Likewise, the average return in "Democratic" years is 11.9%, while the mean in "Republican" House years is 11.5%--certainly not a statistically significant difference.
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The situation in the Middle East and North Africa is a little tricky, as higher oil prices generally mean greater profits for companies in the oil sector, while political and social violence could mean halting operations and difficulty in transportation and sales.
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These type of modest but tangible pluses, combined with the public's fascination with moving images, mean that Webcasting can be in its infancy while also being the Next Big Thing.
Major broadcasters in the UK and abroad are looking at ways to provide it, while dealing with the copyright and territory issues that mean programmes are only currently available in the country where they are being transmitted.
While the Democrats' new power in Congress may mean trouble for the Bush administration on some issues, it could help the president on immigration.
In Tampa the GOP presented a rational, benevolent and constructive case for governance, while in Charlotte the Democrats were mainly emotional, mean-spirited, and vindictive, presenting a case for still more wealth envy, class warfare, business-bashing, and statism.
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Shane Watson was named man of the match for his 93 in the first innings and unbeaten 120 - his maiden Test century - in the second, while Johnson's three second-innings victims mean he finishes 2009 with 63 Test wickets.
One option might be for them to appoint their sons Princes Regent which would mean they would be in charge of royal duties while their mothers kept the title.
Individuals might have a shorter concept of long term, while institutions may perceive long term to mean a time far out in the future.
Concerns were raised about hosting the tournament during the summer months in a country where temperatures can reach 40C to 50C while current laws mean drinking alcohol in public is forbidden.
In addition, the act of breastfeeding has a contraceptive effect which would mean that in the past a teenager would be unable to become pregnant for a second time while feeding her first child for several years.
Pork used to mean roads, bridges and ports that, at least in theory, made the economy more productive while providing well-paid work for blue-collar workers.
No, this doesn't mean he follows the band Phish around the country in a VW bus (though he technically could while working from his laptop and various hotspots, but let's not complicate things).
It would also mean that large scale solar farms, like the giant array in Alentejo, Portugal, could increase their output while saving on energy used to track the sun.
Do you mean to say that India should sit by idly as Pakistan continues to bleed India while basking in the warm regard of the U.S. and other Western allies?
And while most of the projects are micro-specks in the larger landscape of federal spending, they mean a lot to the beneficiaries and to the lobbyists like Lowery who help to secure them.
That may mean recognizing that while removing the government backstop is philosophically desirable, it may not be practically possible in a modern economy.
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