Every day there is a choice of three bento boxes -- vegetarian, fish or meat -- each including a protein, grain and salad, and the meat-free option often includes deliciously prepared tofu alongside quinoa or barley.

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U.S. commercial banks -- which actually extend the loans in support of U.S. grain sales and which are, in turn, "covered" by risk-free taxpayer guarantees -- could possibly be prevented from proceeding in the case of transactions involving grain that has not yet left the United States.

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Free-to-play too often goes against the very grain of competitive gameplay and fairness that makes games fun in the first place.

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And investors are free to think opinions are opinions, and take them with a grain of salt in an overall due diligence effort.

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This week it grew stronger after two Western news agencies reported that farmers would be free to decide what to do with a larger share of their grain surplus, after handing over a quota to the state.

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