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Fred Wilson hints at it in his post on valuation. A liquidation preference is a standand (and rarely negotiable part) of a VC investment.

While such a sentence might be formally correct, its imbalance jars the listener, and hints at deeper problems.

Given how much money Mr Peterson has made that seems implausible, but it hints at something underlying much business philanthropy.

Some of the new information even hints at the possible existence of a thin layer of liquid water at the base of the deposits.

That hints at another sort of trouble for Mr Shang and his colleagues.

You'll be feeling a bit whiplashed, but that sense of disorientation hints at the fast-paced city that lies ahead.

The word "loan" hints at this, but in an indirect manner that requires user interpretation.

Hint fiction is an extremely short literary work, typically no more than twenty-five words, that hints at a longer, more complex story.

Answer hints: at the company before the interview, check the main business of the company.

Your question hints at a process, from mood swings to a slow teetering toward the "abyss, " the "lack of everything. "

The very existence of such outfits hints at Wikipedia's importance, as well as its susceptibility to outside influence.

China's participation in the nonproliferation summit hints at cooperation with the U. S. stance against Iran and North Korea.

It hints at a more sophisticated system, one that could fulfill the dream of a read-write Web.

Yet the moment one mentions or hints at the Christian God, all tolerance and freedom of speech will go out of the window.

But the combination of capital inflows and low productivity hints at wasteful investments and a lurking bad-debt problem.

The formulation of the Agile Manifesto hints at people-centered ideas and a cultural change.

Like an opera or a musical's overture, "Introduction" hints at what is to come later in the album.

The Valdai report speaks of a 'values gap' between Russia and hints at Russia's impatience with lecturing from a pious EU.

The display of strength, showing how well it has done in this, hints at its own lack of confidence.

This comment hints at the fact that many Internet companies, including Amazon. com, are not profitable.

The scandal is embarrassing for the court and hints at external interference in Russia's judicial system.

Despite its trifling size, the deal hints at a promising new strategy for a troubled industry.

All this hints at the shape of things to come.

That hints at a vicious cycle of foreclosures that both depress home prices and weaken the social and economic barriers to further defaults.

A slightly downcast expression of sham e is an appeasement gesture that hints at a need for sympathy.

But the latest Cinema Con footage and newest trailer showed some promise, even though they still contained hints at a possible disaster.

Although something got garbled in translation (infinity is neither odd nor even, not both), Ben's rendering hints at a larger truth.

Its dark red scales are scarred and chipped from past struggles, and its scowling visage hints at unchecked rage.

The prosecutors, meanwhile, have leaked furiously to the media, which, say Mr Ozawa's defenders, hints at an establishment conspiracy.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging of activity in the subjects' brains hints at a possible explanation.

His research helps explain Facebook's success, but it also hints at why the firm has repeatedly found itself mired in controversy.

Where love fits into the equation is every couple's closely guarded secret, but public obsession hints at conflicting values.

It also hints at a possible biochemical mechanism for the placebo effect, exhibited by about 30% of arthritis sufferers.

"The study hints at the possibility that some of these entrainment mechanisms act at the subconscious level, " Tomaino says.

Yet this uncertain mix hints at how this election, more than most, has entertained and dismayed Australians in near equal measure.

At a deeper level, Kon's Paranoia Agent hints at a collective guilt embracing all of modern Japan, but he leaves it unidentified.

Is Diablo going to be a female? The artwork hints at that, as does the Black Soulstone cinematic.

TUAW reports today on a survey which hints at how developers are approaching their apps for the Mac store.

New research hints at a silver lining for children after divorce: happier stepfamilies.

Fine, but if Foxconn wants to keep booming, it must do far more. The canteen visit hints at three ways it plans to improve workers' lives.

In the interview clips, included below, Moller hints at the site's upcoming suite of editing tools and sharing options.

The report hints at possible collaboration, voluntary or involuntary, between some Roshan workers and the Taliban.

The report also hints at a world-wide shift to consumers seeking products more value and durability.

While mundane, it hints at new horizons: font style and size, content, and formatting are all programmable.

A deal announced at the end of September by GSK and the Brazilian government hints at the difficulties.

The tuxedo shirt is sexy because it hints at another, glamorous world but it's wasted saving it for a formal event.

Excitement is building for Australia's truffle hunters as cooler weather hints at winter's approach.

The composition hints at an unexpectedly complex history of chemical reactions.

Exposed rock of mountain peaks, tinted red in this image, hints at a hidden landscape.

His camp hints at possible future campaigns on electoral changes and education reform.

By drawing its 400 troops from an existing base in Djibouti, it hints at a withdrawal from France's traditional African backyard.

In Beihai's port, and in the harbours up the coast, a vivid tableau hints at why.

They believe it also hints at an ancient human society that may have developed a long-distance system of trade and cultural exchange.

The news comes from an anonymous source within GM via Reuters, and includes hints at what the new company would look like.

The book's title, "Dawn evening or night" hints at Mr Sarkozy's restlessness: day is absent.

Reduced, vinous nose hints at pungent wild red fruits, minerals, smoked meat and tobacco.

If each is following the other, that hints at a worrying downward spiral.

The euro's slide also hints at deeper worries about Europe's ability to promote growth and create jobs.

The current gay marriage debate hints at why homophobia blazes afresh in the bush. . .

A sign in Amsterdam's tourist office by the Central Station hints at one motive for such occasions: "Buy your Rembrandt products here. "

Alliant's analysis hints at looming financial difficulties in Hungary, Bulgaria and Georgia.

As soon as a central bank hints at "quantitative easing" , flight from the currency may ensue.

Its hints at disruptions to Europeans' gas supplies are mostly bluff.

Our family hints at a desire for yet another expensive item.

In fact, the trailer for Empire shows a scene cut from the film that hints at the wampa subplot.

The installment hints at some of the issues, before Python 2. 2 introduced generators.

Past experience hints at a dollar decline of perhaps 3 percent to 5 percent in the months following a credit rating downgrade.

This fridge hints at difficulty balancing family and work life.

But the survey also hints at the underlying injustices.

The barren summit hints at recent volcanic activity, and in fact, Ubinas is Peru's most active volcano.

Which hints at another possible reason for the bond.

Their common risk profile hints at common origins.

In the end, the Concept Universe hints at the more luxurious direction Mr. Li wants.

The filing mentions "rear projection applications such as television" which we believe hints at an Apple-branded television.

In plotting against us, fate hints at its presence.

It's this second definition that hints at trouble.

Worst of all were the hints at early releases.

The study, published in Science this week, hints at new uses of marketed drugs.

It hints at considerable unease about long-term trends in China's military buildup.

It hints at one possible future for the brightest star system in our very own Milky Way.

It hints at other similar services, which offer black-box solutions to (for example) sorting or data transformation problems.

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The release of Roxana Saberi hints at a heartening thaw in US-Iran relations

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The housing market still looks grim, but the rental side hints at recovery

China hints at greater flexibility for renminbi

Barack Obama hints at tax rises after US debt bill goes through Senate

China Hints at Changing Its Fuel-Price Mechanism

Because the queue is a small social system, our reaction to its disruption hints at what we will tolerate elsewhere;

Geithner Hints at Harder Line on China Trade

Barack Obama hints at tougher line on Israel

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