The banks have also been benefiting from the rise in the broad stockmarket, thanks to their still-large holdings of shares.
It has caught our attention, thanks to the still unexplained activities of Democratic National Committee fund-raiser John Huang (although he is not the only one) that people without a vote are not without influence in the American political process.
Today Peguform still exists, thanks to infusions from customers like Volkswagen, DaimlerChrysler and Bayerische Motoren Werke, who still need its bumper parts and were enraged that their production schedules were put in jeopardy.
So pressure on the rouble to remain strong still exists thanks mainly to high oil prices.
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Still, thanks to ubiquitous government subsidies, the manufacture of wind and solar generators is a vibrant business.
Derek Henderson, senior partner at Deloitte in Aberdeen, said confidence in the North Sea was still high thanks to government tax incentives.
But no matter how tough things are right now, we still give thanks for that most American of blessings, the chance to determine our own destiny.
Though she probably won't do so well next time, she could still prevail thanks to her personal popularity and a recent spurt in GDP growth (despite some spillover from the East Asian financial crisis).
Liberalisation of the energy market is still delayed, thanks mostly to French intransigence.
It also wants Malaysia's railway to move its passenger terminus (which, thanks to history, it still owns) in Singapore.
And the level of debt, generally, is still increasing, thanks to the very same officials who just cut the latest Greek deal.
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Just look at the exuberant tiling in the Kenilworth (nicholsonspubs.co.uk), Edinburgh's top gay hangout when I lived there - still deliciously camp thanks to exuberant Edwardian bedizening.
They eventually secured a more comfortable position still 131 behind thanks to an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 125 by Carl Hopkinson (64no) and Luke Wright (59no).
No-one has been prosecuted for breaking it and local-authority-produced literature about homosexuality is still freely available thanks to a loophole which lifts the ban on anything intended to prevent disease, including of course, Aids.
Although energy prices in Japan have been falling thanks to deregulation, they are still among the highest in the world.
People in the main cities now have enough water, thanks to desalination, though they still have to pay for it.
She found that she could go out with friends and eat pizza and still lose weight, thanks to the Weight Watchers program.
Thanks to a 1952 petroleum law still on the books, Israel offered some of the world's best perks to energy companies, including low royalties and corporate taxes on exploration.
But there still is some uncertainty, thanks in large part to the changing face of the FCC.
After all this time, new hope beats within the breast of those still stuck on Microsoft, thanks to Mr. Elop.
But if she loses to Ms Maag she will still return to the Bundestag thanks to her number seven ranking on the SPD list.
Many AAII members are still optimistic, however, thanks to a combination of the ongoing rise in stock prices, continued economic growth and better-than-forecast fourth-quarter earnings.
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Survival rates have increased significantly over the past decades thanks to research, but there is still more to do to make treatments better with fewer side-effects.
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Phil Hughes (2-2) allowed six runs in 5 2-3 innings but still earned the victory, thanks to a slumbering offense that awoke against Davis and Royals reliever Bruce Chen.
You can argue that there are countless trendy restaurants serving low-quality food which still have busy periods (thanks to their location, decoration or animation), but once the trend is gone, so too is the crowd.
It is thanks to companies like these that Italy still exports more food-processing machines, washing machines, fridges, shoes and shoe-making machines, ski boots, ceramic tiles, jewels, woollen and silk clothes, radiators and boilers, optical frames and neck-ties than any other country in the world.
However, the Blackberry brand still boasts 75 million active subscribers thanks mostly to its smartphone range.
The last generation of consoles lasted nearly 8 years and can still offer a reasonable gaming experience thanks to solid hardware inside.
Instead, the Bears, still unbeaten in four Pro40 games thanks to a win and two wash-outs, had to settle for the competition's first tie of the summer.
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