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They have a ‘plan’ to deal with what a Det Supt called ‘Serious Acquisitive Crime’.
Inspector Gadget – 3 Million Hits! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Acquisitive crime of all descriptions has plummetted in ours.
The Reality Behind The Crime Figues « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Acquisitive bankers and venture capitalists that took over the Medici reign but didn't always manage to acquire a partner.
Archive 2010-04-01 tellurian 2010
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Acquisitive bankers and venture capitalists that took over the Medici reign but didn't always manage to acquire a partner.
Meet the Fuggers tellurian 2010
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With the exception of what the bureaucrats call “Serious Acquisitive Crime” (stealing expensive things) “Hate Crime” (crimes perceived by someone to be, well, hateful) and “Night-time Economy Violent Crime” (crime which makes the licencing laws look bad) police officers have been instructed to “focus on” incidents which make life annoying for the average citizen.
Swamp - Feet - Wet « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Acquisitive banks are raising capital to keep in the regulators 'good books.
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Acquisitive Curator Update function Go () {return}
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Acquisitive in the sense that his cravings have no limits, he does not accumulate good and provisions against the future, in the manner of the acquisitive individualist of nineteenth-century political economy, but demands immediate gratification and lives in a state of restless, perpetually unsatisfied desire.
Forbes.com: News Steve Denning 2012
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"Acquisitive sectors in the next six months include power and utilities, oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals, all of which have opportunistic target prospects throughout Asia," the report said.
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Acquisitive telecoms resellers Daisy Group and Spiritel have made their first purchases of
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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