The fate of those lawsuits could be determined by what the judge in Seattle trial determines to be a reasonable rate for Motorola's patents.

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The fate of these eastern European countries will not be determined by the European Union, that much is clear.

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But Mr Duhalde's fate, and Argentina's, is likely to be determined by the government's success or failure in freeing the currency without triggering hyper-inflation.

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