While they are likely to be renewed, the loss of any one would have a material negative impact on revenues.

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Other important terms to consider include whether there are liens on the IP (a negative), Material Adverse Change clauses, cash-collateral elements (where a bank can sweep the account), and other particular covenants.

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After experiencing negative adjusted net profit margins in 2009, privately owned building-material and supplies dealers analyzed by Sageworks saw margins return to the black in 2010 and increase to between 2 and 3 percent in 2011.

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The most common batteries are made up of negative and positive halves (the anode and the cathode), a material to separate them, and "current collector" layers at top and bottom to gather up the electric charges moving through.

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