No one would suggest un-breaking ties in basketball with free-throws, or settling NFL games with an extra-point contest.

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On Wednesday, the company announced that it would regain access to Walgreen Co. ( WAG) by mid-September, through pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Holding Co. ( ESRX), who recently reached a deal with the pharmacy after breaking ties with it in January.

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Just this week, we have companies wrestling with breaking all ties completely or merging into one global provider.

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The Senate is divided 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, with the vice president -- currently Al Gore -- breaking all ties involving legislation and Senate decisions.

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The San Francisco-based company has been undergoing a transformation, breaking its ties with Facebook, which previously hosted its games, and setting up its own gaming platform.

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The incident led to a breaking of all ties between Iran and the Netherlands.

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He added that there would be clauses in the Pistorius-Nike contract that make clear when the athlete's behavior can allow the company to cut its ties -- and law-breaking would often be among the reasons.

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As a general rule, so jaw-breaking a proliferation of acronyms and initials reflects flourishing economic ties.

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Closer intra-EMU trade and financial ties suggest that the potential fallout across the region (and even globally) from EMU breaking apart could prove dramatic.

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