They discussed in surrounding Marja that we were largely through the clearing phase and more rapidly moving to a phase of hold, which puts a premium obviously on good governance.

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Phase 2 will kick in next and hold for as long as two years.

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And don't think I won't hold this over his head when we go through his rebellious teen phase.

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In some ways it is like a biotech company doing all it can to hold things together to bring a promising new drug through trials to Phase III testing before selling it off to a major with the sacks of money to bring it to market.

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Yet, the central banks of the world hold massive amounts of gold, and many of them are presently in an accumulation phase.

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The parties have agreed to hold a meeting at a more senior level, involving their foreign ministers, soon after the initial 60-day phase is completed.

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