But in order for it to be done sooner, TEPCO's going to have to step up and ask for more help from the international community.
Now the committee is planning to ask for more information from Andersen - who were WorldCom's auditors as well as having done disgraced energy firm Enron's books - and from WorldCom.
At the time Mr Kennedy met local politicians and said while he would ask for more money from the executive, he could not commit to the upgrade due to the lack of funding.
As mayor of Wasilla, a metropolis of 9, 000 people, she initiated annual trips to Washington, DC, to ask for more earmarks from the state's congressional delegation, and employed Washington lobbyists to press for more funds for her town.
Although the Dome attracted more than six million visitors to Greenwich, its finances were based on 12 million visits and organisers had continually to ask for more lottery funds from the Millennium Commission.
Europe once again was also pressed to the forefront of investor concerns, as yields on Spanish 10-year sovereign bonds reached 7.24% on Friday, a level that could require Spain to ask for more financial help from its euro-zone neighbors.
In overnight news, European stock markets declined amid an apparent reluctance of Spain to ask for more financial bailout assistance from the European Union.
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After so much time away from the game, one could hardly ask for more.
If the Administration expected more from the Saudis, it didn't ask for it.
America's secretary of state, Colin Powell , visited Turkey to ask for more help with military operations in northern Iraq and to dissuade Turkey from sending troops into Kurd-held territory.
Mr. Chan predicted that the next phase of offshore yuan trade would involve "more balanced flow between the mainland and Hong Kong, " with Chinese currency moving in both directions as more Chinese exporters ask to accept yuan in payment for their goods from overseas buyers.
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Catalyst has found that female MBA grads who moved on from their first job were just as likely to ask for more money as men with the same backgrounds.
Faced with the absolute same decision, most men will shoot from the hip, relatively speaking, while most women will stand still and ask for more information.
But our correspondent says that with Mr Obama likely to ask for more troops for Afghanistan and tougher sanctions against Iran, this may be the first of several challenges for European politicians from a US president they want to please.
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