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It earned its spot among the fragile five thanks to its large current-account deficit, which widened to a record $10 billion, or 4.4% of GDP, last summer.

Now in their sixth year, the Aacta awards grew out of the Australian Film Industry AFII) awards, which widened to encompass TV categories in 1986.

This foreign money is much needed to finance the current-account deficit, which widened to 8.1% of GDP in last year's third quarter.With foreigners selling their South African assets, the rand is taking a knock.

GDP probably grew by 3.6% last year and forecasts for this year suggest only a modest slowdown.One clear sign of something amiss is Spain's current-account deficit, which widened to 8.8% of GDP last year, estimates the OECD.

The International Monetary Fund has called the United States trade deficit, which widened to a record $99.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 1999 and a record $338.9 billion for the full year, the biggest threat to the global economy.

The cost of introducing digital technology emerged anew when British Sky Broadcasting also reported its eighth successive quarterly loss, which widened to $152 million, five times that of a year earlier.

The mystery was solved when a byre door was excavated at Easting on Unst which had a narrow base similar to Jarlshof's but which widened out to become cow-shaped.

Construction of Phase 1, which widened MD 5 to 6 lanes in the vicinity of the future interchange, began in November 2009 and was completed in August 2011.

In the early 1970s Gregory abandoned comedy to focus on his political interests, which widened from race relations to include such issues as violence, world hunger, capital punishment, drug abuse, and poor health care.

The interior redesign by Jeffrey Beers moved the bar from the main floor to the balcony, which was widened to accommodate two rows of tables and chairs for light snacks to accompany drinks.

The eagle gave Mickelson a one-stroke lead, which he widened to three strokes with his birdie at the par-4 15th hole and another at the par-3 16th.