Arguing with himself yet again, Barofsky acknowledged on page 17 just how very caring financial institutions are about shareholder capital such that with Refco, they wasted no time cutting off the insolvent in their midst.

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Russian engineers are already looking at ways to trim more time off the trip, by cutting two more orbits from the route.

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In particular aviation planners are focusing on ways of cutting the amount of time planes spend queuing to take off and land, in the process burning large and unnecessary amounts of fuel (IATA estimates that airlines could cut their annual CO2 emissions by 12 percent if air-traffic control operations were more efficient).

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By cutting off applications, the administration will avoid the bursts of attention each time it granted a new batch.

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At initial implant, cutting back the number of connectors to attach may shave perhaps 30 seconds off the implant time.

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Or the time you lost fifteen pounds and were able to get back into your favorite jeans without cutting off your circulation.

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At a time of year when many of us are engaged in some kind of therapeutic spring cleaning, cutting off distractions, decluttering our workspaces and developing systems to keep track of where things go can feel deliciously Type A, and necessary.

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The Scots trudged off the Netherdale pitch for the last time as Reivers players, their team a victim of cost-cutting, and Townsend for the last time as a professional.

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