For instance, a car owner who might otherwise have taken their vehicle for its annual service on 5 June, only to find the mechanics were having a day off, would most likely reschedule soon after.

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For instance, the government is now the owner of nearly 12% of New World Development and of more than 10% of Cheung Kong, two giant property conglomerates.

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Trello is a particularly good tool for this, as it allows us to easily visualize tasks and resources across teams, so that, for instance, when our London-based product owner needs to complete a job for a team member in Seattle, all he needs to do is log on to the Trello board, study the relevant details and move forward.

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For instance, police can find a wad of cash in a car, claim that the owner was planning to buy drugs with it, and then seize it.

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