In a note to investors this week, Bear Stearns' Gurinder Kalra wrote that he sees a "less aggressive" pricing environment going forward.

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Other sectors, as well as the federal government, would do well to take note of what is driving our success: a focus on creating an environment that rewards aggressive innovation.

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That's while a number of elements are stacking up to make for a more difficult environment to implement "aggressive" tax cuts.

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Already players are developing skills tailored to the aggressive, fast-paced multiplayer environment.

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Mr Baykal's shrillness is drowning out legitimate fears about Turkey moving to a more restrictive social environment because of a more aggressive piety.

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Banks that underwrite these deals are also becoming less risk-averse amid the low-volatility environment and have become more aggressive in bidding to win the deals, also driving down discounts, market participants said.

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When one starts to get aggressive in seeking out yield in today's environment on the fixed-income side, one can easily find themselves losing the "safety" aspect traditionally associated with holding individual bonds to maturity.

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As a result, RIM will record a provision that reflects the current market environment and allows it to expand upon the aggressive level of promotional activity recently employed by the company in order to drive PlayBook adoption around the world.

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So are we veering towards the first major political crisis of not-quite-post-Gaddafi Libya, or is this just some rather aggressive manoeuvring in an understandably feverish - but still broadly positive - environment?

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