His other choices are Holding Back The Years, Fairground - "because of that huge wheel they have further down the river" - and Words For Girlfriends.

BBC: Hucknall's race against time

High debt levels in the U.S. due to low lending rates over the past years is further holding back spending as consumers prioritize debt reduction over consumption.

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Liberty's Telewest holding dates back more than ten years, to when the UK deregulated its telecom sector.

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The biggest snag holding back e-commerce for years was a lack of trust.

ECONOMIST: E-commerce in China

That held true back when holding periods were five to eight years, and in the years since.

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While holding back the biggest plums of market access, rich countries have offered some concessions in the past few years.

ECONOMIST: Agricultural trade