There is enough wiggle room in the accounting rules for banks not to be bound by this price level but the news from Merrill signals the likelihood of more fair-value losses to come.

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There is a strong likelihood that MLB will get significant value that justifies the purchase.

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Because the issuer determines the fair value of the CVR by designating a discount rate that purportedly estimates the likelihood that the milestones will or will not occur, the fair value measurement itself is highly controversial.

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It knew that Anthony had value that would increase the likelihood that the paper would sell.

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Among them: hidden costs, risks in the buying process and the likelihood that the house will continue to plunge in value after the purchase.

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For example, the slippery slope concern is a proper brake on public policy when a given policy seeking to curb a specific, discreet problem would have a likelihood of curbing similar behavior that is in fact not a problem, and indeed, behavior that might be of value to the society.

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