Buyers and suppliers who have no binding relationship, by contrast, and who stick to standard legal tenders without reference to current difficult market conditions, could find themselves in a new realm of uncharted territory with little trust.

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Earlier this month, the companies exchanged proposals about hammering out some sort of global licensing agreement over standard essential patents, and both seem to agree that binding arbitration is the way to go.

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Pores between the stones in standard asphalt must be small, because if the gaps are too big the bitumen binding cannot do its job properly.

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