Michael Owen, Joey Barton, Nicky Butt and Kevin Nolan are only four of the big-earners who face being sold.
Hartmann is following through on this premise in a big way--and changing the face of European energy in the process.
Federer , seeking his fifth title in the season's opening grand slam and his 17th overall, will face big-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic in the last 32 following Beck's pre-match withdrawal with a back injury.
Oh, and the company does face big-time competition from players like Facebook and Google (Nasdaq:GOOG).
It brought the brand to life for consumers and for the business-to-business crowd it provided a human face for the big box retailer.
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We meet at a moment when all of us -- Democrats and Republicans, leaders at the national and the state levels -- face some very big challenges.
Sills escaped a caution when he led with his arm into Wayne Hatswell's face, leaving the big centre-back needing medical attention and making himself a pantomime villain with the lively Cambridge fans in the process.
But the reality is that big airlines that fly to both Los Angeles and London from New York face low-fare airline competition on the domestic route, but not the international route, and so they charge far more.
Another turn-off is the legal trouble that the big firms will face next year.
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What is more, it is becoming ever clearer that the big banks face a wave of write-offs on their loans.
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Bogut, who received a technical foul in Game 3 for daring Denver's big man to punch him on the chin during a face-to-face altercation, stared back at McGee while backpedalling down court.
That might not seem a big percentage, but the hit rate will get better as face-recognition software improves and more snaps are uploaded.
The stark, monumental-looking set for "Dialogues, " which was designed by David Reppa, was a slap in the face to old-fashioned operagoers who preferred big, fancy sets with imitation trees.
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As we look ahead to mid-decade, the Really Big Two and the Next Big Two might face even more competition, and not just from the numerous regional carriers still out there.
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While we admire the effort of those gaudy, unsightly microdisplay-equipped goggles to bring big screen theatrics to the front of your face, they aren't likely to win any style contests, nor help you garner any friendly attention.
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He and the band's drummer, Robb Reiner (no relation to Hollywood director Rob Reiner), met as junior-high-school students in Toronto, felt an immediate musical kinship and, in the face of raised hopes, dashed hopes, big-deal record-label indifference and ever lowered expectations, have been rocking out together ever since.
An impressive semi-final win against Wasps at Adams Park followed, but coach Dai Young's side were big underdogs as they travelled to the south of France to face star-studded Toulon.
Like many airlines, Lufthansa is looking to cut costs in the face of stiff competition from low-cost carriers and big Gulf airlines, as well as rising fuel prices.
Some blame email, and the decline of face-to-face interactions among lawyers in big cities, where sparring attorneys rarely encounter foes at their kids' weekend soccer game.
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But going into something knowing that it is (literally) not a big deal, and that there is a face-saving exit route, is not always the best way to make people hungry for success.
Are they too big for their boots - over-cosseted - or are they standing up for ordinary folk in the face of rapacious bosses?
Some argue that even if the Broncos run the table they should not be in the BCS Championship game over 1-loss SEC, Big 12, or Big 10 teams who face more difficult schedules.
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The Big Board and Archipelago have not disclosed how seat values factored into merger negotiations, but the recent about-face likely strengthened Thain's position.
Meanwhile, in the face of a big down move in price, as what usually happens, many short-term greedy types got scared and sold.
When it hired Mr. Wallace, the small Clarity church was already planning to offer candy, face-painting and balloons, but "we needed something really big to put us on the map, " recalls Pastor Nathan Kollar.
Unlike the capture of big-time criminal Whitey Bulger, the feds will not be using a private jet and helicopter to return him to face a judge for additional charges.
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The Huskies will face Louisville in the title game Tuesday night, and it will be an all-Big East affair after the Cardinals rallied to beat California 64-57 in the other semifinal.
After getting past preseason No. 1 Indiana, Syracuse (29-9) will face No. 3 seed Marquette on Saturday night in an all-Big East matchup, assuring the soon-to-be-reconfigured conference a berth in the Final Four.
The challenges we face -- both here on the Gulf Coast and throughout America -- they're big, they're complex challenges.
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