Side effects such as soreness and redness at the injection point cleared up in a few days.

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The Federal Reserve's decision on September 29th to lower its main short-term interest rate by a quarter point is simply an injection of Vitamin B-12, meant to give a healthy economy a bit more vigour.

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"The game could use a little bit of an injection at this point, " added Sampson, who was head coach of the US team at France 98 and assistant coach to Bora Milutinovic for the 1994 tournament on home turf.

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This effect lasts until a few days after the last injection, at which point the mice resume normal feeding.

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"From a credit point of view it's a new injection of capital, and you've got to welcome that, " said Raymond.

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