Word: factoring
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...racism in your face, if you will not hold my race against me. Especially in our era of political correctness, whites are inevitably grateful for this bargain that spares them the shame of America's racist past. They respond to bargainers with gratitude, warmth, and even affection. This "gratitude factor" can bring the black bargainer great popularity. Oprah Winfrey is the most visible bargainer in America today...
That's about 14% of GDP, more than enough to bring on a recession--semiofficially defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research as "a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months." Will it, though? The equation must factor in global demand for U.S. exports, the path of the dollar, the price of oil and other influences that make it more or less impossible to solve. What seems clear is that the borrow-and-spend era has come to an end, or at the very least a prolonged pause...
...facilities in LISE were a great convincing factor,” said Yacoby, known for his study of the behavior of electrons in two-dimensional spaces. “When I was considering my options, I examined places where I could set up the lab I’ve always wanted to set up, and that space was in the LISE building...
...Ambinder calls Harvard a conduit for journalists, citing the particular kind of education it offers as a critical factor in graduates’ career choices...
...China maintains its current 7 percent growth rate, he continued, incomes there could increase by a factor of 128 within a 70-year lifetime...