Players in the NBA still get paid to score above all else, making optimal value inconsistent with optimal performance.

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The objective was to leverage data to deliver business value by improving optimal locations to deploy wind turbines.

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It may be that charities' income and outputs are around their optimal level, and that the value added would fall as their income, and therefore their costs, rose.

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If you hold any of the GM debt issues, you may have an optimal time to sell these after the stock value has been established since the debt holders will be getting stock once the bankruptcy has been confirmed.

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The financial barrier is optimal because it will allot visas to those who value them most.

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The role of building the team by understanding the value each player offers is the key to optimal success.

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