"It provides numbers in terms of earnings to the shareholders that far more accurately reflect economic reality than the prevailing system in corporate America, " Buffett told Reuters.

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Lord Jenkins has been told to find a scheme, broadly proportional but preserving constituency links, to put to the electorate as a possible alternative to the prevailing system.

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And while the counterculture could thrive (briefly) in an age in which America was well-heeled, the message of opting out of the prevailing system does not seem to bring out the masses who seek employment, to avoid foreclosure, or simply to make ends meet.

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The researchers examined the prevailing inspection system called On-Board Diagnostics II (OBD-II), which tests for excessive carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides, and also checks the power-train systems for problems that might eventually lead to elevated emissions levels.

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In order for the mathematisation of nature, that many historians regard as the core of the scientific revolution, to be consummated it became necessary in the 16th and 17th centuries to reform the prevailing education system and introduce a thorough grounding in the mathematical sciences in order to produce the mathematicians, astronomers and physicists capable of carrying out the task.

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The prevailing view is that the system works and everything will carry on as usual.

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