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So, we would much prefer to do, really, bigger deals and step over the 50 in a meaningful way so that the benefit of the deal offsets any of the detriment from being a bank characterized as a better-than-$50 billion bank and then taking on whatever those burdens may be.
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Although terrible, the preliminary estimate also finds a better-than 92%survival rate for people living in coastal towns hit by the waves, Bourgeois says.
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What happens is that the new movies, the prequels, are no longer competing to be as-good-as (or better-than) the original trilogy.
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United, US Airways post better-than expected losses - USATODAY. com
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You won't just sit there fixed, waiting, judging until I make my way back to receive your glaring better-than stare down — no, not this time.
End of Daze Jim Ward 2011
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Meanwhile, better-than expected U.S. housing data and strong U.S. equities performance Tuesday haven't led to a marked improvement in risk sentiment on the currency front.
Euro Slips After Greek Vote Martin Vaughan 2011
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Investment managers posted a strong first quarter Thursday, with BlackRock Inc. and Janus Capital Group Inc. both delivering better-than expected earnings, buoyed by better performance and higher assets under management.
Profit Rises 34% at BlackRock With Assets on the Climb Amy Or 2011
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Although terrible, the preliminary estimate also finds a better-than 92%survival rate for people living in coastal towns hit by the waves, Bourgeois says.
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The better-than expected European performance and solid growth in emerging markets led Vodafone to nudge up its guidance for fiscal 2012 adjusted operating to between £11.4 billion and £11.8 billion, from between £11.0 billion and £11.8 billion previously.
Vodafone Raises Outlook Despite Profit Fall Lilly Vitorovich 2011
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While its tough to quantify the value of a good teacher, Stanford University economist Eric Hanushek gave it try last year and concluded that a better-than average teacher generates marginal gains of over $400,000 in present value of student future earnings ...
10 States Where Teachers Are Paid The Worst: 24/7 Wall St. 2011
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