But some kind of split may be inevitable if there is ever to be a settlement.

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There are indeed some hints that ever fickle consumers may be curbing their free-spending ways at America's shopping meccas.

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This has since been dismissed - but there may again be problems if charges are ever brought against him in Argentina.

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But while every poet may hope to outlive fashion and be read for ever, there are not many Shelleys.

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And as ever more big players try to grab a share of the riches, there may be too little growth to go around.

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There's no info on whether SleepWell will ever be distributed commercially, but may we suggest an LTE version to help out big V's poor ol' T-Bolt?

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Even if technology-driven service firms are staying leaner, she says, there may be more of them today because barriers to entry are lower than ever.

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It may be difficult to believe that the NFL could ever fall from its perch or that there is anything to stop it from situating itself on a greater, more global one.

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