Mr. Smith says the company's balance sheet is rock solid, most of its sales are outside Italy, and the stock trades at less than nine times forecast per-share earnings.

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The balance sheet is rock solid.

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Despite a rock-solid balance sheet and a continued strong flow of free cash?

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Cisco, for one, is a market leader with a rock-solid balance sheet.

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With the stability of our rock-solid balance sheet, Apple will continue to invest through this downturn to create the industry's most innovative products and best buying experience.

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With its rock-solid balance sheet, driven by accelerating revenues in its search and online dating businesses, IAC can afford to absorb on its own the losses that made the Harmans flinch.

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With a great management team, growing consumer demand for food safety, new legislation, and a rock-solid balance sheet, I believe NEOG has a strong chance for superior growth over the next five years.

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To them , Ayer's Rock represents the delicate balance between ancient traditions, modern society and nature.

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They'd balance a spoon-shaped piece of magnetic rock on any flat surface, and since it was magnetic, the handle would swivel to align itself with the Earth's magnetic poles.

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"The Bank remains between a rock and a hard place in trying to strike a balance between the rising pressures of inflation and supporting the economic recovery, " he said.

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