To join the global economy, for instance, they must cut tariffs.

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If you join a fund late in the year, for instance, and a handful of its high-flying stocks were sold during the summer, tough luck.

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Take, for instance, Joe Ellenberger, a former college wrestler aspiring to join the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the often brutal mixed martial arts competition.

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Another instance involved a more peculiar client who was thinking about leaving his old broker to join Rosenband.

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Mr Jobs announced this week, for instance, that Mercedes, Nissan, Volvo, Scion, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari will join BMW and offer iPod controls in their steering wheels.

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