But the few signings he did make last summer failed to make much impact.
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But the few microbes that are able to survive a drug assault mutate rapidly into resistant strains.
But the few conservative sponsors left are making a minor comeback.
The North American Free-Trade Agreement allows investors to take host governments to tribunals, but the few cases that have been brought so far have proved controversial.
Audience members mostly stayed indoors, but the few that ventured out were rewarded with video that clearly became viral and often got picked up by local and national news.
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When Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved parliament just before the runoff election, many activists accused the military of orchestrating a soft coup, but the few calls for mass protest were largely ignored.
The team reached the lake's waters during the last drilling season, on Feb. 5, but the few microbes it found in the retrieved samples were all contaminants from the drilling apparatus.
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If the reason is doubtful, so is the result: the process of choosing which equity analyst stays or which sales team keeps which account is likely to be contentious in all but the few areas where one firm has a decided edge (where it will merely be brutal).
It is not a cure and can only be used at a particular stage of the relapsing-remitting form of the disease but for the few who are on it, it has dramatically enhanced their quality of life.
We'll be OK in a few years, but the next few months are - it's going to be rocky like this.
But the first few days after the disaster have been spent dealing with people injured while trying to escape the flood.
But the next few months could see the AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons) become quite popular with the under-50 crowd.
But the past few days have also seen developments in the study of Earth's backyard.
But the next few days could be a see-saw on the oil and gasoline markets, as the effects of Isaac are realized.
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But the last few years have super-charged this battle with the release of consecutive successful movies and several more in the offing, plus the purchase of Marvel by Disney, which effectively made this a battle of the media titans (DC is owned by Time Warner).
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The entire process took about 20 minutes, but the first few waves -- taking about five to 10 minutes -- caused the worst damage, he said.
Education is not the privilege of the few but the right of the many.
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But in the few cases under investigation, the batteries heated up and caught on fire.
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But the findings of the few surveys that have been carried out there match the global pattern.
"But the last few years have seen a shrillness that should discomfort even its dwindling number of friends, " Peters wrote.
Perhaps, but the past few months have taught me that excellent hardware alone doesn't make a device that's sufficient for enthusiasts.
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Scores of books have been written chronicling the disaster but few take the time to understand the men behind the tragedy.
But the past few seasons have seen impressive growth, and he is actively seeking an investor to take advantage of that momentum.
Lay asserted that the company was in good shape, but the last few months of Enron's life turned into a free fall.
Naturally we would prefer them not to be supplied at all but the next few weeks are going to be particularly crucial.
But the last few months have seen some, well, diverse approaches adopted.
Without that we might have been able to tag on the back but in the last few laps, physically, I am not ready.
His mother said after three days in intensive care his condition is stable but the next few days will be crucial to see if he responds to treatment.
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