We will also be closely watching for any clues on some big ticket acquisitions in 2013.
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Another way she sees kids help parents without tax consequences: paying for their big ticket medical expenses.
"Big ticket items are suffering because people are becoming much more reluctant to take on debt, " Wyss said.
Smaller home goods items were the main winners from early clearance sales, with big ticket items still suffering.
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These are big ticket items that are sensitive to credit conditions and indicative of both business activity and consumption.
Going to "The Symphony" in big American cities means some big ticket prices.
Although not inexpensive, the costs of Botox, fillers or lasers do generally dwarf the big ticket costs of a wedding.
They sure are, and the latest big ticket sales show just how much Shanghai housing cost averages have gone up.
The importance of fun, team building competition has been more effective than the sometimes cut throat side of big ticket prizes.
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In 2012 CMS will perform an audit before paying for several big ticket cardiology and orthopedic procedures in certain key states.
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Mr. Smith is one of the film industry's few remaining stars whose mere presence in a movie usually guarantees big ticket sales.
Small and mid-size enterprises in India are adept at playing in the shadow economy and making even big ticket investments in cash.
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It would stifle demand for homes, cars, and other big ticket items.
Her government's other big ticket item, the roll-out of a state-of-the-art national broadband network, is a hold-over from Mr Rudd's abbreviated prime ministership.
To save for big ticket items in the future - a deposit on a flat, a baby, a dream world trip - add another 10%.
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In terms of the big ticket items GOGs are the primary decision maker whereas CFOs will contribute to the overall decision to purchase or not.
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Deposit holders who do not want the bonds will be given bank certificates that they can use to buy big ticket items such as properties and cars.
Big ticket items like Ultra HD and even 3D printers hold promise for retailers offering a compelling service component or innovative shopping experience, but not next year.
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Mr. Richardson said that the Cabinet Committee on Investment, which was recently set up to speed up big ticket industrial and infrastructure projects, was a good first step.
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As consumer deleveraging continues, big ticket items that fuel economic expansions, like cars and houses, are facing lower demand. (Read No Recovery Possible While U.S. Consumer Continues Deleveraging).
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Equally important, it is rare for second-term Democratic presidents to do more on domestic policy -- in terms of passing big ticket legislation -- than they did in the first.
Since rising prices would mean money spent now will go further than later, the government hopes to get Japanese to step up spending, especially for big ticket items like cars and houses.
The big ticket item was the purchase of a majority stake in Puma in 2007, which gave the company a stronghold in the sports and lifestyle market and a premiere brand as the centerpiece of its new strategy.
He does have an incentive to work relatively quickly: After finally winning control of Congress, Democrats will need to show results on health insurance, particularly before presidential campaign season heats up and big ticket items like health care grow even more partisan.
Instead of just focusing on big name British companies to sign big ticket deals, Mr Cameron has brought with him 30-odd small- and medium-sized firms in the hope that they can inculcate a new generation of trade and entrepreneurial links with India.
Philips filled it with big-ticket medical equipment like magnetic resonance imagers, CT scanners and X-ray devices.
He thought it was time to give people some big-ticket items to buy with them.
Sometimes, a well-thought out gift is better than just throwing money at a big-ticket item.
Another strategy: Accelerate any big-ticket business-related purchases into that crucial year to reduce reported income.
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