But as long as such high returns are available on short-term government paper, even a tax break may not make longer-term, riskier investments look sufficiently appetising.
Centre-back Curtis Davies headed a dominant City in front in first-half stoppage time before Marlon King raced clear after the break to make it 2-0.
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Trinity took the lead for the third time in the match when Wes Parker scored mid-way through the first period of extra time, but Larvin netted his second a minute after the break to make it 3-3.
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He scored on a driving layup with 1:15 left and hit a fast-break layup with 35 seconds remaining to make it a two-point game.
Hall, on loan from Hull KR, added a third goal before the break to make it 22-8.
Saints soaked up some intense Castres pressure before Ben Foden finished off a superb Ansbro break to make it 20-7.
In order to slow the Scots' attack, Argentina were forced to repeatedly infringe at the ruck and although Godman missed two tricky penalty attempts, he was successful shortly before the break to make it 6-0 to Scotland.
As Sir Mervyn was at pains to emphasise, this is not a simple matter of "in or out" - or even, in David Cameron's rather undiplomatic phrase, "make-up or break-up".
Mathieu Bonello was sin-binned for an intentional knock-down but Northampton could not make any more inroads before the break - Geraghty shinned another three-point attempt as the half-time whistle was greeted by an eerie silence at Franklin's Garden.
But, when Michael Stephenson was penalised for crossing by referee Dean Richards shortly before half-time, Newcastle's fly-half was on song with a 37-metre strike to make it 11-0 at the break.
Djokovic's mood did not improve when he could not capitalise on three gifts from his opponent at 2-2, failing to make a return with two break points at 15-40, and there was plenty of shrugging and looking to his coaches as the set progressed.
They're still there, they're still very powerful - they make or break leaders now.
Another ruck offence led to another Cipriani penalty, while Geraghty kicked his second before the break to make the score 13-6 to the hosts.
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Rees added another just before the break to make the score 25-12 and the impressive number seven and the lively Waters carved their way through the Falcons defence after the break although both opportunities were wasted.
We will no doubt see some great microstudios and indie games coming from this break-up, but less well-reported will be the struggles to make mortgage payments.
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Chelsea trailed 1-0 at the break after a disappointing first-half performance, prompting Ancelotti to make a triple substitution at the restart with Kakuta, Jeffrey Bruma and Didier Drogba coming on.
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Confirmation that Naved would join Yorkshire came after a make-or-break fitness test with physio Scott McAllister.
Sanchez is headed into his fifth season with the Jets, likely a make-or-break year for him.
There is always a war of words in the lead up to these "make-or-break" summits.
If that happens, the implementation of the program could pose a make-or-break test for the euro.
The markets' nervous reaction suggests this was yet another make-or-break summit that had done too little.
Growth, spending cuts and tax increases did their bit, but the make-or-break factor was monetary policy.
Popular opinion has positioned E3 2012 as a make-or-break proposition for the company.
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So his attempts to win over the Labour movement could prove a make-or-break time for his leadership.
Some say BlackBerry 10, the new phone RIM will launch on Jan. 30th, could be a make-or-break device.
"The Hague conference is a make-or-break opportunity for climate change treaties, " said Michael Zammit Cutajar, the convention's executive secretary.
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