Two out of three of the Mercal branches in Caracas have closed, reckons Jésus Torrealba, a former opposition activist who now runs a radio programme on the problems of the poor barrios.Officials point with pride to the Cuban-designed social programmes known as misiones implemented by Mr Chávez when oil revenues picked up in 2003.
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Mr Close reckons that consciousness may be a collective effect, too.He outlines how the Higgs field, which is thought to be responsible for endowing matter with mass and thus enabling gravity to act on it, may also be a collective property.
The report reckons that closing one-half of the productivity gap with the United States in a decade would have the effect of doubling Latin America's income per head.
Bonding over our mutual feelings on Sir Philip, Ellen tells me she's gutted BHS is closing, mainly because she reckons M&S is a rip-off and nobody seems to make clothes for older ladies anymore.
Kevin Daly, an economist at Goldman Sachs in London, reckons that fully closing the gap between male and female employment rates in the 16 countries sharing the euro would lift gross domestic product by as much as 13 percent; in Southern Europe, the gain would be closer to 20 percent.
The Campaign for Real Ale reckons that 29 pubs a week are closing across the UK.
The one pays upon one activity or incident, and the other upon another, but the sum is the same when the reckoning is closed.
Gerry Robinson, ex boss of Grenada, comes closest, she reckons.
Although Mr McKinnell's style is more approachable than his predecessor's, close observers reckon his substance is just as strong.
