For example, it is calling for floor area to be included in marketing material and floor plans to include furniture, so that people can get a clearer idea of the size of a property.

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Asian entrepreneurs also like to be more involved in managing their money than European or Americans are, and are not shy about calling the trading floor directly.

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Soon after the remote camera mounted on Ballard's undersea robot, Argo, spotted the vessel's massive boiler on the ocean floor, Ballard was calling ABC, NBC and CBS from his ship's radio.

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She tells them how Anwar prays alone on the cement floor of his cell, and she reads messages written by him from jail calling for reformasi.

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