But war is bigger than any one man or woman, whether a private, a general, or a president.
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Effectively, the plan sponsor (whether a private company or a government) provides insurance against underperformance of plan assets.
But Ford has acknowledged an "active" strategic review process during the company's quarterly earnings conference calls, and Wall Street analysts say some sort of deal--whether a private buyout or an acquisition by a rival like Verizon (nyse: VZ - news - people )--is very likely.
For one of the other things that this quiet period does it tell us whether a formerly private company is actually ready, in its internal culture, to go public.
All this amounts to a test of whether private owners can revive a stuck company in an industry wedded to stale ways and with weakening sales.
The often-strident rhetoric on both sides of the issue, which spread rapidly through social-media channels, raised the question of whether Komen, a private charity, was caving in to political pressure in both its initial decision and when it backed off.
"Everybody's a VIP who enters Arlington National Cemetery, whether it's a private or a general, " he said.
Obama's proposals include a ban on popular semi-automatic rifles that mimic assault weapons, a limit of 10 rounds per magazine, and universal background checks for anyone buying a gun, whether at a store or in a private sale.
Obama's proposals include a ban on popular semiautomatic rifles that mimic assault weapons, a limit of 10 rounds per magazine, and universal background checks for anyone buying a gun, whether at a store or in a private sale.
And he called on Congress to restrict ammunition magazines to no more than 10 rounds and to require a background check for anyone buying a gun, whether at a store or in a private sale or gun show.
CNN: Obama-backed gun bills considered a long shot in Congress
He also called on Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, to restrict ammunition magazines to no more than 10 rounds, and to require a background check on anyone buying a gun, whether at a store or in a private sale at an auction or convention.
CNN: GOP balks at Obama's post-Newtown gun control proposals
This cedes the patent rights that stem from work done using taxpayers' money to the participants involved, whether a university or a private company.
Cloud computing risks vary, dependent in part on whether the cloud is public, private or a hybrid and whether it includes the software, hardware or total infrastructure.
For most Stackato customers, this means their own private cloud, whether on-premise or a hosted virtual private cloud (or even a combination of both as a hybrid cloud setup).
This debate has been going on for nearly 30 years and there have been a number of bodies that have been established to investigate whether there should be a difference in private company standards versus public company standards.
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The Delhi high court said that a hospital, whether private or government-owned, could not turn away anyone needing emergency care.
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But it remains to be seen whether private space travel is a business that can survive.
McCain told the crowd that if he becomes president, he will make sure parents are allowed to pick their children's schools -- whether a better public school, a private school or a charter school.
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For instance, you can find out whether a loan qualifies for federal consolidation, private consolidation, or possibly income-based repayment.
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Using historical price data along with other variables, SeatGeek uses a private algorithm to forecast whether a ticket will rise or fall in price.
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Whether the provision needs to happen on a private, commercial level or at some state or national level is a debate for members of the political domain.
At present, the government monitors university intake on the basis of whether the students went to a state or private school, their social class and their home postcodes.
Clients should also inquire as to how their data is being stored so as to be able to identify which servers hold their data and whether it can reside on a public or private (i.e. single client-dedicated) cloud.
In an age when pride is on the wane yet the sense is strengthening that money has fatal flaws as an engine of equality, that experience simply cuts people off from political participation and sets them adrift, inward into their private lives, whether in a lonely or gregarious way (or, by turns, both).
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In a heated back and forth, the two debated whether it was truly harmful to force everyone who wants to purchase a gun -- whether at a gun store, a gun show, or in a private sale -- to go through a background check.
There is some argument about whether Berliner Sparkasse, if it goes to a private buyer, can retain its savings-bank status.
There's speculation about whether Cook, who is reported to be a private person, will take center stage at the event or yield the spotlight to his deputies.
The math is similar whether one chooses an expensive private school, or a more affordable public school.
They are not required to say whether they have any interest in, say, a private tutorial business.
Aside from cost, the other great health debate this year involves whether to include a public insurance plan to compete against private insurers.
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