Pentagon officials have said they are concerned about Iran possibly acquiring information about the technology.

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If you happen to be a customer of a failed bank, the FDIC maintains a Failed Bank List with information on the acquiring bank, if applicable, and how your loans and accounts are affected.

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And inertia sets in due to both the costs of acquiring new information and the costs of switching.

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The criminals start by acquiring account information, either by placing keystroke loggers on a desktop or by deploying sniffer programs on the network or by using traditional phishing campaigns, which entice the victim to volunteer personal data.

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After that initial moment of wow brought on by story-telling, comedy, desire, or nostalgia, the first step to engagement marketing is acquiring the contact information of interested consumers.

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No one expects such tests to immediately replace amniocentesis, which is considered the gold standard for acquiring definitive genetic information and is performed around 200, 000 times a year in the U.S. alone.

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Acquiring huge volumes of information is essential if any of us are to cope in the complex world which we humans create for ourselves.

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The reward for completion is the satisfaction of acquiring new or necessary information and skills, and connections with students who share your interest.

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More and more people are acquiring, through the stockmarket, a direct financial interest in the accuracy and integrity of corporate information.

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