pound
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We believe there are competing bidders for the club that are above the '25p in the pound' threshold that will prevent the club from facing any penalties once they exit administration.
From BBC
Patrick Kibbe said was wielded as a weapon: An umbrella that an investigator needed a special scale to weigh because it was less than one pound.
From Los Angeles Times
The dollar gained slightly against the euro and the pound, staging a tentative recovery as traders anticipate an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December.
He also put forward the idea that the U.K.’s finances aren’t being managed particularly well at present, with London so far borrowing nearly 10 billion pounds more than initially projected this year, about $13 billion.
For the first 10 days onboard, I woke up groggy, stuffed and head pounding.
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