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Compared to the figure for 1993, the Gini coefficient, which is the standard measure of inequality in income distribution, fell by 15 points.

The drug trade exemplifies the far reaching impact of domestic instability.

A constant debt GDP ratio is thus a key indicator of fiscal sustainability.

But that savings number hides something very critical. Chinese households do save a lot, about one quarter of their income.

But that savings number hides something very critical.

The factor by which the speed of light is decreased in a material is called the refractive index of the material.

If train traffic on certain routes increased, it suggested that army food supplies were being delivered, thus hinting at impending military action.

Likewise, shipments of toilet paper are amazingly accurate indicators of military activity.

The big question concerns whether GDP provides a good measure of living standards.

Indeed, the protagonists of caste politics and caste based public policy simply cannot validate their assertions, offering only small sample surveys that can be grossly misleading in the context of a huge country characterized by monumental diversity.

You learn a lot about a country s underlying stability by how it responds to a crisis.

In many European countries, you should instead look at the quality of the stereo in your taxi.

Whether caste is a good indicator of socioeconomic deprivation remains an unsettled issue.

F.E. The only indicator of the viability of any action is the presence or absence of tangible results.

The country's authorities insist that a name is also an indication of the degree of patriotism of its bearer.

Hence, caste has not been an indicator of material deprivation, even during the early decades of the twentieth century.

Once again, the Pope added a caveat But profitability is not the only indicator of a firm's condition.

But no one has yet specified what the appropriate outcome measures for acupuncture should be.

Bird extinctions are our best window onto humanity s massive and irreversible environmental impact.

First, the profitability of an innovation may not be a good measure of its net contribution to our standard of living.

China s economy was growing at an astounding average annual rate of 10 or higher for more than three decades.

In other words, a good indicator of the state of the US economy is how many people take care of you at a supermarket cashier.

If caste is a good indicator of deprivation now, it should have been even clearer in the past.

A key measure of the viability of any arms control treaty is how effectively it can be verified.

High spending was a mark of success what Americans demanded of their rich was conspicuous enterprise.

The material has a very high refractive index (4.0) and so needs to be anti reflection coated.

They have often dismissed as unorthodox, if not heretical, any claim of personal contact with the Imam or speculation about his arrival. Several ayatollahs opined that such talk about the Mahdi is unbecoming of a president or, worse, indicative of an unstable leader.

The national debt GDP ratio is less than 60 , which is the average within the European Union.

Several ayatollahs opined that such talk about the Mahdi is unbecoming of a president or, worse, indicative of an unstable leader.

Weddings are also a remarkable showcase for the country's colorful traditions and customs, including in the preparations preceding the ceremony itself.

Growth in Africa in 2004 averaged 5.1 , the fastest in eight years.

In 1999, the difference between the euro zone countries with the lowest and highest inflation rate was two percentage points.

India s government predicts 6.9 annual GDP growth in 2012, which would be the lowest rate since 2009.

In 2004, the world economy grew at a rate of 5.1 , the fastest pace in the last 28 years.

The presence of oxygen in the atmosphere will be a good indicator for life, as oxygen in our own atmosphere is a by product of life itself.

Cornwall has a relatively high retired population, with 22.9 of pensionable age, compared with 20.3 for the United Kingdom as a whole.

Like the Nasdaq s high tech high flyers, the nagging questions about the euro are these what is its fundamental value?

He specifically cited continued cooperation in Afghanistan, where Russia is providing logistical support for the NATO led International Security Assistance Force, as a clear indication that common interests can transcend disagreements in other areas.

Since its introduction, the euro has fallen further from its peak then even the Nasdaq in the high tech sell off of earlier this year.

If online commentary by journalists and ordinary citizens is any metric, the Serbian government's response to the summer's floods has room for improvement.

Out of 10 countries with the highest number of deaths caused by terrorist activities in 2014, four of them are in Africa.

Despite Lopez Obrador s best efforts to create chaos in the streets with public demonstrations involving hundreds of thousands of protesters, domestic and international confidence remains strong.

If a lot of people are leaving their seats during a sporting event, you might consider it an indication that the event is not exciting.

Roughly 70 of Swedes support free immigration of laborers far higher than elsewhere in Europe. They see that immigrants tend to be qualified East Europeans, many of them physicians, while the number of Swedes registered as sick or in early retirement has underpinned a severe labor shortage.