But the way Romney, supported by his super PAC allies, has bought the Republican nomination should give us all pause, for three reasons.

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While the three main reasons presented above are all pros to using convertible notes in consumer, there are definite downsides to these instruments.

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Terrible expectation setting, questionable senior management moves and business models that have not been protected like they needed to be, have put all three of these in the headlines for the wrong reasons and in relevance danger.

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In fact, Smith had been saying all along that LeBron would join the Miami Heat for three reasons.

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All three economists do however agree on one point, though for very different reasons.

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For these reasons, it's rare for three of the top pitching prospects in all of professional baseball in one given year to have something in common.

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There are just three places where we find significant relatively accessible large sources of new oil, all of them deeply challenging for different reasons.

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