"Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers," said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde group.

“这些说法的流传伤害了零售商，但娱乐了消费者。” Verde 集团总裁保拉·考特尼说。

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The Russian Navy intercepted the Arctic Sea 300 miles off Cape Verde, a group of islands west of Senegal, three weeks after it vanished and sparked international intrigue.

俄罗斯海军在距佛得角300英里，塞内加尔以西的一处岛群拦截了这艘货船。三周前该船失踪并引发了国际骚动。

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The branches, grouped together under the name Verde, will be operating as a separate business within the Lloyds group under the TSB brand by this summer.

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Despite a meteoric rise from a FIFA ranking of 155th out of 204 nations a decade ago to 70th in 2013, a notch below Scotland, Cape Verde seemed unlikely to emerge from the group stage, where it was drawn against two former champions, South Africa and Morocco.

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That said, there is one wannabe bidder for Verde with advanced status: Co-operative Banking Group, owner of the Co-operative Bank, Smile and Britannia.

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