Why did U-Haul have an off-the-books entity hold title to its storage centers?

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To cover that retreat, the company trumpeted its Sonic Cruiser, a futuristic 250-seater jet that would fly close to the speed of sound and clip hours off long-haul flights.

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The Palestinian leadership knows it is in for the long haul with the Ramallah stand-off.

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For a small consideration, they sometimes oblige smokers on long-haul flights by turning off the smoke alarms in the toilets.

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While business is good now, major long-haul fiber contracts will likely taper off over the next year as fiber capacity meets demand.

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Besides various technical problems, such as getting enough standardised equipment to different airports, persuading grumpy passengers trundling off a long-haul flight to hang around for testing is hard, even when they are rewarded with air miles, as they were in the South African study.

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Australia made 286-7 with Hussey's haul coming off 79 balls, while Brad Haddin also chipped in with 53 in Durban.

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The crowd was urging Flintoff to take his first five-wicket haul at Lord's, and having ripped out Nathan Hauritz's off stump when the off-spinner played no shot, he came off a shortened run and blew away Peter Siddle.

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Taking stock instead of money for from a startup can pay off: New York Mets star David Wright reportedly took home an eight-figure haul for his endorsement of Vitamin Water after the startup was bought by Coca-Cola.

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England needed to bat out the final day of the second Test at Taunton to secure a draw, but seamer Jhulan Goswami's second five-wicket haul of the game left India with a target of only 98 and they duly knocked off the runs.

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