In many businesses, practices emerged with good reason, but once the circumstances changed, firms carried on using them for no reason whatsoever.
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The bank said the bonus was for "substantial progress in making RBS safer, rebuilding performance in many businesses and improving customer service and support".
Amazon is in many businesses, not just retail.
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But both Stretch and Zerbe have an answer to that: Include tax breaks that would put cold cash now in many businesses' hands--for example, an extension of the now-two-year-period in which business can carry back their net operating losses.
Without a clear focus, Thermo would risk becoming just another conglomerate in too many businesses.
So far Mr Armani has managed to control his brand tightly despite dabbling in many different businesses.
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In fact, many businesses make changes in their operations as a result, either to boost their score or just because they realized they were lacking in an important area.
Mexico's stance reflects the openness of its economy, at least to trade in goods (many service businesses in the country are in the hands of cosseted cartels).
In 2013, many businesses are struggling with massive shifts in technology.
Rising costs in China have cast a shadow over many businesses in the country, and are seen as eroding its attractiveness for foreign investment, especially for labor-intensive manufacturers.
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Ex-CEO Hank Paulson opened many deals in China, moving many American businesses and jobs to China.
In addition to government interventions, many private businesses trading in identity theft protection have emerged.
In fact, purchasing insurance through the insurance exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act will be permitted in 2014 for businesses with as many as 100 employees in some states.
In this region, most homes are well above water and many businesses--in everything from agriculture and energy to manufacturing and high-end business services--remain on solid footing.
Consider Yelp, a popular site for finding and reviewing local businesses in many large cities.
Small businesses in many cases can't afford to employ large numbers of full-time IT professionals.
Banks in Cyprus have been closed since Monday and many businesses are only taking payment in cash.
In fact, many successful businesses today are led by CEOs who aren't the founders, he says, including eBay and Google.
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But is it right to make so many businesses in the digital marketplace suffer in order to apply pressure to Google?
So far, the fault has mostly affected home users, as many businesses in the region have back-up plans for such problems.
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Jon Hendry-Pickup, Travelodge operations director, said the York Central Travelodge was one of many businesses in York supporting the government's rehabilitation programme.
Many businesses in Senegal get around the absurd labor laws by means of contracting through companies that act something like temp agencies.
Schools and businesses in many parts of the country have been shut.
But for now, businesses in many industries are preparing for new rules.
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HSBC, which has big businesses in many places, may make sense on paper, but whether the two could work together is open to question.
Many businesses in the sport have done business with each other.
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China Daily says many businesses in the south and east coast are having difficulties recruiting enough migrant workers after the lunar new year holidays last week.
By Cuban standards of efficiency, the army is quite a success: it runs businesses in many industries, such as tourism, and is heavily involved in agriculture.
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