Efficiency aside, the flood of money could erode the integrity of America's democracy.
The Buckeyes rank 12th overall in our Power Rankings, yet are outside the top 15 in each of our strength-of-schedule-adjusted efficiency metrics aside from pass defense.
Celibate, vegetarian and a teetotaler, Modi earned a reputation for ruthless efficiency, pushing aside party stalwarts with whom he clashed and taking charge of nearly all the key departments in the state government.
The birthing unit had been closed because of quality-of-care concerns, the bathrooms could not accommodate wheelchairs, and recruiting efforts often died as soon as, say, a nurse from out of town saw the drab efficiency apartments set aside for the staff.
Broadening the spatial scale from the plot to the landscape, efficiency of set-aside is highest in simple landscapes, where set-aside exhibits greatest effect in enhancement of biodiversity and associated services such as pollination and biological control.
The debate about the potential scale of efficiency savings matters because, aside from environmental benefits, it has a direct bearing on the economy.
In an era of Six Sigma black belts and brown belts, Ms. Estrin urges setting aside certain efficiency measures in favor of what she calls "green-thumb leadership" — a future-oriented management style that understands, and even encourages, taking risks.
"The final production line of these centrifuges has reached an end and soon the early generations of these centrifuges with low efficiency will be set aside," Mr. Abbasi-Davani said Sunday, according to the Fars news agency.
Profit aside, increasing efficiency and maximizing output per acre could be our best shot at delaying a global food crisis.
A: Approximately $5B has been set aside for energy-efficiency retrofits for low-income housing, enough to significantly augment the existing Federal Weatherization Assistance Program for efficiency in low-income households.
