The Conservative-controlled county council said that if they gain City Deal status it "could bring massive benefits to the local economy and help keep more of the money generated from future growth within the local area".
Masayoshi Son of Softbank, made a bid for Sprint, most likely to gain control of the vast Clearwire spectrum position almost but not quite controlled by Sprint at that moment.
These are the gold standard randomized control trials or intervention studies, in which a control group consuming soda is monitored for weight gain over time against a group which stops drinking soda (and all other dietary and lifestyle factors are controlled for).