In spite of this, there have been successes, particularly those with quantitative targets such as universal primary education (MDG 2) and access to safe drinking water (MDG 7).

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Frankly, a Kyoto-type framework--one with global quantitative emissions targets allocated among countries--that meets the above conditions is not feasible.

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Now consider this: the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing III tactic explicitly targets the "risk free interest rate" - aiming to set it at a historic low, and thus influencing all related interest rates downwards.

BBC: Business

There is also a recognition, in Malaysia and elsewhere in South-East Asia, that targets for educational achievement cannot be quantitative only.

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However, when the Fed suggests that it may increase or reduce stimulus to achieve desired targets, it is referring to more quantitative easing (QE) not less.

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