That sum is less than our previous estimate, but still half as much again as the amount on offer.

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Half as much again is a reasonable first guess.

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For well-heeled firms like Aventis, a pharmaceuticals and agribusiness group, this poses little problem even though in 2001 the company's pension liability was half as much again as its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.

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For instance, it uses half as much energy again per tonne of steel produced as does Japan.

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In aggregate, they collected 44.9% of their GDP in taxes in 2010, which was almost half again as much as the combined 2010 Federal, State, and Local tax take of the U.S., which was 31.6%.

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