Sometimes, utilities act slowly because they have layers of bureaucracy in their operations.
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Since companies sometimes have layers and layers of entities, brands will also suffice.
Virtually every president has to have layers of Assistant, Associate, and Executive help, along with staff assistants for each level of somewhat fictitious responsibility.
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Contrasts are beginning to emerge between the structures under way and the spray-painted, rundown warehouses that have shed layers of stucco.
While it will still make sense to have multiple layers of defense against hostile missiles in which Aegis is only part of the solution, at present it is the part of the solution that looks most cost-effective.
"Despite the obvious differences, all are great storytellers, weaving stories that have multiple layers of heart and suspense that are not bound by gender or age, " said Rosemary Stimola, a literary agent who represents Ms. Collins, author of "The Hunger Games" trilogy.
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So all the layers have to be created and a whole ecosystem has to be built.
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecaster Spencer Logan said there have been weak layers in Colorado's snowpack since early January.
They have too many layers, and their overhead is too big.
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In recent months, an army of contractors, suppliers and other volunteers have peeled off layers of old paint and dated wallpaper and ripped up grimy carpet in anticipation of the show house, which was held this month.
Many companies in every kind of industry have the financial wherewithal to make investments and take sizable risks in the U.S., but layers of uncertainty have snuffed out the standard risk-reward equation, at least for the U.S. and Western Europe.
One concern is that banks may have their thin capital layers impaired quickly in meltdown conditions.
These organizations have survived thousands of attacks over the years and they have invested in multiple layers of defense.
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Once you get funding for a mass system it can have all sorts of layers of user protection and sophistication in matching built in.
New hires have to go through layers of interviews to make sure that they fit in, and attrition during the interviewing process is high.
As well as reaching the bluestone sockets, the archaeologists have also unearthed a whole host of other finds as they have peeled back the layers of the 2.5m-by-3.5m (8.2ft-by-11.5ft) trench.
Most agencies simply have too many unnecessary layers.
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The researchers suggest that while the upper layers of Messel Lake were hospitable enough to allow turtles to live, its deeper layers may have been a toxic death trap, perhaps from the buildup of volcanic gases or poisonous decaying organic matter.
At the moment colonies of human stem cells have to be grown on layers of tissue derived from mice.
But the meat of the argument has to do with the fate of individual companies that have a stake in particular layers of the stack.
Most investors even those with several million dollars to invest--are often steered to funds of funds, which have lower minimums but several layers of fees.
At the same time, ever more layers of securitisation have separated the original lender or broker of a loan from the ultimate bearer of credit risk.
Layers of management have been removed, doctors and nurses are now in charge of their own departments and efficiency savings are being made, the company said.
Natural gas formations are thousands of feet below drinking water aquifers so for contamination to occur the fracking solution would have to move through multiple layers of rocks.
Though still classic in design (some have two and three heads to make veins and layers), the length and type of hair for the brushes have been changed to accommodate water-based paint, which the industry has embraced in place of oil-based paint.
The mountain is composed of layers of rock that have built up over time.
To go back 70 years, designers have been "peeling away the layers" -- in some cases literally.
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