In most regions, customers have to choose between two, possibly three service providers.

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Of course, companies should usually have at least two or three symbols to choose from in case their first choice is taken or rejected.

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We may be looking toward a future where a lot of different machines address consumers needs on a much more individual level, rather than the old model of having two or three big machines that we all choose from.

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Commercial banks have three accounting categories, or buckets, to choose from--two of which don't end up on the income statement.

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Winner of two Eclipse Awards for Outstanding Jockey and leader in the national jockey standings three times, on Saturday afternoon, Velazquez was in the enviable position of having to choose between two legitimate mounts in the Kentucky Derby.

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