They often have a flat management structure.

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He often receives emails of thanks from people who have found a flat, furnished it and even met their partner through the site.

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Some excesses have been abolished, such as flat-rate travel expenses often worth five times the actual cost of an air ticket.

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The new members have also upset the old with their taste for flat and often low rates of personal income tax and corporate tax, chosen mainly for ease of collection.

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Given this dismal history, the focus of many business owners has turned from growth to simply preservation of cash and liquidity. (Flat is the new up.) Often, they have foregone their annual retirement plan contribution to preserve cash and liquidity.

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Gyms have huge treadmills, flat screens, heating and air conditioning, and often require lots of energy.

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