On the Internet, you have little control over the ultimate fate of things that you post.

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It will be up to the elections to decide the ultimate fate of the health care bill.

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But when considering the ultimate fate of technology companies, always ask yourself: will my grandmother care about this company?

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It can also tell us about the rate of expansion and age of Universe - and the ultimate fate of the Universe.

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The city plans to appeal the 10-day injunction early in the week, and thus the ultimate fate of the churches is still unclear.

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"That he somehow did not suffer the same ultimate fate as his brother, and survived, is little short of miraculous, " prosecutor Edward Brown QC said.

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The Obama Energy Department rewarded it by thereafter giving the floundering company millions more taxpayer dollars even though its ultimate fate was by then readily apparent.

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But as I walked around various gift shops and watched people purchase bag after bag of Disney products, I wondered what the ultimate fate of most of the goods would be.

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