In effect, the financing arrangement allowed for no interest to accrue on certain furniture purchases financed through charges to a credit card issued to petitioner by a certain credit card company if the charges were completely paid by certain specified dates.

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"How this arrangement was allowed to occur beggars belief, " the judge said.

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When the WTO Multi-Fiber Arrangement was allowed to expire in 2005, lifting quotas on hyper-competitive Asian economies, the effect on African garment producers was severe.

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The company avoids UK tax by channeling non-U.S. sales via an Irish unit, an arrangement that allowed it to pay taxes at a rate of 3.2 percent on non-U.S. profits.

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"There cannot be an arrangement in place that Messi is not allowed to play for Argentina, " Smith said.

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They had argued that no quid pro quo arrangement existed, adding that fund documents allowed special treatment of large or strategic investors.

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It means he is not allowed back into the Charlton Kings area for five years - and can only visit his mother there by arrangement.

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