Worse, now that their bad technique still produced good shots, poor players had less incentive to put in the hard work needed to groove mechanically sound, pressure-proof and ultimately satisfying swings.

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That's not conclusive proof, but it does look like the boost has a lot to do with the pressure to find something to do when jobs are hard to find.

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While the downward pressure on operating margins remain a concern, we think the Q3 earnings are proof that the European economy is stabilizing, which is an encouraging trend for Priceline given that the majority of its business is concentrated in the region.

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Isabella Sankey of Liberty, a pressure group, fears the CPI could be worse than the ASBO, as the standard of proof will be lower and the test of anti-social behaviour broader.

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If he can convince Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that the White House will only get serious about Iran's nuclear weapons program if Netanyahu freezes Jewish building in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem, then Obama can present his sudden willingness to sign on to veto-proof congressional sanctions legislation not as a consequence of his own failure, but as a result of Israeli pressure.

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