The crowds are convivial and loathe to leave as the clock ticks toward last call.
The risk remains that both parties may retreat to their trenches while the clock ticks down.
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Meanwhile, the clock ticks: On Jan. 1, taxes will rise nearly vertically and on nearly everyone.
As the clock ticks towards curtain time, the filmmaker still doesn't have the final set-list, and is getting jittery.
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The Jagr trade was the biggest one Tuesday, but it won't be the last before the deadline clock ticks down.
But as the clock ticks toward the disaster's fifth anniversary, it's apparent Ripple and his partners have invested in a big gamble.
As the clock ticks, many taxpayers might not have sufficient time to get their affairs and filings in order to meet this deadline.
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But indecision is still a decision, and like every decision, it has its costs which can grow steadily steeper as the clock ticks on.
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But since there is no assurance of an agreement, people in the defense sector are starting to get edgy as the clock ticks down.
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That cannot go on forever, and meanwhile the clock ticks.
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As the clock ticks on a restructuring of an ill-fated UK-listed venture, the Bakries may be preparing to sell down Visi Media Asia, a television firm which they hold a majority stake.
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Chen was relishing the renewal of his apartment lease, normally a mundane affair but currently no small feat in Beijing as the clock ticks toward the start of the Olympic Games on August 8.
But as the clock ticks down on the five-year agreement between ERC and the six national unions that participate in the Heineken Cup, there are those who believe the tournament could be making bigger financial gains.
"I thought the world just spins, and the clock just ticks, and things happen for no particular reason, " Kelly said.
Despite the diplomatic activity, for Israel the clock still ticks.
Every clock, everywhere in the universe, ticks at a different rate relative to every other clock.
And we are obviously, as are members and leaders of Congress, engaged in discussions about what those plans look like and what the best way forward will be as the clock clicks down here -- ticks down.
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