Preorder bonuses may now be generally accepted by the gaming public, but try to take them away without warning after handing them out?

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Then Kenney learned that the deal, the biggest in the company pipeline, could not be booked under generally accepted accounting principles until a contingency--school board approval--was met.

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Selecting investments should be based on Generally Accepted Investment Principles.

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How big would the federal debt be if it were reported under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?

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Given the right kind of atmosphere, it is therefore reasonable to speculate, says the team, that they might be able to sustain water in a liquid state - a generally accepted precondition for life.

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"Ignoring past performance is inconsistent with generally accepted investment practices and having the department opine on how plan assets should be invested would be a radical departure and a mistake, " joint comments filed Tuesday by the lead industry groups, the American Benefits Council, the American Council of Life Insurers and the Investment Company Institute, assert.

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One thing, generally accepted, is that the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee's next interest rate intervention will be to lower them, as part of a worldwide move to lower rates.

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