Another is to shop around from multiple companies on an independent site like insure.com, insureme, and insurance.com.

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You can also try Web sites like bankrate.com and eloan.com or an independent mortgage broker who can shop around from multiple mortgage companies to find the one that can offer you the best deal.

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The few workers on duty keep an eye on progress from glassed-in observation posts above the shop floor, watching multiple computer screens.

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The party-planners get a one-stop shop for venue selection in multiple cities.

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Colman has already had a successful year, winning multiple awards for her portrayal of a charity shop worker abused by her husband in the gritty, downbeat drama Tyrannosaur.

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Eventually Dane County Towing had multiple trucks for towing, leased office space and a repair shop.

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Darek Braunecker, Brian Peters, Greg Genske and Scott Boras will attract large audiences wherever they go as they aggressively shop the services of their immensely talented clients to multiple suitors.

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