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I think human misery is essentially impossible to measure in quantifiable terms, so comparing 1838 to 1898 will likely remain more at the level of discussion and opinion, however, it remains my firm conviction that a society with even well treated slaves is one that requires change, even if the formerly well treated slaves find themselves in a worse situation.

Is That Legal?: The Past And Partisan Posturing in North Carolina 2007

If you want to put it in quantifiable terms, you must integrate the product of a woman’s capacity to attract a mate and her ability to evaluate a mate over the time interval.

Matthew Yglesias » Marry Him’s Bad Math 2010

In "Hard Times," Dickens dismisses the claim of the utilitarian social scientists to understand man's fate through statistics, as if the quantifiable were the only real "fact" about our lives.

'The Inimitable' 2008

The studies have not been lost on parents who like the idea of quantifiable data.

EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News 2010

While less quantifiable, that is certainly worth something in dollar terms, and both Boras and the Red Sox know this.

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· Identification of the preferred alternative and use of some kind of quantifiable process to show why this alternative is the most preferable selection.

1.1 The role and purpose of irrigation 1994

I’m sure W. James Antle III has some kind of quantifiable, factual basis for saying that.

Matthew Yglesias » On Burrowing 2009

He said the company would lose the "advantageous relationships" it has cultivated with its customers, which is "harm that can't be quantifiable."

Starbucks Clears Distribution Hurdle Steven Russolillo 2011

Across the country, education reformers have been pressing for more rigorous, quantifiable ways to evaluate teachers, and the District's new system is in the vanguard of that movement, even as unions and education experts question its merits.

D.C. schools to use data from teacher evaluation system in new ways Stephanie McCrummen 2011

Across the country, education reformers have been pressing for more rigorous, quantifiable ways to evaluate teachers, and the District's new system is in the vanguard of that movement, even as unions and education experts question its merits.

D.C. schools to use data from teacher evaluation system in new ways Stephanie McCrummen 2011