With so many possible variables to consider, it makes sense to start with a clean slate and see what relationships we can tease out of the data.

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Despite considering anti-predatory lending legislation, Congress is likely soon to pass a new bankruptcy law that would sharply limit consumers' ability to discharge their debts and start with a clean slate.

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Start with a clean slate.

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They would pay everything off, and start over with a clean slate, the way they always used to.

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Given our 11 "super councils" will be brand new entities I'm assuming they will start life with a clean slate.

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They can start out with a clean slate.

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With the start of the New Year, hedge fund and institutional investors were given a clean slate to get reinvolved in the risk-on trade.

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With debts cleared, potential new investors would have a clean slate from which to start from.

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