The higher this ratio is, the more invested hedge fund managers are, as they typically buy puts on these broad-based exchange-traded funds to hedge long equity positions as they accumulate shares.

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In other words, as long as there are predicate acts that fall within the broad range of RICO including everything from extortion to the illegal transportation of prostitutes to, apparently, certain kinds of protests then a RICO charge may apply.

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He noted broad agreement on such long-term issues as the structure of a federated Cyprus.

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This ratio tends to move higher when fund managers are in equity accumulation mode, as they purchase puts on these broad-based ETFs to hedge their long stock positions.

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Americans are coming to terms with the fact that a broad, decade-long security relationship with Pakistan, seen as essential to producing stability in Afghanistan, is coming to a close with little to show for it.

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According to all, the only way is up in the medium- to long-term as yen dynamics continue to serve as a trigger for this broad asset market move.

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In the waiting room as we checked into the hospital, his father sat next to my mother and I remember the image of him exactly: olive skin, broad face, and long shiny hair, his head held in his big hands as if it had cut loose from his body.

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In broad terms, though, they said trusts had received the theoretical power to vary terms and conditions as long ago as 1990 under the Conservatives.

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While broad majorities of the court have voted to affirm protections for such long-recognized forms of expression as picketing, movies and now videogames, conservatives have outvoted liberals to confer First Amendment rights on business and void campaign-finance regulations that advocates say promote fairer elections.

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