"The need for a smaller network with lower pricing was critical, " said Juan Davila, an executive vice president at Blue Shield of California, which said it hopes to offer a preferred-provider-organization plan for individuals on the exchange.
Migrants with lower skill levels are also critical to the success of our economies.
The current terror threat level has been classed severe - one level lower than the highest "critical" - since 14 August 2006.
Shahar Maor, an information-technology analyst at Israeli market research firm STKI, estimated that compared with large companies associated with defense or critical infrastructure, lower tier Israeli companies hire one-fifth as many information-security employees relative to computer users.
Lower housing costs also seem to impact another critical growth component: family formation.
While Bernanke's rate cuts threaten to drive the dollar lower and hike inflation, it's more critical that he avoid the dangers to the economy from the credit-driven meltdown, says Jeffrey Rosensweig, an economist at Emory University.
Creating more stable returns and preserving capital is critical to increasing compound returns over time since the lower the portfolio loss in a declining market, the lower the recovery needed to restore lost value.
Such programs also can help the managers buy more products or services from critical suppliers that provide much-needed volume, in exchange for lower payment terms.
The first study focused on a treatment for critical limb ischemia, or severe blockage in the arteries of the lower legs and feet of elderly patients.
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The combination of cheap jets with greater fuel efficiency and a critical mass of these critters in the sky can, in theory, lower the price per seat considerably.
" He declared that "a robust, sea-based, lower-tier theater ballistic missile defense capability, found in the Navy Area Missile Defense Program, is critical to reducing operational risk to the warfighter.
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