If you go for a variable rate mini-cash Isa you should bear in mind that some product providers have been know to offer a very attractive rate to tempt new customers but then reduce the return at a later date.

BBC: NEWS | Business | Ask the expert: Switching Isas

One way to get round this possible problem is to go for a fixed rate mini-cash Isa.

BBC: NEWS | Business | Ask the expert: Switching Isas

To deal with the high rate of return on hiking boots, REI created a mini hiking path with a variety of trail surfaces and angles for testing boots.

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As we came out of the housing crash rubble, one mini-narrative that emerged on the left was the rottenness of interest-rate swap deals.

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Solar energy has been the victim of its own success, growing at an annual rate of 254% between 2004 and 2008 according to NEF, creating a mini bubble that was bound to burst.

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But a mini-collapse from 145-2 to 172-5 led to a slump in the run rate and, needing 17 from the last over, they finished five runs adrift on 244-6.

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Employers, who normally share with the worker welfare costs amounting to nearly 42% of gross wages, would pay a flat-rate contribution of 25% on jobs up to euro400, reduced to 12% for mini-jobs (cleaners and au pairs, for example) in private households.

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