Mr Bell admitted the Isle of Man had been under intense pressure to adjust its tax regime for more than a decade.

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With her signature wit and self-deprecating honesty, Fey chronicles how she manages both motherhood and an intense career within an industry that remains notorious for its double standards toward women above a certain age.

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In fact, Florence during its decades as a haven for American artists became the site of intense cross-pollination of academic styles: for instance, the American Frank Duveneck's brooding brushwork courtesy of Munich, Eakins's Pennsylvania Academy rigor, and the "purist line" of Florence's own Accademi di Belle Arti.

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Still, the pressure is intense for the government to be seen to do something to bolster its guarantee.

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"The league is intense enough on its day, but the season goes on for so long that you know you can get away with poor performances, " added Cockbain.

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How was the company to know Vermont would opt for more expensive, more carbon-intense power when it came time to extend its operating license?

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But prices are depressed and competition is intense, making it increasingly difficult for it to find consistently strong profits in its PC business.

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It has been more than two years since the launch of iPhone 4 (with an interstitial appearance by its Siri-powered lookalike, the iPhone 4s), and the anticipation for the iPhone 5 is intense.

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On the same day that Deutsche Telekom said it would not bid for O2, it unveiled plans to relieve the pressure of intense competition at home: it will reduce its German workforce by 19, 000, some 11% of the total, over the next three years.

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