Yet India refuses to count the cost of measuring its worth in military plutonium, rather than industrial silicon.
Instead, some of his advisors privately despair at a population that appears to count the cost of democracy rather than understanding its value.
It took China's central government until June just to count the cost of its massive stimulus, which added greatly to the huge debts now burdening its local governments.
And in a sign that colleagues are taking to mean that the suicide was premeditated, the bishop ended the letter by saying that "dedicated persons do not count the cost of the sacrifices they have to offer".
Count IBM in as one of the many companies looking to skyrocket the cost of our future cars, er, protect our lives by developing must-have active safety systems that are sure to become the standard fare in vehicles of the future.
The banks get to deduct the "dividends" of their trust-preferred stock as interest expense (thus lowering the after-tax cost of borrowing) and get to count it as capital.
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Plus, there are still a number of fundamental questions surrounding this model what will be the cost to sustain MOOCs over time, will these courses count for credit and if and how will they be packaged together into a certificate or degree program?
While the law says the IPAB can try innovative approaches to modernize care, the Congressional Budget Office does not count these programs as achieving any meaningful cost savings.
While it may be easy to count the potential gains, experts are warning that these advances will come at a significant cost - and one which is not just financial.
Cost-conscious and obsessive, Ebbers was known to count vehicles in the company car park at night-time to see who was working late and who had gone home, according to Reuters news agency.
For example, lorry drivers who work on contract for a single company have been told that under new rules they count as part of the firm for which they deliver, adding 41% to the cost of employing them.
For those that make the cut, count on HBO to promote the value of gathering a half-dozen fight fans at one house, where the cost per head is about the same as going to the movies.
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