• For a slideshow of 10 high-tech gadgets to keep nana independent longer, click here.

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  • It was necessary, too, to keep judges independent.

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  • Their goal was to keep newspapers independent.

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  • Jemma Beagrie, from the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, said she wanted to keep the town independent with "local people having local jobs".

    BBC: Rivals join together to keep Costa Coffee out of Bakewell

  • Jacques Courtin-Clarins, who created the company 54 years ago and took it public in 1984, consistently maintained his determination to keep the company independent of the consolidation that has swept over the luxury-products market.

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  • "I think Sir Ian's job will be to keep it as independent as possible so that the credibility of what it says and its ability to review things like foundation hospitals really are seen to be effective, " says Niall Dickson.

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  • They want the company to remain independent and keep its tradition of craftsmanship, which they fear would be lost in a big, commercially minded group like LVMH.

    ECONOMIST: Luxury goods

  • Plans for an independent Scotland to keep sterling as its currency have been defended by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

    BBC: Scottish money

  • In an interview with BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Darling focused on the SNP's assertion that an independent Scotland could keep sterling currency.

    BBC: John Swinney and Alistair Darling

  • In at least a dozen states, however, the reverse is true: The states keep their revenue because they have independent death taxes not tied to the amount ceded under federal law.

    FORBES: Estate Tax Fraud

  • Another pledge is to "keep politics out of policing" as an independent candidate.

    BBC: Avon and Somerset PCC elections: Sue Mountstevens

  • We relied on data from the Aviation Safety Network, a private, independent initiative founded in 1996 to keep a public database of accidents.

    BBC: A record year in airline safety

  • The fact is, if Disney's board really wants to keep one of the world's iconic companies independent, its best strategy may be to replace Mr Eisner forthwith.

    ECONOMIST: Disney and Comcast

  • Private school officials said they had no choice but to keep their deadlines, which are regulated by the Independent Schools Admission Association of Greater New York, in late February and early March.

    WSJ: Parents Take Gamble For Top School Slots

  • And while the talent is for VTB Capital invitees only, Podoinitsyna sees it as a way to help the newly restored theater develop new talents throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States and inside Russia and help keep Bolshoi relevant for years to come.

    FORBES: For VTB Capital, Russia's Got Talent

  • Second, it creates the controversial, Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) to keep Medicare growth below that of nominal GDP plus one percent (the same as in the Ryan-Wyden plan).

    ECONOMIST: Medicare reform

  • The government of South Sudan, which became independent on July 9th, says it wants to keep Bandingalo pristine.

    ECONOMIST: South Sudan

  • As an independent contractor, he didn't have to keep to anyone else's schedule.

    CNN: With autism, no longer invisible

  • Thanks to an artesian well and an independent generator (which powered old submarine chillers to keep the air breathable), staff could have lived down here for months.

    ECONOMIST: Snooker, piranhas and a hotline to Moscow

  • This customer relationship management problem is a big one for small startups or independent artists, most of whom use spreadsheets to keep track of gifts or products they owe to funders.

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  • Another alternative is to simply transfer discounted minority stakes in the company to a trust over time, but in order to keep that stock out of your estate the trust must be independent, which raises the question of control.

    FORBES: Koch Bros. Could Pull A $40B Dividend -- But Probably Won't

  • Instead, the challenge for the NHS is how to best manage these patients to allow them to live independent and healthy lives and, as a result, keep them out of hospital.

    BBC: The changing health service

  • After parting ways with her record label and having been allowed to keep the masters of her newer work, Boucher is going the independent route and will release the album June 2 on her own imprint.

    CNN: Butterfly Boucher flies high with 'Grey's,' fans' support

  • Independent Health was quick to recognize its future needs in order to keep up with conflicting data sources, complicated analytical reports and regulatory requirements.

    FORBES: Big Data: Big Costs, Big Risks And Big Opportunity

  • The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the White House's claim of attorney-client privilege to keep the notes secret, and the administration turned the notes over to Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr late Monday night.

    CNN: Notes Seem To Contain No Bombshells

  • The outcome, eventually, was a rule by which a company can keep a special-purpose vehicle off its balance sheet as long as an independent third party owns a controlling equity interest equivalent to at least 3% of the fair value of its assets.

    ECONOMIST: Company accounts

  • Eight Independent Community and Health Concern candidates will be doing their best to keep alive the flame of people power which famously flared eight years ago at Wyre Forest, when opposition to the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital led to the election of the Independent MP Richard Taylor and swept the party to control of the district council there.

    BBC: BNP to target recession hit towns

  • There are a few independent-minded Republicans, especially in the Senate, who deserve to keep their seats.

    ECONOMIST: America's mid-term elections

  • The Vickers plan, based on the Independent Commission on Banking report led by Sir John Vickers, is designed to keep saver and business deposits from being compromised by the more speculative activities typically undertaken by investment banking operations.

    BBC: EU agrees to cap bankers' bonuses

  • The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which provides regulations for cruise ships, does not keep complete records of marine casualties but recorded fewer than 300 incidents since 2000, while the independent website CruiseJunkie, run by sociology professor Ross Klein of Memorial University Newfoundland, has published reports of 644 incidents in the same period.

    BBC: What is the safest mode of travel?

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