But while Honeywell claims that it has a "comprehensive contingency plan" if the merger fails, its share price weakens in line with speculation that the deal will be blocked.

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Rumors of a Greek exit have flown left and right, with claims that Eurozone member-nations were asked to draft contingency plans, first denied by Greece, then confirmed by Belgium.

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For now, parents should review financial-aid letters and look for contingency statements or discrepancies in awards (for example, if one school claims the student will receive a federal grant but another doesn't).

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These non-practicing entities, companies with no operations, and contingency lawyers, would acquire patents and then go out and extort rich licenses from large corporations with legal claims, usually in Eastern Texas.

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