He wants to compare the financial impact of this downshifting with the possibility of staying with his current employer for an additional two years.

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Julie Hurst of the Work-Life Balance Center says the key to successful downshifting is to use work skills to enhance other parts of your life.

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But O'Neill's immediate task is to translate still nascent Bush economic policies to lawmakers and financial markets at a time when the engine of the world economy is downshifting.

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- The dream of quitting a career in the fast lane for a more balanced, lifestyle-friendly job -- known as downshifting -- does not always work out as planned.

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Bentley has given the GT Coupe its famous 6-liter, 12-cylinder engine but teased out more power than before (567 bhp and 516 lb-ft of torque) and added a new Quickshift transmission that allows double downshifting.

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For another, repayments appear to be downshifting.

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Over the medium term, however, we expect the downshifting from higher to lower end plans will likely minimize the impact of the price increase on ARPU, and churn should quickly stabilize as subscriber anger over the price increase moderates and they realize there really are no viable competitors to turn to.

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