In Rio de Janeiro the vacancy rate for high-end office space is 3.4% (versus 7.2% in Manhattan).

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This is high-end condos in major urban areas and high-end office buildings.

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The company specializes in mixed-use complexes and towers that combine office and retail space with high-end apartments and green areas.

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The operation specialized in the theft of Toyota and Lexus SUVs and other automobiles -- Toyota Venzas, Highlanders, Sequoias and Lexus RX 350s, GX 460s and GX 470s -- as well as other high-end makes, including Acuras, his office said.

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In Singapore, we'd do the high-end design work and keep marketing and the head office.

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But the sorts of 15 megabyte-and-above speed rates offered by the high-end data plans are often beyond the budgets of someone starting out with a home office.

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Jolla, established by former Nokia engineers, set up a Hong Kong office last December and is aiming to expand in China with mid-to-high end smartphones.

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This is handy for a small office which needs to share a specialist printer, such as a laser printer or a high-end color inkjet.

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