There is no evidence for this, says John Beckett of the University of Nottingham, who has written a book on city status.

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As a former beach bum who spent years exploring the reefs in the Florida Keys, and later traveling around the world to write a book about the status of coral reefs, I was already familiar with many of these threats.

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He meant that he'd use the "paired-share" status of Starwood to book big profits and avoid the conflicts between hotel owners and hotel management firms that plagued the industry.

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Another point is the status that France grants comic-book authors.

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Nonetheless, Geithner was apparently aware of their legal status--someone entered into an address book owned by the Geithners, the report says.

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It turns the status quo upside down, to make the physical book a relatively minor element of the online system, not the other way around.

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The tax gap is a tempting target because Congress needs to book at least some new revenues just to maintain the tax status quo, without adding to the deficit.

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In his book The Wisdom of Crowds, James Surowiecki discusses how disconnects between status and knowledge often lead to inefficient outcomes in decision-making processes.

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