In addition, courts have imposed 564 other sanctions such as fixed penalties and anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos).
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At best, progressive politicians can hope to define themselves by fixed values, such as concern for the poorest at home and abroad, rather than by policies with fixed party labels.
Short term plans are usually based on pre-determined fixed targets such as EPS or net income.
Newer, more portable machines make it easier to conduct tests away from fixed locations such as the checkpoint.
Official figures show investment by the private sector in fixed assets such as factory buildings and machinery grew nearly threefold between 2000 and 2005 (see chart).
The National Bureau of Statistics said urban investment in fixed assets such as roads, power plants and apartment buildings rose by 26.5% in January and February from a year earlier, beating market forecasts for a 21.5% increase.
The amount of money can be fixed (such as a dollar or percentage amount) or it can be the amount of income generated by the trust so long as it meets the thresholds under the Tax Code.
There could be a provision that the mix of equities and fixed-income securities in each account would change over time: As one got older, the portion of funds invested in fixed-income instruments, such as bonds, would increase, thereby reducing stock market exposure.
But experts argue that current mobile technology cannot compete with fast fixed line connections such as fibre optics which offer speeds of up to 100Mbps.
Steinmetz suggests buying and holding long-duration fixed income, such as 10-year sovereigns, and rolling them out, staying out in the same part of the yield curve.
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The two Japanese carriers argue weakly that many of their fixed costs, such as high landing and fuel charges in Japan, are not of their making.
Historically, the margins have risen over the years since the sales growth has outpaced the rate at which the fixed costs (such as labor and occupancy costs) have increased.
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Perhaps a state legislator moratorium on the use of their blackberries, androids, iPhones and iPads until such problems are fixed would serve as a good starting point for upcoming legislative sessions.
Investment in fixed assets, such as buildings, factories and equipment, has grown by between 21% and 26%, year on year, for the past four quarters, despite the government's efforts to tighten credit.
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But as the US began the inflation that would ultimately lead to its break with gold, it transmitted that inflation to all those currencies, such as the mark, that were fixed to the dollar.
Long duration fixed income, such as 10-year sovereigns.
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One spouse could be given special powers, such as a power to withdraw a fixed amount of trust property each year or a power to appoint trust property (in equal or unequal shares) among your descendants.
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Insurance companies often have long term liabilities that they wish to hedge, which require low risk and predictable cash flows and fixed income securities such as government bonds that offer a predictable stream of payments by way of interest and principal payments.
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Hence most investors flocked to the next best thing: fixed-income instruments such as investment grade bonds, U.S. Treasuries and even high-yielding junk bonds.
In a future post, I will elaborate on how active management is even more essential to specific types of fixed income securities, such as munis.
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As such, regulation tends to impose fixed costs that are far easier to bear by larger corporations that can spread the costs over more sales or more locations or more employees.
Essentially, the information age is reaching a new level where it requires us to look beyond static or fixed pieces of content such as documents, papers, individual posts, or even video content.
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The money could go entirely into riskless fixed-income instruments, such as U.S. Treasurys or well-diversified, balanced mutual funds.
Its marine segment, which produced 13% of first-half sales, provides fixed and portable GPS devices such as chartplotters, sounders and fishfinders.
The mix of your investments should include publicly traded fixed income and equity assets such as investment grade bonds, preferred stock and common stock.
We, as humans, have a great deal of capacity and experience in the techniques behind producing fixed sets of information, such as reports, documents, movies, plays and so on.
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In this scenario, investments that focus on income generation such as bonds tend to do well as the fixed payment streams that are delivered to investors are worth more, while more growth-oriented investments are negatively impacted by slower growth.
Similarly, drivers responsible for more serious examples of careless driving, such as those involving collisions, would not be given fixed penalty notices.
BlackRock provides investment advisory services on equity, fixed income, cash and alternative investments such as hedge and private equity funds.
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In contrast, government loans offer fixed interest rates and flexible options, such as income-based repayment and deferral for hardship or public service.
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