"We're firm but fair, " Bayliss told BBC Radio Cumbria.

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Others reckon Mediaset will face a fair regulatory environment, but that the firm's position will not be directly attacked.

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He argues that his firm's offer was superior but that Cole never gave him a fair shake.

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But a closer look by the folks at Fair Isaac, a business research firm and father of the FICO credit score, suggests that some industries are indeed riskier than others.

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