As a result, Ballmer said the deal would be break-even for Microsoft's earnings-per-share results within the second full year.
And it becomes difficult to break through that veneer of perfection we cast about them, because to break it would be to break ourselves.
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My suspicion is that it may be a break-even proposition or, possibly, a net plus considering how many positions are likely to be created in the health care industry.
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Your departure came seven months later at what was to be a break for some of us.
Then there will be a break, with the opening statements in the case set for April 23.
Such a strategy would be a break with the tightly controlled way other high-end smart phones go on sale.
After days of false leads, going door-to-door, searching frozen mountain passes, the officers thought this might be the break in the case.
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They also said it would be a break from more than two decades of precedent, which saw three dozen disaster-aid bills passed without offsets.
Nokia said it expects Q1 non-IFRS operating margin for its devices and services business to be about break-even, down from 4.9% in the fourth quarer.
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And a footer stating that nothing in the e-mail should be used to break the law would be of no protection to a lawyer or financial adviser sending a message that did suggest something illegal.
Mr Jenkins has previously said that the bank will move to stop activities that have hurt its reputation, but has also said that there would be no break up of operations by selling off the bank's investment arm.
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But an alternative to the high-stakes pressure may be to consider taking a gap year, time off before college designed to be a break from academics, for personal growth, travel, or to participate in community service or internships.
"These new regulations mean there will be no break in the support we're able to offer jobseekers, and we continue to have the power to remove benefits from those who aren't serious about getting into work, " a DWP spokesman said.
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Ideally, that machine would have no network connection (as it would be a prime break-in target), and be reported to via null-modem serial cable only.
The next Cup will be a big break from the past, when the racing tended to be overshadowed by vicious infighting among challengers and defenders.
While Icahn seems to be pushing to break the company up, the sum of the parts may be worth between 8% and 17% more.
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Should a firm that hires you to work from home be given a tax break if that work used to be handled overseas?
He said there must not be an extended break in service on the route.
In fact, even stable employment in this sector would be a big break with the past.
Although the central bank cut interest rates, it signaled it would be taking a break.
When you carry your inbox in your pocket, it can be hard to break away.
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Hot showers and long naps may be the ideal break for some players during baseball's spring training.
This ETF has had several sessions to consolidate- Will it be able to break out this week?
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If it fails, there will be pressure to break up the Federal Employment Agency, or privatise it.
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The short pause would be their final break before their surge up the 12km-long Adams River, sometimes battling nine-knot currents.
Otherwise, Chicagoans and New Yorkers might be watching people break out in uproarious laughter for no apparent reason.
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Most life insurers have pleaded weakness when pressing to be allowed to break contracts and lower pay-out rates.
Although you'd never know it from market volatility, the financial fever in the U.S. may be about to break.
"Serena might be taking a break sooner than you would think, " he said.
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