It can be used as evidence of a legitimate independent contractor arrangement, when taken into consideration with the other indicia of the relationship between the parties.

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The exact nature of the relationship between the Buddhist extremists and the ruling parties in both countries is unclear.

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Because of this close relationship, the two parties may settle up weeks later, frequently with traditional wire transfers or complex invoicing and trade schemes in electronics, farm equipment, commodities and gems (see box, p. 100).

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The two parties will spend much of the next four years groping towards a relationship to make a left-leaning coalition possible in 2013.

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The existence of a contractual relationship or beneficial business relationship between two parties.

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Unfortunately for too long, both parties have adopted the Progressive view of the relationship between government and the taxpayer.

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Members of both parties have deplored the fact that the President conducted an illicit sustained physical sexual relationship in spaces close to the Oval Office and publicly denied this to his family, his staff, and in televised statements to the world only to see all of the elaborate cover-up collapse after DNA tests on the dress of a young woman.

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Given the nature of the relationship, it may not be unlikely that they are having a similar relationship with another party (or parties), and this can result in your confidential disclosure of material nonpublic information becoming significantly less confidential.

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