In Hong Kong, such loans are classified as "substandard" even if the debtor is still repaying.
Northwestern is one of nearly 10, 000 U.S. schools that are classified as in need of improvement.
Of the rest, 17 were and are developed, 14 were and are classified as middle-income emerging.
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He says most gun deaths are classified as manslaughter, which implies a crime committed without forethought.
They included green, Kemp's ridley and hawksbill sea turtles, which are classified as endangered species.
Map-reading is a skill few have mastered (detailed topographical maps are classified as state secrets).
Effective immediately, our stocks are classified as part of 16 overall sectors containing 289 individual industry groups.
More than half of men (62%) and women (53%) are classified as overweight or obese in Wales.
Around 14% of Brazilians are classified as obese, up from 11% four years ago, according to the Health Ministry.
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Things get even murkier when drinks are classified as nutritional supplements, not beverages.
Many of these species are classified as globally endangered, threatened or vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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Just because computers from China are classified as skill-intensive in America's imports does not prevent them from hurting less-skilled American workers.
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On a recent day, hard-hat construction workers were inspecting the Art Deco and Belle Epoque buildings, which are classified as historical monuments.
Influential people are classified as idea starters, amplifiers, curators, commentators or viewers.
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At airlines, fares with any kind of discount are classified as non-refundable.
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When early dropouts are classified as non-responders, Studies 009 and 011 meet the criteria for the categorical endpoint but Study 010 does not.
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Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Chongqing are generally classified as Tier 1 cities, while provincial capitals are generally classified as Tier 2.
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About 25 percent of all 603, 245 U.S. public road bridges are classified as deficient, according to a report announced this month by the Federal Highway Administration.
Federal regulations enacted under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act require schools to develop individualized education programs (IEP) for children who are classified as students with disabilities.
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Across the country, a bout a third of all adults are classified as obese, meaning that they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
" Of the 700 young people at Majima's school in Otsu, a new "bed town" for people working in Kyoto and Osaka, 50 are classified as "problem students.
Sugarcane (from which all of India's sugar is produced) and sugar itself are classified as "essential" per the Essential Commodities Act of 1955, hence falling under the government's purview.
For so long, the world of investments has been a gated one, only available to the 7.2 million Americans (1% of the US population) who are classified as accredited investors.
Most small business owners are classified as sole proprietors.
In contrast, freebies offered by retailers or consumer-products companies often aren't subject to IRS reporting, because they are classified as a reduction in the purchase price, rather than income, accounting experts said.
SOEs represent far worse credit risks than many private companies, loans to them are classified as more secure, forcing private businesses to rely on money raised from friends and family and on retained earnings.
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Important cities, like Mianyang, are classified as Tier 3, and many analysts carry the classifications further and use Tier 4 to denote cities that are large and important by any standard, but are even less well known.
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Each idea is referred to as a stock, and those mock securities are classified as "Savings Bonds, " which focus on cost-cutting, "Bow Jones, " which build on existing technologies, and "Spazdaq, " which describes ideas using entirely new technology.
Because their transmissions are classified as "telecommunications services, " phone companies such as SBC (nyse: SBC - news - people ) and Verizon (nyse: VZ - news - people ) are required by law to provide access to their lines.
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