On the surface, both the banks and the chaebol seem to be on the mend.

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The global economy now seems to be on the mend.

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"Banks appear to be on the mend, " said Sheldon.

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Housing benefit, which is doled out by local authorities, has long been leaking like a sieve, but it also seems to be slowly on the mend.

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That looks to be on the tentative mend, as the publisher and 3M have together cut deals with the Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library to bring Penguin's e-book catalog back as part of a test program.

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While the U.S. economy was on the mend in 2010, the road to recovery still appears to be a long one.

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It will not be easy for Mr Bush to mend relations with Egypt at the same time as passing on Mr Olmert's complaints about Gaza.

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But there is a long way to go before it can be said that Argentina's economy, let alone its political system, is on the mend.

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