Loose confederations of quasi-independent nations states with no sense collective identity are not among them.
And because Deaf culture is pervasive, those who embrace it often find a rich quasi-ethnic identity.
And there is no reason why any single company should maintain a quasi-monopoly in this field.
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"I don't believe in quasi-shadowing any index, " proclaims Jehangir who prefers the challenge of active management.
Hence the absurdity of money being funnelled into quasi-partisan groups like the Swift Boat Veterans.
The story goes that Sheen promptly summoned his lawyers to ward off the quasi-intervention.
Another quasi-government security is a bank bond with a guarantee from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Orvis has put together a dynamic, quasi-3D (or at least, 2D) demonstration of the basic knots.
He insists that he cannot act politically and must act in a quasi-judicial role.
This is a secretive, quasi- governmental agency funded by the State Bar of Texas.
Then came the spectacular stock market run of two quasi-incubators, CMGI and Internet Capital Group.
The NCAA and BCS as quasi-independent entities could fix that if it were a priority.
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Mr Soros seems to think that creating quasi-money constitutes a cost-free way to raise real resources.
EMCB, which includes quasi-government issuers but not sovereign debt, looks cheap from certain perspectives.
The campaigns are now gone, as are the quasi-private development corporations founded to develop the cities.
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Because economies of scale are so important, clearing and settlement have tended to be quasi-monopolies.
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At least in the past, the NFLPA had quasi-authority over runners through their vertical bosses.
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The federal government took over the two quasi-private mortgage giants earlier this month.
The grand entrance, stark lighting, glorious frame, hushed tones and attendant security guards are all part of the quasi-religious theatre.
It was not clear, after meetings of this quasi G13, whether the Heiligendamm Process would catch on.
Once the innovators, the mobile carriers are now the quasi-monopolists, and they have shifted their focus to data.
Quangos - which stands for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations - are semi-independent publicly-funded agencies used by the assembly government.
Among those on John McCain's list is Joe Lieberman, who is a quasi-Democrat, or is an independent Democrat.
Environmental payments and a variety of payments to governments and quasi-governmental entities are routinely questioned in this way.
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Whereas British tabloids are sold on newsstands, which makes sensationalist headlines even more important, Bild is a quasi-monopoly.
Quasi-private mortgage financier Freddie Mac announced a hefty second-quarter loss Wednesday, stretching beyond even Wall Street's pessimistic expectations.
For some this smacks of laziness but there may also be "quasi-rational" processes at work, Prof Devlin says.
Jaunty slanted headlights and re-contoured bumpers replace the cute, innocuous look of the current model with a quasi-scowl.
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The trade commission is a quasi-judicial arbiter that can block imports of products found to infringe US patents.
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The council also recommends hiving off the ministries' routine work to quasi-government organisations modelled on Britain's executive agencies.
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