It has been canny with its liabilities, too: over a third of its deposits pay no interest, a trade-off its small-business clients are willing to make in return for sharp service.
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Suzanne Maloney, an Iran expert at the Brookings Institution in Washington, thinks Iran will eventually make concessions in return for a lifting of sanctions.
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Many Serbs thought their country's dealings with The Hague were part of a bargaining process, in which they would make concessions in return for rewards elsewhere.
The motivation for the service is to make the return to education possible for women who would not be able to receive formal education because of having to look after their families.
The witty dialogue, outstanding graphics, and diverse gameplay make this a fitting return for the Sly Cooper franchise.
Higher inflation means higher bond yields as investors demand a higher return to make up for their loss of purchasing power.
As in 1996, in the first election following Rabin's assassination, it is not impossible that the disappearance of a tough leader of the centre will make way for the return of a coalition led by the Likud.
First, that Coach Tressel very publicly asked his players to make a pledge to return for their senior season so as to not side-step NCAA sanctions seems quite hypocritical and comical with the evidence before us now.
Even if a majority of Acehnese can be persuaded to make peace now in return for a generous ration of autonomy, many Indonesians worry that in the end this will only increase their desire to go their own entirely separate way.
The court heard a few days later Ms Kaur offered to make coffee for Ms Knowles, but did not return for 15 minutes.
In fact, until this year Kimberly-Clark pretty reliably offered investors the things giant consumer-goods producers in mature markets have historically provided: Stability through downturns, plush capital-return policies to make up for the limited growth potential, and no big surprises.
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Japan's higher saving and investment has helped to make up for its relatively low return on capital.
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The court also said Israel is obligated to return confiscated land or make reparations for the destruction or damage to homes, businesses and farms affected by the barrier's construction.
These folks may decide to include asset classes that have no real long-term return with the hope that low correlation with other investment will generate enough excess return from rebalancing to make up for the shortfall.
District judge Lynn Matthews said she had seen correspondence from the defendant's solicitors that he was receiving treatment from his doctor which would make it difficult for him to return to the UK at the moment.
Broadcasters get to use the airwave spectrum (and make money off of advertising) in return for allowing people free access to these broadcasts for their own personal use.
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Mr Macleod decided to build the road to make it easier for his daughter to return home at weekends from school on the neighbouring Isle of Skye.
And second, because the whole premise of Oslo was that Israel would make irrevocable concessions to the Palestinians in return for a single irrevocable change by the Palestinians: a transition from conflict to peaceful negotiations.
That way, instead of giving the IRS nearly 40 cents of every dollar you make for which you get no return on investment, you give a little back to yourself by setting up an entity that is charitable and deductible.
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We're working on them with the police, trusting in their professionalism, asking them to make the changes that are necessary in return for tearing up the pointless targets and paperwork and giving them the freedom to do the job they desperately want to do.
Yet they're making it tough for outsiders to make a decent return on investment.
Six make a return appearance--four of them for a second year in a row, two for much longer.
It would not make sense for the price system to reward folks for saving if there is little economic return to saving.
The plan was to play 36 holes on Monday, and then return Tuesday for 18 holes to make it an official event.
That means we need to get the best return possible for every investment we make in terms of time, money and opportunity cost.
"Owning property is not the issue, the issue is finding a mechanism for businesses to make a fair return on their investment, " he said.
In a typical Yorkville investment, Angelo would make a loan to a smallish company in return for a note that carried a fixed interest rate that could also be converted into discounted stock.
"We think that it will be difficult for Creative to make a decent return on MP3 players in the next few quarters especially when other consumer electronic giants are starting to pile in, " Dharmo Soejanto, an analyst with Kim Eng Securities in Singapore, told AFP.
Believe it or not, when you convert IRA money one year, you have until Oct. 15th of the next year (the deadline, with extensions, for filing your tax return) to undo the conversion a move that might make sense if, for example, the market tanked and the value of your IRA fell after your converted.
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