So a bird in the hand may be worth two shares of Best Buy.

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His decision to take this bird in the hand may be seen as George Osborne placing quite a big bet that markets and economy are going to get worse before they get better.

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We are always assured that the latter birds-in-the- bush will be better and cheaper than the bird-in-the-hand.

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And any cuts now are a gift that keeps on giving, with helpful compounding effects in outyears unless they are erased or undone by future legislation (always a good bet, but the bird-in-the-hand rule should apply here).

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Kes, on the other hand, dealt with the touching story of a poor boy who finds comfort in training a bird of prey.

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After a dozen interviews--and still no job offer--Goldman put together an elaborate proposal and had it hand delivered by a man singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in a bird suit (the chicken suit was unavailable).

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