Nearly three-quarters of 500 low-income families questioned by Oxfam Hong Kong in a recent survey had been on the list for more than 4 years without being offered a flat.

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While most large economies saw output decline in 2009, the brands on our list fared a little better, with sales, on average, flat in 2009.

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Their median list prices have either declined during the past 12 months or stayed flat, and their houses can take exceptionally long times to sell.

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Gravesham has about 3, 180 households on its waiting list, with an average nine month wait for a three-bedroom flat and two years for a four-bedroom house.

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Of course, walking into any big-box electronics store to peer down aisles of seemingly identical flat screens could drive anyone mad before they ever step on campus, so we've narrowed down the list for you, and even suggested a few other items to plug into those HDTVs.

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