But as Mr Obama pointed out this week, nobody has got this far before.
Many of them are dealing with them -- dealing with those problems far before coming here.
Whatever happens, negotiations are unlikely to go far before America's presidential election next year.
Second, in any sizeable market, social enterprises cannot get too far before being hit by the big players.
Inflation can only decline so far before the fear of deflation takes over.
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"You wouldn't get very far before somebody would figure it out, " says Stephen Burke, president of the Ithaca Hours board.
Depending on how the elections swing in November, the rules may not even make it that far before being shot down.
Increasingly, that means exhibiting products far before they are ready for purchase.
Step out on to the streets of Bristol and you do not have to go very far before you spot somebody wearing a Beast T-shirt.
They have after all been this far before - having also reached the semi-finals under Glenn Turner (1975), Mark Burgess (1979), Martin Crowe (1992) and Fleming (1999).
An onboard motion sensor can trigger an alert on your smartphone, letting you know that whatever you've tagged is on the move, so that bicycle thief won't get far before you're on the trail.
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Signals can make it only so far before breaking apart, so Main.net uses electronic devices called repeaters that sit on the lines and continuously catch the internet signals, recompose and bolster them, and shoot them out again.
They understand that far before any board declared the beginning of a recession that they were working longer, they were working harder, they were increasing their productivity, yet at the same time their wages either were on that flat line or going down.
During the quieter parts of the year (avoid August where increased numbers of tourists scatter the wildlife away from the river, and fruiting season drives the orangutans deep into the forest), you will not need to travel far before you see trees filled with proboscis monkeys.
So far, before Comcast bid, Mr Gold was believed to have mustered as much as 15% of Disney's shareholder vote.
Chances were few and far between before the hosts sprung a lightening attack, with Jamie Murphy forces a great save from Pernis.
From the resultant corner, Williamson had to twice block Bendtner shots at the far post before Krul smartly saved the Dane's third attempt.
Goalscoring chances had been few and far between before the Argentine defender marked his first appearance of the season by turning in Rob Lee's left-wing cross.
Little had an opportunity to level the scores three minutes later, but his kick from wide on the left struck the far post before being cleared.
From the resulting corner, Carroll headed just wide at the far post before Braga settled and subdued a Liverpool side who quickly ran out of ideas.
Keisuke Honda smashed his effort into the far corner before Yasuhito Endo, who also hit a post in the second half, curled a fine strike around the wall.
While the visiting team stopped in anticipation of the referee's whistle, Robben continued his run and lashed the ball into the far corner before turning away to celebrate.
An unmarked Kamara headed wide at the far post before Dempsey angled a shot wide after being set up by Gera and Nevland's red card then proved decisive.
The upstate New York couple have been confronting worries about their income, their investments and the possibility that the job picture could get far worse before it recovers.
Then Taarabt turned on the style, setting up Ramage to fire a fierce first-time shot into the far corner before freeing Priskin to flash one home from 18 yards.
But my list gained far more before the crash (284% in 1999 alone), and while he swept back with a 32% gain in 2003, the Gilder Technology Index had a 130% gain.
Campbell should have scored but missed with a header from four yards at the far post before Taylor-Fletcher came close to adding a second when he curled an effort over the stranded Reina, who should have been punished for a poor clearance.
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