Until the new coinage began to jingle in pockets in 12 EU countries in January, it had always been the case, bar a few trivial exceptions, that a currency was issued by a country and backed by a national government and a central bank.
This case is no exception - the press release was issued by the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, and unsurprisingly it focuses almost entirely on the tenuous link to Alzheimer's disease.
He is the exception on Anderson's staff, which has issued by far the fewest walks in the majors since his first season in Minnesota.
The graph clearly shows the stability of credit quality of loans issued by Prosper; 2015 is no exception.
Traditional currencies such as the pound, the dollar and the euro are issued by central banks and - with the exception of the euro - each of them is backed by a national government.
With several exceptions, all new noncommon Tier 1 and Tier 2 securities issued by international banks must include the option starting in 2013 of either being written off or converted into common equity.
Generally, neighboring states will recognize a concealed carry permit issued by your state, but there are important exceptions.
With the exception of open-end mutual funds, which are in essence shares newly issued by the fund company, most securities transactions–"secondary market" purchases do not require prospectus delivery.
All study participants, with the exception of the 76 healthy subjects not exposed to asbestos, had certificates of asbestos exposure issued by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The reports, issued by the RiskMetrics Group and Glass, Lewis and Company, carry a lot of weight because some institutional shareholders follow the groups' recommendations without exception.
