By seeking early elections, he may have not only spared Ms Merkel a drawn-out fight with her male rivals over the opposition's candidacy for chancellor, but created the foundation for her to stay at the top for a long time.
For the first time in a long time, the family laughed out of pure joy.
For the first time in a long time, they could see the stars shining brightly in the dark sky.
For the first time in a long time Barca will have a tall striker who can make an impact in the air, as well as create his own chances in the area and bring others into play.
He stood staring at the invoice for a long time as the squirrels began chasing one another above their heads.
"This has been on the cards for a long time, but the campaign goes on, " he said.
So, with no experience or training as a programmer, he taught himself BASIC and wrote PC-Talk, which was the first (and for a long time the best) communications program for the PC.
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Not that anyone should be surprised that Argo could put in such a strong showing, as it is among the best film of the year and was for a long time the presumed frontrunner for top honors at the Oscars.
For the first time in a long time my sympathies have extended to Andrea.
The 14-time major champion can topple Luke Donald by winning the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational tournament for the eighth time as long as the Englishman finishes no higher than third come Sunday.
The FSA presented a fairly tight timeframe for implementation, but they had been talking about the requirement for a long time, so firms knew it was coming, he said.
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Another high hit could knock Crosby off the ice for a long time, leaving Pittsburgh holding the bag.
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Some UAW members, mostly those who have been with the company for a long time, expressed displeasure with the deal.
I've been on the committee for a long time and I'm the senior Democrat and I'm very excited about the possibility of being the chair of the committee.
Global investors will likely remain underweight in the yen for a long time, and fresh demand for the currency will continue to drop.
One argument against the idea that a new human-dominated epoch has recently begun is that humans have been changing the planet for a long time already, indeed practically since the start of the Holocene.
"We've been bottom of the table for such a long time now and the fact that we've not been tailed off is testament to the attitude of the players, " he said.
Both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal are reporting that Apple is working on a watch-like device. iWatch has been in the rumor mill for a long time, but now the rumor has gained more credibility being spread by these august outlets.
It's been on the market for a long time, but Romanov hasn't found the buyer he needs to limit his losses.
As has been the case for a long time, Google sits comfortably on top of the market, and impressively continues to grow its share.
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Products like ZEO and Fitbit have been the darlings of the industry for a long time yet there are several others such as the Withings Smart Activity Tracker and the The BodyMedia CORE 2 tracking band.
What is clear is that the current procedures are simply not up to the job, and unless those involved come up with some forward looking pro-active plans, over-the-air television is going to be tied up in the courts for a long time as companies and consumers look to exploit the old-word rules with new-age technology.
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"I think we'll feel the effects of Katrina for a long time, " the mayor said.
However, the brain stays competitive for a long time depending on the activity in which the individual competes.
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If you are going to be in the market for a long time, you shouldn't be giving up the banner years.
Specialist Frederick Greene was a Tennessean who wanted to join the Army for a long time, and did so in 2008, with the support of his family.
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"We're really hoping to put a stake in the ground and take this issue, which has been the subject of debate for a long time, off the table altogether, " says Yahoo!'
When he had finished, the publisher lit a cigarette and paced up and down the office for a long time in silence, walking from one wall to the other, a distance of barely three yards.
Most of the victims had gone without a pulse and oxygen for too long by the time they were found.
"Our offer for talks with Iran for them to stop their nuclear program have been on the table for a long time, " she said on Thursday.
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