• They never said that they were my real parents, I mean, I always knew I had this good-looking, you know, high-stepping mom, and she was like only 14 years older than me.

    NPR: Etta James: Still Singing Her Song

  • Sydney's phone-in radio programmes, whose hosts are adept at feeding public anxieties, have been swamped by calls from people complaining that the Australian games were being taken over by high-stepping, pompom-shaking Americans.

    ECONOMIST: Australia

  • The Spaniard took the awkward high ball on his chest before stepping inside and unleashing a left-foot volley that Mario Galinovic did well to palm over the bar.

    BBC: Panathinaikos 1-1 Rangers

  • Stepping out in this high profile speech with his own set of prescriptions for how the Republican party should move forward could raise questions about whether Cantor and Boehner are working together.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Stepping out into the High Street the Samsung Galaxy S3, backed up by the HTC One range, found no competition in the stores, had the airwaves clear for advertising, and a tech press hungry for stories.

    FORBES: Will The Domination Continue Or Have We Reached 'Peak Android'?

  • At the same time, Hudson is stepping up investments in high-end services for the intelligence community such as cyber security, having recently hired intelligence insider Larry Prior away from ManTech International to be one of her two executive vice presidents.

    FORBES: British-Based BAE Systems Shifts U.S. Strategy

  • Particularly for women raising families, there is often tension between the demands of a career and family responsibilities which can result in women stepping back from the more high profile jobs in their companies.

    FORBES: Embrace An Entrepreneurial Mindset For Corporate Success

  • However, this would be government stepping in to artificially keep prices high simply because the drug companies accept no responsibility to make these medicines available once they no longer hold the promise of the giant profits they once presented.

    FORBES: Proof Of The Failure Of Free Markets In Medicine

  • He has been vocal in his opposition to the ECB's policy of stepping in to buy government bonds from countries with high debt levels.

    BBC: Germany's Axel Weber to quit as Bundesbank boss

  • But U.N. officials said she initially told them she wasn't interested because she wanted to remain active in Chilean politics after stepping down from the presidency in March 2010 with high approval ratings.

    NPR: Michelle Bachelet Says She's Going Back To Chile

  • Worse, our collective recent experience with the credit crisis and the ensuing recession seemed to teach that investing is by its nature a high-risk endeavor, akin to closing your eyes and stepping off the curb at rush hour.

    FORBES: Q: Why Did the Investor Cross the Road?

  • But stepping through the front door took you into another world - high ceilings, big bright windows and a sense of history - a third-floor home that would not look out of place in Paris.

    BBC: In Moscow, history is everywhere

  • The fear of stepping out took me along the safe, no-risk route through high school, nursing school and into a secure hospital job.

    NPR: Stepping Out of Fear

  • Stepping back from all the data, the big picture still shows a high rate of unemployment for young people, even after the recession.

    FORBES: It Still Pays To Get A College Degree

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