But here is the thing: there are few obvious natural buyers for 100-year or perpetual bonds.

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Here is the thing: this is the first drop in reported profits at Tesco since 1993-94.

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Yet here is the thing that people care about the very, very most -- and from the two parties there is ... what?

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Here is the thing: the Corporation of London estimates that some 80% of a financial transactions tax would be paid by institutions based in London.

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But here is the thing: there is nothing that is -- was included in those discussions that is going to come as a surprise to you.

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Because here is the thing -- and this is something that I want to direct our young people, because it's not just about this election, it's about life.

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Here is the thing: we haven't talked about the ginormous elephant in the room, which is that banks borrow most of their money in the form of deposits provided by you and me.

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But here is the thing I am so proud of -- when I travel across the country -- and I've come in and out of all kinds of communities -- this is what I know for sure.

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Here is the thing: the Bank of England would only be prepared to act as the provider of loans to Scottish banks in a crisis if it was in charge of regulating and supervising these banks, as at present.

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Well, here is the thing.

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Look, here is the thing.

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But here is the thing: The size of the takeover may well be its attraction, in respect of one aspect of public policy, but it looks likely to be its undoing, at the hands of another part of the state apparatus, the City regulator, the Financial Services Authority.

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But here is the funny thing about the data disclosed today by the Treasury.

BBC: More than 70% of high earners paid 50% tax rate

And here is the odd thing about life in the Euro-bubble.

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Here is the main thing to remember about the US oil and gas shale revolution: We are today at the tip of a very large iceberg.

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But here is the interesting thing: the decision about which candidate will become the new head coach may well have been made even before the old coach was officially let go.

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And here is the interesting thing, Austin.

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But here is the important thing.

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Here is the interesting thing.

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Here is the blindingly obvious thing: the UK is not a member of the eurozone.

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The important thing here is the repeated stress on "development".

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The big thing here is the ability to let the community take its own readings to build a bigger picture of water and are purity levels through online applications.

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That kind of emotional response (check out the Twitter love here) is the kind of thing Hollywood is dying for.

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The truly intriguing thing here is the graphics drivers.

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Here is the most important thing to remember: good ideas are not for everyone.

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The important thing here is that the advance payment on the second year is calculated from the settlement payment for the first year.

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Here is the really interesting thing about that proposal.

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Here is the really striking thing.

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The only thing swift here is the drain on the battery.

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And I think that what it represents is his determination to continue to put pressure on Congress to do the right thing here, which is to support the kind of tax cuts that Republicans used to support, and Democrats support.

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