It is built and tweaked by humans who apply content discernment and quality standards to its equation.

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He believes that worldwide structural changes (increased mobility of capital and labour, the greater credibility of central bankers as inflation-fighters, the preference of ageing baby-boomers for fixed-income securities) have altered the equation, and that top-quality bond yields are, if anything, headed down.

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And the result, many advocates say, is that the quality of care can leave the patient out of the equation.

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Concentrating on volume, while maintaining quality, the vodka is looking to subvert a long-standing equation of consumption as a marker of social status, as was eloquently explained by Pierre Bourdieau in Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment Of Taste.

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Instead of trying to figure out how to pay for the cost of care, we try to work on the other half of the equation: How to innovate to reduce costs and improve the quality and accessibility of care.

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And gaming is a part of the equation, especially as new tablets and smartphones are offering more console quality experiences to consumers who are using multiple screens to access virtual worlds.

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However, the Haley approach brings the private sector into the equation, so the State and the business community jointly exert a market demand for quality, transparency, and cost-effectiveness.

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