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My best guess would be that their calculation gives us an upper bound and the actual effect will be above zero but lower than their number.
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They rarely take physical delivery of raw materials and have no effect on the actual production and consumption of metal, grain or oil.
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The Federal Reserve recently announced planned changes that will close certain loopholes within the new credit card law (CARD Act), increasing its comprehensive enforceability and more closely reconciling its actual effect with its intended purpose.
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However, to my relief, all the advertising and media coverage regarding gold seems to have had little effect on the actual price of gold so I am still very bullish and I see another 40% rise in gold before it stalls out.
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And he will concentrate on suggesting that, irrespective of the actual effect such a rejection would have, the Tories would still move towards withdrawal.
BBC: Analysis
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The hints about a Saudi peace initiative ( there is, at this writing, no actual proposal, only hype, speculation and undeserved plaudits ) have had the effect of giving its Prince an overnight diplomatic makeover worthy of Machiavelli.
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The price boom had a big effect on sentiment and of course terms of trade but in terms of actual activity delivered into the Australian economy, it's been quite modest.
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But in the absence of actual evidence to that effect, my bias is that cancer is too individualized and too complex a process to believe that even the most sophisticated algorithms can provide a technologically-accelerated shortcut to optimal cancer care.
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An actual implementation of these talks could have a much more pronounced effect on their companies, and the industry as a whole.
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The actual 3D effect varies from an artificial seeming emphasis on layers of depth, to the more traditional, and quite impressive, "in your face" immersive experience.
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