Second, it's not immediately clear where the Co-op - as a co-op - will get the money for this every substantial deal.

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Pakistan has offered substantial military co-operation to Washington in its war against global terrorism.

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In a low interest rate environment, prospects for substantial profits growth at Co-op bank are limited.

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The Boston Police Department has backed its co-operative talk with cash, awarding substantial grants to helpful non-profit organisations.

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Baroness Williams said fiscal integration - such as tax co-operation between eurozone countries - was now likely and it would require "a substantial new treaty" or amendment to the Lisbon Treaty.

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Now, having pleaded guilty to lesser charges, including the transport of stolen weapons, he faces up to 23 years behind bars, and stands to gain a substantial cut in his sentence if he co-operates with the government.

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China has been making substantial efforts on its own to curb such excesses, and these might well benefit from co-operation with outsiders.

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Martyn Cheatle, chief executive of the Midlands Co-op, blamed "changes in the retail sector" and the growth of online shopping for "substantial losses" over the last decade.

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