"Unless they uncover something disturbing, or the business is seriously deteriorated, it appears to be pretty likely that a deal will be done, " said William Armstrong, an analyst at C.

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"In the event that the credit ratings for one or more of these financial guarantors were downgraded, or if CIBC's own assessment of the credit status of any of the financial guarantors deteriorated significantly, it is possible that CIBC would make additional fair-value adjustments, " the bank said.

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"While it is highly likely that sales will have deteriorated in some food lines, such as value burgers, other categories may have benefitted, meaning that there is little net loss overall, " he said.

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" Correct answer: "The balance sheet of Ford Motor Credit has deteriorated to the point where it is at constant risk of being pushed out of the commercial paper market.

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Practices and business ethics deteriorated dramatically during the period, and it is now proving difficult to restore them.

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According to experts living and working in Iran, the state of technology and technological innovation in Teheran is precarious as it depends on international relations that are currently much deteriorated.

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Indeed, Sealy has greatly deteriorated since KKR took it public in 2006: The stock is down nearly 90%.

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