The problem is that when new governments get their hands on power at Westminster, they tend to find it hard to let go voluntarily.

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Of course it is hard to let go.

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Maybe that's why its hard to let go.

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It has been 10 years since he said his own farewell, yet it is still very sad and hard to let him go.

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Dubai prides itself on its shiny image, something that the city has spent the last decade perfecting and it is not about to let all that hard work go to waste, global recession or not.

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The section director did not try too hard to hold Fyodorov back: Let the man go to a big station, let him develop himself.

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It is hard to escape the feeling that they let the wrong one go.

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But if the company were ever to get into serious financial trouble, it is hard to believe that Hong Kong would let its main telecoms provider go bust.

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He also pointed out that women need to let go of the idea that if they work hard, they will rise to the top.

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It'll be too hard for our crews to go into, and we'll basically send the dog in, let them see what they can find, see if they come up with any kind of scent in there.

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"The first few years, I tried to hide my disease and pushed myself as hard as I could, but there was a point when I simply let go, " said the Saratoga, California, resident.

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