Visa and MasterCard do not lend to the people who use the cards that bear their logos, they make money on these fees, called "interchange" in the industry.

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Most countries do not, in fact, use referendums regularly enough to bear out either the hopes of proponents or the fears of opponents.

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By 2009, Dimon was hammering home the steps JPMorgan had taken to use its global footprint to leverage the Bear Stearns businesses, including expanding the mostly-domestic prime services business to Europe and Asia.

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Typically, real-estate agents use comparable recent sales and appraisals to help determine what the market will bear.

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On the other hand, after last week Thompson could use a compelling witness, although, even if the ongoing immunity discussions bear fruit, Huang would be unlikely to appear this month.

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As a result, the opportunity to use the United Nations Security Council as the vehicle for bringing collective pressure to bear against aggressors (especially, through the imposition of sanctions and the mandating of corrective actions).

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Thus inspired, Michtom duly created a stuffed bear cub, and he put it in his shop window, accompanied by a sign that read "Teddy's bear", having already sent an earlier version to Roosevelt, who promptly gave him permission to use his name.

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He deftly sketches the quiet grace of his trio as they bear their frustrations at work and their burdens at home, and he enhances their drama to vital effect through his use of high-definition video.

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