The kiosks in Crailing, Eckford and Nisbet near Jedburgh were declared surplus to requirements by BT.

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The most significant changes, of course, involve Fannie and Freddie, which just five months ago were still subject to 30% capital surplus requirements, a punishment of sorts for their accounting scandals earlier in the decade. (Those surplus limits were lowered to 20% in March in order to marshal the companies' aid in dealing with the mortgage crisis).

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The Celtic Warriors were disbanded in 2004 after the WRU, under then group chief executive David Moffett, decided a fifth region was surplus to requirements and a drain on financial resources.

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