While there is some static over how much further regulation the industry will encounter, it is clear the technology is attractive to consumers.

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The real challenge for Amazon now is just how much further it can reduce costs to control its massive debts - and fund the price cuts it needs to make to stay competitive.

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To protect its bottom line, BAE has cut costs ruthlessly, but there is a limit to how much further it can go.

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At present, it is still hard to gauge how much further public opinion could swing against the foreigners.

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Their inconsistency is frustrating and makes it impossible to predict how much further they will go in the Cricket World Cup, but Andrew Strauss and his team-mates can take a deep breath and just start again.

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Rate setters obviously agree that there is scope for further Asset Purchases for growth purposes, however, how much of a killer punch does it really pack?

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