Buy-side firms that did run risk management might have used Riskmetrics or Algorithmics, , while others used Excel, a flexible all-purpose tool not designed for specific tasks like risk management.

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From being the orphan of scanning methods, therefore, ultrasonics looks as though it may become a general-purpose medical tool.

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The purpose of this GSIM tool is to facilitate gender equality and women empowerment in and through media of all forms, irrespective of the technology used.

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Just like a toolbox, each energy source is best suited for a particular purpose and sometimes one tool is more effective than another, yet all are needed sooner or later.

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Those living in flood-prone areas might want to consider carrying a small hammer or specific car window-breaking tool in the glove compartment for this purpose.

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What many probably do not know yet is that economic freedom is not only a useful metric from which to offer policy prescriptions for the purpose of social betterment, but that it is an important tool with which to evaluate investment climates.

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Stein spoke of a promoted retweet tool Twitter offers that seems to be especially well suited for this purpose.

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In this election year, rising oil prices will inevitably raise the question about the purpose of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Is it to be used as a tool for price controls?

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Since 2001 I thought the purpose of all the money and passenger hassle was to prevent terrorist acts, rather than as an investigative tool for other crimes.

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