Of course, personal ties do not necessarily make Mr Kerry a fully-paid-up New Democrat like Bill Clinton.

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But the Treasury and the Bank of England both point out that Sir Mervyn is a fully paid-up member of a staggeringly generous Bank of England pension scheme.

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This new agreement, made public Friday afternoon, amounts to a full and final settlement of all claims against RIM, as well as a perpetual, fully-paid up license for the disputed patents.

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