And systems and complexity theory suggest strongly that a relatively small number is in play when it comes to the size of the critical mass of folks in whom lost confidence can have sweeping, cascading effects.

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Brown told the FT that increasing the size of the endowment is critical.

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But while it made dealing and investing easier, it also paved the way for the creation of giant financial institutions, whose size has meant their health is critical to the wellbeing of the general economy.

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Internet infringement certainly could cause some harm to some companies, but it is critical to understand the size and scope of the problem before applying prescriptions that cause unnecessary, out of proportion collateral damage to other industries and the Internet.

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What the comedy lacks in critical acclaim it makes up for in audience size--and media buyers' desire to court its viewers.

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Pakistan is critical to this strategy, both because of its size and its location.

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Additional information required would be the size of the passengers (typical heights and weights), scheduling flexibility (critical departure times or can departures be easily postponed) and the amount of planned-in-advance versus spur-of-the-moment travel.

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The requirement to perform two such operations in an overlapping time frame, while maintaining other critical deployment and retain a strategic reserve would strain a force of this size and character, perhaps to the breaking point.

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