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But what self-respecting manager would settle for a pay package significantly less generous than his predecessor's?
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Bartering opened new doors for them in their business, and in turn, they didn't have to settle for only what they could afford to pay cash for on one of the most important days of their lives.
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Moon becomes a hitman with the intention of raising enough money to settle the family debts and pay for Ping's operation.
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But Lloyds replied that it every incentive to settle legitimate complaints, because banks have to pay for each case that goes to the ombudsman.
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It is still unclear, for example, how much banks will have to pay to settle allegations that employees attempted to manipulate benchmark interest rates.
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His administration said last month it would settle on contracts with unions if they agreed to forgo back raises and pay more for health insurance.
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Or, consider this gem: In an offer in compromise, a taxpayer asks the Internal Revenue Service to settle for less than he owes, on the grounds that he can't pay it all and is coming up with cash that the IRS wouldn't get otherwise--say from his relatives or retirement account.
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The first pay deals of the year, covering a fifth of the employees who settle in January, suggest grounds for concern.
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What you have in the bank is only relevant once you have accounted for all the payments that have yet to clear and the liabilities you need to settle before pay day comes around again.
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