The council is to start giving out emergency welfare payments in the form of a prepaid supermarket card.

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But last year proved they were still relying on government money in the form of emergency payments and loans, and this year will probably prove it again.

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In practice, the ECB is already playing a central role in dealing with failing banks because the ECB Governing Council must make decisions about whether to provide liquidity to these banks against eligible collateral or, as has become fairly common, in the form of Emergency Liquidity Assistance.

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Historically, the most common form of emergency notification has been reverse 911.

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In fact, sharp divisions have emerged on the specific question of what form such emergency aid should take.

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This will probably take the form of a bond buying program using the Emergency Stability Mechanism and the ECB to help push down borrowing costs via both primary and secondary purchases of Spanish sovereign debt.

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Indeed, one recent study conducted for MedPAC showed that, all else being equal, supplemental coverage led to 33% more spending, largely in the form of elective outpatient procedures (as opposed to emergency or other urgent, non-discretionary inpatient services).

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Egypt has been under some form of emergency law for all but eight of the years since 1952.

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Bradbury, who has spent much of his career as a forward but finished last season with some impressive form as an emergency right-back, has signed a one-year deal to stay at the club.

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In such an extreme case, typically necessitated by an emergency, best practices would normally require that at the first available opportunity, that the client be sent a new form to sign and that such a document then replace the prior version.

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