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It is still unknown whether chimpanzees deliberately choose fruits with higher ethanol levels, which tend to be riper and richer in sugar that can ferment.

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“Not surprisingly, some of the loudest fear-mongering has tended to come from those manifestly unfamiliar with the underlying mechanics of the company,” Palmer continued.

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A sober presence in interviews and on the stump, he has tended to fade into the background in the Senate.

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Lower interest rates tend to boost the appeal of non-yielding assets that don’t pay dividends or interest.

Furthermore, the news that the Congressional leaders tended to “predict” was information that corporate executives would have, i.e. dividend increases, and not information the executives would not have, like lawsuits.

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

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