Another is the way that bad news comes to light in dribs and drabs, rather than in one cathartic revelation.

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Holders of mutual funds lose out from such activities in dribs and drabs, since they are not able to take advantage of these price discrepancies.

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Many believe there is a vast pool of dodgy offshore money owned by Indians, which is brought home in dribs and drabs.

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In dribs and drabs, former players and other men ( including at least one pro bowler) in the sporting world have come out.

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But Charlie Cass is still around in dribs and drabs don't you think he'd like to do a fine play every other year?

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In the run-up to its eagerly awaited share offering, information about the inner workings of Blackstone has been released in tempting dribs and drabs.

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"They are coming in dribs and drabs, " he told Today.

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This route is a lot surer payoff for investors than waiting for a major cash takeover that might blow up(see Hewlett Packard) or parceling the cash out in dribs and drabs by yearly dividend increases.

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In the creative mix as chronicled in the dribs and drabs of YouTube videos that Lincoln has been posting all along are 20 alpacas, 10 turtles, several bikers and a hokey-looking spaceship in a desert setting.

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France's foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, had insisted the uranium, about 75% of Iran's production so far, be got out of the country by the end of the year in a single batch, rather than in dribs over months.

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