Under four-and-a-half years of Ms Mayawati's rule, the state has recorded an average of over 7% growth a year, a tad less than India's average of 8.15%.

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Also, back in those days, the rule of thumb was a manager could manage at most 7-8 direct reports.

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The truth is that there can surely be no hard-and-fast rule for a country as diverse as America, 7% of whose population in a typical year will be exposed, according to Robert Ursano of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, to a traumatic event.

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At the Deutsche Bank Aviation and Transportation Conference held recently, American Airlines denied seeking bankruptcy liquidation (Chapter 7) but did not rule out the possibility of seeking bankruptcy protection (Chapter 11) to reorganize its labor agreements that put it at a marked disadvantage to airline industry peers such as Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, US Airways and United Continental.

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Representative Spencer Bachus urged investors and market players to submit ideas to the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee before September 7, saying that the rule as currently proposed would have a "devastating" impact on the U.S. economy.

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With the full force of the North American Free Trade Agreement behind him, the goals for Fox's National Action Party included 7% annual economic growth, creating a middle class and establishing the rule of law.

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While millions will see snow -- including Chicago, where 3 to 7 inches of snow and sleet are expected by Wednesday morning -- rain may rule for the next few days in parts of the Southeast.

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This proposed rule included, among other things that federal contractors would have to set a hiring goal to have 7% of their workforce be people with disabilities.

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