Seventeen-inch wheels and tires are standard on the base model, with 18-inch rims and rubber optional there and standard with AWD, where 19 inchers are alternately offered.

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Lindner Sr. drastically cut prices by eliminating delivery costs and offering his goods through a cash-and-carry storefront, a model that proved popular with his depression-era customer base.

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Understandably, then, the issuer base for 2012-model second-lien loans is dominated by (1) loans with CCC facility ratings (mainly from issuers with a single-B corporate-rating profile) and (2) unrated middle-market paper.

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While the base model comes with a 385-horsepower 5.0-liter V-8, the XJL Supercharged we tested included (as the name would imply) a heartier supercharged version that generates 470 horsepower and 424 pound-feet of torque.

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Moving beyond micro-credit and micro-franchise, a new approach called the MicroConsignment Model has emerged as a first step on the ladder of micro-entrepreneurship at the Base of the Pyramid.

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To achieve the disruptiveness inherent in the model, Khan Academy will have to maintain the success with its user base, and sign-up more institutional users.

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Expansion of the subscriber base matters because it enables NFLX to put more units through an expanding-margin business model.

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GameStop, which also trades for just 0.4 times trailing 12-month sales and 1.3 times book value, also gets strong interest from the model I base on the writings of hedge fund guru Joel Greenblatt.

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The E63 AMG S-Model, available as both sedan and wagon, has 27 more horsepower and 59 pound-feet more torque than the base E63 AMG, which only comes as a sedan in the United States.

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