The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011.

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The majority of these purchases are used solely for the purpose of government work.

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The group used the U.S. government's roster of "bad actors" because these are the only comprehensive lists available.

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Typically these evaluations are used to judge a portfolio of assets, but the government has begun to allow BPOs as appraisals for some short sales in its Making Home Affordable program, a move that the Appraisal Institute says threatens standards.

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The consortium of scientists from the Durham and Newcastle universities, and the UK government's Central Science Laboratory plan to identify these defence genes, enabling them to be used in wheat breeding programmes.

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These can be used to cut taxes, balance the budget, reduce debt and even provide essential government services.

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