Its cost-income ratio, a common measure of efficiency in the industry, is a giddy 78%.
The most common measure of the monetary base is bank reserves plus currency outside the banking system.
The most common measure of inequality is the Gini coefficient.
In a review of the Swedish supercar the Koenigsegg Agera R, I displayed ignorance regarding a common measure of an engine's volumetric efficiency, the Brake Mean Effective Pressure.
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As part of its most recent five-year plan, Beijing set an ambitious goal to reduce its energy "intensity"--a common measure of a country's energy efficiency--by 20% from the 2005 level by 2010.
The consumer electronics industry supports AB 1850 as a common sense measure that will provide greatly needed checks and balances, which include requiring the CEC to use only the most recent data available for all proposed regulations and to eliminate unnecessary and outdated regulations.
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We also agree on the need for a common approach to measure progress against previous commitments in all policy areas.
Improper sampling could also impact the accuracy of common methods used to measure the performance of the predictive coding tool being used.
The measure would end the common practice of re-registering banks under a new name.
Consider now how we are implementing the Common Core assessments: summative assessments to measure what percentage of students failed.
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How to measure ROI on social media has become s a common question.
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It analyzed data from studies conducted by Steven Nissen, head of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic, that used tiny ultrasound probes to measure the buildup of plaque in patients who were taking common cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins: Pravachol, Lipitor and Crestor.
As a check, he compared our ranking to a more common yardstick, the number of published patents (arguably an even cruder measure).
The backpack is designed to measure ambient toxics spewed by vehicles, pesticides, and chemicals from common household products.
The logical response is that absent the existence of City Hall officials making sure restaurants measure up to random requirements, the kitchens would be filthy, common areas unsafe or not accessible to the handicapped, and the food improperly refrigerated.
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But although firms can now measure this sort of thing in a more sophisticated way, basic rules of thumb are still the most common way of setting price.
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