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on a

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Under one's complete control or influence.
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A hand and arm appear on a wall in Untitled (handball); each guy's torso can be found in the diptych Untitled (watch).
Raytheon was in a bind and needed machined aluminum-bronze components for these two systems on a tight schedule.
The Commission has suspected E.ON of closing off gas markets in Germany from competitors by booking almost the entire capacity at key entry points into the network on a long-term basis.
In McCord, the court focused on a different study and found that a 20% marketability discount was appropriate for interests in a family limited partnership (FLP) classified as an investment company.
Recalling the palimpsestic pencil notes on a nearby Louise Bourgeois drawing of mermaidlike figures, Kilimnik includes a text about the strategies of P.
During the audit years, H also served as A's president, attended extensive public relations activities to market the business, participated in weekly board meetings, worked full-time on A's behalf (40 or more hours per week) and handled day-to-day corporate activities.
On a consolidated basis, including the finance operations, leverage was 1.2x as of Dec.
Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy's services sent a letter to the Spanish government on 3 March requesting clarification on a decree enhancing the role of the authorities which may infringe EU rules on the freedom of establishment of companies and the free movement of capital.
Thus, payments are reportable by Y as Social Security and Medicare wages on A's Form W-2, together with the with-holding.
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