Music master Ray Charles returned the favor and took on one of Lennon's biggest hits.

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While Williams claimed it was providing an 18% premium over the original bidding price, Energy Transfer returned the punch, highlighting the advantages of its MLP (master limited partnership) structure. (Read Energy Transfer Buys Southern Union: The Beauty Of Nat Gas MLPs).

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Warner cites the following anecdote, from a 1736 text: A maid spent the morning in a gin shop and then returned to her master's Kensington home with a rowdy trio.

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The pit bosses there loved to stand in front of the table and stare at you as if they had just returned from some master intimidation class.

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In the new marketplace, devices people can't master in five minutes will result in a lot of returned items, which very quickly makes a product unprofitable.

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