The selection is weighted toward simpler handsets, though prepaid carriers have begun offering higher-end selections that may include cameras and Internet access and more comprehensive services.

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In turn, small financial companies offer a more relaxed atmosphere and a more comprehensive array of products and services.

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Both strategies are aligned on the important role of syringe services programs (SSPs) as part of more comprehensive approaches to preventing transmission of infectious disease and linking people to needed services.

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Acquiring Motorola Home will enhance ARRIS' ability to provide next-generation consumer video products and services, supporting a more comprehensive product offering while also accelerating its ability to deliver a comprehensive set of industry-leading new products for broadband to a wide spectrum of customers.

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And the most important thing I want to say, David, is that the Government has taken enormous steps, which I think the trade unions generally acknowledge, to invest far more to get quality public services, but if we're going to invest far more, as set out in Gordon Brown's comprehensive spending review, we have to reform our services so they better serve the people.

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