That suggests the pace of public-sector austerity, where possible, needs to be calibrated to the scale of private deleveraging.

ECONOMIST: Debt reduction

The body's appetite has to be finely calibrated to its environment.

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Rates also could be calibrated to the estimated cost of government services likely to be consumed or to change overall immigration levels.

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There is a broad consensus about the importance of fiscal sustainability, but the precise timing and sequencing of that consolidation should vary across countries and be calibrated to maintain the momentum of private sector recovery.

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Namely, the console will ship with a new version of Microsoft's motion-sensing camera controller, Kinect, and that the device, "must be plugged in and calibrated for the console to even function, " the piece says.

ENGADGET

Mr. Obama's role in the immigration debate so far is calibrated to generate excitement among supporters while trying to avoid alienating Republicans who may be hesitant to back legislation if it is too closely identified with him.

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When the stakes are so high and when the available options tend to be "tragic choices" or "choices of evils, " the need for thoughtful, calibrated and nuanced analysis become even more compelling.

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At present, the table here on the showfloor is calibrated to support 40 individual touch points, but a company rep assured us it could be configured for up to 60, allowing for large groups of people to interact simultaneously.

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