It pointed to the "gap between theory and practice" which allowed an MP to claim, as an "additional cost", for a personal telephone call made from their second home.

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They will also tell you that the fiscal gap is the only measure of fiscal sustainability recognized by economic theory.

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In theory, that gap should be closed by the exit of Mr Ueberroth, who was stagnating at around 5%.

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In theory, that leaves plenty of room for private payment services to bridge the gap.

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Many mainstream media like the English language newspapers The Nation (English translation unavailable) and The Bangkok Post have journalistic codes of ethics on place, but there still remains a gap between theory and practice that needs to addressed.

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While his report is fully supportive of the move to degree-level training, it has acknowledged there is a "theory-practice gap".

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What economic theory tells us is to look at the entire projected path of policy, measure its fiscal gap, and decide on the basis of the size of its fiscal gap whether the policy is sustainable.

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