If only property slumped the way it used to
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Troubled real estate developers in Great Britain were rescued in the 1970s by investments from insurance and pension trusts. Real estate investments have become unattractive because of higher vacancy rates and other reasons.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Not as ancient as it used to be: the Great Barrier Reef
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Researchers have discovered that the Great Barrier Reef is relatively young, dating back only 1 and 3!4 million years. Smaller reefs are known to be as old as 20 million years.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Sectarianism ain't wot it used to be
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Changes in sectarian divisions in Carfin, Scotland, are examined with old divisions between Protestants and Catholics found to have become less important.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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