They are used "for a special purpose, whatever that may be, " he says.

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The ex-CEO of Comverse Technology arranged a secret slush fund of stock options by directing grants to "phantom" employees in a special account set up for the purpose, according to federal prosecutors.

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Reluctant to set aside a lot of cash for these liabilities, insurers parked them in special-purpose subsidiaries, injecting some of their own cash plus a lot from outside investors willing to buy notes issued by the subs.

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Deals were negotiated in the stock exchange, on a special floor that we created for this purpose.

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The Agreement will see Wycombe District Council working with Wycombe Sports Developments Limited (WSDL), a special purpose vehicle created to carry forward the vision for a new stadium.

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This "special status" had put Taylor in a "different category of offenders for the purpose of sentencing, " the judge said.

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