We haven't had to let anyone go yet, but we are - a year ago, have sons in the business, and we had plans and intentions of growing the business and expanding, and we've kind of drawn back a little bit our intent to expand.

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And separately, can you just expand a little bit on what was said about missile defense?

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We've got to expand our game a little bit.

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Could you expand on that a little bit?

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In short, were Wal-Mart given the freedom to open its stores in the largest city in the U.S., not only would many of its citizens receive instant raises, but the realized savings would expand a capital base that is presently a bit subdued as evidenced by difficult economic times.

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"The surge in gold prices left many miners a bit short of capacity, and this is the less expensive way to expand, " he adds.

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This company serves Europe exclusively (though it has promised to expand that reach shortly), but its pricing model is a bit different.

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Although Daimler has recently retreated a bit in China, the new car maker will at some point have to expand in Asia, possibly by forging links with Japan's troubled Nissan Motor, which was apparently in talks with Chrysler about a possible takeover.

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The last time an election was so close, the issues were a bit different but Democrats were making CEOs nervous about how a drug benefit would be administered should Congress expand Medicare to cover prescription drugs for the elderly.

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