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								The wardrobe mistress also gave me a Bunny jacket: it was a below-zero night, and I was to stand by the front door. Nour Akkad: Mad Men Fashion Report: Undergarments, Nighties, and Bunny Costumes Nour Akkad 2010 
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								The governments that sell debt at below-zero rates get to borrow on hugely favorable terms. Europe Weird and New 2012 
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								Conventional wisdom in Toronto is that the homeless are mentally ill, and for this reason it is difficult to get them off the streets -- even in below-zero weather. 
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								The wardrobe mistress also gave me a Bunny jacket: it was a below-zero night, and I was to stand by the front door. Nour Akkad: Mad Men Fashion Report: Undergarments, Nighties, and Bunny Costumes Nour Akkad 2010 
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								But in the face of all these below-zero obstacles, allow me to attempt to convince you that braving the bitter cold is infinitely more agreeable than turning to public transit, driving, or walking. Renee Patten: Bicycling Through Chicago's Winter Renee Patten 2011 
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								Never mind why I was thus voyaging up the Yellow Sea during the month of February in below-zero weather. SMALL-BOAT SAILING 2010 
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								Meanwhile, Germany, whose government bond market has been a haven along with Treasury bonds, sold six-month maturity debt at a below-zero yield for the first time. Treasury Rally Peters Out Min Zeng 2012 
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								Already, some inflation-linked U.S. government bonds have been sold at below-zero rates this year, the difference being that Treasury inflation-protected securities are unlikely to result in capital loss, because the inflation adjustment will almost always generate a positive nominal return. Paying to Give U.S. Money? Some Like Idea Min Zeng 2011 
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								The below-zero balance still indicates that more survey respondents had a negative outlook than positive. More Investment to Euro Zone, Consumers Confident Geoffrey T. Smith 2011 
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								But in the face of all these below-zero obstacles, allow me to attempt to convince you that braving the bitter cold is infinitely more agreeable than turning to public transit, driving, or walking. Renee Patten: Bicycling Through Chicago's Winter Renee Patten 2011 
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