For example, companies are sitting on so much cash at the moment that there is little risk that private investment will be crowded out by lots of government borrowing.

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The commission is said to be having difficulty reaching a view, and is not expected to report until December 31st, when its recommendations will be crowded out by millennium fireworks.

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The 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee is almost certain to run for the top job in 2016 as part of what could turn out to be a crowded field.

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The trading area used to be so crowded that it was hard to even get in and out of the pit, especially on big days such as when the monthly U.S. jobs report came out.

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This is going to be a crowded area, and the companies are going to need to get patients to come out of the woodwork.

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Face recognition technology is proving to be a handier, more sophisticated tool to pick us out on the street, a crowded room or at passport control.

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