"Prior to this way of working we would have out-sourced, so these are new jobs, " he added.

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Of the 1, 500 jobs that have gone, 500 have been out-sourced to private contractors delivering council services.

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The president relied on Afghan warlords -- and he out-sourced that job too.

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They morphed into doing out-sourced call center voice apps for American Express and lots of other banks and airlines.

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You can check out the finer details in the Japanese PR sourced below, but know these aren't likely to make it stateside -- not unless you want to pony up the extra dough to import one, anyway.

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In this case it's a four-cylinder BMW-sourced engine providing that extra range, exhaust peeking out just behind the front-left wheel.

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As a Marketing Associate for a brand-new start-up, I recently launched a crowd-sourced funding campaign to bring in contributions from interested funders and get the word out about our website and mission.

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