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sorting - definition and meaning
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noun
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verb sort .noun ordering noun categorizing
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And I do think — required or not — participation will always be higher if sorting is not required. scorn,
San Francisco Signs Mandatory Recycling & Composting Laws | Inhabitat 2009
And despite some initial difficulties newcomers might have in sorting out the various stories, this episode would still be a fine place to start.
Critic's Corner Wednesday 2009
With so many billions at stake in sorting out our energy future, the ability to cite "independent university research" will surely be a powerful tool for persuading lawmakers and swaying public opinion.
RP Siegel: What Price Impartiality? Top Universities Sell Their Reputations to Big Oil RP Siegel 2010
And of that decimal, each of the paired-off opponents tend to give their own predilections an overwhelming bias in sorting out new information.
Avoiding Truth, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
The sorting is quite obvious; less competent people are more likely to get caught (and more likely to be able to be railroaded) and less able to mount a good defence.
Matthew Yglesias » Prisons and Mental Institutions Revisited 2009
In addition to lax list distribution policies, the enforcement side of the do-not-call list raises serious alarm bells with the majority of complaints being dismissed as invalid without CRTC investigation, the appearance of a conflict of interest in sorting through complaints, and a regulator that has been content to issue to “warnings” rather than levying the tough penalties contained in the law.
Untold story of Do-Not-Call enforcement 2009
OtherAl had read the rulebook more recently than I had, and was a great help to me in sorting out the new rules.
Uncharted Seas at Cold Wars 2010 « Third Point of Singularity 2010
They know who the socks belong to so they can help in sorting the washing.
Use Pegs To Keep Family Socks Sorted | Lifehacker Australia 2010
She also stressed the need to step up the modernisation programme to bring in sorting machines to make the company more efficient, which could be funded after privatisation.
Royal Mail profits dip as letters business suffers £66m loss Tim Webb 2010
It wasn't immediately clear if Mr. Fillon is unhappy with the progress the oil industry is making in sorting out the supply problems.
French Senate Approves Pension Change Amid Protests Art Mooradian 2010
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