But this also means that if they are lost due to the earnings test, i.e.

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On the other hand, if you lose spousal or child benefits due to the earnings test, they will just be lost.

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Atsushi Seike of Keio University says this is partly because pensioners are subjected to an earnings test, so they get fewer benefits if they continue working.

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Meanwhile the true test will be upcoming earnings seasons where banks, particularly BofA, will have to show real growth.

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Achievement, measured by test scores and students' future earnings, is higher when there is more choice among districts.

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Chesapeake Energy ( CHK) faces a key test when the company steps into the earnings limelight after the close this afternoon.

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In our earnings quality rating system, eight stocks scored high grades, ten got neutral grades and ten failed the smell test.

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