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The UK government maintains it will only cover costs when a visit comes in the wake of a formal invitation that it has issued.

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The brewer maintained its forecast for full-year operating profit between four to eight percent, but said it would be "towards the lower end" of that guidance.

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These developments save money, but also maintain the traditional sweetness of the taste.

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The terms of the deal also offer investors a sweetener: Meta provided the joint venture with a guarantee that the property will maintain a certain minimum value for the first 16 years.

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In September, a federal court ruled that Google had maintained an illegal monopoly in search and advertising, but did not require the company to sell Chrome, as was originally requested when the suit was brought.

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

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