Second, it takes the decision about whether a consignment is legitimate out of the hands of inspectors in the field.

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To free up cash, Cuti has worked out a consignment deal with Bergen Brunswig, which supplies 80% of Duane Reade's prescription drugs.

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We do them on consignment, and so just word has gotten out, and so we're lucky to get some pretty quality collections that way.

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And he points out that the footage of a damaged building and wrecked military vehicles raises the possibility that an arms consignment for Hezbollah may have been at the Jamraya facility.

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