In another example, in early April, AMSC announced that late in the March quarter, the last quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, Sinovel, its wind turbine partner, refused to open its gates to accept delivery of ordered equipment.

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Foodler, the online food ordering service that connects consumers with the widest variety of restaurants for immediate delivery, today announced that it is the first food ordering service to accept Bitcoins to pay for delivery and takeout.

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Four years away from their homes in the United States with only the most sporadic of overseas mail delivery, no phone calls at all, having to accept on faith that the people who meant the most to them were doing all right.

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For example, market leaders, such as Dell, can ask suppliers to provide goods at delivery times measured in days and under conditions that ensure the suppliers must accept the return of unused products.

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The Norwegian company, Statoil, says it will not accept delivery of a rig built at the yard because the work has not been completed to its satisfaction.

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