You don't want two Thoroughbreds out there racing at the same time with very similar-sounding names.

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But unlike similar-sounding agreements for the Balkan countries, this one would not carry any implication of eventual membership.

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And it shouldn't be confused with the similar-sounding "Super" technologies from Samsung.

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Seven years ago Microsoft floated a similar-sounding scheme called Passport that granted users access to any site that agreed to use the same password system.

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The economy grew at a very robust-sounding 8.7% last year and is predicted by many to be on course for similar growth in 2010.

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