True, combined authorities – bodies made up of elected councillor leaders from across the area – will have a role in decision-making.
But it is true that combining Alcatel and Lucent will create one of the world's largest suppliers of networking gear by revenue, rivalling Cisco (see chart).
This is especially true when combining positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a multimodality system as coupling between the subsystems can degrade the performance of either modality.
Although it is certainly true that combining different types of high-throughput data, e.g., from DNA microarray and ChIP-chip experiments, is in general more informative, it is also more time and cost intensive to generate such data combinations.
Experimental results suggest that SVMs with an RBF kernel perform best with respect to a balanced accuracy measure combining true positive and true negative rate.
Using true testimonials combined with black and white images projected on stage, many are heart-rending.
This is all the more true when combined with other developments such as what is happening in Russia.
Besides, if DaimlerChrysler left, it would eliminate potential conflicts if True North combined with any other agency company, like Interpublic, that had big automotive clients.
I believe the true motivation combines a bit of all of these ideas -- along with the fact that this government is consumed by irrationality and hatred, which often leads it to take action without considering the consequences.
If this is true, then combined with the failure of the police to act on many occasions, and the alleged suppression of previous reports, then all involved need to be dealt with according to their failings.
