Also placed on the backburner for now, was talk of the Sabres continuing their late-season playoff push.

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The Senate had hoped to consider a long-term spending plan before July, but the budget bill put that on the backburner.

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Now, Wish Lists have been promoted from bookmarking backburner to headliner.

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This uptick occurred as the market refocused on the region after the Middle East previously was on the backburner due to macroeconomic worries, Flynn said.

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The idea was soon put on the backburner as the election campaign got into full swing, but many within the sector thought it was an excellent idea.

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That project got put on the backburner and Better Place instead said it would build battery switch stations for a small fleet of electric taxis that would operate from the San Francisco and San Jose airports.

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While the gains came across the board, the issue of fuel economy appeared to be on the backburner despite higher gasoline prices: Ford Motor, General Motors and Chrysler all touted strong pickup sales as a key growth driver in August.

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