Emerging Asia, as with the rest of emerging markets, has fared better than the developed markets after the 2008 crisis in part due to better initial starting conditions.

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It reproduced what had happened over the courses of the decades in question as much as 50% more accurately than the results of runs based on arbitrary starting conditions.

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If that does not find anything, then Dr Arkani-Hamed and his colleagues are wrong, and it may be mere fluke that the universe had exactly the right starting conditions for the emergence of humanity.

ECONOMIST: A matter of gravity

UN's conditions is a starting point, only.

ECONOMIST: Don't start spending it, yet

According to the FOMC statement that announced the second round of quantitative easing, the policy hinged on revamping inflation expectations and stabilizing consumer equity, starting by the easing of lending conditions.

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"It's very likely people were delaying starting businesses during the recession due to the fact that conditions weren't favorable for entrepreneurs, " she says.

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Starting this year as a result of health reform, children with pre-existing conditions can no longer be denied health insurance coverage.

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Leaked documents show a timetable for a "conditions-based and phased transition" to Afghan forces taking control of military operations, starting within months, the Independent on Sunday said.

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What we need is the political will, starting with a full health economics analysis of the costs and benefits of effective weight management in diabetes and other conditions where obesity is a significant factor.

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