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When Western economists finally gained access to research materials after the fall of the Soviet Union, they found something interesting: alongside the non-functioning official economy was a gigantic black market which allowed the country to hobble along for decades.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » :=( 2009
Did you do an inventory of the non-functioning street lights?
Dueling Groups Fight, Support Nickerson Road Diet « PubliCola 2010
We met some of Henry's neighbors, including a woman who has been partially paralyzed since the quake, children with fevers, and babies with non-functioning limbs.
Georgianne Nienaber: Haiti: Is Empathy the Road to Truth and Understanding? Georgianne Nienaber 2011
But it turns out that a day when non-functioning commuter infrastructure causes a federal government shutdown costs the taxpayers $100 million.
Matthew Yglesias » Snow Day 2010
With human design, we might see non-functioning components that are waiting for final assembly.
A New Book 2010
We met some of Henry's neighbors, including a woman who has been partially paralyzed since the quake, children with fevers, and babies with non-functioning limbs.
Georgianne Nienaber: Haiti: Is Empathy the Road to Truth and Understanding? Georgianne Nienaber 2011
We had three arms, one growing awkwardly from the middle, but it was basically non-functioning , so it was surgically removed when we were babies.
Joined Erin Zulkoski 2011
When I foolishly drove all the way out there in my gold '86 Volvo, with windows that wouldn't roll down and non-functioning A/C, during summer.
Who Would Hire the Hobo Lawyer? darkerblogistan 2009
So far, it's just talking tough while continuing to shovel money into non-functioning firms (and, no it's not the same thing as the bank bailout, not nearly).
Grade inflation 2009
At this point, watching our non-functioning political system, the only excitement left is pondering which particular piece of worthless legislation will take most time passing through the sausage grinder.
Matthew Yglesias » The Strange Persistence of Carbon Tax Advocates 2009
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