Companies are obviously going to prefer the lower-cost or no-cost option when the end result is the same.

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Instead, they perceive the implementation of austerity measures as an ongoing punishment, even revenge, from the European Union which will have no positive result and have no end in sight.

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End result: taxes withheld, no income, no penalty.

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While both 'yes' and 'no' camps may want a definitive result to put an end to debate, those taking an impartial position as academic observers reckon that it may merely be the starting point for a new phase.

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The end result, of course, was higher inflation with little to no positive impact on growth.

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The end result has been incessant chatter about buying and building EHR, with no thought about how those systems interact with legacy technologies, how they could be used to create better patient outcomes and whether they support collaboration and new workflows.

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The end result is that the military gets more resources than it had before and no structural change is made.

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The end result will be that prices will have risen somewhat, but not as much as if no change in output had occurred.

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