Holders of the B and C tranches were promised their money back faster, but the A tranch holders get priority in bankruptcy.

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In Nad Ali, British and Afghan troops have so far met little resistance and have been able to move through the district much faster than expected, says the BBC's Ian Pannell, who is embedded with B Company of the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh.

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The rate of decline of most T-cell and B-cell lymphocytes was faster in men, while men also showed a more rapid age-related decline in two cytokines.

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The G standard has a faster maximum data transmission speed--54 megabits per second--than the B standard, which topped out at 10 MB per second.

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