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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
quantify .
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“None” might even have its singularity/plurality inherited from the noun it quantifies, which is my current take on the matter.
None is, none are: Grammar according to Clarkson « Motivated Grammar 2009
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Also, Dani Rodrick points to an analysis that quantifies my co-blogger's argument that you really have to think that native-born workers are some sort of moral master race in order to justify bias against immigrants.
Thoughts on Immigration, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This is a number that clearly quantifies "economic collapse".
Fernando Espuelas: Latinos Must Help Unify America - by Voting in 2012 Fernando Espuelas 2011
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To do research that quantifies the impact of “eco-friendly” labeling, the researchers would need to compare the difference in all wines scoring an 84 (to use the example from the article above).
Is there an eco-certification premium but an eco-label discount? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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This is a number that clearly quantifies "economic collapse".
Fernando Espuelas: Latinos Must Help Unify America - by Voting in 2012 Fernando Espuelas 2011
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Rodrik quantifies the value we would have to place on natives 'utility relative to immigrants' utility in order to justify immigration restrictions: The bottom line is that under plausible assumptions about the rate at which marginal utility is diminish ...
Thoughts on Immigration, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The evidence has been mounting for years, but a recent groundbreaking study by superstar Northwestern economist and fellow Nettelhorst mom Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach actually quantifies it.
Jacqueline Edelberg: If Gov. Walker Thinks Wisconsin's Illinois, Dream On Jacqueline Edelberg 2011
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The report quantifies a huge run on the bank at Morgan Stanley , describes the alleged trading practices of a secretive hedge fund and tallies the number of such funds betting against U.S. homeowners.
Report Details Wall Street Crisis Carrick Mollenkamp 2011
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The evidence has been mounting for years, but a recent groundbreaking study by superstar Northwestern economist and fellow Nettelhorst mom Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach actually quantifies it.
Jacqueline Edelberg: If Gov. Walker Thinks Wisconsin's Illinois, Dream On Jacqueline Edelberg 2011
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Nigam gave USA TODAY some internal metrics he says quantifies the strength of MySpace's security initiatives.
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