What's more, they were no riskier by measures such as beta, which shows the sensitivity of stocks to broader market swings.

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As you say, there is no political support for such measures now.

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For this reason, he adds, there remains no scientific evidence that widely promoted protective measures such as hand washing and mask wearing will actually stop people from getting sick.

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It found no evidence that Krung Thai required risk-mitigation measures such as identification of anchor tenants.

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Realizing that this option is no longer viable, EU leaders could implement measures, such as a revamping of its painfully rigid labor market, to ignite entrepreneurship, innovation, productivity, and growth.

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For investors, it was bad enough that the action alone indicated the Fed believes the economy and threat of a global recession have become so alarming that it could wait no longer and had to fire off such a huge barrage of measures all at once, virtually emptying its arsenal of meaningful weapons.

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Cerie Bullivant, who was under a control order from 2006 to 2008 until it was quashed by a High Court judge, welcomed the relaxation of some measures, such as curfews and that controllees will no longer have to move away from their home town.

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There is no evidence HSA members are more likely to defer needed care or common-sense preventive measures such as routine physicals or mammograms.

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White House officials are beginning to lay the groundwork for such a move, telling CNN that they'll have to take drastic measures if there's no movement.

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