The economic tests instead may come from the length of this downturn: an America that stays sluggish for several years could cause all sorts of problems.
"The merger ratio does not reflect BAE's superior cash generation, or the quality of its earnings stream, derived from the length and nature of its customer contracts, " Invesco said.
Known as proposition bets (or "prop bets, " in Vegas lingo), they allow people to lay down money on anything from the length of the national anthem to whether either team will score a two-point safety.
He was under a cupboard, sound asleep, and one had only to sniff at him to understand that he had wandered thirsty from bed to the kitchen and drunk at length from the wine bowl instead of the water bowl, and perhaps had had a solitary toddling drunken party all his own before hiding himself away to sleep.
The person who has cleared the leaves from the longest length of stalks wins.
Heading toward the rail from the pits--the car would have to be a mere arm's length from the barrier to top 200 mph.
Another thing the course does very well which is chronically hard to do is to play fairly for all abilities: less skilled players will love the generous corridors, while better golfers will be daunted by the prodigious length from the back tees, at 7, 269 yards.
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The RMT has been calling for staff to be moved to 12-hour rosters, which would see the number of working days change from five to three but the length of shifts rise from eight hours to 12.
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The report added that the pilots did not gather from the broadcast that the runway length had been reduced and had "forgotten" the content of the notice.
Four of the ships travelled from Sharpness Docks along the length of the 16 mile (25km) Gloucester to Sharpness canal earlier.
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If The Shins played music after popping Prozac, they might come up with something similar to Spark Large, the full-length debut from the Swedish duo Marching Band.
Those critics who argue that Deutsche's dual role as lender and investor may create conflicts of interest should also be placated if, as promised, the stakes are managed at arm's length from the bank.
He added that it was the second time he had been forced to demand an explanation from the Crown Prosecution Service about the length of time taken to bring a case to trial.
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In the US, political action committees (PACS) which are at arms length from the parties and candidates, are right in the thick of campaigning.
This would mark a shift from the current set-up in which such matters are looked after by non-profit bodies which are officially under the remit of the US Department of Commerce, but in effect operate at arm's length from the US government.
The money raised was used to fund RIFW, which operates at arm's length from the Welsh government and is also backed by EU money.
The first and only full-length feature from the young Romanian director Cristian Nemescu.
In this respect, the unfortunate reality that servants faced was far worse than, but not entirely different from, the rules that governed scholarship length from 1973 to 2011.
The source said the flames destroyed steering cables that run the length of the aircraft from below the cockpit and below the floor of the passenger cabin.
"The project has been one year in the making: the last six months of which I have spent on the road, travelling the length of the A41 from near my home on the Wirral down to London - and back again several times, " says McPherson.
Jorge Nieto, the minister of labour, brandishes a book-length certificate from the International Labour Organisation to prove that the country's labour laws do meet international standards.
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Crocker, who beat Phelps to win the world title in Barcelona and took the world record from him at the same time, wanted to take charge from the start and went out fast down the first length, turning inside world record pace at the 50 in 23.59, more than half a second clear of the field.
The shorter gate length, and the fact that the gate length does not vary from transistor to transistor, should help chips that are built using vertical transistors to run faster.
At 6ft 7ins, Tremlett's ability to generate steep bounce from a length makes the former Hampshire star suited to Australian wickets.
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It was a black box, run by a tiny team at a very long arm's length from the group's much bigger broker-dealer.
Some are formerly state-owned companies that are flourishing as a result of being allowed to operate at arm's length from the government.
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It is also recommended that a new body called Qualifications Wales should be established at arms length from the Welsh government to regulate qualifications.
You restrain from throwing the equipment the length of the room.
The second objection, according to the board's chair, is the effect changing its status would have upon its current ability to make arm's-length decisions from the assembly government.
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