What is the scale-up factor between what they actually demonstrated and what a commercial plant will be?
Airships demonstrate a law of increasing returns: doubling the length increases the surface area (and hence weight) by a factor of four while the volume (and hence lifting capacity) goes up by a factor of eight.
Fortunately, "the price of oil went up by a factor of five, " Browne says.
The third runners up of X Factor 2010 have sold more than 14 million singles and 8 million albums.
It is the rarity of in-person meetings that builds up that anticipation factor and strengthens bonds, I dare say.
Kelly demanded better software to optimize the route network and bump up the load factor, industry-speak for the percentage of seats filled.
Dosing levels have crept up by a factor of four over the past decade, though some doubt that this makes dialysis patients live longer.
We do weekly focus groups around Asia, and we consistently find the cuteness factor showing up.
Also when you have so much going on at once the error factor goes up a lot.
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In the end, how long today's rally lasts could depend on the final factor pushing up prices: demand.
But even if they are, wage rates are not the sole factor driving up the public-sector wage bill.
Demand is generally lowest in January, so it is not expected to be a factor pushing up gas prices any time soon.
On a dollars-per mile basis, the price of an economy car has gone up by about a factor of two, not five as the CPI would suggest.
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Mann introduced Pavlo to Mark Benveniste, president of Manatee Capital, an Atlanta firm set up in 1994 to factor, or collect, debts, for caller-paid phone services, including Mann's Denmark Dial.
Indeed, Obama's open hostility towards Netanyahu has probably been a significant factor in shoring up the public's approval of his performance in office.
Hull City manager Jan Molby claims his side needs to lose the fear factor to live up to their billing as promotion favourites.
Consumer demand was a key factor in pushing up GDP growth in the third quarter, from the much weaker 1.3% expansion in the previous three months.
It may be that genetic mutations can accumulate without actually leading to a disorder, until, perhaps, they are triggered by an environmental factor or pile up enough to reach a critical mass.
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"Airlines select products to go on their planes that are consistent with their brand image and the celebrity chef is another factor that makes up a portfolio of an airline's brands, " says Jones.
There's an additional factor that could drive up crude prices even further: dwindling reserves.
Thus, the attractiveness of the Kansas-Michigan match-up combined with the FGCU Cinderella factor are powerful demand drivers.
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By banks in fact, often leveraging up their capital bases by a factor of 30 or more.
Political turmoil is another factor that can push up prices.
Even if Thompson drops out, McCain, Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are still in the hunt, and even Ron Paul has been picking up enough votes to be a factor.
Rich foods amp up a party's luxury factor.
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The TI-Nspire lineup maintains the same relative form factor, but offers up a few swank advancements such as multiple representations, "grab-and-move" functionality, resizing, dynamic linking, and of course, the oh-so-sweet ability to save and edit in-progress work (shown after the jump) right on the device.
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So, perhaps there is economic incentive, especially if you can factor in customer relationship, up-selling and cross-selling benefits.
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Seagate Technology and Hitachi GST have both announced 3.5-inch form factor HDDs with storage capacities up to 4 terabytes (TB) on five disks.
Barry will also be guaranteed regular first-team football at Eastlands -- a crucial factor in the build-up to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
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