Lloyds TSB is to take over HBOS in a deal which will create a banking giant, holding close to one-third of the UK's savings and mortgage market.
However, experiments by users revealed that holding magnets close to the disks would erase their recordings.
When Jeanne Manford learned that her son Morty had been badly beaten up at a gay rights demonstration, nobody would have faulted her for bringing him home, holding him close, just focusing on her child.
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And I love the idea of, like, really, really treasuring your friends, holding your friends close.
Thousands of people packed into a downtown park to celebrate, laughing, crying or holding each other close.
Romney comes on strong, holding his attackers close and thudding into them relentlessly.
As a result, investors are holding their money close, creating a funding drought just as the industry hits major growing pains.
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We must honor it in our own lives by holding their memories close to our hearts, and heeding the example they set.
The White House is still holding its cards close to its chest.
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Hands-free kits - an earpiece and clip-on microphone - have been marketed as an alternative to holding the mobile close to the ear while making calls.
Steve Ballmer is holding that card close to his chest.
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Mr. Younghein says Meridrew developed the cloth two years ago originally for the iPhone at the request of Apple, because the company was worried about people holding the phone close to their faces after touching cab doors, elevator buttons and other places where germs could be lurking.
Even if Republicans were to regain both the House of Representatives and the Senate this November, nobody thinks they will come close to holding enough seats to override a presidential veto.
Money is cheap in part because of the Federal Reserve's unprecedented policy of holding short-term rates close to zero.
So Berkman took off, holding the stitched together passes close to the vest.
Alongside, though, the small-bank owner was being wooed by other large banks in the state and was holding out for a price close to three times book value.
Only Apple can get away with holding its iOS cards so close to the vest, because everyone has faith that it will deliver something amazing and millions of buyers will follow.
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Given that the conference is fundamentally a research conference, holding this event in such close proximity to the National Institutes of Health and other U.S. Government research facilities will also, hopefully, expand the level of scientific discourse between our scientists and researchers from around the world.
The second time the man stepped out into the close and saw Sutherland holding the woman against a wall.
Stolt-Nielsen SA is a large British holding company whose subsidiaries have come under close U.S. government scrutiny for obfuscating their corporate ties to Iran and Sudan.
There are between 30 and 40 of them very close to where I am, holding up white flags just hoping that some of this firing, which has been intense for periods, might subside.
However, the final image of Carter that most will cherish is a picture of the Mets legend sitting in a golf cart holding his granddaughter as one of his daughters stands close by.
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Now subtract a little something for the rare default, plus a fee for the mutual fund that is probably your best vehicle for holding muni bonds, and your likely return is very close to zilch.
"I didn't let anybody get close to me again, " Griffin said, holding back tears.
He accumulated more over the next three quarters at close to the same price until he built a holding of 106, 734, 745 shares.
Mr. Karzai gained power following the U.S. ouster of the Taliban regime in 2001, and initially enjoyed close ties with the U.S., holding weekly videoconference calls with President George W. Bush.
This year, Missouri is holding up its mirror to show that the campaign everywhere is as close as it could be.
They were close, but a group of anti-abortion Democrats were holding out, hoping to get a vote on the stricter abortion language written last year by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI).
"The possibility of organized and comprehensive disruption and irregularities in this election is almost close to zero given the composition of the people who are holding the election, " Mottaki said.
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Investors interested in the strategies of David Tepper and David Einhorn may want to note that their top holding, Apple Inc. ( AAPL), is trading for close to its 52-week low, and less than the average price either of the two managers paid for their shares.
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