As a new central bank, it needs to set some sort of nominal anchor to help build anti-inflationary credibility.

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The anchor tenants that set norms encouraging the free flow of ideas and collaboration, even with competitors, produced enduringly successful communities, while those that mainly sought to dominate did not.

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Hard to argue with that sales pitch, given the oceans of Italian marble, stucco and hardwoods that anchor this lavish 6-bedroom, 7-bathroom estate set on over 2 acres.

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Siddique was content to play the anchor role, but collected five fours of his own as they set a new record for the highest stand in a Test by two Bangladesh batsmen, beating the 191 by Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim against Sri Lanka three years ago.

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After a 14-year run exploiting the jet set's "champagne wishes and caviar dreams" as the smarmy and unctuous anchor of TV's Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Leach left the celebrity spotlight in 1996.

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In addition, the nearby rural areas can be clustered with the anchor city as long as the rural consumers are within the company's targeted set of consumers.

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