EU, has made an end to capital punishment a non-negotiable condition of membership.

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And that's why the federal government provided General Motors and Chrysler with emergency loans to prevent their sudden collapse at the end of last year -- only on the condition that they would develop plans to restructure.

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Trade-accounting software like TradeLog follows a wash sale condition from beginning to end.

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However, experts say that many patients end up taking too many over-the-counter painkillers - and could make their condition worse.

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Mr Brown reiterated the government's opinion that as a condition for the banks being bailed out with taxpayers' money, they had "to end the short-term bonus culture".

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