In exchange, the consumer interest deduction and an array of special breaks were tossed out.

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Despite the array of special factors helping to pull the deficit down, it wouldn't take much more bad news for Ed Balls to have the last laugh when George Osborne is forced to reveal new forecasts at the time of the Budget in March.

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They include a vast array of elaborate special effect sequences, some innovative photography but some ill-advised shots.

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It is done using a special type of liquid-crystal array developed by a British firm called Light Blue Optics, which is also developing the technology for use in tiny projectors (see article).

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Third, special situations funds are active in a broad array of debt financing and other investments in distressed or rapidly changing companies.

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Churches reap a vast array of tax advantages, even including special limits on IRS audit powers.

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Mr. Panitch says he sometimes uses Fox's vast array of film production resources like relationships with special-effects companies to dress up foreign films.

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Another global media giant, the BBC, gave special prominence to World Press Freedom Day this year through an array of radio programmes on the World Service about threats to journalists' lives and the importance of a free press to democracy.

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The Centurion card offers a wide array of benefits, including concierge services, luxury travel, dining, shopping and special events.

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