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- adjective bound with chains.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
chain . - adjective
bound with chains - adjective computing (of data items)
linked in a chain
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- adjective bound with chains
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Examples
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The new index, which is known as the "chained consumer price index" CCPI, typically shows a rate of inflation 0.3 percentage points less than the CPI currently used to adjust benefits.
Dean Baker: Cutting Social Security by Stealth Dean Baker 2011
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The new index, which is known as the "chained consumer price index" CCPI, typically shows a rate of inflation 0.3 percentage points less than the CPI currently used to adjust benefits.
Dean Baker: Cutting Social Security by Stealth Dean Baker 2011
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The new index, which is known as the "chained consumer price index" CCPI, typically shows a rate of inflation 0.3 percentage points less than the CPI currently used to adjust benefits.
Dean Baker: Cutting Social Security by Stealth Dean Baker 2011
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The preferred replacement is called the "chained" consumer price index.
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The preferred replacement is called the "chained" consumer price index.
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The preferred replacement is called the "chained" consumer price index.
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The preferred replacement is called the "chained" consumer price index.
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The preferred replacement is called the "chained" consumer price index.
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The preferred replacement is called the "chained" consumer price index.
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The preferred replacement is called the "chained" consumer price index.
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mollusque commented on the word chained
Chained_bear is still missing! Is she chained to her desk? How can we bear it? (See Free Associations).
February 4, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word chained
January is a slow time in the Let's Talk About Old Stuff industry. I'm betting that c_b is on vacation.
February 4, 2008
reesetee commented on the word chained
C_b, last I heard, was working her butt off. :-(
February 4, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word chained
Oh, you would have the inside scoop. Poor c_b. (Really? In January???)
February 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word chained
History waits for no man. Or woman.
February 5, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word chained
Or bear. *cursing*
P.S. jennarenn--"Let's Talk About Old Stuff industry"?! HA HA HA HA!!!
February 7, 2008