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sustainable

adjective as in tenable

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“So I believe that they’ve got to rethink the return of capital at Comcast and at Charter…do they believe they got a business that can pay a sustainable dividend,” Malone told CNBC.

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“But I think those investments really should give everyone even more confidence in our ability to continue to deliver sustainable long-term growth.”

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"It thus offers a powerful and sustainable alternative to the noble metal complexes that have long dominated light-driven chemistry."

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A joint US-Ukrainian statement, issued after the talks wrapped up, spoke of "highly productive" discussions, saying any future agreement must deliver a "sustainable and just peace".

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This is all well and good in theory, but it's only sustainable in practice if everyone sticks to the principles when problems arise, as they inevitably do through an F1 season.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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