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  • "If it's a race between the ECB is going to hike rates ... and a two-tenths decline in the U.S. unemployment rate, the ECB won," said Jeffrey Young , head of North American FX research at Barclays Capital.

    Euro Tops $1.40 on Rate Speculation Erin McCarthy 2011

  • Based on Census Bureau data, five senators would represent Americans earning between $100,000 and $1 million individually per year, with a single senator working on behalf of the millionaires (technically, it would be two-tenths of a senator).

    Alternate Universe Senates « Gerry Canavan 2010

  • So the average cost is about $100 billion a year, or about two-tenths of one percent of the global domestic product.

    How to Fight Global Warming, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • While the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health and Human Services dedicate 7 percent of their budgets to research, the Department of Justice spends two-tenths of a percent to see how well tax dollars are being spent.

    Richard L. Revesz and Michael A. Livermore: A Year of Rethinking Regulations Richard L. Revesz 2012

  • I doubt that you could find a macroeconomic model that would generate a difference of as much as two-tenths of one percent on the unemployment rate.

    Grading the President in Macro, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • A patient with symptoms of carpal-tunnel syndrome, for instance, should be able to feel both ends of the paper clip when they are pressed into a finger more than two-tenths of an inch apart.

    The Newest Heart Test Is Low-Tech Ron Winslow 2010

  • Monday's report from the Commerce Department said consumer spending rose two-tenths of a percent in September, which is smaller than the gains in the previous two months.

    Disappointing Report On US Consumer Spending 2010

  • But the day the news broke, the numbers -- which had not been influenced by the news yet (in other words, these numbers were posted before the announcement) -- had closed to only two-tenths of a point's difference (47.0/47.2).

    Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch -- May, 2011 Chris Weigant 2011

  • Monday's report from the Commerce Department said consumer spending rose two-tenths of a percent in September, which is smaller than the gains in the previous two months.

    Disappointing Report On US Consumer Spending 2010

  • While some opponents of repeal defend the death tax on the grounds that the state, like the federal government, needs the revenue, the truth is it yielded little revenue—around 2% of the average local jurisdiction's revenues in Ohio, less than two-tenths of 1% for Columbus, and around 1% for Washington.

    Ohio Shows the Way on Death Tax Repeal Bill Batchelder 2011

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