• The 22-year-old who would rather be identified by his pen name than his real one (Yume-Hotaru means "Dreaming Firefly" in Japanese) started composing the novel on his cell phone in 2007.

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  • In answering that question we must, if "fairly possible, " construe the provision to be a tax rather than a mandate-with-penalty, since that would render it constitutional rather than unconstitutional (ut res magis valeat quam pereat).

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  • Overall, if Santa does come the target would be 1230-1240, rather than the 1290-1320 we were talking about two weeks ago.

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  • "A six-year-old would rather see a mascot than a player, " says Andy Applebee of Rochester, Mich.

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  • "A 6-year-old would rather see a mascot than a player, " says Andy Appleby of Rochester, Mich.

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  • On the forefront will be issues like nationalism, as a Nasdaq-NYSE tie-up would have an American rather than a German exchange gobble up the storied NYSE.

    FORBES: A Wild Card in the Exchange Wars

  • He believes that the possibility of a mental disorder - which would have led to a diminished responsibility verdict rather than execution - was not adequately explored during the trial.

    BBC: Call to examine 50s killer case

  • It is a free vote - on conscience rather than on party lines - so it would be inaccurate to say they are voting against the government but internal divisions on the issue will make it difficult for the Tories to claim the credit for changing the law in the way the prime minister might hope.

    BBC: Gay marriage unites Welsh Tory MPs - in opposition

  • Also Mr de Guindos is planning to provide this capital in the form of five-year debt convertible into shares rather than as pure shares - and would charge the banks interest at twice what the government has to pay to borrow for five years.

    BBC: Has Spain flunked banking test?

  • Perhaps more importantly, its main operating subsidiary retains a long-term rating that would put it in the Championship rather than League One, although the short-term rating of this subsidiary has been downgraded by a notch, which the bank regards as of some significance.

    BBC: Are any British banks still Premier League?

  • One is that he would rather unleash full-blown market panic than back down and lose face.

    ECONOMIST: Putin versus the oligarchs

  • This capital shortfall has already prompted asset sales by banks, which would rather shrink their balance-sheets than tap shareholders.

    ECONOMIST: The ECB fills banks with funds

  • Several factors have combined to today's decision to buy a short take-off and vertical landing version of the plane (the F-35B) rather than the more capable F-35C variant that would have required catapults to hurl it skywards.

    BBC: Why did coalition government change fighter plane plan?

  • It could be also be argued that the system has so far helped companies to make superficial, time-buying changes rather than the longer-term investments in technology that would allow them to reduce dependence on dirty fuel more fundamentally.

    ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

  • And Democrats would rather see cuts in non-defense discretionary spending rather than in Social Security or Medicare, even if that means many of their favorite Federal programs will face cuts.

    FORBES: The Impact Of The Sequester On US Tech Market Growth

  • The shadow chancellor said he favoured a cut in VAT - which is a sales tax rather than a tax on income - because it would be the "fastest and fairest" way of boosting the economy.

    BBC: Ed Balls suggests Budget tax cut options

  • In addition, the GAO says an FHA proposal to price its insurance premiums on risk--rather than the current flat fee--would have eliminated 20% of the borrowers who qualified for FHA insurance in 2005.

    FORBES: This Is Not A Bailout

  • We are so short-term-oriented that many of us would rather have a fatter paycheck now than set aside some of that happiness, even if the funds will be greater in the future.

    CNN: Commentary: Save more for yourself and America

  • On the other hand, Republican leaders think he would turn the election into a battle of ideas rather than egos, would flush out Mrs Clinton's big-government beliefs, and would do a better job than Mr Giuliani of campaigning across the state.

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  • Known as "warn-on-forecasts, " the new methodology would issue warnings based on forecasts rather than observations, said Jeff Trapp, a professor of atmospheric science at Purdue University in Indiana.

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  • But John says he would rather put up with a two-hour commute than give his house away.

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  • It also said any increase in peak fares in January 2014 and 2015 would be capped at RPI - rather than RPI plus 1%.

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  • Because Krautchan.net is an image hosting site - rather than a true chatroom - it would be very easy for someone then to upload that doctored image.

    BBC: Was the 'gunman warning' a hoax?

  • Realizing that Argonaut-Madrone would rather liquidate than throw good money after bad, Energy eventually gave in.

    WSJ: Review & Outlook: The Solyndra Memorial Tax Break

  • Under the proposals three Plymouth fire engines, at Plympton, Plymstock, and Camel's Head, would be crewed on call rather than full-time.

    BBC: Devon and Somerset Fire Service facing ?5m budget cuts

  • Kudos to Mr. Phillips for defending his maligned would-be masterpiece rather than patronizingly assuring fans that The Hangover part III will be so much better this time around.

    FORBES: Why I'm Glad Todd Phillips Is Defending 'The Hangover 2'

  • There's also been talk of Apple using a thinner, better panel that would likely use in-cell touch rather than stack the LCD and touch surfaces in separate layers.

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  • Awkwardly, though, Rosanna Wong, the head of the public-housing authority, announced the next day that she would put up 16, 000 public-sector flats for rent rather than for sale, and that she would ensure cheaper loans for home buyers.

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  • Like the state-run scheme, this would be expected to have a high take-up as it would require people to opt out rather than opt in.

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  • She hoped that the government would help bring down health-care costs rather than increase them.

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