When the water levels rise, air will be pumped into the barriers raising them up to block the tidal flow and protect the city from flooding.

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If in the process of preserving those cash flows, the politicians who get them block the raising of the debt ceiling, we could experience a sell-off in U.S. government securities which would raise interest rates here and could put the brakes on economic growth globally.

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There have been a few instances where states have tried to block insurers from raising their prices.

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Hollande and his party consider this a stumbling block but not a barrier to raising taxes.

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But most importantly, to the extent that we block foreigners from investing -- for raising funds in the United States, we probably undercut the viability of our own system.

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Mrs Ojjeh picked up a large block of about 775, 000 shares and raising her 9.89% stake to more than 10%.

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He is using his bully pulpit to suggest that if Republicans block a deal, they will be responsible for raising taxes on 98% of Americans.

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