Also, notwithstanding low official Dutch unemployment (on this, the Netherlands scores better than Germany, France and Italy), inactivity remains high.
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Low level IRS officials became over zealous although this zeal may have originated in Washington offices, and who knows what low level official ordered the wiretapping of the AP?
Salaries are so low that an official has to be a saint to forswear any extra earning opportunities.
Earlier, acting to counter real or feared deflation in much of the developed world, the authorities had kept money loose and official rates low.
The first is that the price of gold has been rising even though official inflation is low.
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The eurozone can't take all the credit for that - the Federal Reserve's commitment to keep its official interest so low is clearly a big part of it.
Martin Barnes of Bank Credit Analyst, a research firm, points out that the direction of official policy (low rates, quantitative easing, big deficits) looks inflationary but the economic fundamentals (a big output gap, sluggish credit growth) look deflationary.
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Still, influential people may be treated better than someone poor or low-caste, says one official, but that applies to many situations.
Yet even Russia's official foreign ministry response was low-key, particularly compared with the rants of a few years ago.
These low rates are particularly shocking given that the official tax rate is 35%.
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Poll after poll indicates that official Washington is held in very low regard by the American people.
Their official data on exports show that low value added production accounts for a declining share of total exports, falling to below 50 percent since 2008.
When it comes to individual bank decisions on mortgage rates - and deposit rates for savers - the Bank is much less of a factor today than in more normal times, precisely because the official base rate has been so low, for so long.
Heather Hancock, the official responsible, says the risk is low because the agency will collect the rent (which will be used for redevelopment) and it will sell the property as soon as a private firm has signed up to redevelop it.
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The referee had a gambling problem and was approached by low-level mob associates through an acquaintance, the official said.
The official U.S. productivity numbers are low when compared with the stunning 3% yearly gains of the first Web era, roughly 1995 to 2004.
The switch to Sunoco Green E15, the official fuel of NASCAR and a renewable, low-carbon power source, reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 20% compared with unleaded gas.
They had already been pumping in enough money to move interest rates at least that low, so the new announcement was basically just making official what had actually already been happening.
Official forecasts had been shaded down, to as low as 3.8% for the year.
Included on the punch list for such a host would be low or nonexistent taxes, easy access to licenses and other official paperwork, and regulators who aren't inclined to ask a lot of questions.
"It's clear that after the increased security measures at European and U.S. airports earlier this year, no amount of high-end investment will solve low-tech problems, " said Duncan Alexander from the Official Airline Guide (OAG).
The pope intends to keep a very low profile, according to Greg Burke, a top Vatican communications official.
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While imposition of the sanctions and restrictions on shipping could cause some snarls and inconvenience, the official said the issue at hand is of a relatively low rank among the larger set of problems the United States has with Japan over trade.
Days after Bergdahl went missing, a senior U.S. military official said Bergdahl and the Afghan soldiers were captured by low-level militants and then quickly "sold" to the clan and network led by warlord Siraj Haqqani -- believed to be deeply involved in the action.
With the Bank of England's Bank rate still at a record low of just 0.5%, the expectation is that the official cost of borrowing can only go up when it is next changed.
The current official advice is that exposure to wi-fi radio waves is comparatively low.
Official bad debts recognised so far for property and infrastructure credit are implausibly low.
Moreover, a senior WGC official said that any increase in demand this year will likely be in the low single-digit range and predicted that prices would stay around current levels through 2013.
That was the meaning of the announcement of the US Federal Reserve that it anticipates holding its official interest rate, the so-called federal funds rate, at exceptionally low levels "at least" through mid-2013.
Low carbon dioxide emissions are all that matters in the UK at the moment, one British official said.
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