In the short run, it is hard to reduce purchases, as there are few good substitutes.
This is a difficult issue to address as there are few politicians (congressman) that want to run on a campaign of being soft on crime.
You can expect this to continue until Congress eventually gets rid of the entire mess as there are few Democrats or Republicans in Congress willing to do the damage that would be done by actually instituting these cuts.
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For tantalum this is all but assured as there are very few smelters and they all supply the electronics industry.
The eurozone does relatively little business with the States and as yet there are few signs it is importing the USA's problems.
The problem is that as there are relatively few heart transplants - just over 150 a year in the UK - it is hard to establish good practice guidelines.
There are a handful of companies out there that focus solely on women (as clients) but there are so few of us in the industry as game changers and decision makers.
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And there are so few people of color as authorities--you know, there are so few of us behind the scenes--that it really gives them an opportunity to learn about how to get started.
And here's the stunning fact that links the United States to Lesterland: there are just as few "relevant funders" in USA-land as there are Lesters in Lesterland.
Furthermore, traders have placed their bets on the long side, as there are only a few million shares held short, which we consider rather small for a stock that has more than 75 million shares outstanding.
Many of us have the desire to achieve more in 2013, and if you are in a leadership capacity of any kind, even as an individual contributor, there are few things that you control that will help you to achieve those goals as much as improving your leadership ability.
Everyone is desperate for a stage win - there's very few opportunities as there are not too many flat stages and many of the sprinters won't make it past the first week, what with the mountains coming up for everyone.
As a result, there are very few moderate Muslims who are prominent as community leaders, or associated with these organizations, like the Council on American-Islamic Relations, for example, or on college campuses, the Muslim Student Association, or the Islamic Society of North America, or the Muslim Public Affairs Council.
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As for individual stocks, there are very few pure platinum plays, as the ore it is mined from also contains nickel and copper.
There are few companies as large as News Corp. that are so devoted and in thrall to one man.
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Because corporations settle FCPA cases as fast as they can, there are few rulings to set the limits of the law.
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If cyclists have the right to the same roads as cars, there are a few drivers who aren't happy about it.
But William Sullivan, the Illinois ER doctor, says that Press Ganey reports monthly results to his hospital even when there are as few as eight to ten surveys.
As with Google, there are few details regarding specific instances of manipulated information, in part because there is no benchmark for the accuracy of either search results or credit ratings.
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This shortfall is largely the result of the downturn in the 1980s, when few recruits were taken on and as skilled men retire, there are too few people to replace them.
There are, as yet, few signs that the surge of interest has turned into a flood.
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As a result, there are very few engineering programs in African universities.
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Though governments increasingly refuse to accept a white South African ambassador, there are, as yet, few sufficiently trained potential black ones to take over.
Darius Mans: As I noted, there are a few countries which are really developing a new relationship with the Continent, and Brazil is one of those.
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While some of that car spending was presumably plundered from this year, there are, as yet, few signs that Americans have lost their love of motoring.
There are lots of theories as to why but the one we subscribe to is that there are very few husbands who are willing to risk the wrath of a disappointed wife by buying her a preowned watch.
So as I said here a few days ago, there are -- we envision this relationship as one where we can work together on issues of mutual concern.
But there are a few as far flung as Turkey, Mexico and Italy.
In a highly cyclical industry such as semiconductors, there are years when only few companies produce any earnings.
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