It provides funds for capital expenditure upfront when a project is being developed and obtains the right to buy precious metals produced at low, fixed prices.

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Merrill Lynch regularly sues departing financial consultants and often obtains court orders that prohibit any solicitation of their existing accounts for up to a year.

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While the federal government routinely obtains one 30-day extension of filing deadlines in its Supreme Court cases and not infrequently obtains a second, the 98-day extension in this case is very unusual, even by federal government standards.

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Ideally, the leader develops a plan, assigns talent, obtains resources and assures that a sound strategy and execution are followed.

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Mr FitzGerald expects online activity to transform the way in which the firm obtains its products and materials.

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When Boeing succeeds with first flight, then obtains FAA certification and gets the 787 into commercial airline hands, the massive support network surrounding America's single largest exporter will come quickly to life.

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And it is my view that it would be contrary to the security interests of the United States, and destabilizing for the world and the region if Iran pursues, develops, obtains a nuclear weapon.

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This level of service obtains at Kruger National Park (near Kapama) and at Kapama's own eight-bed Safari Camp.

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And furthermore, it allows DOJ to prosecute anyone who fraudulently obtains Recovery Act or TARP funds -- precious taxpayer dollars we've carefully invested in order to turn this crisis around.

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