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Enter Jack Shafer of Slate online magazine, waving a Times piece on Paul Wolfowitz's nomination as head of the World Bank. It contains the immortal phrase 'one of Mr Wolfowitz's associates, speaking on condition of confidentiality so as not to steal the spotlight, said_'. (The Guardian)

An operating lease is a lease whose term is short compared to the useful life of the asset or piece of equipment (an airliner, a ship, etc.) being leased. An operating lease is commonly used to acquire equipment on a relatively short-term basis. (Wikipedia)

He said: "All those who care about our democratic rights and an economy where business, employees and government work together for the mutual benefit should expose this Bill for what it is - a divisive piece of legislation which puts to bed any notion that the Government is taking a one nation approach. (uk.news.yahoo.com)

Amortization usually refers to spreading an intangible asset's cost over that asset's useful life. For example, a patent on a piece of medical equipment usually has a life of 17 years. The cost involved with creating the medical equipment is spread out over the life of the patent, with each portion being recorded as an expense on the company's income statement. (Investopedia)