Over the past few years, U.S. department stores have faced stiff competition from mass merchandisers and specialty retailers.
Swaths of Texas and the western U.S. have faced drought conditions for much of the year, including parts of Colorado where wildfires continue to burn.
In one of the deepest downturns U.S. consumers have faced, Blackstone has turned profits at SeaWorld and managed to raise ticket and concession prices.
Some saw it as a harmless stunt, but U.S. prosecutors disagreed and slapped Swartz with federal charges for which he could have faced decades in prison.
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Beginning in 2007, when the U.S. faced the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression, Latinos have been hit hard.
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Reason: U.S. Swimming would have faced -- and probably lost, said the board -- a court case brought by Foschi's family.
Together, as South Africans and Africans, we have faced doubters and skeptics, we have faced critics and opponents.
His plea was for disorderly conduct, a lesser charge than what he might have faced.
She's already - the family's already moved to Karachi because they have faced threats.
Lance now joins a long list of professional athletes who have faced similar allegations.
So obviously there are up and down numbers, and obviously some of the competitors have faced challenges.
That could raise questions about her possible conflict of interest, although previous SEC chairmen have faced similar questions.
To help bring experience and resources to bear on problems that an entrepreneur may not have faced before.
Islamic charity the As-Salaam Trust want take over the hut at Thurnby Lodge but have faced sustained opposition.
In addition to serving as role models, Association Members sponsor need-based scholarships to young people who have faced adversity.
Other companies, such as Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC), have faced similar challenges.
Around the world, carriers such as O2 in the UK or, most recently, SingTel in Singapore have faced similar struggles.
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Over the last couple of years, states have grown more dependent than ever on budget tomfoolery as they have faced record deficits.
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In the upper house, the Senate, where the premiums are handed out on a regional basis, Mr Berlusconi might have faced problems.
Whether you join a networking group, mastermind circle or mentorship, find a community of people who understand you and have faced your struggles.
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Planning problems are one reason: worried residents scotched a planned gas store beneath Lancashire earlier this year, and other projects have faced long delays.
But I wake up every day knowing that they are nothing compared to the setbacks that families all across this country have faced this year.
Nearly a quarter of the current members have faced criminal charges.
Rising volatile foods prices have also been a problem, one that other food companies like Kraft Foods Group, Kellogg and Coca-Cola have faced.
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The challenges the international system will present the government we elect will be harsher, more complicated and more dangerous than the ones its predecessors have faced.
While Novartis has managed to profit from a string of cancer medicines, most notably Gleevec for a rare form of leukemia, most other drug companies have faced hurdles.
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He is definitely the best fly-half I have ever faced.
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Other papers owned by Rupert Murdoch have faced similar allegations.
If the Metropolitan Police Authority do launch an inquiry into Yates this morning it will not be the first inquiry that he - or, indeed, many senior officers - have faced.
If it had not done so, the bankruptcy would have been thrown out of court and the bishop and chancellor of the diocese and its lawyers might have faced contempt charges.
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