While we expect European demand to eventually pick up 2013 onward, the current scenario may lead to a further decline in sales from Europe than we currently anticipate.

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It simply means that future rather than current taxpayers have to pick up the costs of servicing and paying off the debt.

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Astronomers are uncertain if this represents a genuine rarity of systems like our own, or a simple self-selection problem in which our current technology only has the sensitivity to pick up the weird systems.

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But Kagan has seemed to pick things up quickly, especially remarkable since she's the only current member of the Supreme Court never to have been a judge before.

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The current world number one became the first left-hander to pick up the coveted Embassy World title last year when he beat fellow Welshman Matthew Stevens, 18-16, in a tense battle.

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Mr MacRae believes there could be a "modest pick-up" in housing market activity if mortgages are made more available and prices remain at their current levels.

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