The market pared its gains as the yen firmed up, and was last up 0.4%.
But one year later, most of the investment plans have still not been firmed up.
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He said a "an international tourist city in the Far-East" had been "firmed up" as its destination.
The euro-U.S. dollar exchange rate slid 0.3% to 1.3118 while gold firmed 0.9% to 1, 714 per ounce.
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Financials also helped lift the CAC 40 index, which firmed 0.4% to 3594.83, its highest close since July 29.
We're going to see if anything changes on that as the details of the program get more firmed up.
Home prices have firmed and even increased as distressed sales and opportunistic buying made up less of overall transactions.
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Prices tumbled 9% on Monday, the biggest one-day slump in 30 years, although they firmed up slightly later in the week.
Among other benchmarks, the French CAC 40 index added 0.6% to 3237.69, and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 index firmed 0.7% to 5634.74.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar has firmed in response to the stronger data and FOMC statement, and gold often trades inversely to the greenback.
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It firmed a desire to preserve the fragile natural world and to educate and inspire others, particularly the next generation of decision-makers to do the same.
Mallinder made a raft of changes as Northampton pushed forward for a bonus-point try, but were thwarted as Perpignan firmed up their flimsy defence.
Oil prices beat a hasty retreat Monday, as the dollar firmed up and the prospect of diplomatic talks with Iran soothed fears of a military strike.
"The last time I played it, it was maybe a little soft but the fairways have firmed up and the greens are fantastic, " said the Clandeboye player.
Snedeker said by the fourth hole Saturday he realized Augusta National's greens had firmed up overnight and were playing far faster than they had the first two days.
The yen firmed up after the Bank of Japan decided to keep monetary policy on hold, at the end of the final policy meeting for Governor Masaaki Shirakawa.
The dollar firmed on November 29th as new figures showed output was up by 2.2% at an annual rate between July and September, compared with the original estimate of 1.6%.
The storyboard has been fleshed out, the balloon for the pivotal opening sequence is being made, the locations being firmed, sets are being designed and stunt men are being booked.
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The third and fourth quarters, it seems, aren't yet firmed up -- so if you thought they were going to turn off the tap after that quick burst, you'd probably be wrong.
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The biggest news out of the release was the possibility that the central bank could start paring back its quantitative easing efforts by the summertime, and not necessarily because the economic recovery has firmed up.
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"While nearly the whole retail sector got walloped following JCPenney's earnings warning, Glimcher Realty Trust firmed by 3.8%, " notes Adamo about the performance of this retail real estate investment trust during the week ended March 28.
Churchill buffs should note the shot of Sir Winston and his wife stepping out of the Mount Stephen observation car, en route to the 1943 Quebec Conference at which the Allies firmed up their plans for D-Day.
Plans have firmed for the movement of two Patriot batteries to Turkey, with German army officials saying they will begin the transportation by ship from northern Germany on January 7 or 8, Turkey's state-run TRT news agency reported.
We set out to change the set of firmed established rules that govern business and society today, and I hope in the not-so-distant future we will see more people taking risks to define smarter rules that can bring greater value to more people.
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