Even for this 63%, applicants frequently had to settle for a far smaller scope of protection than initially sought.

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But the real baffling part about all this is that the CFPB will have a much greater scope of consumer protection to manage than the SEC.

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Dodd and Shelby suspended bipartisan talks in the last few weeks after not being able to agree over some key items, including the scope of a new consumer protection agency.

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And it will mean less tension between the sellers of protection (who want the swaps' scope as narrow as possible) and buyers (who want it to be as wide as possible).

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For example, extended warranties and protection plans offered by these retailers are now comparable in scope and duration to those provided by Dell.

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With all this free trade and trade barriers falling, it's really hard for an individual like me with a global-scope patent to file all over the world and get patent protection everywhere, and having to go overseas to fight infringement.

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Together they show that there is great scope for innovation by industrialists and politicians in harnessing science and technology for environmental protection.

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Mr Grayling said he wanted Sir James to "consider if you might extend the scope of your work on transparency in the family courts to include arrangements for the Court of Protection".

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