Word: formula
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...fiscal year 1992, if there has been any increase over the fiscal year 1989 fund, half of the increase would be distributed in accordance with the distribution formula used for fiscal year 1989, and half would be distributed to each city and town in proportion to its population...
...screened. By accepting a job at Saturn, they gave up their rights ever to work for any other GM division. Instead of hourly pay, they work for a salary (shop-floor average: $34,000), 20% of which is at risk. Whether they get that 20% depends on a complex formula that measures car quality, worker productivity and company profits. In the company's first year, employee salaries will depend largely on car quality. If a team produces fewer defects than the targeted amount, its members will receive 100% of their salary. If they perform even better, they are eligible...
...plan for lifting the top income tax rate to 31% while slashing the tax on capital gains to 15%. Once again the trade-off was shot down. The main reason: Archer's plan would lower taxes on incomes over $ $200,000 by 6.6%. Given Democratic opposition to any formula that appears to favor the rich, Bush declared that pursuing such a compromise would be "a waste of time." Maybe so, but eventually Washington will have to find a plan that inflicts the pain of tax-paying on everyone -- including the rich...
Fellowships can be objectively compared by assigning each one a numerical score using the formula D=3t/l2 + 7f3, where d is the desireability of the fellowship, t is the average yearly temperature where it sends you, l is the length of its application, and f is the amount of frequent flier miles you'll accumulate...
Ultimately, we must look anew at the interaction between public and private sectors. Coping with our social problems is more complex than the usual formula of more vs. less government intervention...