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  • 1lowest common denominator — ˌlowest ˌcommon deˈnominator noun [singular] disapproving the biggest possible number of people, including people who are very easily influenced or are willing to accept low standards: • Many advertisements are clearly appealing to the lowest… …

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  • 2Quality costs — The concept of quality costs is a means to quantify the total cost of quality related efforts and deficiencies. It was first described by Armand V. Feigenbaum in a 1956 Harvard Business Review article.[1] Prior to its introduction, the general… …

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  • 3lowest common denominator — noun 1. : the lowest common multiple of two or more denominators 2. : something (as a quality or level of taste) that typifies or is common, acceptable, or comprehensible to all or the greatest possible number of individuals the committee system… …

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  • 4Quality-of-Life Index — The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality of life index is based on a unique methodology that links the results of subjective life satisfaction surveys to the objective determinants of quality of life across countries. The index was calculated in …

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  • 5lowest responsible bidder — A bidder on a public contract to be selected by the officers with the exercise of sound discretion, not necessarily the lowest bidder in dollars, but just as clearly not the highest bidder. McIntosh Road Materials Co. v Woolworth, 365 Pa 190, 74… …

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  • 6Highest quality is lowest cost — is a Japanese manufacturing aphorism based on the premise that the highest quality manufacturer will earn a reputation that makes buyers prefer, price being reasonably similar, to buy its goods. This means that the manufacturer will produce more… …

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  • 7Overall Nutritional Quality Index — The Overall Nutritional Quality Index is a nutritional rating system developed at the Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center. It assigns foods a score between 0 and 100 to reflect the overall nutrition provided.[1] The system has been marketed… …

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  • 8(the) lowest common denominator — the large number of people in society who will accept low quality products and entertainment. The problem with so much television is that it aims at the lowest common denominator …

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  • 9Health care in the United States — ] Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 15.2% of GDP, second only to the tiny Marshall Islands among all United Nations member nations. The health share of GDP is expected to continue its historical upward trend,… …

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  • 10Double bass — Contrabass redirects here. For other uses, see Contrabass (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Acoustic bass guitar. For the technique used in percussion, see Double bass drum. Double Bass Side and front views of a modern double bass with a… …

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