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In February 2001, Equity Office said it expected the Spieker acquisition to add 10 cents a share to its annual funds from operations, a common yardstick of REIT earnings.

Mr. Ackermann rejected that, pointing out that Deutsche Bank's Tier 1 capital ratio — a common yardstick of a bank's strength — is 9.3percentt, up slightly from the previous quarter.

Is there more in the pipeline?" Mr. Decque noted that the bank's return on equity was close to 10percentt in the second quarter and that its tier-1 capital ratio — a common yardstick of a bank's strength — was above the "magic number" of 6percentt.

The common yardstick of reason seems to have no use here; Klopp's kids have not risen to the pinnacle of German soccer through luck, chance or exploiting the nature of their rival's demise, but through consistent victories in their toughest tests.

One common yardstick of volatility is standard deviation, which uses annualized monthly returns over time as a baseline.

Such loans blend funds provided by several banks; a common yardstick for the cost of cash was needed.

Over the decades, 0.7% has been repeatedly re-endorsed at international conferences, becoming a key rallying cry for aid activists and a common yardstick for the generosity of rich countries.

His goal is to create a common yardstick for gauging the interplay of biological and cultural diversity.

(H2) The rate of adaptation continues at the initial rapid pace, and the apparent deceleration is an artifact of using the ancestor as the common yardstick to measure adaptation.

Spreads on credit default swaps — a common yardstick for whether a country's government is in danger of default — continue to signal potential trouble for Ireland, Italy and Greece.

Advocates say the SAT provides a common yardstick for academic merit; critics call it a tool to protect the interests of the elite.