Opening a store or another public-facing business like a restaurant can be a lucrative operation, but it requires an initial investment.

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Now Santana, facing the threat of another potentially career-ending capsule operation, must make a crucial decision, one that Byrdak can hardly fathom: Should he undergo the surgery again?

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The minutes also revealed that though only three members dissented from the Operation Twist decision, Chairman Ben Bernanke is facing pressure from colleagues who want even stronger policy action, meaning another round of quantitative easing.

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We have market-facing people in country, and we have a big back-office operation in India to optimize our cost structure.

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The largest issues facing pipeline safety today come from the actions of third parties completely unrelated to the actual operation of the pipeline, such as construction projects, excavation, utility work, planning and zoning decisions near pipelines, and even homeowners.

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Japan's Asahi newspaper said in an editorial that it was vital for "countries facing challenges posed by China's growing economic and military power to bolster their co-operation".

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