But if a zero-sum, winner-take-all struggle for leverage is the name of the game, those games seldom conclude as the winners might hope.
The Malkins need 80% of the shares held by the Empire State Building's 2, 800 owners to approve the plan in a vote that could conclude as early as end of March, though the Malkins can extend the deadline.
Do you then conclude, as would any sane person, that your hypothesis is not valid?
But potential acquirers may hold back if they conclude (as Citigroup appears to have done here) that prices are too high.
If both the Egyptian military and the Brotherhood conclude - as they reasonably could be expected to do - that there will be no costs associated with going beyond the unfriendly initiatives Cairo has already adopted, it is predictable that still worse behavior with respect to our interests and allies will be forthcoming.
The two allegations are inextricably intermingled, and if you conclude, as you should, that there's no evidence to support the underlying allegation -- that the underlying offense is based on nothing but pure conjecture, you will conclude that the perjury charge is nothing more than an attempt to get two bites at the same apple.
Orders for home delivery subscriptions are also up as readers conclude that if they have to pay, they might as well get a paper out of it.
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We believe that all can be resolved, and we remain ready to conclude this agreement as soon as Pakistan is ready.
Any fair assessment must conclude that, as measured by the anemic financial stability it has produced, the retirement planning industry is an utter failure.
"We appreciate how important the close season is and while not wanting to rush the appointment we wish to conclude this process as soon as possible, " he said.
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But it would be as wrong to conclude that giving codeine to somebody from Malta would be bound to work, as it would to assume that giving it to a Swede would be a waste of time.
We must now publish the past four years' receipts and start and conclude the scrutiny process as quickly as possible.
The fiscal conservatives favor more austerity, as they conclude that our increasing debt levels have to result in much higher inflation.
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As I conclude my conversation with Snow, I ask if he has any specific goals he wants to accomplish with the Calgary Flames.
They start in the morning and conclude at night, as the dancers carry statues of saints throughout the city, visiting places of worship.
At that point, companies typically conclude that they might as well go public, listing their shares on an exchange and cashing in if the offering succeeds.
Yesterday I met with President Bush and informed him of my decision to conclude my government service as attorney general of the United States effective as of September 17th, 2007.
This gives business and entrepreneurs the confidence to invest and take risks, and it helps to build a durable recovery as Americans conclude a President isn't going to change policy every month for political reasons.
The government is carrying out a fares and ticketing review, which is due to conclude in May, as part of a drive to find billions of pounds in efficiency savings and reduce taxpayer-funded subsidies to the railways.
"It's just as reasonable to conclude that John Sohus was killed by someone else...his still missing wife, " Bailey said.
Examples abound of highly effective teachers and principals in every community, but numerous studies conclude there are widespread shortcomings as well.
The pressure could lead to a shake-up of the business, as smaller providers conclude that the profits on offer no longer match the legislative risks, reckons Meghan Crowe of Fitch, a rating agency.
And so there is understandable tension in the currency market on Monday as investors swiftly conclude that recent squabbles over the role of private bondholders now seems to play second-fiddle to whether Greece wants any further part in an increasingly ugly game.
Improving demand at non financial, non governmental operators such as FedEx and Carnival allows one to start to conclude that the expansion is extending to diverse activities such as retail and leisure.
These results helped lead an expert panel within the National Institutes of Health to conclude that formaldehyde should be categorized as a known carcinogen, and be strictly controlled by the government.
While the dollar generally rallies in times of market tension, analysts at Nomura found the correlation weakened, leading them to conclude that risk aversion is not as pronounced as U.S. equity markets suggest and that, unless the situation in Greece significantly deteriorates, the dollar will still look weak amid falling equities.
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As such, the researchers conclude that nursery schools should be encouraged to intervene before such prejudices develop.
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He may conclude that it is better to remain as prime minister, to boost his party's chances in November.
Until the judges place suspects under formal investigation, let alone conclude their work, there will be as many questions as answers.
It was easy to conclude that getting venture capital funding, as Zuckerberg did, was the way to go, if you wanted to have success.
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