But when the difficult global economy took hold several years ago, many companies were forced to cut back on financial incentive programs or even put them on hold in order to stay financially viable.
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Intu Properties said Nottingham City Council had not progressed an application to redevelop the Victoria Centre put on hold 12 months ago.
But those rules I learned back in my Franklin days two decades ago still hold true.
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At the invitation of the Japanese government, Center Board member Roger Robinson as in Japan six weeks ago to hold discussions about the upcoming Gorbachev visit to Tokyo and other matters.
This investment mentality remains Buy and Hold, which died ten years ago.
Srichaphan, who has slipped to number 57 in the world after a highest ranking of nine two years ago, continued to hold serve comfortably in the first half of the second set.
America Smiles, which earned the then Stern MBA student first place in the social venture competition two years ago, is currently on hold.
Only four years ago, the Bank of England could hold its head high in the premier league of central banks.
This was all over the long running case about whether Microsoft leveraged its hold over operating systems into killing Netscape all those years ago.
The U.S. had been scheduled to hold a ceremony marking the transfer of control two weeks ago, during Hagel's first visit to Afghanistan as defense secretary.
How possibly could they hold me to a congential condition that occurred literally 45 years ago?
Countries hold almost twice as many referendums as they did 50 years ago, says David Altman, a political scientist at the Catholic University of Chile.
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It certainly is true that firms as a whole hold lower stocks relative to sales than they did 20 years ago, but stockbuilding seems just as volatile as it was and so just as capable of depressing growth.
Never mind that a quick review of the details voiced by Governor Romney neither hold up to his previous statements of just a few days ago or that he completely turned tail on much of what he has been selling before last night.
Israel began its indirect talks with Syria more than a year ago, under the mediation of Turkey, and will hold two more rounds of talks in July.
Considering the fact that Russia experienced Weimar-style hyperinflation less than 20 years ago, the fact that it is now able to hold inflation in the 6% range is something of a miracle.
Eleven firms, most of them recently constituted, now scrap for a toe-hold in a market that two sleepy insurers contested a couple of years ago.
In a speech two weeks ago, Gen Fonseka said that people in Colombo who "hold responsibilities" had forgotten the importance of the army in the war victory.
An old American conglomerate just might hold a lasting solution, thanks to a piece of technology invented a century ago.
We look to UN Women to hold us all accountable for fulfilling the stirring promises made in Beijing 15 years ago.
Being the first female driver to hold a lead in the Indianapolis 500, as Patrick first did three years ago before ultimately finishing fourth, does plenty to get you noticed.
But many Tory MPs want the prime minister to go further and pass a law committing the next government to hold a referendum on Britain's relationship with the EU. A year ago 81 Conservative MPs rebelled against the party line to vote for a referendum.
Apple launched its first retail store almost ten years ago, at the moment e-commerce was set to really take hold.
Hold on - the New Testament today is the same New Testament as a thousand years ago.
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Four years ago, he invested in a company called Glassybaby that blows handmade glass cups to hold votive candles.
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For the premiere of "Wilde Salome, " which is open to the public, producer Barry Navidi says "it was a no brainer" to hold the event at the Castro, especially since Mr. Wilde visited San Francisco 130 years ago.
Only a few short years ago, many financial planners insisted that stocks become virtually risk-free if you just hold on to them long enough, guaranteeing you a higher return than any other asset.
England still hold the cards but my sense is that they will feel less at ease than they did six days ago.
Other westerners also hold back, fearing the bad publicity that forced Talisman, a Canadian oil firm, to quit a few years ago.
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