What do pollsters and generals who get things wrong have in common?
Though differing in degree, the punishment laid on indentured servants for attempting to get out of their contracts shares much in common with NCAA rules that penalize college athletes if they want to transfer to a different institution.
The idea of offering gold as collateral to get cheaper loans is common practice in Asia.
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His main thrust seems to be keeping the Shiites united in a common front politically, but he refuses to get involved in the day-to-day political infighting that characterizes Iraqi politics.
In these deals, Hicks would get securities that were convertible into discounted common shares of the companies in which he invested.
They get nailed, however, in the very common event that they fail to make the payment, and have to continue the loan.
And we have demonstrated our willingness to accept cuts that in an ideal world we would not support in order to reach a compromise and find common ground because nobody can get 100 percent of what they want in a process like this.
We get back in the Jeep, bound by our common response to the dramatic landscape, wanting more.
But we also experimented with the roof halfway retracted, three-quarters, one-third (you get the picture), and only with the thing nearly shut did we get that rapid-fire cacophony so common in smaller sunroofs.
And if we consider that Michigan State, affectionately known as Sparty, also beat Wisconsin in October, your common sense would surely tell you Sparty would get the affectionate nod as the second team to play in a BCS bowl game.
When I was working in news, it was common to get one or two faked images sent to me from viewers.
"Even if they get planning permission they cannot just charge in and tear up common land, " she said.
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In addition, the dividends from common stocks get the 15% tax rate.
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David Reynolds, chairman of the government's numeracy taskforce, says that the teaching methods he prescribes are ones that are common both in those British schools which get good inspection reports and in countries whose pupils perform best in international tests.
While the activity itself is common enough in Russia it tends not to get mixed with business quite so closely.
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Evergreen Solar warned in an SEC filing that current common shareholders could get completely wiped out as the company attempts to restructure its balance sheet.
Still, both governments have a common interest in finding some sort of formula to get the government going again.
In other parts of the country, whatever you can get away with is common and expected.
Congress must find common ground on a plan that can get support from both parties in the House.
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What all of these brands have in common is an experience-based, engaging offline strategy to get customers in stores and keep them coming back.
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Many people use a float to wind down or to get over jet-lag -- as a deeply relaxing float has much in common with a deep sleep.
Well, it turns out that's pretty common in many parts of the world now, and to get to the bottom of the great toilet training debate, I spoke with Dr. Sydney Spiesel.
In every case, humanity and common sense made the insoluble problem just get up and go away.
What both groups have in common is a native embrace of the virality of social media to get their message across.
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"We think in an instance like this, sort of common sense would dictate that we get that sort of information, " Kelly said.
Other common failings in the self-management of health care include neglecting to get regular mammograms and colonoscopies and to keep up with adult immunizations.
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Again, we hope this is a process that because of the sheer nature of how much in these bills are -- these bills have in common, that this is a process that we can conclude and ultimately get a bill quickly to the President's desk.
It is a common error for people to get confused about whether they have had tax deducted and fill in the wrong boxes.
We didn't quite pass the test in Copenhagen because we couldn't get an agreement on a long-term treaty - in other words everybody feeling bound in to a common strategy that would last for ten years.
James Arthur, reader in Christian education at Christ Church College, Canterbury, argues that church schools find it easier to get good academic results and involve parents in school activities because the staff, parents and pupils share a common philosophy.
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