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Example Sentences
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Of the 48 teams participating, the three hosts qualified automatically while 43 places were earned via direct qualification from the confederations and two spots were determined by intercontinental play-offs.
From BBC
Policymakers and economists are monitoring how the situation in the Middle East will affect Japanese companies’ investment and earnings plans in the new fiscal year that began on April 1.
Spend the funds on something else and the earnings generally face income tax and a 10% federal penalty.
“This is complex work, and parts of it are taking longer than I’d like,” CEO Elliott Hill said of Nike’s comeback efforts on the company’s earnings call.
From MarketWatch
Needham suggests Disney’s stock, trading at 13.7 times forward earnings, could double if it convinces Wall Street it is a media company.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
