But Europe's biggest stock exchange insisted it was keeping an open mind on all options best able to boost shareholder value.

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The government says it is keeping an open mind on whether the goal of reining in excessive pay can best be achieved through new guidelines or legislative changes.

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His line was that he was keeping an open mind on whether there should be another inquiry - but in the end, more victims have to come forward before he would sanction one, despite the views of Mr Towler carrying "great weight".

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But it was only through continuous dialogue -- at the dinner table with friends who could advise us, and using calm voices in the bedroom with one another, and keeping an open mind on the couch at the therapist's office -- that we were able to find a way to make our familial cultures meet in the middle at our mutual American one.

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Keeping an open mind and not allowing preconceived notions about a stock can turn you on to some great opportunities.

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The police have linked the two armed robberies and have said they are "keeping an open mind" as to whether they are linked to a similar incident in Highcliffe, Dorset on Tuesday.

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