of low-end SLR cameras, premium model SLRs still offer greater photo quality because they have larger image sensors and have features that are important to professional photographers.
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The patchy credit histories of subprime and low-documentation borrowers made it hard to model default rates accurately.
Now, here comes Michael Dell, vowing to turn his company's low-cost, process-based manufacturing model directly onto both the printing and managed-services businesses.
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It's this grueling and low-paying internship process that determines whether a model can burst out of the anonymous pack.
The agency model for plane tickets is very low-margin and is getting squeezed further by mergers in the airline business (Northwest-Delta, United- Continental, Southwest-AirTran).
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