Hurricane Sandy will probably add to this downward momentum by effectively bunching these big lock-up releases closer together.
Six months later, the last big lock-up on Google insider stock expired, releasing 177 million shares from their restrictions.
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Meanwhile, he notes that we are creeping closer to both Q3 earnings and the big lock-up expirations in late-October and mid-November.
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Deiniol Jones picked up and drove and the Irish gave a way a penalty as they tried to slow down the big lock, Sweeney making no mistake with the kick.
Ulster surged into a 21-0 half-time lead with their second try in the 32nd minute when after a line-out take by Frost, the pack drove the big lock over the line.
Commodities are generally traded using futures contracts that help professionals, farmers and big companies lock in prices for different assets.
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Before the profits per partner rankings became all-important, many Big Law firms had lock-step compensation, a system that entailed no attribution battles.
It is also important though that we have a patent system that encourages innovation but doesn't just lock in big monopolies that prevent new people from bringing new products into the system.
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Moreover, while Microsoft's Vista operating system has received mediocre reviews, the Redmond, Washington-based software giant offers a host of tools, from e-mail software to its ubiquitous Office productivity suite, that will make it impossible to break Windows' lock on big businesses anytime soon.
Some businesses are already using the new security, which Google hopes will lock in more big customers, as well as government and educational institutions, that have been skittish about online app security.
And big oil companies are going to lock up the suppliers by acquiring them.
Lock Luke Charteris' big hit on fly-half David Skrela epitomised the visitors' battling qualities while Dusautoir's snatch at an attacking pass not intended for him summed up Toulouse's post-break problems.
The lock was colossal, a big black box screwed right into the wood.
Each forms a complete, enclosed big-data silo, designed to lock users into a long-term relationship and keep their data within its walls.
That said, unless Microsoft or Sony have more than burlier hardware up their sleeves, and assuming third-party developers can match Nintendo's skill utilizing the second screen, the Wii U already has a lock on the future of big-idea gaming.
Of the big three, Nintendo is slated to lock in more launch details for its Wii U device, which is expected to offer game developers the ability to offer apps for both the console and the wireless tablet controller through a Nintendo App Store.
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On the hardware side of the tech business, gurus were eager to lock in some profits on some big-name winners such as Dell Computer and Motorola.
On the hardware side of the tech business, gurus were eager to lock in some profits on some big-name winners such as Dell Computer (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) and Motorola (nyse: MOT - news - people ).
On Wednesday, the very first day that Spillane could sell his shares after they were freed from their lock-up restrictions, he sold big time.
The lock screen has the date, with a big picture.
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Starting with Reach, the inclusion of armor abilities like jetpack and armor lock changed the game in fundamental ways that were too big to ignore.
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Stanley Cup finals telecasts involving Detroit, Boston, Pittsburgh or Chicago are pretty much a lock to draw 4.5 million viewers, which is a big number for hockey in the U.S. "Within the hockey universe, fans have this strange ability to look at the matchups and find their reasons to watch, " said Jay Rosenstein, the former vice president of programming at CBS Sports.
"Once the first big brick-and-mortar companies do it, they're all going to lock up deals to compete, " says Charles Katz, the CEO of 1stUp, whose 70 free-web clients include Seventeen magazine, the Rocky Mountain News and the Fox network's dysfunctional family, The Simpsons.
"Once the first big brick-and-mortar companies do it, they're all going to lock up deals to compete, " says Charles Katz, chief executive of San Francisco-based 1stUp, whose 70 free-Web clients include Seventeen magazine, The Rocky Mountain News and the Fox network's dysfunctional family, The Simpsons.
Guys like Dustin Moskovitz, who was there at the beginning, have dumped material amounts of Facebook stock after lock-ups expired while newer employees, like David Spillane, have sold a big percentage of their Facebook holdings.
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