Making any more big deals as unlikely as an end to runway delays.
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So what should bond investors, especially retirees, be on the look out for as far as an end to the bond market ride?
Earlier this week it emerged that St Michael's Hospital could be closed under plans being considered as well as an end to emergency work at West Cornwall Hospital and creating a "nurse-led" minor injuries unit.
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"Obamacare is extremely problematic" she declared, expressing concerns about unintended costs and then pivoting to praise popular provisions such as an end to the exclusion of people with pre-existing conditions and the allowance for children to stay on their parents' health care plans until 26.
There will likely be some sort of new federal settlement that involves the payment of some money that likely will not be very material to JPMorgan Chase earnings, along with promises of regulatory safeguards that sound good but can be circumvented, as an end to all this, so that federal authorities can try to make it seem like they got their pound of flesh.
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Melo Antunes did as much as anybody to put an end to such manipulation by discreetly persuading fellow officers, some of whom were reluctant to listen, that they would lose all credibility unless they eventually ceded power to fairly and freely elected politicians.
That is why analysts say the market might be willing to swallow even an expensive deal so long as it puts an end to significant litigation from the states.
While creating massive regulatory uncertainty for industry, neutrality's one certainty is giving an obsolete FCC lots to do, as an end in itself unrelated to consumer protection.
That's why they have said China needs to switch from chasing high GDP growth as an end in itself to creating better-paying jobs that will lift incomes.
What should disturb you about this vision of the future is not so much that a President Perry would try to bring Obamacare to an end as that is to be expected from any GOP contender.
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Every small business owner knows that the laws of finance will allow negative cash to be augmented with debt as a temporary means to an end, but not as a long-term way of life.
As 2012 comes to an end, it seems apropos to make some predictions for 2013 on the record.
Is used to explain declining sales, demonize file-sharing or, in some cases, lauded as a means to an end in that piracy leads to more record purchasing.
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So as summer comes to an end and you are looking to get the kids back in the mode for school, how can you beat something that gets you outside, spelling and does not require taking the iPhone away?
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Sark embraced democracy in the same year, as it saw an end to feudal practices.
London Mayor Boris Johnson described the night as "an amazing end to an incredible year".
That almost happened in the dying seconds of what ended up as an absorbing end-to-end contest but Pantelic smashed a cross from the right wide of the target.
Mr Joerres decided to stop pursuing growth as an end in itself and instead to seek higher margins.
Just as we must put an end to the irresponsible lending and borrowing that created the housing bubble, we must restore the home as a source of stability and an anchor of the American Dream.
But as auditions came to an end at 22:45 GMT, Cowell heard about Mr Hagenstede's predicament and invited him to join him on the private jet that was flying him and fellow judges Alesha Dixon and David Walliams to Luton airport.
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Tim Southee cut loose as Australia closed in on victory, smashing Clark for two sixes, but the match came to an end as Chris Martin's middle stump was uprooted by Johnson to complete his man-of-the-match display.
It has been rebranded as an effort to create green jobs and end dependence on foreign oil rather than as a solution to climate change.
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Hull left-back Dawson's brilliantly timed challenge brought Theo Walcott's menacing run to an end just as the winger was about to unleash a shot inside the 18-yard box.
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