They said the scheme would "on balance" be acceptable as it would "facilitate the expansion and growth of an important local manufacturer and in this instance this would outweigh any impact upon the city's heritage assets".

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We must accept that harnessing the power of Big Data for greater situational awareness and faster reaction to threats is the foundation of an offensive approach, enabling businesses to manage risk to acceptable levels and ultimately put the balance of control back firmly in the hands of security practitioners.

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"The design of the proposed flood risk management scheme is, on balance, considered to be acceptable, with regard to the impact upon the conservation area and the setting of adjacent listed buildings, " the council said.

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By broadening the range of acceptable collateral, the central banks are taking more risks onto their balance sheets.

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Current accounting rules allow retailers that sign certain long-term leases to omit the leased property from their balance sheets. (The basic rule is that omission is acceptable if the lease term is less than 75% of the useful life of the building.) But the Financial Accounting Standards Board may change that next year.

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