For perspective, BP is the loftiest priced stock of the bunch, going for 11.3 times.

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Promoters are adept at getting themselves known in country clubs, fashionable bars, etc. and can infiltrate the loftiest of circles.

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Yet last-minute deals, back-room or not, are what elected officials at the loftiest levels are supposed to be masters of.

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Another foe of the plan, Daphne Mavrogiorgos, said the turbines would have been almost as high as the island's loftiest peak.

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And when in 2004, the jockey signed a contract with John Magnier and his number one trainer Aidan O'Brien, a place amongst the loftiest ranks of his profession seemed assured.

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The actions of these organizations are indicative of a worldview according to which national security risks are either non-existent, exaggerated, or simply not worth fussing over they can't be addressed by measures that meet the loftiest standards of green.

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The Digital Learning Council, convened by former Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise, has worked for the past several months to produce a roadmap for transforming the American education system so that all children can have an education that allows them to maximize their human potential and pursue their loftiest dreams.

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