Previously, non-banks in the U.S. would have to negotiate a contract with a chartered, regulated banking entity like Choice Bank Limited in Belize or First Covenant Bank in Georgia or MetaBank in Iowa for their prepaid card issuing.

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From their it gets a little too lawyerly for me getting into whether the treaty is a covenant or a convention and if it is self-executing or not.

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Bright and juicy with grassy, herbal notes and refreshing acidity, it was one of the best Sauvignon Blancs that I've tasted this year kosher or otherwise. (Covenant also makes two highly regarded reds, but both were sold out.) Rabbi Brenner expressed a fondness for the 2011 Carmel Riesling, though he was voted down.

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Rail guns play a major part in nearly every fanciful battle of the future, whether it be giant robots fighting for control of the Inner Sphere or the last remaining member of Noble Team holding off the Covenant invasion for as long as possible.

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But when it was sold, Odeon put a covenant on the building stating it could never be used as a cinema or for theatrical purposes.

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