And, today, there are the huge fees associated with getting regulatory approval for rate adjustments and the permitting process.

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So, too, would a more systematic analysis of the exchange-rate adjustments needed to get there, as well as an assessment of the spillovers between countries' policies.

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But there were reports yesterday that HHS is backing off some of these Medicaid changes that would allow for a blended percentage of rate adjustments with states.

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Together with other currency rate adjustments, the company is looking at a JPY 50 billion drop in operating profit from this change, and is factoring this into profit forecasts.

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Many of the loans already being added to the FHA's portfolio are targeted at subprime borrowers, who were unable to make their payments after rate adjustments but had been able to pay their bills on time before their rates changed.

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Back in 2007, if Newsweek management would have simply kept its cool, made some adjustments to the size of the rate base, ad prices and minor editorial adjustments, the magazine would be a lot smaller, but would be just fine today.

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Even more irritating, to some, are the recent increase in the top rate of personal-income tax, adjustments to tax relief on pension contributions and a one-off 50% tax on bonuses.

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In my opinion, in high-growth areas, the true rate of growth tends to be hidden by inflationary adjustments.

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While Americans were arguing about Reaganomics in the 1980s, Swedish households were enjoying a negative tax rate on capital income, once generous deductions and adjustments for inflation were taken into account.

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Pre-tax profits (with inventory and capital consumption adjustments) declined at a 9.2% annual rate in Q2 and are down 7% since last year, the worst since 2001.

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But Volpon shows that these adjustments have already taken place, as evidenced by a 3% difference in unemployment rate between richer Sao Paulo and the poorer, Northern city of Recife observed from 2005 to 2007 had already been eliminated by 2008.

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Airlines and regulators make adjustments, and the FAA's Nick Sabatini says you can graph the results in the declining crash rate.

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