Even worse for investors: Some funds haven't come close to matching high-yield bond indexes.
Several others, including JPMorgan Chase (JPM), come close, while some, like Alcoa (AA) and Bank of America (BAC), fall well short.
However, some people feel the ads do come awfully close to being culturally and socially offensive by displaying what are perceived as stereotypes.
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Even the creators admit that it'll be quite some time before man made sensors can come close to mimicking those found in nature, but judging by the videos seen in the read link, they're certainly riding the right wave.
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This suggests the early human population was tiny (so the opportunities for new matrilines to evolve in the first place were limited) and reinforces the idea that Homo sapiens may have come close to extinction (eliminating some matrilines that did previously exist).
Some fear that Germany may again come to seem too close to America.
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Whether he retires now or maybe a couple of years from now, it is almost certain that Pacquiao will not come close to the legendary status of some men who fought long before him, at least as far as total wins are concerned.
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Even if spending cuts close most of that gap, some money must come from higher revenues.
With that, Rivera said he was ready for questions and braced himself to be peppered by some Indians die-hards who have watched No. 42 come in and close out comebacks and dash more than a few special seasons in Cleveland.
Even if the single-currency criteria are softened, it is unlikely that France can come close to meeting them without the honest Mr Jospin taking tough action and breaking some of his more costly promises.
Some companies don't firm up their hires until an initial trial period of 90 days has come to a close.
But the massive cleanup effort for the Olympic Games has come at a cost to the local economy of some nearby industrial cities, whose factories have been forced to close down temporarily.
While the Zune and especially the Sansa Connect have some interesting features built on WiFi (as should the Slacker portable player due later this year), neither has come close to rivaling the iPod, which (at least up until this point) has lacked an FM radio, much less a a data radio.
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