They are quite close to the ground, I reason, and so the work is less uncomfortable.
"An inversion layer is keeping the smoke close to the ground, limiting visibility and reducing helicopter air operations, " Berry said.
But getting close to the ground, and using his fluency in Mandarin and his experience from over a decade of reporting in Greater China, is his stock in trade.
Even the most striking and most impressive findings may not be the whole story, and it takes painstaking, granular work close to the ground to fill in the whole picture.
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But, back to the flying analogy, we see our airspeed slowing (economic indicators), we are already pretty close to the ground (recession), and our flight controls (policies) have been less responsive.
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The riders, whose bikes cost millions of dollars, get so close to the ground when racing that they not only touch the tarmac with their highly-padded knees, but also their elbows.
"It was one of those ones that, if referred to the TV umpire, would be not out because on television when you get so close to the ground you can't tell, " he said.
Shortly afterward, the "Yuri I, " constructed by students at Nihon University in Japan, made a crucial discovery: They found they could stay aloft for longer if the helicopter's blades were as close to the ground as possible.
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But these are static measures ill-suited to crises, when prices fall so fast that, by the time the protection is activated, it is already too late: the financial equivalent of opening a parachute too close to the ground.
Smaller OTT messaging apps may find that by being close to the ground with their user base and able to introduce features more quickly, they can evolve into popular destinations that take attention away from Facebook on mobile devices.
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Hovering close to the ground, each of these thin-shell dwellings is made entirely out of a single concrete slab stretched out to create an energy efficient structure that is environmentally greener than traditional construction methods and cheaper and faster to produce.
The explosions were thunderous, close enough to rattle the ground.
Spurs are hoping to move from White Hart Lane to either a new purpose-built ground close to the current site or the Olympic Stadium.
The group argues that it is close enough to ground zero for the spill to satisfy plaintiffs who want justice meted out on their turf but far enough away from New Orleans to find a fair jury pool.
The city authorities made an unsuccessful attempt to close it in 1994 on the ground that it was infested with rats and cockroaches.
The school will be located close to Bradford City's ground, in the former Bradford City shop and Bantams Business Centre at Valley Parade.
The farmers' market in Hereford could be forced to close unless the county council reduces the ground rent for the site, organisers have said.
After the disruption the Scots rallied, Geoff Cross driving over from close range only to be held up off the ground, the video referee awarding a scrum five.
Speaking afterward, she said it's time for voters to close the chapter on Jackson's ethical problems and send someone to Washington who can hit the ground running.
Odds are, you'll want to see Masai Mara from the ground as well to get up close with Africa's intriguing wildlife.
They said this was because County's ground was close to the town centre.
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The takeaway from those discussions was that while the Pakistani establishment works out what middle ground allows them to keep the Taliban close but in check, it wants to make sure that no one else is negotiating a deal without Pakistan at the table.
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Successful Special Operations require a significant intelligence-gathering apparatus on the ground and close proximity to launch raids with little warning time.
He also estimates increased transportation costs at a dollar a barrel--another reason to keep refineries close to where crude oil is pulled from the ground.
They contend that it is simply in bad taste to build it so close to ground zero, and that Americans are far too emotional about the issue.
If all goes well, they will fall close enough to touch their shoulders or head to the ground.
His new finance minister, Pierre Moscovici, formerly close to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the ex-IMF boss, has begun to prepare the ground.
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Yet throughout this time, as the relationship has changed, shaped by events on the ground and in Washington, the two men have remained close friends and have tried to understand the reasons for the strategy adopted by the other.
It carries a host of satellite and laser-guided bombs and is able to remain over targets for long periods of time to assist in close-air support for troops on the ground.
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