To some extent they are an indication that investors are less nervous about the possibility of a double-dip recession.

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Goldman, and to an extent JPMorgan, are winning basically because they have less competition.

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To the extent we can deploy less invasive technologies and still effectively secure an airplane, we should do so -- immediately.

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As consumers spend less, retailers in the U.K. will lower prices to an unprecedented extent, Monro predicts.

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The EU's largest economy has long been an ardent proponent of renewable subsidies, to the extent that even with its less than tropical climate, it accounts for nearly half the bloc's installed solar power capacity.

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