International has decided that some of its funeral homes are worth more dead than alive.

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Sad, but true: Some automakers may be worth more dead than alive.

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Alcatel-Lucent would be worth more dead than alive.

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Lenders have limited patience with funding such operating losses, and if there is no prospect for reducing them, then the company would be worth more to creditors dead than alive.

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Classical (ditto jazz) is a fascinating niche industry annually pronounced dead but more alive than ever.

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With some honorable exceptions, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty was worth more to the Democrats dead than alive.

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Europe's banks may have shown that they are more alive than dead, but their recovery is far from assured.

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The sad reality is that in many developing countries there are too many interest groups that view forests as being worth more (to them) dead than alive.

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Because negotiators are business people and business people operate in a world where other people are more valuable to us alive than dead.

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PKK's still uncontested leader, Mr Ocalan is more useful to the government alive than dead.

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This is why patents are often worth more when a company is dead and has nothing to lose from patent counter suits, than when it is alive and does.

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