• Not enough perhaps to clear away the cobwebs of an industrywide downturn, but it's a start.

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  • They were also able to clear away the bodies to give them a decent burial very quickly.

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  • Issuers took advantage of muscular market conditions earlier this year to clear away much the lingering 2012-2013 maturities.

    FORBES: Connect

  • "I was there to clear away concrete and pull away rubble, " Jean said.

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  • Those three pieces of information were enough to clear away skepticism regarding Avastin.

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  • The sweepers came in overnight to clear away the mess, and by the end of the week things looked better.

    ECONOMIST: Collywobbles

  • Shortly before noon, there was a desperate push to clear away the remaining vestiges of Project B and to get to the airport.

    NEWYORKER: No Secrets

  • Park rangers have been out since 2200 GMT on Tuesday using chainsaws to clear away branches and trees which have been causing obstructions.

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  • Inpex, which is closely linked to the Japanese government, says it's waiting for Iran to clear away mines left over from the Iran-Iraq War.

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  • When workers spend most of their time on high-priority projects, it's important to designate a time to clear away the cobwebs and resolve any old issues.

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  • They call on us to clear away the wreckage of a painful recession, but also, at the same time, lay the building blocks for a new prosperity.

    WHITEHOUSE: Town Hall in Arnold, Missouri

  • The idea for the research was inspired by a 2010 study which showed diners in a canteen were more likely to clear away their tray when there were eyes watching them.

    BBC: Staring eyes 'deter' Newcastle University bike thieves

  • And that's why I'm supporting Chrysler's plans to use our bankruptcy laws to clear away its remaining obligations so the company can get back on its feet and onto a path of success.

    WHITEHOUSE: On Chrysler and the Autos

  • Martin says he hopes to clear away debt faster than expected, clean up the firm's perplexing balance sheets and eventually put the focus back on Elan's research programs against diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's.

    FORBES: Quirky bookkeeping slows down the drugmaker.

  • Martin says he hopes to clear away debt faster than expected, clean up the firm's perplexing balance sheets, and eventually put the focus back on Elan's white-hot research programs against diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Some time, with the rise of Romanticism is the early nineteenth century (Goethe was the hometown writer, after all), the students began to clear away the tables after dinner and indulge themselves in the mock-Medieveal arts...dueling, in particular.

    FORBES: The Unhidden Machine

  • Guarisco says typical injuries after a storm include people falling off roofs and ladders while making repairs, people hurting themselves with saws or chainsaws as they try to clear away trees, people cutting their hands and other parts of their bodies on sharp or broken objects and people injuring their eyes.

    CNN: How to survive storm's cleanup

  • Your dentist may also recommend using an antiseptic mouth rinse to help clear away bacteria.

    CNN: Gingivitis

  • "Despite Barnet FC having more than 120 years of history as a community club in the area, they seem to want to clear us away, " said Mr Kleanthous.

    BBC: Barnet FC blasts council on Copthall stadium plans

  • "Although we've approached this from completely opposite views - they wanted to clear stuff away and we wanted to keep it - we've actually managed to work out a good compromise, " he said.

    BBC: Philip De Jersey

  • Most other Android skins have now taken to using that as an app launcher dock, but HTC insists on giving you instant access to things like personalization options (which, in themselves, are hardly all that varied) instead of giving you the only option you truly want -- to clear that junk away from the screen.

    ENGADGET: HTC Desire S review

  • Land-grabbers who rented government plots illegally to fly-by-night shops, taking money that belonged to the city. (Mr Hamidi would burst into such places with shovel in hand, pushing people aside, shouting at them to clear their rubbish away.) And, over all these, the swaggering local powerbrokers who demanded their share of the opium trade, the military contracts and the building projects, like boys fighting for candy at a wedding.

    ECONOMIST: Ghulam Haider Hamidi

  • He rescued Fulham again with 14 minutes to go as Miller raced clear, diving low to turn away his shot as he looked poised to score.

    BBC: CHOOSE A SPORT

  • So too, disastrously, in a clear bid to pretend away Obama's treachery, Israel actually applauded Obama for emptily criticizing the resolution he voted for.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Ending Israel's losing streak

  • The deputy interior minister assured me that the country was "safe for tourists", and that foreigners have no reason to stay away despite clear threats from the militant Somali group al-Shabab.

    BBC: A lot to lose - Kenya's Somali gambit

  • Mr Monti, who plans a roadshow to promote Italy, said that the latest reform would clear away the last obstacles to inward investment.

    ECONOMIST: Italy��s reforms

  • To be clear, I am not one to shy away from suing governments, individuals, and companies to stand up for what is right.

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  • The French came out in more positive mood in the second-half but despite being camped on the Pumas line they failed to score and indeed it was Argentina who got away with a penalty to clear.

    CNN: Hosts France stunned by Argentina

  • To get a clear picture as to what exactly drives the shift away from Pennsylvania, it is instructive to read the Q3 transcripts from some of the major drilling companies.

    FORBES: Driven by Oil Shale Economics, Natural Gas Prices Primed for Slow and Steady Rise

  • Poor Albert could then retreat into the shadows, where he so evidently belongs, emerging only to pour the wine and clear away the feast.

    NEWYORKER: Material Girls

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