Traffic volume can be a drama but volume plus control equals crisis.

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Rather, it's a 4.0-liter that's essentially like two tight V-4 engines joined at the hip (V plus V equals a W).

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Second, in the merger of brands, one plus one equals three.

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Short-term thinking plus narcissism equals a public relations disaster.

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Brother plus romance equals bromance.

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Economic stagnation plus Fed activism equals stagflation: we saw it all thirty-five years ago.

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Low margins plus established competitors equals high risk for independent dealerships.

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Speed plus software elegance equals computer intelligence.

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The spending categories are familiar: consumption spending, plus investment spending, plus government spending, plus exports, minus imports, equals GDP.

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The coupon for the Enterprise Products Operating Lp Bond (CUSIP: 293791AV1) terminates on Aug. 1, 2016 and thereafter floats at three-month Libor plus 370.75 basis points (100 basis points equals one percentage point).

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Depending on how you calculate it, the direct cost of developing a drug equals everything that you actually spend on the drug that makes it, plus all of the costs of the drugs that failed.

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