volume of exchanges

Because of the volume of exchanges these days, she said, e-mail puts a premium on saving time and money by keeping messages short and succinct "with no social greasing of verbal interactions."

Against the huge volume of exchanges across the 49th parallel, there have been points of friction, generally brought on by American accusations of unfair Canadian trading practices involving products like steel, lumber, sugar and beer.

They regard it as significant that the eighth and ninth century saw an increasing volume of exchanges not initiated by the state, but "privately-generated" ; and they look for the new wealth-creators among lords and peasants, finding in rural markets crucial mechanisms of exchange.