In this replicate, between outcomes A and C, there are four common causal factors.
The focus, he explained, should be on "patient outcomes" – a phrase also adopted by his Conservative shadow, Andrew Lansley.
"If we had these resources, you would see a profound change in the outcomes, a profound change in student performance".
One popular method is simply to look at the outcomes a nominee's rulings generate.
"When you lose those reps, it can change the outcomes a lot, how things go".
Executive Outcomes, a private military contractor armed with helicopters and state of the art artillery, helped change the course of the war.
It meant any child who completed year 12 in his school was guaranteed one of three outcomes; a job, a place in university, or in vocational training.
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And, in the worst of outcomes, a policy rooted in the fear of crime can produce outcomes indistinguishable from crime itself.
In his début today, Ryan stressed that "We promise equal opportunity — not equal outcomes" — a philosophy that telegraphed a tough message to those who are worst off.
The new bill requires local authority assessments to seek to identify the outcomes a person wishes to achieve and the extent to which services can help achieve those.
