This degree of transparency and openness led to a different kind of conversation with the rest of the executive team.

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This higher degree of transparency in the public sector may be related to the greater gender pay equity in the federal government, the institute says.

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They possess a high clarity with a superior degree of transparency.

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Indeed, a degree of transparency is central to our civic debate.

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Pursuant to the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1933, the SEC requires a high degree of disclosure and transparency regarding bonds underwritten by U.S. firms and offered in New York.

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That said, China's government is trying to improve transparency by increasing the degree of private ownership in many of the larger state owned firms.

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To make sure they do this we expect transparency of them, even sometimes to a silly degree.

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That inconsistency of transparency was resolved by the early '70s, but in 1964 this degree of openness was a risky move.

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