But there are plenty of folks in the phone biz that would take the offer seriously.
After this phase, almost all women will take the offer or move on to somewhere else, not knowing they could have gotten more if they asked.
The minister said Iran would take the offer into "serious consideration", but the US had to desist from the "threatening rhetoric that everything is on the table".
The ANC has been bussing in elderly and infirm people to make sure they vote, but she and her friend did not take the offer of a lift.
The National Basketball Association and its players union ended a two-day session of marathon talks without a deal but with hope after the league revised its offer to the players and with the union saying it will take the offer to its players next week.
But not one of the workforce opted to take up the offer of stakeholder pensions.
Allen and Overy has told staff that its aim is "to pass any financial benefits received from the government" to those who take up the offer.
The pact's total value will depend on how many borrowers take up the offer.
Yet when going around the various companies (not just Groupon you understand) we found that no one really wanted to take on the offer.
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Taylor, 25, is still yet to take up the offer of a new contract while Smith has not yet been offered a new deal for next season.
We didn't entirely anticipate just who would take up the offer, however: Fongo, best known for its former Dell Voice initiative, has made an overt bid for Wind.
For one thing, not everyone is expected to take up the offer: only 209 workers and spouses of Debswana's 6, 000 employees have done so even though the drugs have been available for more than a year.
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With the likes of Messi on a fast track to the first team and fellow midfielders Xavi and Andres Iniesta starting to establish themselves, Fabregas sensed his opportunities would be limited at Barca and decided to take up the offer of a professional contract at Arsenal.
If Russia beat Israel and Andorra then both they and Croatia will take the two places on offer for the Euro 2008 finals.
Nike can illustrate this aggregate behavior but can also take the next step and offer to share the top running courses for those training or even recommend breakfast locales near the common courses for these runners to recharge post-run.
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Campaigners say that a tenth of primary schools now take advantage of the scheme, with numbers rising, but the European Commission is considering ending the subsidies because of a low take-up of the offer across the European Union.
Both Lay and Skilling will take the stand and offer a united front.
It should be to advise North Korea, first, to take the goodies on offer and forget about any more missile tests.
Company officials decided that partners shouldn't be allowed to take advantage of the offer since some of the firm's clients were excluded, said a person familiar with the matter.
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Think about the message you send others when you are slow to respond to requests, quick to complain or blame, or look to others to take the initiative to offer solutions.
If Robinson does take up up the offer across the channel he would link up with Sales director of rugby Philippe Saint Andre, who is due to join Toulon in the summer.
Meanwhile, the museum are expecting more than 40, 000 visitors to take advantage of the extraordinary offer.
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If you don't think the neighbor would take offense, offer to store a few of the bikes and toys, or help clean up the yard.
If the rumours are true, Grant did eventually take the Russian billionaire up on his offer as the Israeli arrived as director of football at Portsmouth, a club owned by Alexandre Gaydamak, the son of one of Abramovich's business contacts.
Christina Martin, Gingrich's press secretary, said the Speaker has not decided whether he will take Dole up on the loan offer.
All that said, the banks that regard themselves as strongest have a particular incentive to resist pressure from the Bank of England and the Treasury not to take too much of the money on offer in tomorrow's auction and in the so-called Funding for Lending scheme that will be launched next month.
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Best Buy, another recent target of a founder-led buyout, announced Richard Schulze will return to the company as chairman emeritus, after his fruitless effort to put together an offer to take the retailer private.
Take also the ability to offer powerful mash-ups of capabilities for specific market segments.
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President GEORGE W. BUSH: We will see if the Iranians take our offer seriously.
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