Anne Youngman, the Bat Conservation Trust's Scottish officer, said the handful of incidents may be related to last year's poor summer and autumn.

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Social still carries the trust of the masses in spite of the handful of false accounts on any social network one can encounter online.

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From shopping mall operators to apartment REITs, gurus completely sold out of a handful of names in the group, including General Growth Properties, Duke Realty, Post Properties and Vornado Realty Trust.

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This is also probably why only a handful of members-only clubs stand out for their reputation, breadth of users and online features that simplify and instill trust in arranging trades.

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