The report said it should be given credit for exposing what happened, but the fact it did not prevent it or detect it earlier was worrying.

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The ECB, for one, will be deeply uncomfortable with being given so much credit for the upturn in global sentiment.

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As such, credit must be given to Mr. Stern for recognizing the dire straits his league faced from the very onset of his tenure as commissioner.

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The Libyan people may be more politically mature and sophisticated than they are given credit for.

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Even in defeat credit must be given Sanath Jayasuriya and his side for trusting the safety assurances given and making this World Cup a truly African affair.

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He was too modest, and too wise, to allow himself to be given the laurel for a discovery for which many claimed credit.

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Entrepreneurs, while known for being tenacious and steadfast about pursuing their goals and passions, may be more pragmatic and easy going than they are generally given credit for.

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Banks, by the way, may be doing more to slow the rise of foreclosures than they've been given credit for.

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The answer seems to be that the interests of exporters are paramount, given the desperate scramble for growth that has followed the credit crunch and the global recession.

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It boasts two authors, Caroline Courtauld and May Holdsworth, and credit is also given to Simon Vickers for "additional text, " whatever and wherever that might be.

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