inefficiency
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“I want to hear from residents in my district and across the state about waste, mismanagement, inefficiencies, or fraud that we must tackle,” Khanna wrote on social media.
From Los Angeles Times
These inefficiencies are largely due to policy choices.
But once the inefficiency of the laser system is accounted for, the overall gain relevant to power‑plant feasibility drops far below 1.
Which raises the real puzzle: If the inefficiency is this large, why don’t we correct it?
Beijing also reorganized its defense industry, which was dominated by state giants that had struggled with inefficiency and corruption while resisting government efforts to foster collaboration with civilian partners.
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