• The country's attachment to this means of payment is a long one and, although it is fading, it is doing so slowly.

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  • "It is snowing so strongly that although the snow is being plowed away, it piles up again immediately afterward, " he said.

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  • So although it is true Brazil has a lot of spare farmland, it did not just have it hanging around, waiting to be ploughed.

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  • Fortunately, by the standards of major natural disasters, the toll of death and injury is so far relatively limited although, sadly, it is bound to rise.

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  • Joyn is so far available only in Spain, although it is due to be launched in Germany in October and South Korean operators and others are expected to start RCS-e services soon.

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  • Although it is scary at times to be so publicly rated, I figured that I needed to embrace the new reality.

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  • He restated his belief that investing internationally is not required although he said it is fine for investors that choose to do so.

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  • But they will argue on Martin's behalf that there should be a change to the approach taken to prosecution for assisted suicide because, although it is legal to take your own life it is a serious criminal offence to assist someone to do so.

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  • It is not so much capital flight that raises legitimate worry (although some despots remain haunted by that) as it is hot money coming in.

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  • It is not the range of the author's interests that is so unusual, although this is wide.

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  • Although it is true that by proclaiming his devotion to the so-called peace process, Netanyahu was able to deflect some of the White House's attacks against him, the short-term advantage it brought him this week in Washington is eclipsed by the long-term damage such an approach causes the country.

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  • Verizon's FiOS is literally at the top of its industry in customer satisfaction and it isn't just the fiber running to the outside of its customer's houses that makes it so great -- although no one is saying FiOS is perfect -- it is the total package including how FiOS doesn't mark any content as Copy Once or marry CableCARDs to 3rd party hardware.

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  • Although America guzzles more oil, it is also a producer, so net oil imports are smaller as a share of GDP.

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  • Enrolling such pupils could boost overall attainment: some research finds that an undergraduate from a lacklustre school will outperform someone with the same entry grades from an outstanding school, although Geoff Parks of the University of Cambridge says it is not so there.

    ECONOMIST: University admissions

  • So although this situation is hardly ideal, it isn't unfamiliar or particularly daunting.

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  • Although Iran's government disrupts satellite connections, so that it is hard to know exactly how many people tune in, they have a huge potential audience.

    ECONOMIST: Telling it to Iran

  • She is watching the same TV show that he is (whiskey half drained on his coffee table, Chinese takeout in his lap), and although this fact assures us of a destined romance, it is not so useful for the people on the screen.

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  • It is already widely on sale, although not at the petrol stations so dear to oil firms.

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  • Van Gogh, Matisse, Monet and Dali, just to name a few, I began to realize that although this museum is a unique landmark in the Mexican capital, it is so much more than just a home to show off his artwork.

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  • That helps explain why Carlyle is working so hard to expand beyond private equity, although it has been slower than some to do so.

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  • So, many people who can move do, although it is not an inexpensive maneuver, particularly given the high cost of living in this little city-state.

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  • For starters, that spun back is now made of plastic, not metal, so although it looks like the Prime and Zenbook line, the build quality isn't quite as impeccable.

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  • Quite why Euronext should be able to promise so much more is hard to see although it will be able to capitalise on its foothold in London, having bought Liffe, the London derivatives market, three years ago.

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  • Just remember that although olive oil is very healthy, it is also very high in calories, so it is important to watch your serving sizes and to consume olive oil in place of, not in addition to, less-healthy foods to avoid weight gain, which may negate some of its beneficial health effects.

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  • Although it takes place over 24 hours or so, the film's period is a bit hazy.

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  • So that second explanation could be true (although even if it is 50% sounds pretty high as a breakage rate).

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  • It goes more so than healthcare too, although I just read where United is now in the low income housing business too.

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  • So although it may continue to worry publicly about inflation, it is unlikely to seek to suppress it with higher interest rates, at least before the end of this year.

    ECONOMIST: The economy

  • Beyond that, while noting that the situation in Iraq remains complex, difficult and sometimes downright frustrating, I also believe that it is possible to achieve our objectives in Iraq over time, although doing so will be neither quick nor easy.

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  • Although he holds a refugee card from the UN, it is not a legal document, so immigration officials can still detain him.

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