"We've been given exclusive, priority bidder status, " Owen told BBC Radio Five Live.

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As Messrs Grossman and Shapiro also point out, a luxury brand confers status only because it is exclusive.

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Mr Gove thinks he can nudge exclusive private schools, which are fighting to retain their charitable status, into opening free-school relatives as a way of looking socially responsible.

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Benefits vary by status level, but include early entrance to the arena, exclusive ticket window and concession lines, pre-sale ticket priority, on-court photos with the team and many more such perks.

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The end user license agreements (EULAs) of many online games state that the relevant game operators have exclusive control and ownership of the games, and virtual items therein have no legal significance or status.

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Once registered, users can download PlexTool, the exclusive SSD application that provides a full range of services for SSD such as monitoring of the drive status and upgrading firmware.

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