Renewed exchange-rate turbulence could reopen a sensitive question: how should exchange rates be aligned in the run-up to eventual union?
The stars certainly seem to be aligned in an eerily similar fashion as Manchester braces itself for a red, white and blue invasion.
It is also important for the preparer to recognize that the interests of the couple might not be aligned in situations like that.
In 1996 the House of Commons failed to pass a private members' bill proposing that the time in Britain be aligned with that in the rest of Europe, yielding an extra hour's light every afternoon, summer and winter.
The reason HTSs have not taken hold is that brittle ceramics are incredibly tricky to spin into flexible wires, principally because their crystals need to be perfectly aligned in order for resistance to remain low.
And experience elsewhere teaches that the military and civilian authorities need to be closely aligned, in order to give proper authority to the new government.
But other countries may be more aligned with Canadian law in deeming taxpayers to be residents if they are present for 183 days.
Although there is room for discussion around the rate of evolution of IT landscapes in an in-memory computing oriented environment, one thing is clear, and that is alignment of current and future IT investment should be aligned with a continued momentum in mind.
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It was during that same period, in 1979, that I ran into him again, on the occasion of the preparations for the Non-Aligned Summit, which was to be held in Havana.
"We must to come to the point of saying Formula One is big and important to all of us, so in large areas we should be aligned, and if we just can put aside our individual differences and focus on what we all want -- for example to be successful in America -- then that reflects on all of us, " he said.
As a result, the actions of everyone in the sales organization need to be carefully aligned to support that strategy.
Millions of hours of senior leadership time and attention will then be invested in the effort, but what investment is made in making certain that the organization is involved, aligned, and ready to make it happen?
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To maximize the impact of limited resources for security sector assistance, the United States Government will be strategic and focused on investments aligned with national security priorities and in countries where the conditions are right for sustained progress.
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With a process for effective marketing measurement in place, it is essential that all relevant staff be aligned.
Then Booth's categories, which reflect wealth (and, in the case of the lowest class, morality) must be aligned with the census categories, which record socio-economic status.
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Any fool could see, she explained in matter-of-fact tones, that it would be a mistake to proceed with medical treatment if the stars in heaven were aligned against me.
In North America, continued confidence that the US economy will stay on its recovery course in 2013 will be essential for buyer and seller price expectations to remain aligned.
The second was the rise of talent and the greater acceptance that talent needed to be paid more than ever before and its pay aligned with the enterprise, which also happened in the 1970s.
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In fact, as Krishna says in his book, the stars are uniquely aligned these days for engineers to be entrepreneurs.
Whether in the form of options, the outright grant of shares, bonuses tied to criteria such as earnings or revenue growth, or some other means, pay should be explicitly aligned with the long-term interests of the owners, not short-term blips in share prices or profits.
That being said, being involved in putting two companies or units together is not easy: Processes need to be aligned, systems updated, structures shifted, and responsibilities redefined.
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