Europe's second largest carmaker, which already relies on European markets for more than half its sales, has in effect had its wings clipped.
On Jersey, for instance, the Bailiff is both Jersey's chief judge, the speaker of its parliament and, in effect, its head of state.
Megabanks Wells Fargo and Bank of America fired back by closing their ATMs to nondepositors in Santa Monica and threatening to do the same in San Francisco when its law takes effect in December--all of which made cardholders even angrier.
Javier Solana, the so-called "High Representative" of the EU -- in effect its foreign policy supreme -- is working on the command structure and seeking to ease the worries of countries like Turkey, currently in NATO but not in the EU, that they will be squeezed out of future decisions on European security.
It began by raising the capital reserves its banks had to hold, in effect removing money from its financial system, and increasing the size of down-payments required to purchase real estate.
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However, just three months later, shares in JJB tumbled after Dick's Sporting Goods said it had in effect written off its entire investment.
The United States still has big problems with race (see article), but its effect in the general election may be exaggerated.
The FSA's success has been hard won but it now faces the challenge of providing for the people who are in effect under its jurisdiction.
You might also have seen the recent panic over the severe drought in the US and its effect on the price of corn, wheat and other key commodities.
At a meeting of the parliament on Thursday, Mr Abbas in effect asked its members to back him or sack him, though he stopped short of proposing a formal vote of confidence.
Studies are mixed as to its effect in weight loss, but it is important to understand that although it is not a drug, it still has side effects and should be taken with caution.
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Another reason is that the American Congress is about to vote on a proposal to grant China permanent normal trading relations, in effect approving its membership of the World Trade Organisation (see article).
In June, Myriad Genetics found out its Flurizan had no effect whatsoever in a big trial.
Merck says its tests of DPP-4 inhibitors that also hit related enzymes turned up the side effect in monkeys where its own experiments did not.
Olivetti's bid, in effect, proposes its managers as the best for the job.
Instead, Android should continue to rack up impressive customer numbers that will in turn fuel its own network effect.
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If piracy leads to substantial sales displacement of music in physical format, then its effect on the overall music industry revenues may well still be negative.
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Merck is setting a good example by evaluating the drug in steps, carefully assessing its effect on patients, and not proceeding toward approval before testing the effect of the drug on patient outcomes in a large study.
"Given the increase in sweet beverage consumption in Europe, clear messages on its deleterious effect on health should be given to the population, " Dr Romaguera and colleagues conclude in their research paper.
The company confirmed that the net effect in Wales of its announcement would be 584 fewer jobs.
As more than half of all U.S. publicly traded companies are incorporated in Delaware, the effect of its law is far-reaching.
Essentially, Facebook is attempting to gather all the data under its own roof, in effect, pulling the rug out from under these services.
The Fed has kept its easy money policy in effect, and yet the economic recovery stalled once other government stimulus programs expired in the spring.
Mr Obama's lawyers complained that Arizona was in effect attempting to set its own immigration policy, and thereby arrogating a power the constitution gives to the federal government.
Bank chief executives rationally have to pull back on lending in light of increased risks, Dimon says, a spiral effect the government is trying everything in its power to break.
By taking in eastern countries with lower labour costs and workers who are far more mobile than their western cousins, the EU in effect brought globalisation within its own borders.
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First, Germany has a system of centralised wage negotiations unmatched by other countries, which made it much easier to negotiate with its unions what was in effect a national wage freeze.
As well as finding that Deutsche Bank did not adequately explain the transaction, the court said there was a conflict of interest as it was both advising and, in effect, betting against its client.
Some say the U.K. should not move unilaterally but CEBS in its new guidelines, which take effect from Jan. 1 for major banks, insists that shareholders should be given adequate information on which to judge remuneration policies.
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