The best hope entertained by a divided opposition may be that the Conservatives will fall short of a majority of seats.

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Time and time again in this divided, dysfunctional Congress, we have seen partisan gridlock fall away only when members' self-interest is at stake.

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On Wednesday, the company said it expected growth in earnings per share - profits after tax divided by the number of shares in circulation - to fall to single digits next year, down from 13% during the latest three month period.

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The new boss has his work cut out: IG Metall remains deeply divided and its power is waning, with membership continuing to fall.

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The decision means that sometime next fall, the justices will tackle an issue that has divided them in past cases.

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But it is also one that cost Democrats seats in this fall's midterm elections, as the public was still divided in its support of the legislation.

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His own, internally divided, Peronist party supports him mainly out of fear that, were he to fall, it might collapse with him.

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The way to meet our demographic challenge is to keep people in the labor force longer, Mr. Shultz says, and not fall for European notions that there is some fixed amount of work to be divided up.

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Respondents were divided, with slightly more anticipating a further rise in stocks prices than those who thought stock prices will fall.

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Meanwhile, the Real Dow (the Dow divided by the price of gold), which lost 0.65% on September 13, has continued to fall.

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