"Any discussion needs to address both direct support, as granted by European governments to Airbus in the form of loans, and indirect support, as provided by the US government to Boeing, " an EC spokeswoman said.

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The federal government may well step in to provide indirect support to the states through municipal bond guarantees for issuers who otherwise couldn't sell more debt, which may postpone into future years some of the grief building up.

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The ITV is also an important component of the Expeditionary Fire Support System, which allows a mobile mortar system to provide long-range indirect fire support to infantry forces as part of the Marine Corps' "Ship to Objective Maneuver" doctrine.

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The bankruptcy is a milestone because, until now, China's larger struggling solar companies have been kept afloat by cheap credit and indirect state support.

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This Sarkozy trade, as it is sometimes known in the markets, was an indirect (if inefficient) means for the ECB to support sovereigns.

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The United States also wants Syrian support in achieving a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, and appears willing to nurture indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel, which began last year, over the disputed Golan Heights.

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The United States also wants Syrian support in achieving a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace agreement, and it appears willing to nurture indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel that began last year over the disputed Golan Heights.

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