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Form and Interpretation. The headings preceding the text of the sections of this Agreement are solely for convenient reference and neither constitute a part of this Agreement nor affect its meaning, interpretation, or effect. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all references in this Agreement to a section are to a section of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the word "including" is always without limitation, the word "days" refers to calendar days, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, words in the singular number include words of the plural number and vice versa, the word "person" includes, in addition to a natural person, a trust, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, unincorporated organization, public body or authority, and a government or any governmental body, agency, authority, department, or subdivision, and the word "costs" includes the fees, costs, and expenses of agents, experts, attorneys, witnesses, mediators, arbitrators, and supersedeas bonds, whether incurred before or after demand or commencement of any legal proceedings, and whether incurred pursuant to trial, appellate, mediation, arbitration, bankruptcy, administrative, or judgment-execution proceedings. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement should be construed and interpreted so that it is valid and enforceable under applicable law. However, if a provision in this Agreement is held by a court to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision will be deemed separable from the remaining provisions of this Agreement and will not affect the validity, interpretation, or effect of other provisions of this Agreement or the application of that provision to circumstances in which it is valid and enforceable.
Form and Interpretation. The headings preceding the text of the sections of this Agreement are solely for convenient reference and neither constitute a part of this Agreement nor affect its meaning, interpretation, or effect. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all references in this Agreement to a section or subsection are to a section or subsection of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, (a) the word "including" is always without limitation, (b) the word "days" refers to calendar days, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, (c) words in the singular number include words of the plural number and vice versa, (d) the word "person" includes a group, trust, syndicate, corporation, cooperative, association, partnership, business trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, governmental authority, as well as a natural person, (e) the word "law" means a local, state or national code, rule, treaty, statute, ordinance, or regulation and the common law arising from final non-appealable decisions of governmental authorities and state or federal courts in the United States, and (f) the word "costs" includes all internal expenses, the fees, costs, and expenses of experts, attorneys, mediators, witnesses, consultants, arbitrators, investigators, collection agents, and supersedeas bonds that are incurred in connection with settling, defending, prosecuting, administering, investigating, preparing to defend or prosecute, or participating in (as a party, witness, or otherwise) any proceeding, including trial, appellate, mediation, arbitration, bankruptcy, and administrative proceedings. Each provision of this Agreement should be construed and interpreted so that it is valid and enforceable under applicable law. If a provision of this Agreement (or the application of it) is held by a court to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision will be deemed separable from the remaining provisions of this Agreement and will not affect the validity, interpretation, or effect of the other provisions of this Agreement or the application of that provision to a person or circumstance to which it is valid and enforceable.
Form and Interpretation. Words of the masculine gender are to be construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders, and words of the neuter gender are to be construed to include correlative words of the masculine and feminine genders. Words in the singular number include words of the plural number, and words in the plural number include words of the singular number. The word "Person" includes a trust, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, unincorporated organization, public body, government, and any governmental agency or department, as well as a natural person. Accounting terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Agreement will have the meanings given to them under, and are to be construed in accordance with, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement is to be construed and interpreted so that it is valid and enforceable under applicable law. The words "including" or "includes" are not limiting. The word "or" is not exclusive. The parties intend for this Agreement to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
Form and Interpretation. Words of the masculine gender are to be construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Words in the singular number include words of the plural number and words in the plural number include words of the singular number. Accounting terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Agreement will -49- 50 have the respective meanings given to them under, and are to be construed in accordance with GAAP.
Form and Interpretation. In construing this Agreement, the following rules shall be applied.
A. Paragraph headings are used only for the convenience of reference and shall not be considered as a substantive part of this Agreement.
B. Words in the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter genders, as appropriate.
C. The invalidity of one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provisions hereof.
D. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Georgia.
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