One possibility is nothing controversial will happen, but Democrats and Republicans will pull off the essential functions of government easily, and even manage to make progress in areas where they agree, like trade and potentially some elements of tax policy.

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And only on the back of an unsustainable economic boom in the late 1980s did she manage to make serious progress in shrinking the relative size of the state.

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Hunt says age 10 is a good time to help them open a savings account, teach the concept of interest and allow them to manage and track its progress online.

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And New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who dined with Mr. Corbat during the recent two-day summit, also subscribes to the philosophy, popularized by Peter Drucker, the management guru, that to manage something, you must objectively chart progress against stated objectives, according to people familiar with his thinking.

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They pray and pray. (Sometimes you wonder how they manage to hold down jobs.) Their progress is slow and halting.

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If we manage to play well we have chances to progress.

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After spending time in China and asking businesspersons and government officials about all of these issues, Malkiel came away with the impression that the society is making progress on all fronts and will be able to manage them.

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Those who manage to obtain professional qualifications generally prosper in their careers, but this progress is partially masked by new arrivals of unskilled immigrants, often for marriage.

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With funding from the Glaser Progress Foundation, Ruxin and his Rwandan colleague Blaise Karibushi are trying to help 32 isolated clinics better manage the limited resources they have.

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