On the first group, he writes that all could use their strong balance sheets and global cross-marketing ability to boost subscriber growth and scale up investment in content.

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According to Goodwin, a customer's checking his bank balance is a great cross-selling lead (awaiting a year-end bonus, perhaps?), and cost-conscious banks that forward callers to outsourced operators may be missing the plot.

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The argument required an extensive cross-examination of senior bank officials on balance sheets and earnings statements.

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There had been concerns about Southern Cross's business model for years and it struggled to balance the books as local authorities reduced the amounts they were spending on social care.

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History may recall a shift in the Middle East power balance in the 19 days after Hezbollah's provocative cross-border attack on an Israeli army patrol.

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Parkour athletes - also known as free runners - cross urban landscapes by vaulting, leaping and climbing, using the skills of strength, balance, co-ordination and speed.

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